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Virginia · Current officeholder

Shelly Simonds

Democratic Virginia House, District 70

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Sponsored legislation

284 bills in the current data (59 as primary sponsor), sorted by most recent official action. Linked by Open States person ID.

BillTitleRoleStageLast action
HR 2205Celebrating the life of the Reverend Ivan T. Harris.Co-sponsorPassed one chamberJune 30, 2026
HR 2186Commending Janice Edwards-Dalton.Co-sponsorPassed one chamberJune 30, 2026
HR 2132Commending the Reverend Dr. Raymond A. Bell.Co-sponsorPassed one chamberJune 30, 2026
HR 2131Commending Marvin Fields.Co-sponsorPassed one chamberJune 30, 2026
HR 2130Commending four women leaders from Caroline County Public Schools.Co-sponsorPassed one chamberJune 30, 2026
HR 2100Celebrating the life of Tarun Mehta.Co-sponsorPassed one chamberJune 30, 2026
HR 2074Commending Colonel James T. O'Kelley, USMCR (Ret.).Co-sponsorPassed one chamberJune 30, 2026
HR 2057Celebrating the life of Frank Spencer Royal, Sr.Co-sponsorPassed one chamberJune 30, 2026
HR 2045Celebrating the life of Madison Warner.Co-sponsorPassed one chamberApril 30, 2026
HR 2011Celebrating the life of the Honorable Marian Van Landingham.Co-sponsorPassed one chamberApril 30, 2026
HR 2006Commending the Omicron Alpha Lambda Chapter of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc.Co-sponsorPassed one chamberApril 30, 2026
HR 2005Commending the LEADE Foundation.Co-sponsorPassed one chamberApril 30, 2026
HR 2002Commending the University of Mary Washington men's basketball team.Co-sponsorPassed one chamberApril 30, 2026
HR 2001Commending Brigadier General Terrence A. Adams, USAF.Co-sponsorPassed one chamberApril 30, 2026
HR 297Commending NATASHA House.Co-sponsorPassed one chamberApril 20, 2026
HR 267Commending the Franklin High School boys' basketball team.Co-sponsorPassed one chamberApril 20, 2026
HR 223Commending Technical Sergeant Kadie Harris, VA ANG.Co-sponsorPassed one chamberApril 20, 2026
HR 222Commending Master Sergeant Corey Hayes, VA ANG.Co-sponsorPassed one chamberApril 20, 2026
HR 219Commending Master Sergeant Shaquan Williams, VA ANG.Co-sponsorPassed one chamberApril 20, 2026
HR 217Commending Master Sergeant Grace Salcedo, VA ANG.Co-sponsorPassed one chamberApril 20, 2026
HR 216Commending Staff Sergeant Alexis Kyles, VA ANG.Co-sponsorPassed one chamberApril 20, 2026
HR 194Commending the first Black voters in Virginia.Co-sponsorPassed one chamberApril 20, 2026
HR 37Commending the Walk for Peace.Co-sponsorPassed one chamberApril 16, 2026
HR 130Celebrating the life of the Honorable James A. Davis.Co-sponsorPassed one chamberApril 16, 2026
HJ 311Commending Virginia Youth Poet Laureate.Co-sponsorPassed one chamberApril 13, 2026
HJ 283Commending Sergeant Dianne M. Dowdy.Co-sponsorPassed one chamberApril 13, 2026
HJ 280Celebrating the life of the Honorable Gerald Edward Connolly.Co-sponsorPassed one chamberApril 13, 2026
HJ 267Commending Community Eligibility Provision schools in Virginia.Co-sponsorPassed one chamberApril 13, 2026
HJ 266Commending the Reverend Dr. Kevin G. Swann.Co-sponsorPassed one chamberApril 13, 2026
HJ 245Commending the veterans of Operation Desert Shield and Operation Desert Storm.Co-sponsorPassed one chamberApril 13, 2026
HB 965National Popular Vote Compact; enters Virginia into an interstate compact.Co-sponsorEnactedApril 13, 2026
HB 895Electric utilities; energy storage requirements, Department of Energy to develop model ordinance.Co-sponsorEnactedApril 13, 2026
HB 830Pharmacy benefits managers; requirements, application of law, report, delayed effective date.Co-sponsorEnactedApril 13, 2026
HB 665Financial institutions and services; virtual currency kiosk operators, license required, penalties.Co-sponsorEnactedApril 13, 2026
