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Vote Smart provides easy access to congressional and state voting records and maintains a collection of key votes grouped by issue. Vote Smart uses the following criteria to select key votes:

  1. The vote should be helpful in portraying how a member stands on a particular issue
  2. The vote should be clear for any person to understand
  3. The vote has received media attention
  4. The vote was passed or defeated by a very close margin
  5. Occasionally, if a specific bill is consistently inquired about on the Voter's Research Hotline, the vote will be added

Vote Smart provides a summary of the version of the bill text associated with each selected key vote. Our summaries are written by Vote Smart's staff and interns, who adhere to our strict policies and procedures in order to guarantee absolute impartiality and accuracy. They do not necessarily reflect the content of the final version of the bill, but rather the version voted on in that stage. While many procedural votes take place before a full chamber vote, our voting stages reflect the final reading of each chamber vote. Each key vote selection is reviewed by the project's community of advisors, who are political scientists and journalists from all fifty states.

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Date State Bill No. Title Outcome
May 3, 2006 CO HB 1315 Juvenile Criminal Parole Act Bill Passed - Senate (24 - 11)
May 4, 2006 CO HB 1344 Same-Sex Partnership Benefits Act Bill Passed - Senate (19 - 16)
Feb. 28, 2006 CO HB 1212 Allows Pharmacists to Prescribe Emergency Contraception Bill Passed - House (37 - 28)
April 13, 2006 CO HB 1126 Child Product Safety Requirements Bill Passed - House (34 - 31)
March 10, 2006 CO HB 1125 Seat Belt Enforcement Bill Bill Passed - Senate (20 - 14)
July 10, 2006 CO HB 1017 Employer Verification of Employee Work Status Requirements Bill Passed - Senate (27 - 8)
March 31, 2006 CO HB 1212 Allows Pharmacists to Prescribe Emergency Contraception Bill Passed - Senate (21 - 14)
May 4, 2006 CO SB 81 Employment Nondiscrimination Expansion Bill Bill Passed - House (39 - 26)
Feb. 13, 2006 CO HB 1175 Colorado Clean Indoor Air Act Bill Passed - House (41 - 24)
May 1, 2006 CO SB 227 Healthcare Disclosure Act Bill Passed - Senate (18 - 17)
March 31, 2006 CO HB 1385 2006-2007 Budget Bill Passed - House (45 - 19)
May 11, 2010 CO HB 1408 Criteria for Judicial Determinations of Congressional Districts Bill Passed - Senate (21 - 13)
March 26, 2007 CO HB 1269 Casino Smoking Ban Bill Passed - Senate (18 - 16)
Feb. 6, 2008 CO HB 1130 Removing Wiretap Restrictions Bill Passed - House (43 - 20)
April 24, 2008 CO HB 1389 Health Insurance Rates Bill Passed - House (39 - 25)
Jan. 30, 2008 CO HB 1025 Governor's Energy Office Bill Passed - House (59 - 5)
March 23, 2007 CO HB 1341 Oil and Gas Commission Reconfiguration Bill Passed - House (37 - 27)
Feb. 26, 2007 CO HB 1036 Eminent Domain Over Water Rights Bill Passed - House (34 - 30)
Feb. 27, 2008 CO HB 1228 Insurance Company Regulations Bill Passed - House (40 - 25)
April 19, 2006 CO HB 1149 Increasing Lobbyist Regulations Bill Passed - House (43 - 21)
April 17, 2007 CO SB 25 Sexual Orientation Workplace Discrimination Bill Passed - Senate (20 - 15)
