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Christian Manuel

Democratic Texas House, District 22

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Sponsored legislation

159 bills in the current data (91 as primary sponsor), sorted by most recent official action. Linked by Open States person ID.

BillTitleRoleStageLast action
HB 22Relating to the authority of the comptroller to provide funding for the deployment and operation of certain emergency communication equipment.Co-sponsorPassed one chamberApril 15, 2026
SB 5Relating to making supplemental appropriations for disaster relief and preparedness and giving direction and adjustment authority regarding those appropriations.Co-sponsorEnactedSeptember 18, 2025
HCR 13Urging the federal government to take immediate action to curb the spread of the New World screwworm in Texas.Co-sponsorEnactedSeptember 17, 2025
HB 20Relating to measures to prevent and reduce fraudulent charitable solicitations and theft during declared disasters, including establishing a designation program for disaster relief nonprofit organizations and financial institutions; creating a criminal offense; increasing a criminal penalty.Co-sponsorEnactedSeptember 17, 2025
HB 1Relating to youth camp emergency plans and preparedness; authorizing penalties.Co-sponsorEnactedSeptember 5, 2025
HB 308Relating to creating the criminal offense of trespass on or near school or day-care center property.Co-sponsorIntroducedAugust 28, 2025
SB 2Relating to disaster preparedness, response, and recovery; requiring a license; authorizing fees.Co-sponsorPassed both chambersAugust 27, 2025
HB 3Relating to the interoperability of emergency communication equipment and infrastructure in this state, including the creation and operation of the Texas Interoperability Council, a grant program administered by the council, and the purchase of certain public safety radio communication systems.Co-sponsorPassed one chamberAugust 27, 2025
HB 5Relating to making supplemental appropriations for disaster relief and giving direction and adjustment authority regarding those appropriations.Co-sponsorIn committeeAugust 21, 2025
HB 2Relating to disaster preparedness, response, and recovery, including required training for justices of the peace and responding to mass fatality events; requiring a license; authorizing fees.Co-sponsorIn committeeAugust 21, 2025
HB 226Relating to the required provision to campers at youth camps of active radio frequency identification tags.Co-sponsorIn committeeAugust 20, 2025
HB 162Relating to the exercise of the power of eminent domain by a political subdivision to acquire property outside the political subdivision's boundaries.Co-sponsorIntroducedAugust 15, 2025
SB 22Relating to the Texas moving image industry incentive program and the establishment and funding of the Texas moving image industry incentive fund.Co-sponsorEnactedJune 22, 2025
HB 1056Relating to the recognition of gold and silver specie as legal tender and the establishment of a transactional currency based on gold and silver; authorizing a fee.Co-sponsorEnactedJune 22, 2025
SB 963Relating to allowing Medicaid managed care organizations to engage in marketing about the availability of certain private health benefit plan coverage.Primary sponsorEnactedJune 20, 2025
SB 823Relating to labeling and representation of imported shrimp; authorizing an administrative penalty.Primary sponsorEnactedJune 20, 2025
SB 777Relating to compensation and employment condition standards by municipal charter or collective bargaining agreement and to impasse resolution in collective bargaining with certain political subdivisions.Primary sponsorEnactedJune 20, 2025
SB 502Relating to peace officers commissioned by the Health and Human Services Commission's office of inspector general.Primary sponsorEnactedJune 20, 2025
SB 1946Relating to the creation of a family violence criminal homicide prevention task force.Primary sponsorEnactedJune 20, 2025
HB 5693Relating to the election of the commissioners of the Jefferson County Drainage District No. 7.Primary sponsorEnactedJune 20, 2025
HB 4666Relating to certain reports required to be prepared or submitted by or in collaboration with the Health and Human Services Commission or submitted to the governor or a member of the legislature under the Health and Safety Code.Primary sponsorEnactedJune 20, 2025
HB 4361Relating to establishing policies regarding the timely issuance of emergency notifications at public institutions of higher education.Co-sponsorEnactedJune 20, 2025