HB 597Wildlife Corridor Grant Fund; created, voluntary contributions, report.Primary sponsorEnactedApril 13, 2026
HB 593Summons for unlawful detainer; legal resources, plain-language overview of process.Primary sponsorEnactedApril 13, 2026
HB 569Public works contracts; prevailing wage rate, definitions, civil penalty.Co-sponsorPassed both chambersApril 13, 2026
HB 496Certain data from water users; water use consumption for domestic, etc., purposes, data centers.Co-sponsorEnactedApril 13, 2026
HB 392Sickle cell disease education and screening program; cancer risk.Co-sponsorEnactedApril 13, 2026
HB 288Education, Department of; website posting of certain instructional resources.Co-sponsorEnactedApril 13, 2026
HB 258Early childhood care and education; updates terminology.Primary sponsorEnactedApril 13, 2026
HB 256Comprehensive plan; environmental justice strategy.Primary sponsorEnactedApril 13, 2026
HB 211Head start, etc.; Head Start State Collaboration Office to develop for endorsement a report, etc.Co-sponsorEnactedApril 13, 2026
HB 18Employee Child Care Assistance Pilot Program; established, reports.Co-sponsorEnactedApril 13, 2026
HB 140Federally Recognized Tribes, Commission on; purpose, powers, sunset extended.Co-sponsorEnactedApril 13, 2026
HB 139School board policies; unpaid educational leave for certain employee association officers.Primary sponsorEnactedApril 13, 2026
HB 1298Human trafficking; issuance of vacatur for victims, definitions.Co-sponsorEnactedApril 13, 2026
HB 1279Affordable housing; religious organizations and other nonprofit tax-exempt properties.Co-sponsorPassed both chambersApril 13, 2026
HB 1263Public employees; repeals existing prohibition on collective bargaining, etc.Co-sponsorPassed both chambersApril 13, 2026
HB 1207Paid family & med. leave insurance program; definitions, notice requirements, civil action, report.Co-sponsorPassed both chambersApril 13, 2026
HB 1072Sewage sludge; local authority to test and monitor land application within its political boundaries.Co-sponsorEnactedApril 13, 2026
HB 891Siting of battery energy storage projects; commercial solar photovoltaic generation facilities, etc.Co-sponsorPassed both chambersApril 12, 2026
HB 888Minimum off-street parking requirements; definitions, designated areas, administrative reductions.Co-sponsorPassed both chambersApril 12, 2026
HB 820Mixed-income housing; creating a two-year pilot program that provides loan origination, etc.Co-sponsorPassed both chambersApril 12, 2026
HB 5Employment; paid sick leave, civil penalties.Co-sponsorPassed both chambersApril 12, 2026
HB 964Voter registration; restoration of political rights upon release from incarceration.Co-sponsorPassed both chambersApril 11, 2026
HB 630Elections; ranked choice voting, locally elected offices, report.Co-sponsorPassed both chambersApril 11, 2026
HB 627Covenants not to compete; includes health care professionals, civil penalty.Co-sponsorPassed both chambersApril 11, 2026
HB 1441Law-enforcement agencies; agreements with federal authority for immigration enforcement.Co-sponsorPassed both chambersApril 11, 2026
HB 1182Health insurance; coverage for contraceptive drugs & devices, including over-the-counter.Co-sponsorPassed both chambersApril 11, 2026
HB 21Firearm industry members; creates standards of responsible conduct, civil liability.Co-sponsorEnactedApril 10, 2026
HJ 198Commending Brad Hughes.Co-sponsorPassed one chamberApril 9, 2026
HJ 185Celebrating the life of Jane Pasolli Edmondson.Co-sponsorPassed one chamberApril 9, 2026
HJ 182Celebrating the life of Jane Kamps Strauss.Co-sponsorPassed one chamberApril 9, 2026
HJ 177Celebrating the life of the Honorable Barry D. Knight.Co-sponsorPassed both chambersApril 9, 2026
HJ 170Celebrating the life of Horace Christopher Belcher.Co-sponsorPassed one chamberApril 9, 2026
