Senate Agenda for April 3, 2026
Message from the House: Yeas and Nays No. 3 Message from the House: Introductory House Bills No. 32 Education, Energy, and the Environment Committee Report No. 26 Consent No. 11 Education, Energy, and the Environment Committee Report No. 27 Consent No. 12 Education, Energy, and the Environment Committee Report No. 28 Consent No. 13 Budget and Taxation Committee Report No. 21 Budget and Taxation Committee Report No. 22 Budget and Taxation Committee Report No. 23 Senate Third Reading Calendar No. 2 (General House Bills) Consent No. 3 Senate Third Reading Calendar No. 3 (General House Bills) Consent No. 4 Senate Third Reading Calendar No. 4 (General House Bills) Consent No. 5 Senate Third Reading Calendar No. 5 (General House Bills) Consent No. 6 Senate Third Reading Calendar No. 6 (General House Bills) Consent No. 7 Senate Third Reading Calendar No. 7 (General House Bills) Consent No. 8 Senate Third Reading Calendar No. 8 (General House Bills) Consent No. 9 Senate Third Reading Calendar No. 9 (General House Bills) Senate Third Reading Calendar No. 10 (General House Bills) Senate Third Reading Calendar No. 11 (General House Bills) Senate Third Reading Calendar No. 12 (General House Bills) Consent No. 10 Senate Third Reading Calendar No. 13 (General House Bills) Senate Third Reading Calendar No. 14 (General House Bills)

April 3, 2026
80th Day of Session
Message from the House: Yeas and Nays No. 3
SB0014 Chair, Finance Committee
Health Insurance - Small Business Health Options Program (SHOP) Enrollment - Effective Dates
SB0024 Chair, Education, Energy, and the Environment Committee
State Emergency Medical Services Board - Public Access Automated External Defibrillator Program - Revisions
SB0032 Chair, Education, Energy, and the Environment Committee
State Athletic Commission - Blood Testing of Contestants - Timing
SB0043 Chair, Finance Committee
Financial Institutions - Maryland Community Investment Venture Fund and Regulation of Entities - Revisions
SB0088 Senator Gile
State Board of Examiners for Audiologists, Hearing Aid Dispensers, Speech-Language Pathologists, and Music Therapists - Authority to Issue Limited Licenses to Practice Music Therapy
SB0119 Chair, Education, Energy, and the Environment Committee
State Board of Environmental Health Specialists - Sunset Extension
SB0123 Senator Simonaire
Oversight Committee on Quality of Care in Nursing Homes and Assisted Living Facilities - Membership
SB0133 Chair, Education, Energy, and the Environment Committee
Business Occupations and Professions - State Boards and Commissions - Sunset Extensions
SB0134 Chair, Finance Committee
Medicare Supplement Policies - Issuance - Requirements
SB0139 Chair, Finance Committee
Insurance - Third Party Administrators - Enforcement
SB0169 Senator Lam
Hospitals - Emergency Pregnancy-Related Medical Conditions - Procedures
SB0186 Senator Augustine
State Board of Examiners in Optometry - Examination Requirements and Time Period for Inactive Status
SB0197 Chair, Education, Energy, and the Environment Committee
Land Use - Comprehensive and General Plans - Alteration of Elements
SB0205 Chair, Finance Committee
Health Insurance - Mental Health and Substance Use Disorders - Codification of Federal Requirements
SB0216 Chair, Finance Committee
Unemployment Insurance - Confidentiality of Information
SB0244 President
Code Revision - Health - Maryland Medical Assistance Program
SB0260 Senator Jackson
Maryland Health Care Commission - Membership
SB0272 Senator Gile
Health Insurance - Scalp Cooling Systems - Required Coverage
SB0276 Senator Beidle
Maryland Medical Assistance Program and Health Insurance - Coverage for Orthoses and Prostheses (So Every Body Can Move Act)
SB0293 Senator Jackson
Professional Liability Insurance Coverage - Nursing Homes, Assisted Living Facilities, Nurse Midwives, and Licensed Certified Midwives - Disclosure (Nyeli Rose Lewis Act of 2026)
SB0336 Senator Feldman
Task Force on Responsible Use of Natural Psychedelic Substances - Extension and Membership
SB0394 Senator Gile
Public Health - Expedited Partner Therapy - Bacterial Vaginosis
SB0419 Senator Simonaire
Health Occupations - State Board of Massage Therapy Examiners - Revisions
SB0444 Senator Kramer
Certificate of Need - Intermediate Health Care Facilities
SB0492 Senator Beidle
Health Occupations - Massage Therapy - Advertising
SB0562 Senator Gile
State Board of Pharmacy - Prescriber-Pharmacist Agreements - Treatment of Opioid Use Disorders
SB0585 Senator Guzzone