March 31, 2008 CO HB 1123 Funeral Registration Bill Passed - House (41 - 24)
March 29, 2007 CO SJM 2 Opposition to Troop Escalation in Iraq Joint Resolution Passed - Senate (20 - 14)
March 19, 2008 CO HB 1189 State Employee Strike Prohibition Bill Passed - Senate (33 - 2)
Jan. 30, 2008 CO HB 1189 State Employee Strike Prohibition Bill Passed - House (53 - 12)
April 30, 2009 CO SB 296 Seat Belt Violation as Primary Offense Bill Passed - Senate (20 - 15)
April 27, 2009 CO SB 244 Requiring Health Insurance Plans to Cover Autism Treatments Bill Passed - Senate (19 - 16)
March 24, 2008 CO HB 1276 Workplace Accommodations for Nursing Mothers Bill Passed - Senate (25 - 8)
May 1, 2007 CO HB 1301 Cervical Cancer Immunization Act Bill Passed - Senate (25 - 9)
April 22, 2008 CO HB 1082 Sealing Criminal Records Bill Passed - House (36 - 28)
Feb. 27, 2007 CO SB 151 Mandatory Seatbelt Use Bill Passed - Senate (18 - 16)
Feb. 18, 2008 CO HB 1186 Amending Public School Performance Ratings Bill Passed - House (53 - 11)
March 14, 2007 CO HB 1330 Second Parent Adoption Bill Passed - House (39 - 25)
Jan. 26, 2007 CO SB 1 Discounted Prescription Drugs Bill Passed - Senate (27 - 6)
Feb. 27, 2008 CO SB 128 Eliminating Sales and Use Tax Cap Bill Passed - Senate (19 - 12)
Feb. 27, 2008 CO HB 1180 Unemployment Benefits for Military Spouses Bill Passed - House (60 - 5)
April 12, 2007 CO HB 1330 Second Parent Adoption Bill Passed - Senate (20 - 15)
April 8, 2008 CO SB 128 Eliminating Sales and Use Tax Cap Bill Passed - House (38 - 26)
April 5, 2007 CO SJM 2 Opposition to Troop Escalation in Iraq Joint Resolution Passed - House (38 - 26)
Jan. 30, 2008 CO HB 1069 Prohibiting Motor Vehicles on Public Lands Bill Passed - House (43 - 22)
March 10, 2008 CO HJR 1009 Ratification of the UN Convention Against the Discrimination of Women Joint Resolution Passed - Senate (19 - 14)
Jan. 22, 2007 CO SB 26 Funding Full-Day Kindergarten Bill Passed - Senate (21 - 12)
Feb. 27, 2008 CO HB 1297 Supplemental Department of Public Safety Funding Bill Passed - House (45 - 20)
Feb. 27, 2008 CO HB 1280 Extending Water Rights Bill Passed - House (59 - 6)
Feb. 27, 2008 CO HB 1329 Voter Registration Confirmation Card Bill Passed - House (48 - 17)
Jan. 28, 2008 CO SB 3 Medicaid Funded Family Planning Bill Passed - Senate (23 - 11)
Jan. 22, 2007 CO HB 1072 Termination of All-Union Agreements Bill Passed - House (35 - 29)
April 22, 2008 CO SB 217 Extended Health Care Coverage Bill Passed - Senate (24 - 10)
Feb. 27, 2008 CO HB 1107 Energy Efficiency Requirements Bill Passed - House (33 - 32)
Jan. 26, 2009 CO HB 1042 Amending Minimum Traffic Speed Regulations Bill Passed - House (37 - 27)
Feb. 20, 2008 CO SB 73 College Textbook Information Disclosure Bill Passed - Senate (31 - 4)
March 31, 2008 CO HB 1161 Mining Regulation Bill Passed - House (49 - 16)
May 3, 2006 CO HB 1149 Increasing Lobbyist Regulations Bill Passed - Senate (22 - 13)
March 28, 2007 CO SB 34 Concealed Weapons Permits Bill Passed - House (36 - 29)
Feb. 28, 2007 CO HB 1269 Casino Smoking Ban Bill Passed - House (36 - 29)
March 3, 2008 CO SB 164 Increasing Caps on Medical Malpractice Lawsuits Bill Passed - Senate (18 - 16)
March 7, 2008 CO HJR 1009 Ratification of the UN Convention Against the Discrimination of Women Joint Resolution Passed - House (43 - 21)
