Massachusetts · Current officeholder
John Velis
Democratic Massachusetts Senate, District Hampden and Hampshire
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Sponsored legislation
285 bills in the current data (156 as primary sponsor), sorted by most recent official action. Linked by Open States person ID.
| Bill | Title | Role | Stage | Last action |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| S 785 | An Act relative to insurance claims | Co-sponsor | Enacted | August 7, 2026 |
| H 4432 | An Act establishing the hospital to home partnership program | Co-sponsor | In committee | August 4, 2026 |
| H 3660 | An Act relative to construction zone speed control systems | Co-sponsor | In committee | August 4, 2026 |
| H 4894 | An Act to further define medical necessity determinations | Co-sponsor | In committee | July 31, 2026 |
| S 459 | An Act to expand dual enrollment for high school students in Gateway Cities | Primary sponsor | In committee | July 30, 2026 |
| S 458 | An Act expanding high school student access to earn industry recognized credentials | Primary sponsor | In committee | July 30, 2026 |
| H 2408 | An Act relative to staffing at home health and hospice agencies | Co-sponsor | In committee | July 30, 2026 |
| S 3028 | An Act promoting pet equity, treatment and safety | Co-sponsor | Passed both chambers | July 29, 2026 |
| S 1276 | An Act relative to dangerousness hearings | Primary sponsor | In committee | July 27, 2026 |
| S 3227 | Amendment S.3227 | Co-sponsor | Introduced | July 23, 2026 |
| S 3225 | Amendment S.3225 | Co-sponsor | Introduced | July 23, 2026 |
| S 2098 | An Act to incentivize public service | Primary sponsor | In committee | July 23, 2026 |
| S 3131 | An Act supporting family caregivers | Co-sponsor | In committee | July 22, 2026 |
| S 1284 | An Act relative to the interception of wire and oral communications | Primary sponsor | In committee | July 22, 2026 |
| S 3158 | An Act controlling and abusive litigation | Co-sponsor | In committee | July 13, 2026 |
| S 1205 | An Act relative to controlling and abusive litigation | Co-sponsor | In committee | July 13, 2026 |
| S 551 | An Act prohibiting the sale of newly farmed fur products | Co-sponsor | In committee | July 9, 2026 |
| S 3153 | An Act prohibiting the sale of newly farmed fur products | Co-sponsor | In committee | July 9, 2026 |
| S 1938 | An Act supporting family caregivers | Co-sponsor | In committee | July 9, 2026 |
| S 1718 | An Act requiring health care employers to develop and implement programs to prevent workplace violence | Co-sponsor | In committee | July 9, 2026 |
| S 2095 | An Act to establish a vendors’ collection allowance | Primary sponsor | In committee | July 2, 2026 |
| S 2500 | An Act relative to recognition of the "Honor and Remember" flag in the Commonwealth | Primary sponsor | In committee | July 1, 2026 |
| S 2565 | An Act facilitating better interactions between police officers and persons with autism spectrum disorder | Co-sponsor | Enacted | June 25, 2026 |
| H 4548 | An Act relative to the practice of acupuncture | Co-sponsor | In committee | June 17, 2026 |
| H 2364 | An Act providing safeguards for home healthcare workers | Co-sponsor | In committee | June 17, 2026 |
| S 837 | An Act to strengthen the state credit union charter | Primary sponsor | In committee | June 8, 2026 |
| S 2581 | An Act to promote student learning and mental health | Co-sponsor | Passed both chambers | May 20, 2026 |
| S 1282 | An Act relative to repeat violent firearm offenders | Primary sponsor | In committee | May 14, 2026 |
| S 2776 | Mental Health, Substance Use and Recovery - Extension Order | Primary sponsor | In committee | April 21, 2026 |
| S 2775 | Veterans and Federal Affairs - Extension Order | Primary sponsor | In committee | April 21, 2026 |
| H 3269 | An Act establishing a transferable pediatric cancer research tax credit | Co-sponsor | In committee | April 21, 2026 |
| H 5350 | An Act modernizing the commonwealth’s cannabis laws | Co-sponsor | Enacted | April 19, 2026 |
| S 707 | An Act relative to preventing fraud and establishing regulations on certain virtual currencies | Co-sponsor | In committee | April 15, 2026 |
| S 3048 | An Act to stop cryptocurrency ATM misuse ("SCAM" Act) | Co-sponsor | In committee | April 15, 2026 |