HJ 165Celebrating the life of Lieutenant Colonel Richard Thomas Bulova, USAR.Co-sponsorPassed one chamberApril 9, 2026
HJ 153Celebrating the life of Sincere B. Allah.Co-sponsorPassed one chamberApril 9, 2026
HJ 131Commending the Honorable S. Bernard Goodwyn.Co-sponsorPassed one chamberApril 9, 2026
HB 6Contraception; definitions, establishes right to obtain, applicability, enforcement.Co-sponsorEnactedApril 8, 2026
HB 594Affordable housing developments, certain; expedited approval.Primary sponsorEnactedApril 8, 2026
HB 507Data centers; permit requirements, emission limits for certain engine-generator sets.Co-sponsorEnactedApril 8, 2026
HB 257Comprehensive plan; social determinants of health.Primary sponsorEnactedApril 8, 2026
HB 15Va. Residential Landlord and Tenant Act; landlord remedies, noncompliance with rental agreement.Co-sponsorEnactedApril 8, 2026
HB 1289Geologists; added to definition of "professional services," continuing education.Co-sponsorEnactedApril 8, 2026
HB 1Minimum wage; increases incrementally to $15.00 per hour by January 1, 2028.Co-sponsorEnactedApril 8, 2026
HB 840Restaurants; exempts certain facilities or programs.Primary sponsorEnactedApril 6, 2026
HB 595Graduation with an advanced studies diploma; requirements, complet. of Int'l Baccalaureate diploma.Primary sponsorEnactedApril 6, 2026
HB 544School Construction and Modernization, Commission on; revisions, elimination of sunset.Co-sponsorEnactedApril 6, 2026
HB 456Health, State Board of, regulations; standards for levels of neonatal care.Co-sponsorEnactedApril 6, 2026
HB 165Contractors, Board for; examinations available in alternative languages.Co-sponsorEnactedApril 6, 2026
HB 1404Local government; appointment of youth representative.Co-sponsorEnactedApril 6, 2026
HB 592Public schools; wearable panic alarm systems.Primary sponsorEnactedApril 2, 2026
HJ 4Constitutional amendment; apportionment, congress dists, limited authority of the GA to modify.Co-sponsorPassed both chambersMarch 31, 2026
HJ 3Constitutional amendment (second reference); marriage between two adult persons; repeal of same-sex marriage prohibition; affirmative right to marry.Co-sponsorPassed both chambersMarch 31, 2026
HJ 2Constitutional amendment (second reference); qualifications of voters and the right to vote; persons not entitled to vote.Co-sponsorPassed both chambersMarch 31, 2026
HJ 1Constitutional amendment (second reference); fundamental right to reproductive freedom.Co-sponsorPassed both chambersMarch 31, 2026
SJ 235Celebrating the life of Joseph C. Ritchie.Co-sponsorPassed one chamberMarch 14, 2026
SJ 165Commending Howard E. Gwynn.Co-sponsorPassed both chambersMarch 14, 2026
SJ 164Commending Sharon P. Scott.Co-sponsorPassed both chambersMarch 14, 2026
SJ 156Celebrating the life of Christian A. Jurgensen III.Co-sponsorPassed one chamberMarch 14, 2026
HR 481Celebrating the life of August Bryant Bullock.Co-sponsorIntroducedMarch 13, 2026
HR 480Celebrating the life of Everette Alexander Hicks, Sr.Co-sponsorIntroducedMarch 13, 2026
HR 435Commending Angela York.Primary sponsorPassed one chamberMarch 13, 2026
HR 425Commending the Virginia Young Democrats Disability Caucus.Co-sponsorPassed one chamberMarch 13, 2026
HR 403Commending William Massey.Co-sponsorPassed one chamberMarch 12, 2026
HR 372Commending the Honorable Daniel Webster Marshall III.Co-sponsorPassed one chamberMarch 11, 2026
HR 326Celebrating the life of Andrew Thomas Olaisen.Primary sponsorIntroducedMarch 10, 2026
HR 325Celebrating the life of Barbara Drucker Smith.Primary sponsorIntroducedMarch 10, 2026
HR 324Commending the Phi Beta Kappa Society.Primary sponsorPassed one chamberMarch 10, 2026
HR 320Commending Claude W. Harrison.Co-sponsorPassed one chamberMarch 9, 2026
HB 591Data centers; policy of the Commonwealth.Primary sponsorPassed one chamberMarch 9, 2026