Human–Relevant Research Fund – Collection of Contributions – Responsible Entity
SB0784 Senator Jackson
Financial Institutions - Consumer Credit - Application of Licensing Requirements
April 3, 2026
80th Day of Session
Message from the House: Introductory House Bills No. 32
HB0797 Delegate Boafo Rules
Employment Discrimination - Fire and Rescue Public Safety Employees - Use of Medical Cannabis
HB1223 Prince George's County Delegation Rules
Prince George's County Workgroup on Farmers Markets and Street Vending Zones PG 411-26
Education, Energy, and the Environment Committee Report No. 26 Consent No. 11
Distribution Date: April 2, 2026
Second Reading Date: April 3, 2026
FAVORABLE
HB0227 Favorable Chair, Appropriations Committee
Maryland Environmental Service - Authorizations and Requirements - Alterations
HB0252 Favorable Chair, Environment and Transportation Committee
Environment – Lead Paint Abatement Services – Performance Bond and Liability Insurance
HB0395
(Emergency Bill) 		Favorable Delegate Boyce
Water Pollution Control - Discharge Permits - Concentrated Animal Feeding Operations
HB0404 Favorable Delegate Mireku-North
Natural Resources - State Parks - Terminology
HB0452 Favorable Delegate Guyton
State Board of Veterinary Medical Examiners - Grounds for Disciplinary Action - Restrictions
HB0533 Favorable Delegate Stein
Mel Noland Woodland Incentives and Fellowship Fund - Reporting
HB0848
(Emergency Bill) 		Favorable Delegate Stein
Public Safety – State Fire Prevention Code – Trash and Recyclable Materials
HB0947
(Emergency Bill) 		Favorable Delegate Sample-Hughes
Natural Resources - Invasive Blue Catfish Pilot Program - Alterations
HB1071 Favorable Delegate Foley
Environment - Stormwater Management for Agritourism
HB1137 Favorable Delegate Allen
Residential-in-Commercial-Zone Laws - Study (Bring Back Main Street Act)
HB1400 Favorable Delegate Jacobs
Shellfish Aquaculture - Penalties - Suspension or Revocation of Permit or Registration Card
Education, Energy, and the Environment Committee Report No. 27 Consent No. 12
Distribution Date: April 2, 2026
Second Reading Date: April 3, 2026
FAVORABLE
HB0102 Favorable Delegate Patterson
Education - Dependent Children of Active Service Members - Advance Enrollment Procedures
HB0154 Favorable Delegate Korman
Open Meetings Act - County Boards of Education - Enhanced Requirements (Local Boards of Education Transparency Act)
HB0276 Favorable Chair, Health Committee
State Emergency Medical Services Board - Public Access Automated External Defibrillator Program - Revisions
HB0293 Favorable Chair, Ways and Means Committee
Maryland Longitudinal Data System Center - External Data Sharing With Third-Party Data Centers for Multistate Reporting - Authorization
HB0311 Favorable Delegate Kaufman
Public Schools - Individuals With Disabilities - Accessibility and Emergency Planning
HB0340 Favorable Delegate Mireku-North
School Psychologist Interstate Licensure Compact
HB0623 Favorable Delegate Patterson
Education - Purple Star Schools Program and Purple Star Colleges Program
HB0856 Favorable Delegate Ebersole
Local School Systems - Educator Screening - Educator Identification Clearinghouse (School Personnel Vetting and Hiring Transparency Act)
HB0957 Favorable Delegate Wu
Cybersecurity - Standards and Compliance - Alterations
HB1052 Favorable Delegate Feldmark
Maryland School for the Deaf - Membership of Board of Trustees - Alterations
HB1428
(Emergency Bill) 		Favorable Delegate Anderson
Somerset County Board of Education - Alterations
Education, Energy, and the Environment Committee Report No. 28 Consent No. 13
Distribution Date: April 2, 2026
Second Reading Date: April 3, 2026
FAVORABLE
HB0231 Favorable Chair, Appropriations Committee
Higher Education - Guaranteed Access Grant Program - Applicability
HB0232 Favorable Chair, Appropriations Committee
Maryland Military Department – National Guard – Tuition Assistance
HB0263 Favorable Chair, Government, Labor, and Elections Committee
Election Law - Early Voting Centers - Bus Stops
HB0265 Favorable Chair, Government, Labor, and Elections Committee
State Board of Elections - Address Confidentiality Program - Designation of Contact Person
HB0269 Favorable Chair, Government, Labor, and Elections Committee
Maryland Public Ethics Law - Financial Disclosure Statements - State Officials of and Candidates to Be a State Official of the Judicial Branch
HB0327 Favorable Baltimore County Delegation
Education - Board of Community College Trustees for Baltimore County - Membership
HB0621
(Emergency Bill) 		Favorable Delegate Jones, D.