| H 4685 | An Act requiring local approval for battery storage facility permitting | Co-sponsor | In committee | April 13, 2026 |
| H 1499 | An Act to establish community notification standards for group homes | Co-sponsor | In committee | April 13, 2026 |
| S 1921 | An Act relative to retirement equity for parenting teachers | Primary sponsor | In committee | April 9, 2026 |
| S 1920 | An Act providing for a fair and equitable group 4 retirement benefit for police officers working on Massachusetts public higher education campuses | Primary sponsor | In committee | April 9, 2026 |
| H 4690 | An Act establishing a temporary moratorium on the siting of lithium battery storage facilities | Co-sponsor | In committee | April 6, 2026 |
| H 4689 | An Act establishing buffer zones for battery storage facilities | Co-sponsor | In committee | April 6, 2026 |
| H 4206 | An Act modernizing the commonwealth’s cannabis laws | Co-sponsor | Passed both chambers | April 6, 2026 |
| H 3570 | An Act to update vehicle emissions standards | Co-sponsor | In committee | April 6, 2026 |
| S 690 | An Act mandating access to cancer screenings for firefighters through health care benefits plans or programs provided by the public employer | Co-sponsor | In committee | April 2, 2026 |
| H 3189 | An Act to establish a vendors’ collection allowance | Co-sponsor | In committee | April 2, 2026 |
| S 3008 | An Act relative to unmanned aerial vehicles in the commonwealth | Co-sponsor | In committee | April 1, 2026 |
| S 2454 | An Act relative to unmanned aerial vehicles in the commonwealth | Primary sponsor | In committee | April 1, 2026 |
| H 2769 | An Act relative to retirement equity for parenting teachers | Co-sponsor | In committee | March 30, 2026 |
| H 1039 | An Act to assist municipal and district ratepayers | Co-sponsor | In committee | March 30, 2026 |
| H 2031 | An Act relative to domestic violence reports and confidentiality | Co-sponsor | In committee | March 26, 2026 |
| H 2816 | An Act regulating education administrator retirement | Co-sponsor | In committee | March 25, 2026 |
| S 3014 | An Act promoting pet equity, treatment and safety | Co-sponsor | Introduced | March 19, 2026 |
| S 2960 | An Act clarifying call firefighter rights | Co-sponsor | Passed one chamber | March 19, 2026 |
| S 2720 | An Act banning the retail sale of dogs, cats, and rabbits in pet shops | Co-sponsor | In committee | March 19, 2026 |
| H 3962 | An Act relative to the Maggie Hubbard rental safety act | Co-sponsor | In committee | March 19, 2026 |
| S 1635 | An Act authorizing pharmacists to provide opioid use disorder treatment | Primary sponsor | In committee | March 12, 2026 |
| S 835 | An Act to further define medical necessity determinations | Primary sponsor | In committee | March 5, 2026 |
| S 292 | An Act relative to growing resources to optimize the utilization of group therapeutic care | Primary sponsor | In committee | February 26, 2026 |
| S 1634 | An Act ensuring access to medical records | Primary sponsor | In committee | February 26, 2026 |
| S 1633 | An Act relative to staffing at home health and hospice agencies | Primary sponsor | In committee | February 26, 2026 |
| S 1632 | An Act providing safeguards for home healthcare workers | Primary sponsor | In committee | February 26, 2026 |
| H 3839 | An Act relative to recognition of the "Honor and Remember" flag in the Commonwealth | Co-sponsor | In committee | February 19, 2026 |
| S 1915 | An Act clarifying call firefighter rights | Primary sponsor | In committee | February 17, 2026 |
| H 3886 | An Act to enhance access, inclusion, support and equity for military connected families | Co-sponsor | In committee | February 11, 2026 |
| S 834 | An Act relative to the practice of acupuncture | Primary sponsor | In committee | February 9, 2026 |
| H 3671 | An Act relative to Purple Heart registration plates | Co-sponsor | In committee | February 5, 2026 |
| S 917 | An Act to address the financial sustainability of the Health Safety Net | Primary sponsor | In committee | January 29, 2026 |
| S 809 | An Act relative to patient access to biomarker testing to provide appropriate therapy | Co-sponsor | In committee | January 29, 2026 |
| S 1602 | An Act improving pediatric cancer research | Co-sponsor | In committee | January 29, 2026 |
| H 4749 | An Act establishing a commission to study the financial abuse of elders | Co-sponsor | In committee | January 28, 2026 |
