HB 1257 — require the Executive Board of the Legislative Research Council to establish an interim study committee on minors' access to pornographic material.
Last action — House of Representatives Failed to concur, no committee appointed , Passed, YEAS 44, NAYS 26 H.J. 504
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✓Introduced
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2In Committee
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3Passed House
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4Passed Senate
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5To Executive
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6Enacted
This bill died with 2024 Regular Session. It reached “In Committee” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.
This bill is no longer active — its legislative session has ended, so there are no live odds of enactment. It would have to be reintroduced in the current session to move again.
Bill Text
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Read HB 1257 on the official South Dakota source →Action History
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House of Representatives Failed to concur, no committee appointed , Passed, YEAS 44, NAYS 26 H.J. 504
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Senate Conference Committee report not adopted, no committee appointed , Passed, YEAS 24, NAYS 10 S.J. 506
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Failed to concur, appoint Conference Committee , Passed, YEAS 6, NAYS 0
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Conference Committee Report adopted , Passed, YEAS 4, NAYS 2
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Conference Committee Report adopted , Passed, YEAS 4, NAYS 1
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Motion to amend , Passed, YEAS 5, NAYS 0 Amendment 1257E
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Senate Conference Committee appointments S.J. 487
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House of Representatives Failed to concur, appoint Conference Committee , Passed, YEAS 63, NAYS 7
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Senate Do Pass Amended , Passed, YEAS 32, NAYS 1 S.J. 475
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Senate Motion to amend , Passed, S.J. 474 Amendment 1257D
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Senate Motion to amend , Passed, S.J. 474 Amendment 1257C
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Placed on calendar pursuant to JR 6F-6 , Passed, YEAS 33, NAYS 0
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Judiciary Report out of committee without recommendation , Passed,
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Recalled from committee (Rule 7-7) , Passed, S.J. 473
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Judiciary Deferred to the 41st legislative day , Passed, YEAS 4, NAYS 3
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Scheduled for hearing
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First read in Senate and referred to S.J. 375
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House of Representatives Do Pass Amended , Passed, YEAS 62, NAYS 6 H.J. 360
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Judiciary Do Pass Amended , Passed, YEAS 13, NAYS 0
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Judiciary Motion to amend , Passed, Amendment 1257A
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Scheduled for hearing
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Referred to H.J. 227
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First Reading House H.J. 214
Sponsors
- John Sjaarda · Primary
- Tony Randolph · Primary
- Tom Pischke · Primary
- Pinnow · Primary
- Sue Peterson · Primary
- Carl Perry · Primary
- Brian Mulder · Primary
- Tina Mulally · Primary
- Mills · Primary
- Liz May · Primary
- Karla Lems · Primary
- Phil Jensen · Primary
- Hoffman · Primary
- Jon Hansen · Primary
- Gross · Primary
- Frye-Mueller · Primary
- Red Dawn Foster · Primary
- Deutsch · Primary
- Blare · Primary
- Aaron Aylward · Primary
- Julie Auch · Primary
- Bethany Soye · Primary
- Jim Mehlhaff · Primary
Sponsorship breakdown
Export CSV (upgrade) →23 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 82 not signed on · 16 voted No
Sponsors (23)
- John Sjaarda Republican Voted No
- Tony Randolph Republican Voted No
- Tom Pischke Republican Voted No
- Pinnow
- Sue Peterson Republican Voted No
- Carl Perry Republican Voted No
- Brian Mulder Republican
- Tina Mulally Republican Voted No
- Mills
- Liz May Republican Voted No
- Karla Lems Republican Voted No
- Phil Jensen Republican Voted No
- Hoffman
- Jon Hansen Republican Voted No
- Gross
- Frye-Mueller
- Red Dawn Foster Democratic Voted No
- Deutsch
- Blare
- Aaron Aylward Republican Voted No
- Julie Auch Republican Voted No
- Bethany Soye Republican Voted No
- Jim Mehlhaff Republican Voted No
Co-sponsors (0)
None.
Not signed on (82)
82 members have not signed on to this bill.