HB 43Relating to the Texas Agricultural Finance Authority and certain programs administered by the authority.Co-sponsorEnactedJune 20, 2025
HB 4099Relating to the treatment of a patient by a physical therapist without a referral.Co-sponsorEnactedJune 20, 2025
HB 3745Relating to crime victims' compensation.Primary sponsorEnactedJune 20, 2025
HB 3689Relating to funding of excess losses and operating expenses of the Texas Windstorm Insurance Association; authorizing an assessment; authorizing a surcharge.Co-sponsorEnactedJune 20, 2025
HB 3441Relating to the liability of vaccine manufacturers that advertise a harmful vaccine.Co-sponsorEnactedJune 20, 2025
HB 3214Relating to eligibility for a master plumber license.Co-sponsorEnactedJune 20, 2025
HB 3211Relating to vision care benefits, including participation of optometrists and therapeutic optometrists in vision care or managed care plans.Co-sponsorEnactedJune 20, 2025
HB 2970Relating to the management and operation of the Gulf Coast Protection District.Co-sponsorEnactedJune 20, 2025
HB 2789Relating to the regulation of child welfare, including licensure, community-based care contractors, family homes, and child-care facilities.Primary sponsorEnactedJune 20, 2025
HB 26Relating to authorizing Medicaid managed care organizations to offer nutrition support services in lieu of other state Medicaid plan services.Primary sponsorEnactedJune 20, 2025
HB 2306Relating to changing the eligibility for release on parole of certain inmates serving sentences for trafficking offenses involving child victims and disabled individuals.Co-sponsorEnactedJune 20, 2025
HB 2071Relating to certain policies and procedures for health care specialty consultations in certain child abuse or neglect investigations and assessments.Primary sponsorEnactedJune 20, 2025
HB 20Relating to establishing the Applied Sciences Pathway program.Co-sponsorEnactedJune 20, 2025
HB 1734Relating to the transfer of court files in a suit affecting the parent-child relationship in which continuing, exclusive jurisdiction is transferred.Primary sponsorEnactedJune 20, 2025
HB 1481Relating to school district and open-enrollment charter school policies regarding student use of personal communication devices.Co-sponsorEnactedJune 20, 2025
HB 1403Relating to the collection and confidentiality of information regarding firearms in agency foster homes; creating a civil penalty.Primary sponsorEnactedJune 20, 2025
HB 1193Relating to the confidentiality of certain information on a declaration of informal marriage.Primary sponsorEnactedJune 20, 2025
HB 108Relating to the use of metal or body armor while committing certain offenses; increasing a criminal penalty.Co-sponsorEnactedJune 20, 2025
SB 4Relating to an increase in the amount of the exemption of residence homesteads from ad valorem taxation by a school district and the protection of school districts against certain losses in local revenue.Co-sponsorEnactedJune 16, 2025
SB 23Relating to an increase in the amount of the exemption from ad valorem taxation by a school district of the appraised value of the residence homestead of a person who is elderly or disabled and the protection of school districts against certain losses in local revenue.Co-sponsorEnactedJune 16, 2025
HR 1307In memory of Brenda Diane Calhoun Vaughn of Port Arthur.Primary sponsorPassed one chamberJune 1, 2025
HB 3611Relating to the civil penalty for certain signs placed on the right-of-way of a public road.Co-sponsorEnactedMay 29, 2025
HB 198Relating to periodic health screenings for firefighters.Co-sponsorEnactedMay 29, 2025
HB 1188Relating to the provision of information regarding a local intellectual and developmental disability authority to the parents or guardians of certain special education students.Primary sponsorEnactedMay 29, 2025
HB 1022Relating to the course levels offered at Sul Ross State University Rio Grande College.Co-sponsorEnactedMay 29, 2025
HB 3748Relating to reimbursing employees of the Department of Family and Protective Services for loss of or damage to personal property.Primary sponsorPassed one chamberMay 28, 2025
HB 37Relating to perinatal bereavement care provided by certain hospitals, a perinatal bereavement care initiative, and a perinatal bereavement care hospital recognition program.Co-sponsorEnactedMay 28, 2025
HB 3320Relating to a property and casualty self-insurance pool for certain religious institutions; authorizing fees; providing administrative penalties.Primary sponsorPassed one chamberMay 28, 2025