March 18, 2008 CO HB 1297 Supplemental Department of Public Safety Funding Bill Passed - Senate (23 - 9)
Feb. 27, 2008 CO SB 122 Wage Transparency Act Bill Passed - Senate (18 - 13)
Feb. 25, 2008 CO SB 82 Removing Ban on Sunday Alcohol Sales Bill Passed - Senate (23 - 8)
Feb. 27, 2008 CO HB 1001 Expanding Bioscience Research Funding Bill Passed - House (52 - 13)
Feb. 26, 2008 CO SB 139 Undocumented Immigrant Hiring Ban Notification Bill Passed - Senate (26 - 4)
Feb. 5, 2007 CO HB 1072 Termination of All-Union Agreements Bill Passed - Senate (19 - 15)
Feb. 28, 2008 CO SB 129 Restricting Beverage Sales at Schools Bill Passed - Senate (21 - 12)
Feb. 23, 2007 CO SB 34 Concealed Weapons Permits Bill Passed - Senate (20 - 15)
April 23, 2008 CO HB 1378 Allowing Ranked Voting Methods Bill Passed - House (36 - 29)
Feb. 25, 2008 CO HB 1310 Payday Loan Restrictions Bill Passed - House (33 - 30)
April 22, 2008 CO HB 1325 Seasonal Foreign Worker Pilot Program Bill Passed - House (46 - 18)
May 7, 2023 CO HB 23-1002 Appropriates Funds for Epipens and Auto-Injectors Conference Report Adopted - House (50 - 14)
April 11, 2023 CO HB 23-1011 Authorizes Individuals Right to Repair Agriculture Equipment Conference Report Adopted - House (44 - 16)
March 15, 2013 CO HB 1229 Requires Background Checks for Private Gun Sales and Transfers Conference Report Adopted - Senate (19 - 14)
May 11, 2022 CO HB 22-1326 Increases Penalties for Distribution and Manufacturing of Fentanyl Conference Report Adopted - House (35 - 30)
May 7, 2023 CO HB 23-1132 Appropriates Funds for a State Data-Sharing Task Force Conference Report Adopted - House (56 - 8)
June 13, 2020 CO SB 20-163 Amends the Definition for Nonmedical Exemptions for School Immunization Policies Conference Report Adopted - Senate (20 - 13)
May 11, 2022 CO HB 22-1348 Requires Further Chemical Information Disclosure By Oil, Gas, and Fracking Corporations Bill Passed - House (41 - 24)
May 10, 2017 CO HB 1329 Establishes Requirements for Youth Corrections Centers (21 - 14)
May 4, 2023 CO HB 23-1132 Appropriates Funds for a State Data-Sharing Task Force Conference Report Adopted - Senate (29 - 6)
April 16, 2010 CO HB 1376 2010-2011 Budget Conference Report Adopted - House (38 - 25)
May 11, 2022 CO HB 22-1326 Increases Penalties for Distribution and Manufacturing of Fentanyl Conference Report Adopted - Senate (27 - 8)
April 22, 2009 CO SB 259 2009-2010 Budget Conference Report Adopted - House (49 - 13)
March 15, 2013 CO HB 1229 Requires Background Checks for Private Gun Sales and Transfers Conference Report Adopted - House (36 - 27)
March 30, 2023 CO HB 23-1011 Authorizes Individuals Right to Repair Agriculture Equipment Conference Report Adopted - Senate (23 - 10)
May 6, 2009 CO SB 241 DNA Sampling Upon Felony Arrest Conference Report Adopted - House (52 - 12)
May 4, 2023 CO HB 23-1002 Appropriates Funds for Epipens and Auto-Injectors Conference Report Adopted - Senate (27 - 8)
June 13, 2020 CO SB 20-007 Requires Insurance Carriers Provide Coverage for Treatment of Substance Use Disorders Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (23 - 12)
June 15, 2020 CO HB 20-1415 Prohibits Employers from Discriminating Against Workers Raising Concerns About Workplace Safety Concurrence Vote Passed - House (39 - 24)