Local Boards of Elections - Board Counsel - Qualifications
HB0720 Favorable Delegate Patterson
Higher Education - Douglas J. J. Peters Veterans of the Afghanistan and Iraq Conflicts Scholarship - Repeal of Termination Date
HB0839 Favorable Frederick County Delegation
Frederick Community College - Board of Trustees - Meeting and Training Requirements
HB0919 Favorable Delegate Taylor
Maryland Higher Education Commission - Practical Applications of Real Estate Appraisal (PAREA) Grant Program - Established
HB1075 Favorable Delegate Smith
Higher Education - Maryland Graduate and Professional Scholarship Program - Eligible Institutions
HB1192 Favorable Delegate Bagnall
State Board of Sign Language Interpreters - Membership and Licensing
Budget and Taxation Committee Report No. 21
Distribution Date: April 3, 2026
Second Reading Date: April 3, 2026
FAVORABLE
SB0213 Favorable with Amendments(2) Senator Lewis Young
State Procurement - Transparency and Procedures
Budget and Taxation Committee Report No. 22
Distribution Date: April 3, 2026
Second Reading Date: April 3, 2026
FAVORABLE
HB0161 Favorable Delegate Ruth
Property Tax Credit - Retail Service Station Conversions
HB0608 Favorable Speaker
Judicial and Quasi-Judicial Employees - Compensation
HB1155 Favorable Calvert County Delegation
Calvert County - Procurement - Long-Term Contracts for Infrastructure and Asset Management
HB1540 Favorable Delegate Harrison
University of Maryland Capital Region Medical Center - Funding - Repeal of Termination Date
Budget and Taxation Committee Report No. 23
Distribution Date: April 3, 2026
Second Reading Date: April 3, 2026
FAVORABLE
HB0193 Favorable with Amendments(1) Delegate Kerr
State Procurement - Transparency and Procedures
HB0261 Favorable with Amendments(2) Chair, Government, Labor, and Elections Committee
State Procurement - Competitive Proof of Concept Procurement
HB0717 Favorable with Amendments(1) Delegate Edelson
Baltimore City - Raffles - Organizations Affiliated With Professional Baseball and Football Teams
HB1156 Favorable with Amendments(1) Delegate Fisher
Calvert County - Length of Service Award Program - Benefits
Distribution Date: April 1, 2026
Third Reading Date: April 1, 2026
Senate Third Reading Calendar No. 2 (General House Bills) Consent No. 3
HB0020
(Emergency Bill) 		Delegate Amprey
Baltimore City - Alcoholic Beverages - Related Event Promoter's Permit
HB0348 Delegate Rosenberg
Baltimore City - Alcoholic Beverages - License Extension
HB0664 Cecil County Delegation
Cecil County - Alcoholic Beverages - Alteration of License Quota
HB0754 Wicomico County Delegation
Wicomico County - Alcoholic Beverages - Class B (Golf Course) License - Hours of Sale
HB0914 Delegate Hartman
Worcester County - Board of License Commissioners - Membership
HB1101 Worcester County Delegation
Worcester County - Alcoholic Beverages - Temporary To-Go Event Permit and Class C Per Diem Municipal To-Go Beer, Wine, and Liquor License
Distribution Date: April 1, 2026
Third Reading Date: April 1, 2026