| S 1785 | An Act relative to the health of correctional employees | Primary sponsor | In committee | January 27, 2026 |
| S 1783 | An Act relative to the equality of wage and recruitment of the Massachusetts State Police | Primary sponsor | In committee | January 27, 2026 |
| S 1781 | An Act concerning the arrest without a warrant of persons on probation | Primary sponsor | In committee | January 27, 2026 |
| H 3105 | An Act relative to the establishment of a means tested senior citizen property tax exemption | Co-sponsor | In committee | January 20, 2026 |
| S 186 | An Act establishing the MassMade Program | Primary sponsor | In committee | January 15, 2026 |
| H 1229 | An Act to further define medical necessity determinations | Co-sponsor | In committee | January 8, 2026 |
| S 2453 | An Act relative to Purple Heart registration plates | Primary sponsor | In committee | December 31, 2025 |
| S 1919 | An Act relative to the retirement of Greg Heath, a former firefighter of the city of Westfield | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | December 29, 2025 |
| S 953 | An Act expanding the community college training incentive program | Primary sponsor | In committee | December 24, 2025 |
| S 2756 | An Act to support college students in recovery | Co-sponsor | In committee | December 24, 2025 |
| S 2753 | An Act ensuring transparency in research funding | Co-sponsor | In committee | December 22, 2025 |
| S 2097 | An Act ensuring transparency in research funding | Primary sponsor | In committee | December 22, 2025 |
| S 2094 | An Act relative to effective dates of property taxes | Primary sponsor | In committee | December 22, 2025 |
| S 2093 | An Act relative to uniformity among veteran tax exemptions | Primary sponsor | In committee | December 22, 2025 |
| S 496 | An Act clarifying responsibility for policy and budgetary decision-making in nursing homes | Primary sponsor | In committee | December 18, 2025 |
| S 494 | An Act relative to nursing home policies regarding notice of vacancy | Primary sponsor | In committee | December 18, 2025 |
| S 1637 | An Act wiring medical facilities, nursing homes, and medical training to support safer electromagnetic radiation exposures and to support reduction of other environmental hazards | Primary sponsor | In committee | December 18, 2025 |
| S 1636 | An Act ensuring safer and secure communications with radiation limits through the Massachusetts Broadband Institute | Primary sponsor | In committee | December 18, 2025 |
| S 1285 | An Act ensuring an appropriate response to shoplifting | Primary sponsor | In committee | December 18, 2025 |
| S 1283 | An Act regarding on behalf of orders | Primary sponsor | In committee | December 18, 2025 |
| S 1281 | An Act relative to domestic violence reports and confidentiality | Primary sponsor | In committee | December 18, 2025 |
| S 1280 | An Act clarifying insurance liability for foster care providers | Primary sponsor | In committee | December 18, 2025 |
| S 1279 | An Act relative to legal advertisements in online-only newspapers | Primary sponsor | In committee | December 18, 2025 |
| S 1278 | An Act to establish the Massachusetts judicial security act | Primary sponsor | In committee | December 18, 2025 |
| S 1277 | An Act relative to the humane protection of animals | Primary sponsor | In committee | December 18, 2025 |
| S 1275 | An Act relative to recreational games at senior centers | Primary sponsor | In committee | December 18, 2025 |
| S 1207 | An Act relative to the ownership of pets by convicted animal abusers | Co-sponsor | In committee | December 18, 2025 |
| S 2285 | An Act to establish standards for the pole attachment process to facilitate the construction of broadband networks | Co-sponsor | In committee | December 15, 2025 |
| H 4287 | An Act authorizing the city known as the town of West Springfield to grant 4 additional licenses for the sale of all alcoholic beverages not to be drunk on the premises | Co-sponsor | Enacted | December 12, 2025 |
| S 2227 | An Act establishing 413 Day | Primary sponsor | In committee | December 11, 2025 |
| S 968 | An Act promoting access to counsel and housing stability in Massachusetts | Co-sponsor | In committee | December 8, 2025 |