HB 3171Relating to compensation and employment condition standards by municipal charter or collective bargaining agreement and to impasse resolution in collective bargaining with certain political subdivisions.Primary sponsorPassed one chamberMay 28, 2025
HB 2890Relating to an interstate compact for the liquefied natural gas industry.Primary sponsorEnactedMay 28, 2025
SB 455Relating to arbitration provisions in certain surplus lines insurance contracts.Co-sponsorEnactedMay 27, 2025
SB 2306Relating to the provision of adoption cost information by a licensed child-placing agency.Primary sponsorEnactedMay 27, 2025
SB 2269Relating to dispute resolution for and enforcement actions against certain long-term care facilities.Primary sponsorEnactedMay 27, 2025
SB 1777Relating to a prohibition on payments for certain group home referrals; creating a criminal offense.Primary sponsorPassed one chamberMay 27, 2025
SB 1080Relating to the revocation of an occupational license from certain license holders and the issuance of an occupational license to certain applicants with criminal convictions.Co-sponsorEnactedMay 27, 2025
HB 123Relating to measures to support kindergarten readiness and early literacy and numeracy skills for public school students and to funding to support those measures.Primary sponsorPassed one chamberMay 27, 2025
SB 1681Relating to an annual boarding home facility report for certain counties and municipalities.Primary sponsorPassed one chamberMay 26, 2025
HB 554Relating to the sale of fireworks on and before the Juneteenth holiday.Primary sponsorEnactedMay 26, 2025
SB 5Relating to the creation of the Dementia Prevention and Research Institute of Texas.Co-sponsorEnactedMay 24, 2025
HR 1028Recognizing May 21, 2025, as Texas Capitol Staff Appreciation Day.Co-sponsorPassed one chamberMay 24, 2025
HCR 6Designating Galveston as the official Juneteenth Capital of Texas for a 10-year period ending in 2035.Primary sponsorEnactedMay 24, 2025
HR 946Congratulating Augusta McCray Dixon on her 40th anniversary as a teacher at Booker T. Washington Elementary School in Port Arthur ISD.Primary sponsorPassed one chamberMay 23, 2025
HR 894Congratulating the boys' basketball team of West Brook High School in Beaumont on winning the 2025 UIL 5A Division 1 state championship.Primary sponsorPassed one chamberMay 23, 2025
HR 807Recognizing May 18 through 24, 2025, as National PEO Week.Primary sponsorPassed one chamberMay 23, 2025
HB 50Relating to informed consent for certain screening tests.Co-sponsorPassed one chamberMay 23, 2025
HB 3750Relating to reimbursing certain Department of Family and Protective Services employees for certain legal expenses.Primary sponsorPassed one chamberMay 23, 2025
SJR 85Proposing a constitutional amendment authorizing the legislature to increase the amount of the exemption from ad valorem taxation by a school district of the market value of the residence homestead of a person who is elderly or disabled.Co-sponsorPassed both chambersMay 22, 2025
SJR 2Proposing a constitutional amendment to increase the amount of the exemption of residence homesteads from ad valorem taxation by a school district.Co-sponsorPassed both chambersMay 22, 2025
SB 1524Relating to the collection and confidentiality of information regarding firearms in agency foster homes; creating a civil penalty.Primary sponsorPassed one chamberMay 22, 2025
HB 1201Relating to a pilot program to provide Medicaid coverage of doula services.Primary sponsorPassed one chamberMay 21, 2025
SB 769Relating to a report by the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board regarding enrollment and success in higher education for students with disabilities.Primary sponsorEnactedMay 20, 2025
SB 2196Relating to the period during which an order for emergency protection remains in effect.Primary sponsorEnactedMay 20, 2025
HB 5302Relating to the establishment of the Texas Post-adoption Assistance Program.Primary sponsorPassed one chamberMay 19, 2025
HB 4669Relating to the compensation of commissioners of the Port of Beaumont Navigation District of Jefferson County, Texas.Primary sponsorPassed one chamberMay 19, 2025
HB 3339Relating to a study on maternal mortality and morbidity among Black women in this state.Co-sponsorPassed one chamberMay 19, 2025
HB 1738Relating to the repeal of the offense of homosexual conduct.Co-sponsorPassed one chamberMay 19, 2025
SJR 3Proposing a constitutional amendment providing for the establishment of the Dementia Prevention and Research Institute of Texas, establishing the Dementia Prevention and Research Fund to provide money for research on and prevention and treatment of dementia, Alzheimer's disease, Parkinson's disease, and related disorders in this state, and transferring to that fund $3 billion from state general revenue.Co-sponsorPassed both chambersMay 15, 2025