Senate Third Reading Calendar No. 3 (General House Bills) Consent No. 4
HB0121 Baltimore County Delegation
Baltimore County - Alcoholic Beverages - Sale for Off-Premises Consumption
HB0519 Delegate Pruski
Anne Arundel County - Alcoholic Beverages - Entertainment Permits
HB0522 Delegate Pruski
Anne Arundel County - Alcoholic Beverages Licenses - Class C Per Diem License Fees
HB0682 Delegate Pruski
Anne Arundel County – Alcoholic Beverages – Golf Course License and Sports Activity Venue Licenses
HB0727 Delegate Rogers
Anne Arundel County - Alcoholic Beverages - Class C (Veterans' Organization) Licenses - Membership
HB0874 Delegate Simmons
Anne Arundel County - Board of License Commissioners - Alterations
HB0991 Harford County Delegation
Harford County - Alcoholic Beverages - Class HC (Health Club) License - Hours of Sale
HB1203 Delegate Hinebaugh
Garrett County - Alcoholic Beverages Act of 2026
Distribution Date: April 1, 2026
Third Reading Date: April 1, 2026
Senate Third Reading Calendar No. 4 (General House Bills) Consent No. 5
HB0007 Delegate Guzzone
State Board of Examiners for Audiologists, Hearing Aid Dispensers, Speech-Language Pathologists, and Music Therapists - Authority to Issue Limited Licenses to Practice Music Therapy
HB0042 Delegate Bagnall
Health Occupations - State Board of Massage Therapy Examiners - Revisions
HB0274 Chair, Health Committee
State Board of Environmental Health Specialists - Sunset Extension
HB0322 Delegate Kerr
Maryland Health Care Commission - Membership
HB0347 Delegate Pruski
Workers' Compensation - Occupational Disease Presumptions - Hypertension
HB0377 Delegate Johnson, S.
Physician Assistants and Midwives - Parity With Other Health Care Practitioners
HB0380 Delegate Johnson, S.
State Board of Examiners in Optometry - Examination Requirements and Time Period for Inactive Status
HB0422 Delegate Bagnall
Public Health - Expedited Partner Therapy - Bacterial Vaginosis and Licensed Certified Midwives
HB0442 Delegate Kaufman
Professional Liability Insurance Coverage - Nursing Homes, Assisted Living Facilities, Nurse Midwives, and Licensed Certified Midwives - Disclosure (Nyeli Rose Lewis Act of 2026)
Distribution Date: April 1, 2026
Third Reading Date: April 1, 2026
Senate Third Reading Calendar No. 5 (General House Bills) Consent No. 6
HB0498 Delegate Cullison
Certificate of Need - Intermediate Health Care Facilities
HB0529 Speaker
Code Revision - Health - Maryland Medical Assistance Program
HB0619 Delegate Cullison
Interstate Podiatric Medical Licensure Compact
HB0747 Delegate Kipke
Oversight Committee on Quality of Care in Nursing Homes and Assisted Living Facilities – Membership
HB0838 Delegate Cullison
State Board of Pharmacy - Prescriber-Pharmacist Agreements
HB0878 Carroll County Delegation
Workers' Compensation - Heart Disease and Hypertension Presumption and Permanent Partial Disability - Carroll County Correctional Deputies
HB0975 Delegate Guzzone
Health Occupations - Massage Therapy - Advertising
HB1002 Delegate Lopez
Nursing Facilities - Involuntary Discharge or Transfer
HB1389 Delegate Jones, D.