| S 838 | An Act requiring wireless infrastructure insurance to support electrical, mechanical, and non-ionizing radiation safety | Primary sponsor | In committee | December 8, 2025 |
| S 462 | An Act establishing media literacy education in schools to ensure all children are learning to analyze, evaluate and responsibly use the media | Primary sponsor | In committee | December 4, 2025 |
| S 2502 | An Act ensuring annuity eligibility for Gold Star Spouses | Primary sponsor | In committee | December 4, 2025 |
| S 2326 | An Act to update vehicle emissions standards | Primary sponsor | In committee | December 4, 2025 |
| S 2305 | Resolve establishing a special commission to study the high cost of electricity delivery | Co-sponsor | In committee | December 4, 2025 |
| S 2277 | An Act relative to municipal light plants | Co-sponsor | In committee | December 4, 2025 |
| S 2252 | An Act relative to municipal light plant emergency mutual aid | Co-sponsor | In committee | December 4, 2025 |
| S 2238 | An Act protecting consumers from unreasonable utility rate increases | Co-sponsor | In committee | December 4, 2025 |
| S 1916 | An Act regarding retirement of public authority law enforcement employee groups | Primary sponsor | In committee | December 4, 2025 |
| S 1912 | An Act relative to accidental disability retirement for police officers and firefighters | Primary sponsor | In committee | December 4, 2025 |
| S 1834 | An Act relative to retirement classification of licensed drinking water operators | Co-sponsor | In committee | December 4, 2025 |
| S 1027 | An Act to establish community notification standards for group homes | Primary sponsor | In committee | December 4, 2025 |
| S 2399 | An Act to provide identification to youth and adults experiencing homelessness | Co-sponsor | In committee | November 26, 2025 |
| S 1913 | An Act regulating education administrator retirement | Primary sponsor | In committee | November 26, 2025 |
| S 2096 | An Act relative to the establishment of a means tested senior citizen property tax exemption | Primary sponsor | In committee | November 20, 2025 |
| H 772 | An Act establishing a commission to study the financial abuse of elders | Co-sponsor | In committee | November 20, 2025 |
| S 651 | An Act banning the retail sale of dogs, cats, and rabbits in new pet shops | Co-sponsor | In committee | November 19, 2025 |
| S 650 | An Act banning the retail sale of dogs, cats, and rabbits in pet shops | Co-sponsor | In committee | November 19, 2025 |
| S 293 | An Act promoting safety in bars and restaurants | Primary sponsor | In committee | November 19, 2025 |
| S 285 | An Act relative to the licensure of appraisers | Co-sponsor | In committee | November 19, 2025 |
| S 358 | An Act to improve access, opportunity, and capacity in Massachusetts vocational-technical education | Co-sponsor | In committee | November 17, 2025 |
| S 2690 | An Act to improve access, opportunity, and capacity in Massachusetts vocational-technical education | Co-sponsor | In committee | November 17, 2025 |
| S 2607 | An Act establishing the hospital to home partnership program | Co-sponsor | In committee | November 17, 2025 |
| S 1918 | An Act relative to the veteran allowance for public retirees | Primary sponsor | In committee | November 13, 2025 |
| S 1917 | An Act relative to the definition of veteran for public retirees | Primary sponsor | In committee | November 13, 2025 |
| H 2651 | An Act relative to the equality of wage and recruitment of the Massachusetts State Police | Co-sponsor | In committee | November 12, 2025 |
| S 291 | An Act relative to vehicle recalls | Primary sponsor | In committee | November 10, 2025 |
| S 2709 | An Act to enhance access, inclusion, support and equity for military connected families | Co-sponsor | Passed one chamber | November 10, 2025 |
| S 2708 | An Act clarifying the duties of the adjutant general | Co-sponsor | Passed one chamber | November 10, 2025 |
| S 2664 | An Act relative to vehicle recalls | Co-sponsor | In committee | November 10, 2025 |
| S 2660 | An Act relative to toxic free kids | Co-sponsor | In committee | November 10, 2025 |
| S 195 | An Act relative to toxic-free kids | Co-sponsor | In committee | November 10, 2025 |
| S 2676 | An Act to enhance access, inclusion, support and equity for military connected families | Co-sponsor | Introduced | November 6, 2025 |