HB 4442Relating to an elective course on mindfulness for middle school, junior high school, and high school students.Co-sponsorIn committeeMay 14, 2025
HB 3744Relating to the definition of intervenor for purposes of crime victims' compensation.Primary sponsorIn committeeMay 14, 2025
HB 3695Relating to copayments required by a health maintenance organization or preferred provider benefit plan for visiting physical therapists.Co-sponsorIn committeeMay 14, 2025
HB 3174Relating to county and hospital district disease control pilot programs to reduce the risk of certain infectious and communicable diseases; authorizing fees.Primary sponsorPassed one chamberMay 14, 2025
HB 2343Relating to required notice regarding shrimp in restaurants and certain prohibitions on purchasing and serving imported shrimp.Primary sponsorIn committeeMay 14, 2025
HB 168Relating to the age at which a person in this state may marry and to certain rights of a party to a void marriage entered into when the party was a minor.Co-sponsorPassed one chamberMay 14, 2025
HB 5539Relating to the provision of adoption cost information by a licensed child-placing agency.Primary sponsorIn committeeMay 13, 2025
HB 4820Relating to the issuance of obligations by certain water districts bordering certain counties during a disaster declaration.Primary sponsorIn committeeMay 13, 2025
HB 3675Relating to consideration of criminal history of applicants for public employment.Primary sponsorPassed one chamberMay 13, 2025
HB 3134Relating to advanced air mobility.Co-sponsorPassed one chamberMay 13, 2025
HJR 138Proposing a constitutional amendment prohibiting the imposition of a carbon tax.Co-sponsorIn committeeMay 12, 2025
HB 4670Relating to dispute resolution for and enforcement actions against certain long-term care facilities.Primary sponsorIn committeeMay 12, 2025
HB 4139Relating to the use of videography in certain court proceedings.Primary sponsorPassed one chamberMay 9, 2025
HB 2275Relating to arbitration provisions in certain surplus lines insurance contracts.Co-sponsorIn committeeMay 9, 2025
HB 1674Relating to the production, sale, and use of certain agricultural products containing perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS); creating a criminal offense.Co-sponsorIn committeeMay 9, 2025
SB 262Relating to eligibility requirements to practice public accountancy.Primary sponsorEnactedMay 8, 2025
HB 4868Relating to allowing a bicyclist to treat certain traffic-control devices as a yield sign.Primary sponsorIn committeeMay 8, 2025
HB 4665Relating to providing training for employees and operators of certain child-care facilities.Primary sponsorPassed one chamberMay 7, 2025
HB 3673Relating to the revocation of an occupational license from certain license holders and the issuance of a provisional occupational license to certain applicants with criminal convictions.Co-sponsorIn committeeMay 7, 2025
HB 4155Relating to the creation of a family violence criminal homicide prevention task force.Primary sponsorIn committeeMay 6, 2025
HB 1194Relating to the period during which an order for emergency protection remains in effect.Primary sponsorIn committeeMay 6, 2025
HB 1716Relating to the provision of counseling services by certain providers under Medicaid and reimbursement for those services.Primary sponsorPassed one chamberMay 5, 2025
HJR 72Proposing a constitutional amendment authorizing the legislature to provide for an exemption from ad valorem taxation of a portion of the market value of a property that is the primary residence of an adult who has an intellectual or developmental disability and who must be related to the owner or trustee of the property within a certain degree by consanguinity.Primary sponsorPassed one chamberApril 29, 2025
HB 5223Relating to emergency response protocols and safety and security audits developed by the Texas School Safety Center and Health and Human Services Commission for day-care centers.Primary sponsorIn committeeApril 29, 2025
HB 271Relating to a report by the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board regarding enrollment and success in higher education for students with disabilities.Primary sponsorIn committeeApril 29, 2025
HB 141Relating to the adoption of the revised Interstate Compact for the Placement of Children by the State of Texas; making conforming changes.Primary sponsorPassed one chamberApril 29, 2025