Show all 82 →"Not signed on" means a member has not sponsored or co-sponsored this bill — it does not imply opposition. Members flagged Voted No have a recorded No vote on this bill.
Votes
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | 23 | 20 | 0 | 0 |
| Unaffiliated | 18 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| Democratic | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 44 | 26 | 0 | 0 |
| % of votes cast | 63% | 37% | 0% | 0% |
How each member voted (70)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Bartels | — | Yea |
| Blare | — | Yea |
| Callies | — | Yea |
| Cammack | — | Yea |
| Chaffee | — | Nay |
| Chase | — | Yea |
| Conzet | — | Yea |
| Deutsch | — | Nay |
| Donnell | — | Nay |
| Drury | — | Yea |
| Duba | — | Yea |
| Gross | — | Yea |
| Koth | — | Yea |
| Krohmer | — | Nay |
| Krull | — | Yea |
| Lesmeister | — | Yea |
| Mills | — | Nay |
| Pinnow | — | Yea |
| Schneider | — | Nay |
| Teunissen | — | Yea |
| Tordsen | — | Yea |
| Venhuizen | — | Yea |
| Wangsness | — | Yea |
| St. John | — | Yea |
| Eric Emery | Democratic | Yea |
| Erin Healy | Democratic | Yea |
| Kadyn Wittman | Democratic | Yea |
| Aaron Aylward | Republican | Nay |
| Amber Arlint | Republican | Yea |
| Bethany Soye | Republican | Nay |
| Brandei Schaefbauer | Republican | Nay |
| Brian Mulder | Republican | Yea |
| Carl Perry | Republican | Nay |
| Chris Karr | Republican | Nay |
| Chris Kassin | Republican | Yea |
| Curt Massie | Republican | Yea |
| David Kull | Republican | Yea |
| Drew Peterson | Republican | Yea |
| Ernie Otten | Republican | Yea |
| Greg Jamison | Republican | Yea |
| Jessica Bahmuller | Republican | Nay |
| John Sjaarda | Republican | Nay |
| Jon Hansen | Republican | Nay |
| Julie Auch | Republican | Nay |
| Karla Lems | Republican | Nay |
| Kevin Jensen | Republican | Nay |
| Lauren Nelson | Republican | Yea |
| Liz May | Republican | Nay |
| Marty Overweg | Republican | Nay |
| Mary Fitzgerald | Republican | Yea |
| Mellissa Heermann | Republican | Yea |
| Mike Derby | Republican | Yea |
| Mike Stevens | Republican | Yea |
| Mike Weisgram | Republican | Yea |
| Peri Pourier | Republican | Nay |
| Phil Jensen | Republican | Nay |
| Rebecca Reimer | Republican | Yea |
| Roger DeGroot | Republican | Yea |
| Scott Moore | Republican | Yea |
| Scott Odenbach | Republican | Nay |
| Stephanie Sauder | Republican | Yea |
| Steve Duffy | Republican | Yea |
| Sue Peterson | Republican | Nay |
| Taylor Rehfeldt | Republican | Yea |
| Tim Reisch | Republican | Yea |
| Tina Mulally | Republican | Nay |
| Tony Randolph | Republican | Nay |
| Trish Ladner | Republican | Nay |
| Will Mortenson | Republican | Yea |
| William Shorma | Republican | Yea |
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | 8 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| Unaffiliated | 15 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
| Democratic | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 24 | 10 | 0 | 1 |
| % of votes cast | 69% | 29% | 0% | 3% |
How each member voted (35)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Bolin | — | Yea |
| Bordeaux | — | Yea |
| Breitling | — | Yea |
| Diedrich | — | Not Voting |
| Frye-Mueller | — | Nay |
| Hoffman | — | Nay |
| Hunhoff | — | Yea |
| Klumb | — | Yea |
| Maher | — | Yea |
| Nesiba | — | Yea |
| Otten (Herman) | — | Yea |
| Schoenbeck | — | Yea |
| Stalzer | — | Nay |
| Tobin | — | Yea |
| Walsh | — | Yea |
| Wheeler | — | Yea |
| Wiik | — | Yea |
| Wink | — | Yea |