Public Health - Female Genital Mutilation
HB1420 Joint Audit and Evaluation Committee
Health Occupations - Criminal History Records Checks
Distribution Date: April 1, 2026
Third Reading Date: April 1, 2026
Senate Third Reading Calendar No. 6 (General House Bills) Consent No. 7
HB0242 Chair, Economic Matters Committee
Unemployment Insurance - Confidentiality of Information
HB0273 Chair, Health Committee
Health Insurance – Small Business Health Options Program (SHOP) Enrollment – Effective Dates
HB0275 Chair, Health Committee
Medicare Supplement Policies - Issuance - Requirements
HB0277 Chair, Health Committee
Insurance – Third Party Administrators – Enforcement
HB0280 Chair, Health Committee
Health Insurance - Mental Health and Substance Use Disorders - Codification of Federal Requirements
HB0393 Delegate Nkongolo
Health Insurance - Scalp Cooling Systems - Required Coverage
HB0445 Delegate Martinez
Maryland Medical Assistance Program and Health Insurance - Coverage for Orthoses and Prostheses (So Every Body Can Move Act)
Distribution Date: April 1, 2026
Third Reading Date: April 1, 2026
Senate Third Reading Calendar No. 7 (General House Bills) Consent No. 8
HB0238 Chair, Economic Matters Committee
Maryland Heritage Area Authority and Heritage Areas - Alterations
HB0259 Chair, Economic Matters Committee
Financial Institutions - Maryland Community Investment Venture Fund and Regulation of Entities - Revisions
HB0553 Delegate Ruff
Public Safety - Elevator Inspection Certificates - Searchable Database
HB0804 Delegate Wolek
Department of Aging - Aging Resilience Fund - Establishment
HB0851 Delegate Forbes
Human Services - Maryland Statewide Independent Living Council - Legal Status
HB1094 Delegate Hutchinson
Health Insurance - Graduate-Level Clinical Interns - Required Reimbursement
HB1186 Delegate Rogers
Peer-to-Peer Car Sharing Programs - Insurance and Liability
HB1280 Delegate Wims
Supporting Our Caregiver Infrastructure Program - Feasibility Study
Distribution Date: April 1, 2026
Third Reading Date: April 1, 2026
Senate Third Reading Calendar No. 8 (General House Bills) Consent No. 9
HB0364 Delegate Kipke
State Veterans' Cemeteries - Interment
HB0388 Delegate Forbes
Baltimore County Public Library - Collective Bargaining - Supervisory Employees
HB0413 Delegate Kerr
Maryland-Ireland Trade Commission - Membership and Termination - Altered and Extended
HB0461 Delegate Ziegler
Economic Development - Rural Readiness Program and Rural Maryland Capacity Building Fund - Establishment
HB0470 Delegate Boafo
Digital Asset and Blockchain Technology Task Force - Establishment
HB0487 Delegate Feldmark
Maryland Technology Development Corporation - Investments - Alterations
HB1008 Delegate Queen
Fiduciary Institutions - Exploitation of Seniors and Vulnerable Adults - Protections and Required Referral (Vulnerable Adult Banking Protection Act)
HB1049 Delegate Crosby
Credit Unions - Mergers and Consolidations - Alteration of Voting Requirement
HB1355 Delegate Amprey
Financial Institutions - Payment Stablecoin Services - Establishment and Regulation (Maryland Stablecoin Act)
Distribution Date: April 1, 2026
Third Reading Date: April 1, 2026
Senate Third Reading Calendar No. 9 (General House Bills)
HB0998
(Amended) 		Delegate Clippinger Finance
Baltimore City – Alcoholic Beverages – 46th Alcoholic Beverages District
Distribution Date: April 2, 2026
Third Reading Date: April 2, 2026
Senate Third Reading Calendar No. 10 (General House Bills)
HB0229 Chair, Appropriations Committee Budget and Taxation
Maryland Transportation Authority - Revenue Bond Limit - Increase
HB0472 Delegate Feldmark Budget and Taxation
Income Tax - Theatrical Production Tax Credit - Alterations and Sunset Extension
HB0607 Speaker Budget and Taxation
Constitutional Officers - Salaries
HB1095 Calvert County Delegation Budget and Taxation
Calvert County - Property Tax Credit - Tobacco Barns
HB1142 Delegate Wilkins Budget and Taxation
Task Force to Modernize County and Municipal Revenue Structures
HB1165 Delegate Williams Budget and Taxation
State Procurement - Apprenticeship Program Accountability and Completion
Distribution Date: April 2, 2026
Third Reading Date: April 2, 2026
Senate Third Reading Calendar No. 11 (General House Bills)
HB0266
(Amended) 		Chair, Government, Labor, and Elections Committee Budget and Taxation
Department of Information Technology – Information Technology Investment Fund – Uses
HB0810
(Amended) 		Delegate Taylor Budget and Taxation
Study to Evaluate Blockchain-Based Real Property Lease and Title Recordation and Verification
Distribution Date: April 2, 2026
Third Reading Date: April 2, 2026
Senate Third Reading Calendar No. 12 (General House Bills) Consent No. 10
HB0135 Delegate Schindler
Economic Development - Tax Increment Financing - Noncontiguous Areas
HB0211 Baltimore County Delegation
Baltimore County – Property Tax Credit – Fraternal Order of Police Lodge 34
HB0228 Chair, Appropriations Committee
Horse Racing - Prohibited Acts - Slaughter of Racehorses for Commercial Purposes
HB0300 Chair, Government, Labor, and Elections Committee
State Contracts - Prohibited Provisions - Exemptions
HB0320 Delegate Behler
Anne Arundel County - Property Tax Credit - Rural Legacy Program
HB0399 Delegate Forbes
State Retirement and Pension System - Transfers Between Systems - Workgroup - Extension
HB0569 Delegate Arentz
Queen Anne's County - Authorized Uses of Revenues From Development Impact Fees - Expansion
HB0595 Delegate Lewis
Income Tax - Credit for Physician Preceptors in Areas With Health Care Workforce Shortages - Alterations
HB0606 Delegate Nkongolo
Anne Arundel County - Residential Property Tax Payment Deferrals - Eligibility
HB0610 Delegate Morgan, T.