May 11, 2022 CO SB 22-113 Establishes a Task Force for the Implementation of Facial Recognition Services Concurrence Vote Passed - House (53 - 12)
May 10, 2022 CO SB 22-150 Expands Response to Missing and Murdered Indigenous Persons Bill Passed - House (45 - 20)
May 10, 2022 CO HB 22-1077 Increases Security at Places of Worship Bill Passed - House (49 - 16)
April 16, 2010 CO HB 1376 2010-2011 Budget Conference Report Adopted - Senate (23 - 12)
May 4, 2009 CO HB 1057 Mandatory Unpaid Parental Work Leave for Education Activities Conference Report Adopted - House (39 - 26)
May 11, 2022 CO SB 22-113 Establishes a Task Force for the Implementation of Facial Recognition Services Conference Report Adopted - Senate (28 - 7)
May 11, 2022 CO HB 22-1390 Appropriates State Public School Funding Conference Report Adopted - House (45 - 20)
April 22, 2009 CO SB 259 2009-2010 Budget Conference Report Adopted - Senate (21 - 12)
June 15, 2020 CO SB 20-205 Establishes the "Healthy Families and Workplace Act" Conference Report Adopted - Senate (20 - 11)
May 7, 2023 CO HB 23-1181 Restructures Regulation of Guaranteed Asset Protection Agreements Concurrence Vote Passed - House (49 - 15)
May 3, 2019 CO HB 19-1245 Reduces Sales Tax Vendor Fee Allowance and Increases Funding for Affordable Housing Concurrence Vote Passed - House (37 - 27)
May 3, 2019 CO HB 19-1210 Authorizes Local Governments to Establish Their Own Minimum Wage Concurrence Vote Passed - House (39 - 25)
May 3, 2019 CO HB 19-1298 Prohibits Drivers of Fossil Fuel-Powered Cars and Non-Charging Electric Vehicles to Park in Front of Charging Stations Concurrence Vote Passed - House (40 - 23)
May 3, 2019 CO HB 19-1168 Establishes a Plan for a State Innovation Waiver Reinsurance Program Concurrence Vote Passed - House (45 - 19)
Date No. Title Outcome
5/03 HB 1315 Juvenile Criminal Parole Act Bill Passed - Senate (24 - 11)
5/04 HB 1344 Same-Sex Partnership Benefits Act Bill Passed - Senate (19 - 16)
2/28 HB 1212 Allows Pharmacists to Prescribe Emergency Contraception Bill Passed - House (37 - 28)
4/13 HB 1126 Child Product Safety Requirements Bill Passed - House (34 - 31)
3/10 HB 1125 Seat Belt Enforcement Bill Bill Passed - Senate (20 - 14)
7/10 HB 1017 Employer Verification of Employee Work Status Requirements Bill Passed - Senate (27 - 8)
3/31 HB 1212 Allows Pharmacists to Prescribe Emergency Contraception Bill Passed - Senate (21 - 14)
5/04 SB 81 Employment Nondiscrimination Expansion Bill Bill Passed - House (39 - 26)
2/13 HB 1175 Colorado Clean Indoor Air Act Bill Passed - House (41 - 24)
5/01 SB 227 Healthcare Disclosure Act Bill Passed - Senate (18 - 17)
3/31 HB 1385 2006-2007 Budget Bill Passed - House (45 - 19)
5/11 HB 1408 Criteria for Judicial Determinations of Congressional Districts Bill Passed - Senate (21 - 13)
3/26 HB 1269 Casino Smoking Ban Bill Passed - Senate (18 - 16)
2/06 HB 1130 Removing Wiretap Restrictions Bill Passed - House (43 - 20)
4/24 HB 1389 Health Insurance Rates Bill Passed - House (39 - 25)
1/30 HB 1025 Governor's Energy Office Bill Passed - House (59 - 5)
3/23 HB 1341 Oil and Gas Commission Reconfiguration Bill Passed - House (37 - 27)
2/26 HB 1036 Eminent Domain Over Water Rights Bill Passed - House (34 - 30)
2/27 HB 1228 Insurance Company Regulations Bill Passed - House (40 - 25)