HB 334Additional local sales and use tax to support schools; referendum.Co-sponsorPassed one chamberMarch 9, 2026
HJ 34Qualifying vehicles, certain; Dept. of Tax. to study options for abolishing personal property tax.Co-sponsorIn committeeMarch 6, 2026
HB 877Public high school students; opportunity to earn transferable meta-major associate degree, etc.Co-sponsorPassed one chamberMarch 6, 2026
HB 368American Indians, Virginia and federally recognized tribes; establishes definitions, sovereignty.Co-sponsorPassed one chamberMarch 6, 2026
HB 260Public service companies; prevailing wage rate for underground infrastructure work.Primary sponsorPassed one chamberMarch 6, 2026
SJ 130Celebrating the life of Eddie L. Radden, Jr.Co-sponsorPassed one chamberMarch 5, 2026
SJ 106Commending Curtis Allen.Co-sponsorPassed both chambersMarch 5, 2026
HB 92Public schools; At-Risk Program established, Standards of Quality.Co-sponsorPassed one chamberMarch 4, 2026
HB 349Emergency services and disaster preparedness programs; inclusion of federally recognized tribes.Co-sponsorPassed one chamberMarch 4, 2026
HB 1465Blue catfish; marketing & production, Marine Prod. Board to establish full-time equivalent position.Primary sponsorPassed one chamberMarch 4, 2026
HB 134Virginia Conservation Easement Act; definition of federally recognized tribe.Co-sponsorPassed one chamberMarch 4, 2026
HB 263Certified school library specialists; Superintendent of Public Instruction to employ in DOE.Primary sponsorPassed one chamberFebruary 19, 2026
HB 829Hospital price transparency; price comparison tool, penalties for noncompliance.Co-sponsorIn committeeFebruary 18, 2026
HB 7Law-enforcement officers; restrictions on wearing of facial coverings, exceptions, civil liability.Co-sponsorIn committeeFebruary 18, 2026
HB 600Short-term rental properties; rental operator to complete human trafficking awareness training.Primary sponsorIn committeeFebruary 18, 2026
HB 599Marine Science, Virginia Institute of; duties, oyster stock assessment, report.Primary sponsorIn committeeFebruary 18, 2026
HB 598Film industry community zones; local designation.Primary sponsorIn committeeFebruary 18, 2026
HB 596Wildlife Corridor Action Plan; interagency implementation group, report.Primary sponsorIn committeeFebruary 18, 2026
HB 589Data centers; certain data from water users, water use consumption.Primary sponsorIn committeeFebruary 18, 2026
HB 367Consultation with federally recognized tribes; permits and reviews, etc.Co-sponsorIn committeeFebruary 18, 2026
HB 287Higher ed. institution; eligibility for in-state tuition for citizens of fed. recognized Va. tribes.Primary sponsorIn committeeFebruary 18, 2026
HB 264School Construction and Modernization, Commission on; extends sunset date.Primary sponsorIn committeeFebruary 18, 2026
HB 259Home-Based Child Care Provider Start-Up Grants Pilot Program; established, sunset.Primary sponsorIn committeeFebruary 18, 2026
HB 138Public high schools; career coach required.Primary sponsorIn committeeFebruary 18, 2026
HB 851Tribal Medicaid Advisory Group; established.Co-sponsorIn committeeFebruary 12, 2026
SB 456Higher ed. institutions; eligibility for in-state tuition for citizens of fed. recognized Va. tribes.Co-sponsorIn committeeFebruary 11, 2026
HB 781Constitutional amendment; fundamental right to reproductive freedom(submitting to qualified voters).Co-sponsorEnactedFebruary 11, 2026
HB 372Income tax, state; removes sunset from and makes permanent increase in refundable earned tax credit.Co-sponsorIn committeeFebruary 11, 2026
HB 551Nondegree workforce training programs; accreditation.Co-sponsorIn committeeFebruary 10, 2026
HB 96School breakfast; availability at no cost to students.Co-sponsorIn committeeFebruary 6, 2026
HB 262Minimum parking requirements; prohibition on mandates by localities.Primary sponsorIn committeeJanuary 30, 2026