St. Mary's County - Gaming by Qualified Organization - Permit Required
HB0678 Delegate Forbes
Correctional Officers' Retirement System - Membership - Clarifications
HB0680 Delegate Shetty
Children's Cabinet Fund - Renaming and Funding for Grants to Local Management Boards
HB0735 Delegate Palakovich Carr
Earned Income Tax Credit - Assistance Program Implementation Delay and Study
HB0742 Delegate Solomon
Growing Family Child Care Opportunities Program - Funding
HB0744 Dorchester County Delegation
Correctional Officers' Retirement System - Dorchester County
HB0783 Washington County Delegation
Washington County - Property Tax Credit - Platoon 22, Incorporated
HB0789 Delegate Forbes
Law Enforcement Officers' Pension System - Military Service Credit Eligibility - Helicopter Pilots
HB0846 Washington County Delegation
Property Tax - City of Hagerstown and the Hagerstown Multi-Use Sports and Events Facility, Inc. - Exemption
HB0889 Wicomico County Delegation
Wicomico County - Property Tax Credit - Salisbury Neighborhood Housing Services, Inc.
HB0929 Carroll County Delegation
Carroll County - Office of Permits and Inspections - Denial of Commercial Permit or License for Unpaid Personal Property Taxes
HB1102 Delegate Buckel
Correctional Officers' Retirement System - Allegany County
HB1138
(Emergency Bill) 		Delegate Forbes
State Retirement and Pension System – Cost–of–Living Adjustments – Clarification
HB1194 Delegate Jones, D.
Correctional Officers' Retirement System - Reemployment After Retirement - Exemption From Earnings Offset
Distribution Date: April 3, 2026
Third Reading Date: April 3, 2026
Senate Third Reading Calendar No. 13 (General House Bills)
HB0225 Chair, Appropriations Committee Budget and Taxation
Maryland Horse Industry Board - Sunset Extension
HB0343 Delegate Rosenberg Budget and Taxation
Housing Development Projects - Housing Counseling Services
HB0478 Delegate Patterson Budget and Taxation
Income Tax - Subtraction Modification for Classroom Supplies Purchased by Teachers - Alteration
HB0660 Delegate Jones, D. Budget and Taxation
Public Libraries - State Library Resource Center - Funding
HB0734 Delegate Roberson Budget and Taxation
Property Tax - Agricultural Use Assessment - Community Solar Energy Generating Systems
HB0872 Delegate Coley Budget and Taxation
Law Enforcement Officers' Pension System - Seat Pleasant Police Department
HB1148 Delegate Kaiser Budget and Taxation
Property Taxes - Tax Sales, Legacy Protection Program, and Tax Credits
HB1623 Montgomery County Delegation Budget and Taxation
Special Taxing Districts - Village of Drummond - Authority and Organization MC 20-26
Distribution Date: April 3, 2026
Third Reading Date: April 3, 2026
Senate Third Reading Calendar No. 14 (General House Bills)
HB1532
(Emergency Bill)
(Amended) 		Speaker Education, Energy, and the Environment
Utility RELIEF (Reducing Energy Load Inflation for Everyday Families) Act
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