HB 125Relating to the creation of the Tarleton State University College of Osteopathic Medicine.Co-sponsorPassed one chamberApril 29, 2025
HB 1203Relating to the establishment of the office of food system security and resiliency in the Department of Agriculture and the management of the Texas food system security and resiliency planning council.Co-sponsorPassed one chamberApril 29, 2025
HCR 19Directing the Texas Facilities Commission to name the building being constructed in Phase Two of the Texas Capitol Complex Master Plan at the northwest corner of Congress Avenue and 15th Street the Irma Rangel Building.Co-sponsorIn committeeApril 28, 2025
HB 972Relating to an exemption from ad valorem taxation of a portion of the appraised value of a property other than a residence homestead that is the primary residence of an adult who has an intellectual or developmental disability and who must be related to the owner or trustee of the property within a certain degree by consanguinity.Primary sponsorPassed one chamberApril 28, 2025
HB 3747Relating to allowing Medicaid managed care organizations to engage in marketing about the availability of certain private health benefit plan coverage.Primary sponsorIn committeeApril 28, 2025
HR 945In memory of Pope Francis.Co-sponsorPassed one chamberApril 24, 2025
HB 4568Relating to the Texas moving image industry incentive program and the establishment and funding of the Texas moving image industry incentive fund.Co-sponsorIn committeeApril 23, 2025
HB 1757Relating to eligibility requirements to practice public accountancy.Primary sponsorIn committeeApril 23, 2025
HR 379Honoring Hargie Faye Savoy for her service to the Port Arthur community.Primary sponsorPassed one chamberApril 21, 2025
HB 2433Relating to the collection of state, municipal, and county hotel occupancy taxes by an accommodations intermediary.Co-sponsorIn committeeApril 21, 2025
HB 4901Relating to the regulation of platforms for the sale and distribution of software applications for mobile devices.Co-sponsorIn committeeApril 15, 2025
HR 633In memory of former state senator and representative Carl Allen Parker of Port Arthur.Primary sponsorPassed one chamberApril 9, 2025
HR 632In memory of Beverly Delle Parker.Primary sponsorPassed one chamberApril 9, 2025
HB 4419Relating to peace officers commissioned by the Health and Human Services Commission's office of inspector general.Primary sponsorIn committeeApril 8, 2025
HB 1198Relating to consideration of the location of a bidder's principal place of business in certain municipal contracts.Primary sponsorIn committeeApril 8, 2025
HB 5644Relating to a Mass Violence Care Fund to assist victims of mass violence with unreimbursed medical expenses.Primary sponsorIn committeeApril 7, 2025
HB 5244Relating to the development and implementation of the Texas Plan demonstration program to fund the purchase by and provision to certain eligible individuals of health care services.Primary sponsorIn committeeApril 7, 2025
HB 5236Relating to the determination by a state agency that an area in this state is a rural area.Primary sponsorIn committeeApril 7, 2025
HB 5231Relating to clarity and certainty in the administration and operation of Medicaid.Primary sponsorIn committeeApril 7, 2025
HB 5221Relating to the provision of shelter or care for a minor by an emergency shelter facility.Primary sponsorIn committeeApril 7, 2025
HB 5220Relating to provision of and access to services for children with certain health care needs, including access to certain Medicaid waiver programs.Primary sponsorIn committeeApril 7, 2025
HB 4667Relating to prior authorization or precertification for the repair of complex rehabilitation technology equipment under Medicaid.Primary sponsorIn committeeApril 3, 2025
HR 482Honoring Winfred A. Simmons for his contributions as a school athletics coach.Primary sponsorPassed one chamberApril 1, 2025
HB 1199Relating to emergency generators or other power sources for nursing facilities and assisted living facilities.Primary sponsorIn committeeApril 1, 2025
HR 457Recognizing March 6, 2025, as Texas Prevention Network Day at the State Capitol.Primary sponsorPassed one chamberMarch 31, 2025
HJR 169Proposing a constitutional amendment providing for the creation of funds to support the capital needs of educational programs offered by certain component institutions of the Texas State University System.Primary sponsorIn committeeMarch 26, 2025
HB 3538Relating to the Managed Care Consumer Choice Program.Co-sponsorIn committeeMarch 24, 2025