HB 261Real property; tax classification of land and improvements in City of Newport News.Primary sponsorIn committeeJanuary 21, 2026
HB 2520Virginia military forces; preliminary protective orders, etc.Co-sponsorPassed both chambersMay 2, 2025
HB 2328Admission to bail; pregnant persons or persons who have recently given birth.Primary sponsorEnactedMay 2, 2025
HB 2235Local and regional correctional facilities; treatment of prisoners known to be pregnant.Co-sponsorEnactedMay 2, 2025
HB 2134American Indians, Va. recognized tribes, and federally recognized tribes; definitions, sovereignty.Co-sponsorVetoedMay 2, 2025
HB 2109Maternal Health Data and Quality Measures, Task Force on; State Health Commissioner to reestablish.Co-sponsorEnactedMay 2, 2025
HB 1844Baby Food Protection Act; testing and labeling requirements for toxic heavy metals.Co-sponsorEnactedMay 2, 2025
HB 1833Small Family Day Home Provider Incentive Pilot Program; established, sunset.Primary sponsorEnactedMay 2, 2025
HB 1723Assistance w/food access, etc.; methods to improve participation in fed. public assistance programs.Co-sponsorEnactedMay 2, 2025
HB 1716Contraception; establishes right to obtain, applicability, enforcement.Co-sponsorPassed both chambersMay 2, 2025
HB 1601Data centers; site assessment for high energy use facility.Co-sponsorPassed both chambersMay 2, 2025
HR 871Commending the Woodside High School theatre program.Primary sponsorPassed one chamberApril 3, 2025
HR 861Commending McKinley L. Price, D.D.S.Co-sponsorPassed one chamberApril 3, 2025
HR 856Celebrating the life of Clarice Lorine Jordan.Co-sponsorPassed one chamberApril 3, 2025
HR 853Commending Khadijeh Aslankhani.Co-sponsorPassed one chamberApril 3, 2025
SB 1009Elections; conduct of election, ranked choice voting, report.Co-sponsorVetoedApril 2, 2025
HR 824Commending Natale Christian.Primary sponsorPassed one chamberApril 2, 2025
HR 823Celebrating the life of Beverly Hicks Diamonstein.Primary sponsorPassed one chamberApril 2, 2025
HB 2782Blue catfish; Board of Wildlife Resources shall amend 4VAC15-320-25, Creel and length limits.Primary sponsorVetoedApril 2, 2025
HB 2764Collective bargaining by public employees; exclusive bargaining representatives.Co-sponsorVetoedApril 2, 2025
HB 2743Public service companies; prevailing wage rate for underground infrastructure works.Co-sponsorVetoedApril 2, 2025
HB 2561Employee protections; minimum wage and overtime wages, civil actions, misclassification of workers.Co-sponsorVetoedApril 2, 2025
HB 2543Model memorandum of understanding; counseling from school counselors by way of telehealth.Co-sponsorEnactedApril 2, 2025
HB 2531Paid family and medical leave insurance program; definitions, notice requirements, civil action.Co-sponsorVetoedApril 2, 2025
HB 2501Driver communication improvement program; DMV to develop and implement program.Co-sponsorEnactedApril 2, 2025
HB 2482Va. Public Procurement Act; additional public works contract requirements.Co-sponsorVetoedApril 2, 2025
HB 2393Human trafficking; issuance of writ of vacatur for victims.Co-sponsorEnactedApril 2, 2025
HB 2360High School diploma seal of biliteracy; designation as high-demand industry workforce credential.Co-sponsorEnactedApril 2, 2025
HB 2153Comprehensive plan; housing development by nonprofit organizations.Co-sponsorEnactedApril 2, 2025
HB 2094High-risk artificial intelligence; definitions, development, deployment, and use, civil penalties.Co-sponsorVetoedApril 2, 2025
HB 2034Tidal and nontidal wetlands; policy task force to evaluate policies regarding protection, etc.Primary sponsorEnactedApril 2, 2025
HB 1973Affordable housing; preservation, definitions, civil penalty.Co-sponsorVetoedApril 2, 2025
HB 1928Minimum wage.Co-sponsorVetoedApril 2, 2025