| S 2675 | An Act clarifying the duties of the adjutant general | Co-sponsor | Introduced | November 6, 2025 |
| S 2531 | An Act relative to assault and battery upon a transit worker | Co-sponsor | In committee | November 6, 2025 |
| S 2503 | An Act to enhance access, inclusion, support and equity for military connected families | Primary sponsor | In committee | November 6, 2025 |
| S 2501 | An Act clarifying the duties of the adjutant general | Primary sponsor | In committee | November 6, 2025 |
| S 1421 | An Act relative to the mental health of children in schools | Primary sponsor | In committee | November 6, 2025 |
| S 675 | An Act to assist municipal and district ratepayers | Primary sponsor | In committee | November 3, 2025 |
| S 580 | An Act relative to crumbling concrete foundations | Co-sponsor | In committee | November 3, 2025 |
| S 1631 | An Act relative to sudden cardiac arrest awareness | Primary sponsor | In committee | November 3, 2025 |
| H 4675 | An Act preventing animal cruelty | Co-sponsor | In committee | November 3, 2025 |
| H 1934 | An Act preventing animal cruelty | Co-sponsor | In committee | November 3, 2025 |
| S 1914 | An Act relative to Parkinson's disease disability and death in firefighters | Primary sponsor | In committee | October 30, 2025 |
| S 1911 | An Act providing fair and equitable line of duty death benefits for public employees | Primary sponsor | In committee | October 30, 2025 |
| S 1821 | An Act relative to disability or death caused by post-traumatic stress disorder | Co-sponsor | In committee | October 30, 2025 |
| H 3853 | An Act ensuring annuity eligibility for Gold Star Spouses | Co-sponsor | In committee | October 28, 2025 |
| HD 4558 | An Act establishing a temporary moratorium on the siting of lithium battery storage facilities | Co-sponsor | In committee | October 23, 2025 |
| HD 4557 | An Act requiring local approval for battery storage facility permitting | Co-sponsor | In committee | October 23, 2025 |
| HD 4556 | An Act establishing buffer zones for battery storage facilities | Co-sponsor | In committee | October 23, 2025 |
| S 51 | An Act relative to social media, algorithm accountability, and transparency | Primary sponsor | In committee | October 16, 2025 |
| S 1044 | An Act relative to the efficient management and operation of the registries of probate | Co-sponsor | In committee | October 14, 2025 |
| S 2504 | An Act relative to the Veterans’ Bonus Division | Primary sponsor | In committee | October 6, 2025 |
| H 2834 | An Act relative to the veteran allowance for public retirees | Co-sponsor | In committee | October 6, 2025 |
| S 1895 | An Act providing equity and fairness to POST-certified police officers disabled by cardiac disease | Co-sponsor | In committee | October 2, 2025 |
| H 3963 | An Act relative to the retirement of Greg Heath, a former firefighter of the city of Westfield | Co-sponsor | In committee | October 2, 2025 |
| H 1148 | An Act relative to the practice of acupuncture | Co-sponsor | In committee | September 29, 2025 |
| S 460 | An Act establishing an elementary and secondary school robotics grant program | Primary sponsor | In committee | September 22, 2025 |
| S 495 | An Act to codify the Hospital to Home Partnership Program | Primary sponsor | In committee | September 18, 2025 |
| S 1784 | An Act relative to construction zone speed control systems | Primary sponsor | In committee | September 18, 2025 |
| S 1782 | An Act establishing the Massachusetts school safety data grant program | Primary sponsor | In committee | September 15, 2025 |
| S 1422 | An Act relative to Narcan availability in schools | Primary sponsor | In committee | September 11, 2025 |
| H 2978 | An Act relative to accidental disability retirement for police officers and firefighters | Co-sponsor | In committee | September 8, 2025 |
| H 2901 | An Act providing fair and equitable line of duty death benefits for public employees | Co-sponsor | In committee | September 8, 2025 |
| H 2836 | An Act relative to Parkinson's disease disability and death in firefighters | Co-sponsor | In committee | September 8, 2025 |
| S 1638 | An Act relative to endometriosis awareness | Primary sponsor | In committee | September 4, 2025 |
| S 1546 | An Act to improve indoor air quality for highly-impacted communities | Co-sponsor | In committee | September 4, 2025 |