| Johnson (Chris) | — | Yea |
| Liz Larson | Democratic | Yea |
| Red Dawn Foster | Democratic | Nay |
| Al Novstrup | Republican | Nay |
| Arch Beal | Republican | Nay |
| Casey Crabtree | Republican | Yea |
| Helene Duhamel | Republican | Yea |
| Jack Kolbeck | Republican | Nay |
| Jim Mehlhaff | Republican | Nay |
| Kyle Schoenfish | Republican | Yea |
| Larry Zikmund | Republican | Yea |
| Michael Rohl | Republican | Yea |
| Randy Deibert | Republican | Yea |
| Steve Kolbeck | Republican | Nay |
| Sydney Davis | Republican | Yea |
| Tim Reed | Republican | Yea |
| Tom Pischke | Republican | Nay |
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | 41 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Unaffiliated | 22 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Democratic | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 63 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| % of votes cast | 90% | 10% | 0% | 0% |
How each member voted (70)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Bartels | — | Yea |
| Blare | — | Yea |
| Callies | — | Yea |
| Cammack | — | Yea |
| Chaffee | — | Yea |
| Chase | — | Yea |
| Conzet | — | Yea |
| Deutsch | — | Yea |
| Donnell | — | Yea |
| Drury | — | Yea |
| Duba | — | Nay |
| Gross | — | Yea |
| Koth | — | Yea |
| Krohmer | — | Yea |
| Krull | — | Yea |
| Lesmeister | — | Nay |
| Mills | — | Yea |
| Pinnow | — | Yea |
| Schneider | — | Yea |
| Teunissen | — | Yea |
| Tordsen | — | Yea |
| Venhuizen | — | Yea |
| Wangsness | — | Yea |
| St. John | — | Yea |
| Eric Emery | Democratic | Nay |
| Erin Healy | Democratic | Nay |
| Kadyn Wittman | Democratic | Nay |
| Aaron Aylward | Republican | Yea |
| Amber Arlint | Republican | Yea |
| Bethany Soye | Republican | Yea |
| Brandei Schaefbauer | Republican | Yea |
| Brian Mulder | Republican | Yea |
| Carl Perry | Republican | Yea |
| Chris Karr | Republican | Yea |
| Chris Kassin | Republican | Yea |
| Curt Massie | Republican | Yea |
| David Kull | Republican | Yea |
| Drew Peterson | Republican | Yea |
| Ernie Otten | Republican | Yea |
| Greg Jamison | Republican | Yea |
| Jessica Bahmuller | Republican | Yea |
| John Sjaarda | Republican | Yea |
| Jon Hansen | Republican | Yea |
| Julie Auch | Republican | Yea |
| Karla Lems | Republican | Yea |
| Kevin Jensen | Republican | Yea |
| Lauren Nelson | Republican | Nay |
| Liz May | Republican | Yea |
| Marty Overweg | Republican | Yea |
| Mary Fitzgerald | Republican | Yea |
| Mellissa Heermann | Republican | Yea |
| Mike Derby | Republican | Yea |
| Mike Stevens | Republican | Yea |
| Mike Weisgram | Republican | Yea |
| Peri Pourier | Republican | Nay |
| Phil Jensen | Republican | Yea |
| Rebecca Reimer | Republican | Yea |
| Roger DeGroot | Republican | Yea |
| Scott Moore | Republican | Yea |
| Scott Odenbach | Republican | Yea |
| Stephanie Sauder | Republican | Yea |
| Steve Duffy | Republican | Yea |
| Sue Peterson | Republican | Yea |
| Taylor Rehfeldt | Republican | Yea |
| Tim Reisch | Republican | Yea |
| Tina Mulally | Republican | Yea |
| Tony Randolph | Republican | Yea |
| Trish Ladner | Republican | Yea |
| Will Mortenson | Republican | Yea |
| William Shorma | Republican | Yea |
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Unaffiliated | 18 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Democratic | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | 32 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| % of votes cast | 91% | 3% | 0% | 6% |