HB 2946Relating to the provision of nutrition support services to Medicaid recipients in lieu of other state Medicaid plan services and a report on the health outcomes of providing those services.Primary sponsorIn committeeMarch 19, 2025
HR 417Recognizing March 3 and 4, 2025, as Golden Triangle Days at the State Capitol.Primary sponsorPassed one chamberMarch 14, 2025
HB 2058Relating to perinatal palliative care provided by certain hospitals, a perinatal palliative care grant program, and a perinatal palliative care hospital recognition program.Co-sponsorIn committeeMarch 14, 2025
HB 1756Relating to the licensing and authority of advanced practice registered nurses.Primary sponsorIn committeeMarch 14, 2025
HB 1755Relating to certain duties of the court regarding the restrictions that may be included in a protective order on a person found to have committed family violence.Primary sponsorIn committeeMarch 14, 2025
HB 1754Relating to the minimum duration of certain protective orders.Primary sponsorIn committeeMarch 14, 2025
HB 1753Relating to a court order for the exclusive occupancy of the primary residence or other residential property by a spouse during the pendency of a suit for dissolution of a marriage.Primary sponsorIn committeeMarch 14, 2025
HB 1752Relating to a limitation on public access by livestream or videoconference to certain criminal proceedings involving evidence depicting an act of a sexual nature.Primary sponsorIn committeeMarch 14, 2025
HB 1751Relating to a candidate's application for a place on the ballot for a party's primary election.Primary sponsorIn committeeMarch 14, 2025
HB 1549Relating to restrictions on the sale of obscene devices; providing a civil penalty.Primary sponsorIn committeeMarch 12, 2025
HB 1497Relating to the placement of a nativity scene on the Capitol grounds.Co-sponsorIn committeeMarch 11, 2025
HB 1432Relating to restrictive covenants regulating certain landscaping and water conservation practices.Co-sponsorIn committeeMarch 11, 2025
HJR 3Proposing a constitutional amendment providing for the establishment of the Dementia Prevention and Research Institute of Texas, establishing the Dementia Prevention and Research Fund to provide money for research on and prevention and treatment of dementia and related disorders in this state, and transferring to that fund $3 billion from state general revenue.Co-sponsorIn committeeMarch 10, 2025
HB 5Relating to the creation of the Dementia Prevention and Research Institute of Texas.Co-sponsorIn committeeMarch 10, 2025
HB 1331Relating to the curriculum requirements for high school students in public schools.Co-sponsorIn committeeMarch 10, 2025
HB 1202Relating to training requirements for public school teachers under the school's multihazard emergency operations plan.Primary sponsorIn committeeMarch 10, 2025
HB 1200Relating to notice provided by food service establishments serving shrimp imported from outside of the United States.Primary sponsorIn committeeMarch 7, 2025
HB 1196Relating to the requirement that the operator of an all-terrain vehicle possess evidence of financial responsibility for the vehicle.Primary sponsorIn committeeMarch 7, 2025
HB 1191Relating to inquiries about and the consideration of criminal history record information regarding an applicant for employment.Primary sponsorIn committeeMarch 7, 2025
HB 1187Relating to an elective course on community safety and firearm safety for certain public high school students.Primary sponsorIn committeeMarch 7, 2025
HB 1164Relating to the prohibition of certain discrimination; authorizing civil penalties.Co-sponsorIn committeeMarch 7, 2025
HB 1049Relating to the issuance of gold and silver specie and the establishment of a currency based on gold and silver; authorizing a fee.Co-sponsorIn committeeMarch 7, 2025
HB 1040Relating to the prosecution of the offense of possessing or carrying certain weapons in certain facilities or residences providing services to individuals with an intellectual disability or a developmental disability.Primary sponsorIn committeeMarch 7, 2025
HB 749Relating to notice provided by food service establishments serving shrimp imported from outside of the United States.Primary sponsorIn committeeMarch 5, 2025
HB 735Relating to required labeling of meat, poultry, shrimp, and certain related food products.Primary sponsorIn committeeMarch 4, 2025
HB 515Relating to public school policies regarding student use of personal electronic devices.Co-sponsorIn committeeMarch 3, 2025
HR 161Congratulating Beyoncé for winning three Grammys at the 2025 Grammy Awards.Co-sponsorPassed one chamberFebruary 4, 2025

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