| H 2158 | An Act relative to employee leave of absence to appear in the Probate and Family Court | Co-sponsor | In committee | September 4, 2025 |
| S 954 | An Act relative to opioid overdose prevention in college housing | Primary sponsor | In committee | August 28, 2025 |
| S 836 | An Act to improve outcomes for persons with limb loss and limb difference | Primary sponsor | In committee | August 28, 2025 |
| H 780 | An Act establishing the hospital to home partnership program | Co-sponsor | In committee | August 28, 2025 |
| S 2173 | An Act designating September as PCOS awareness month | Co-sponsor | In committee | August 14, 2025 |
| S 1378 | An Act relative to employee leave of absence to appear in probate and family court | Primary sponsor | In committee | August 7, 2025 |
| S 2561 | An Act to promote student learning and mental health | Co-sponsor | Introduced | July 31, 2025 |
| S 2549 | An Act to promote student learning and mental health | Co-sponsor | In committee | July 31, 2025 |
| S 2558 | An Act facilitating better interactions between police officers and persons with autism spectrum disorder | Co-sponsor | Introduced | July 24, 2025 |
| S 2348 | An Act facilitating better interactions between police officers and persons with autism spectrum disorder | Co-sponsor | In committee | July 24, 2025 |
| SD 2672 | An Act to promote affordable utility services in the Commonwealth | Co-sponsor | In committee | July 10, 2025 |
| S 463 | An Act regulating screen time and technology privacy in early and K-12 education | Primary sponsor | In committee | July 10, 2025 |
| S 461 | An Act to protect children's learning, focus, and emotional health during school hours | Primary sponsor | In committee | July 10, 2025 |
| S 647 | An Act relative to paint recycling | Co-sponsor | In committee | July 3, 2025 |
| H 4187 | An Act modernizing the commonwealth’s cannabis laws | Co-sponsor | Introduced | June 4, 2025 |
| H 4160 | An Act modernizing the commonwealth's cannabis laws | Co-sponsor | In committee | June 4, 2025 |
| H 194 | An Act relative to the Massachusetts Cannabis Control Commission forming a department of workplace and consumer safety | Co-sponsor | In committee | May 29, 2025 |
| H 702 | An Act establishing an elementary and secondary school robotics grant program | Co-sponsor | In committee | April 22, 2025 |
| SD 777 | An Act establishing the MassMade Program | Primary sponsor | In committee | March 10, 2025 |
| SD 2135 | An Act clarifying responsibility for policy and budgetary decision-making in nursing homes | Primary sponsor | In committee | March 10, 2025 |
| SD 1616 | An Act to codify the Hospital to Home Partnership Program | Primary sponsor | In committee | March 10, 2025 |
| SD 1313 | An Act relative to social media, algorithm accountability, and transparency | Primary sponsor | In committee | March 10, 2025 |
| SD 1310 | An Act relative to nursing home policies regarding notice of vacancy | Primary sponsor | In committee | March 10, 2025 |
| SD 799 | An Act to establish a vendors’ collection allowance | Primary sponsor | In committee | February 27, 2025 |
| SD 797 | An Act regarding retirement of public authority law enforcement employee groups | Primary sponsor | In committee | February 27, 2025 |
| SD 796 | An Act clarifying call firefighter rights | Primary sponsor | In committee | February 27, 2025 |
| SD 795 | An Act relative to Parkinson's disease disability and death in firefighters | Primary sponsor | In committee | February 27, 2025 |
| SD 794 | An Act regulating education administrator retirement | Primary sponsor | In committee | February 27, 2025 |
| SD 792 | An Act relative to the practice of acupuncture | Primary sponsor | In committee | February 27, 2025 |
| SD 791 | An Act relative to effective dates of property taxes | Primary sponsor | In committee | February 27, 2025 |
| SD 790 | An Act relative to uniformity among veteran tax exemptions | Primary sponsor | In committee | February 27, 2025 |
| SD 786 | An Act relative to accidental disability retirement for police officers and firefighters | Primary sponsor | In committee | February 27, 2025 |
| SD 785 | An Act providing fair and equitable line of duty death benefits for public employees | Primary sponsor | In committee | February 27, 2025 |
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