How each member voted (35)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Bolin | — | Yea |
| Bordeaux | — | Yea |
| Breitling | — | Yea |
| Diedrich | — | Not Voting |
| Frye-Mueller | — | Yea |
| Hoffman | — | Yea |
| Hunhoff | — | Yea |
| Klumb | — | Yea |
| Maher | — | Yea |
| Nesiba | — | Yea |
| Otten (Herman) | — | Yea |
| Schoenbeck | — | Yea |
| Stalzer | — | Yea |
| Tobin | — | Yea |
| Walsh | — | Yea |
| Wheeler | — | Yea |
| Wiik | — | Yea |
| Wink | — | Yea |
| Johnson (Chris) | — | Yea |
| Liz Larson | Democratic | Yea |
| Red Dawn Foster | Democratic | Not Voting |
| Al Novstrup | Republican | Yea |
| Arch Beal | Republican | Yea |
| Casey Crabtree | Republican | Yea |
| Helene Duhamel | Republican | Yea |
| Jack Kolbeck | Republican | Nay |
| Jim Mehlhaff | Republican | Yea |
| Kyle Schoenfish | Republican | Yea |
| Larry Zikmund | Republican | Yea |
| Michael Rohl | Republican | Yea |
| Randy Deibert | Republican | Yea |
| Steve Kolbeck | Republican | Yea |
| Sydney Davis | Republican | Yea |
| Tim Reed | Republican | Yea |
| Tom Pischke | Republican | Yea |
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Unaffiliated | 18 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Democratic | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | 33 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| % of votes cast | 94% | 0% | 0% | 6% |
How each member voted (35)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Bolin | — | Yea |
| Bordeaux | — | Yea |
| Breitling | — | Yea |
| Diedrich | — | Not Voting |
| Frye-Mueller | — | Yea |
| Hoffman | — | Yea |
| Hunhoff | — | Yea |
| Klumb | — | Yea |
| Maher | — | Yea |
| Nesiba | — | Yea |
| Otten (Herman) | — | Yea |
| Schoenbeck | — | Yea |
| Stalzer | — | Yea |
| Tobin | — | Yea |
| Walsh | — | Yea |
| Wheeler | — | Yea |
| Wiik | — | Yea |
| Wink | — | Yea |
| Johnson (Chris) | — | Yea |
| Liz Larson | Democratic | Yea |
| Red Dawn Foster | Democratic | Not Voting |
| Al Novstrup | Republican | Yea |
| Arch Beal | Republican | Yea |
| Casey Crabtree | Republican | Yea |
| Helene Duhamel | Republican | Yea |
| Jack Kolbeck | Republican | Yea |
| Jim Mehlhaff | Republican | Yea |
| Kyle Schoenfish | Republican | Yea |
| Larry Zikmund | Republican | Yea |
| Michael Rohl | Republican | Yea |
| Randy Deibert | Republican | Yea |
| Steve Kolbeck | Republican | Yea |
| Sydney Davis | Republican | Yea |
| Tim Reed | Republican | Yea |
| Tom Pischke | Republican | Yea |
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unaffiliated | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Republican | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| % of votes cast | 57% | 43% | 0% | 0% |
How each member voted (7)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Hoffman | — | Nay |
| Wheeler | — | Yea |
| Walsh | — | Yea |
| Stalzer | — | Nay |
| Helene Duhamel | Republican | Yea |
| Jim Mehlhaff | Republican | Nay |
| Michael Rohl | Republican | Yea |
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | 40 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Unaffiliated | 22 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Democratic | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 62 | 6 | 0 | 2 |
| % of votes cast | 89% | 9% | 0% | 3% |
How each member voted (70)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Bartels | — | Yea |
| Blare | — | Yea |
| Callies | — | Yea |
| Cammack | — | Yea |
| Chaffee | — | Yea |
| Chase | — | Yea |
| Conzet | — | Yea |
| Deutsch | — | Yea |
| Donnell | — | Yea |
| Drury | — | Yea |