HB 1876Capitol Sq. or building owned/leased by the Commonwealth, carrying firearm/explosive material, etc.Co-sponsorVetoedApril 2, 2025
HB 1830School board policies; unpaid educational leave for certain employee association officers.Primary sponsorVetoedApril 2, 2025
HB 1827Comprehensive plan; social determinants of health.Primary sponsorVetoedApril 2, 2025
HB 1736Firearm Violence Intervention and Prevention, Va. Center for; created, etc.Co-sponsorVetoedApril 2, 2025
HB 1724Prescription Drug Affordability Board; established, drug cost affordability review, report.Co-sponsorVetoedApril 2, 2025
HR 780Commending Pat Woodbury.Primary sponsorPassed one chamberApril 1, 2025
HR 754Commending Curtis O. Porter.Co-sponsorPassed one chamberApril 1, 2025
HR 753Commending Penelope Nowell-Shortt.Co-sponsorPassed one chamberApril 1, 2025
HR 752Commending Shaboozey.Co-sponsorPassed one chamberApril 1, 2025
HR 751Commending the Omicron Chi Omega chapter of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc.Co-sponsorPassed one chamberApril 1, 2025
HR 750Commending Virginia Union University.Co-sponsorPassed one chamberApril 1, 2025
HR 749Celebrating the life of Clarence Stewart Preston.Co-sponsorPassed one chamberApril 1, 2025
HR 747Commending Gale Allen Harvey.Primary sponsorPassed one chamberApril 1, 2025
HR 717Commending Vienna Youth Soccer.Co-sponsorPassed one chamberApril 1, 2025
HR 686Commending the Honorable Dr. William Ferguson Reid.Co-sponsorPassed one chamberMarch 31, 2025
HR 674Commending Arthur Ellsworth Dick Howard.Co-sponsorPassed one chamberMarch 31, 2025
SB 1016Hunger-Free Campus Food Pantry Grant Program; established, report.Co-sponsorEnactedMarch 24, 2025
HJ 9Constitutional amendment; marriage between two adult persons.Co-sponsorPassed both chambersMarch 24, 2025
HJ 728Commending Heman Bekele.Co-sponsorPassed both chambersMarch 24, 2025
HJ 717Commending the Lionsbridge Football Club.Co-sponsorPassed both chambersMarch 24, 2025
HJ 684Celebrating the lives of Loudoun County community members aboard American Airlines Flight 5342.Co-sponsorPassed one chamberMarch 24, 2025
HJ 659Commending Mekhi Becton, Sr.Co-sponsorPassed both chambersMarch 24, 2025
HJ 2Constitutional amendment; qualifications of voters, right to vote, persons not entitled to vote.Co-sponsorPassed both chambersMarch 24, 2025
HJ 1Constitutional amendment; fundamental right to reproductive freedom (first reference).Co-sponsorPassed both chambersMarch 24, 2025
HB 2560Defendant; notifying consequences criminal proceedings can have on immigration.Co-sponsorEnactedMarch 24, 2025
HB 2533Counties, cities, and towns; comprehensive plan may include tiny homes or accessory dwelling units.Co-sponsorEnactedMarch 24, 2025
HB 2240Hunger-Free Campus Food Pantry Grant Program; established, report.Co-sponsorEnactedMarch 24, 2025
HB 2213School boards; driver education behind-the-wheel training to be offered before or after school.Co-sponsorEnactedMarch 24, 2025
HB 2077Virginia Community Flood Preparedness Fund; loan and grant program, eligible recipients.Co-sponsorEnactedMarch 24, 2025
HB 1976High-risk pregnant patients; remote patient monitoring services available to patients.Co-sponsorEnactedMarch 24, 2025
HB 1881Public elementary/secondary schools; enrollment of dependent student of active duty service members.Co-sponsorEnactedMarch 24, 2025
HB 1880Public schools; enrollment of certain military children with disabilities; provision of special education services and accommodations.Co-sponsorEnactedMarch 24, 2025
HB 1829Mathematics teachers; BOE shall take certain regulatory actions relating to add-on endorsements.Primary sponsorEnactedMarch 24, 2025
HB 1828Health insurance; cost sharing for breast examinations.Primary sponsorEnactedMarch 24, 2025

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Sources

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