| Duba | — | Nay |
| Gross | — | Yea |
| Koth | — | Yea |
| Krohmer | — | Yea |
| Krull | — | Yea |
| Lesmeister | — | Yea |
| Mills | — | Yea |
| Pinnow | — | Yea |
| Schneider | — | Yea |
| Teunissen | — | Nay |
| Tordsen | — | Yea |
| Venhuizen | — | Yea |
| Wangsness | — | Yea |
| St. John | — | Yea |
| Eric Emery | Democratic | Nay |
| Erin Healy | Democratic | Nay |
| Kadyn Wittman | Democratic | Nay |
| Aaron Aylward | Republican | Yea |
| Amber Arlint | Republican | Yea |
| Bethany Soye | Republican | Yea |
| Brandei Schaefbauer | Republican | Yea |
| Brian Mulder | Republican | Yea |
| Carl Perry | Republican | Yea |
| Chris Karr | Republican | Yea |
| Chris Kassin | Republican | Not Voting |
| Curt Massie | Republican | Yea |
| David Kull | Republican | Yea |
| Drew Peterson | Republican | Yea |
| Ernie Otten | Republican | Yea |
| Greg Jamison | Republican | Yea |
| Jessica Bahmuller | Republican | Yea |
| John Sjaarda | Republican | Yea |
| Jon Hansen | Republican | Yea |
| Julie Auch | Republican | Yea |
| Karla Lems | Republican | Yea |
| Kevin Jensen | Republican | Yea |
| Lauren Nelson | Republican | Nay |
| Liz May | Republican | Yea |
| Marty Overweg | Republican | Yea |
| Mary Fitzgerald | Republican | Yea |
| Mellissa Heermann | Republican | Yea |
| Mike Derby | Republican | Yea |
| Mike Stevens | Republican | Yea |
| Mike Weisgram | Republican | Yea |
| Peri Pourier | Republican | Yea |
| Phil Jensen | Republican | Yea |
| Rebecca Reimer | Republican | Yea |
| Roger DeGroot | Republican | Yea |
| Scott Moore | Republican | Yea |
| Scott Odenbach | Republican | Yea |
| Stephanie Sauder | Republican | Yea |
| Steve Duffy | Republican | Yea |
| Sue Peterson | Republican | Yea |
| Taylor Rehfeldt | Republican | Yea |
| Tim Reisch | Republican | Yea |
| Tina Mulally | Republican | Not Voting |
| Tony Randolph | Republican | Yea |
| Trish Ladner | Republican | Yea |
| Will Mortenson | Republican | Yea |
| William Shorma | Republican | Yea |
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Unaffiliated | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| % of votes cast | 100% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
How each member voted (13)
| Member | Party | Vote |
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| Teunissen | — | Yea |
| Tordsen | — | Yea |
| St. John | — | Yea |
| Bethany Soye | Republican | Yea |
| Curt Massie | Republican | Yea |
| David Kull | Republican | Yea |
| Jon Hansen | Republican | Yea |
| Mary Fitzgerald | Republican | Yea |
| Mike Stevens | Republican | Yea |
| Peri Pourier | Republican | Yea |
| Rebecca Reimer | Republican | Yea |
| Scott Odenbach | Republican | Yea |
| Tim Reisch | Republican | Yea |
Subjects
Frequently asked questions
- Who sponsors HB 1257?
- HB 1257 is sponsored by John Sjaarda (Republican), Tony Randolph (Republican), Tom Pischke (Republican), Pinnow, Sue Peterson (Republican), Carl Perry (Republican), Brian Mulder (Republican), Tina Mulally (Republican), Mills, Liz May (Republican), Karla Lems (Republican), Phil Jensen (Republican), Hoffman, Jon Hansen (Republican), Gross, Frye-Mueller, Red Dawn Foster (Democratic), Deutsch, Blare, Aaron Aylward (Republican), Julie Auch (Republican), Bethany Soye (Republican), and Jim Mehlhaff (Republican).
- What is the current status of HB 1257?
- This bill died with 2024 Regular Session. It reached “In Committee” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.
- Where can I track HB 1257?
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