4/19 HB 1149 Increasing Lobbyist Regulations Bill Passed - House (43 - 21)
4/17 SB 25 Sexual Orientation Workplace Discrimination Bill Passed - Senate (20 - 15)
3/31 HB 1123 Funeral Registration Bill Passed - House (41 - 24)
3/29 SJM 2 Opposition to Troop Escalation in Iraq Joint Resolution Passed - Senate (20 - 14)
3/19 HB 1189 State Employee Strike Prohibition Bill Passed - Senate (33 - 2)
1/30 HB 1189 State Employee Strike Prohibition Bill Passed - House (53 - 12)
4/30 SB 296 Seat Belt Violation as Primary Offense Bill Passed - Senate (20 - 15)
4/27 SB 244 Requiring Health Insurance Plans to Cover Autism Treatments Bill Passed - Senate (19 - 16)
3/24 HB 1276 Workplace Accommodations for Nursing Mothers Bill Passed - Senate (25 - 8)
5/01 HB 1301 Cervical Cancer Immunization Act Bill Passed - Senate (25 - 9)
4/22 HB 1082 Sealing Criminal Records Bill Passed - House (36 - 28)
2/27 SB 151 Mandatory Seatbelt Use Bill Passed - Senate (18 - 16)
2/18 HB 1186 Amending Public School Performance Ratings Bill Passed - House (53 - 11)
3/14 HB 1330 Second Parent Adoption Bill Passed - House (39 - 25)
1/26 SB 1 Discounted Prescription Drugs Bill Passed - Senate (27 - 6)
2/27 SB 128 Eliminating Sales and Use Tax Cap Bill Passed - Senate (19 - 12)
2/27 HB 1180 Unemployment Benefits for Military Spouses Bill Passed - House (60 - 5)
4/12 HB 1330 Second Parent Adoption Bill Passed - Senate (20 - 15)
4/08 SB 128 Eliminating Sales and Use Tax Cap Bill Passed - House (38 - 26)
4/05 SJM 2 Opposition to Troop Escalation in Iraq Joint Resolution Passed - House (38 - 26)
1/30 HB 1069 Prohibiting Motor Vehicles on Public Lands Bill Passed - House (43 - 22)
3/10 HJR 1009 Ratification of the UN Convention Against the Discrimination of Women Joint Resolution Passed - Senate (19 - 14)
1/22 SB 26 Funding Full-Day Kindergarten Bill Passed - Senate (21 - 12)
2/27 HB 1297 Supplemental Department of Public Safety Funding Bill Passed - House (45 - 20)
2/27 HB 1280 Extending Water Rights Bill Passed - House (59 - 6)
2/27 HB 1329 Voter Registration Confirmation Card Bill Passed - House (48 - 17)
1/28 SB 3 Medicaid Funded Family Planning Bill Passed - Senate (23 - 11)
1/22 HB 1072 Termination of All-Union Agreements Bill Passed - House (35 - 29)
4/22 SB 217 Extended Health Care Coverage Bill Passed - Senate (24 - 10)
2/27 HB 1107 Energy Efficiency Requirements Bill Passed - House (33 - 32)
1/26 HB 1042 Amending Minimum Traffic Speed Regulations Bill Passed - House (37 - 27)
2/20 SB 73 College Textbook Information Disclosure Bill Passed - Senate (31 - 4)
3/31 HB 1161 Mining Regulation Bill Passed - House (49 - 16)
5/03 HB 1149 Increasing Lobbyist Regulations Bill Passed - Senate (22 - 13)
3/28 SB 34 Concealed Weapons Permits Bill Passed - House (36 - 29)
2/28 HB 1269 Casino Smoking Ban Bill Passed - House (36 - 29)
3/03 SB 164 Increasing Caps on Medical Malpractice Lawsuits Bill Passed - Senate (18 - 16)
3/07 HJR 1009 Ratification of the UN Convention Against the Discrimination of Women Joint Resolution Passed - House (43 - 21)
3/18 HB 1297 Supplemental Department of Public Safety Funding Bill Passed - Senate (23 - 9)
2/27 SB 122 Wage Transparency Act Bill Passed - Senate (18 - 13)
2/25 SB 82 Removing Ban on Sunday Alcohol Sales Bill Passed - Senate (23 - 8)
2/27 HB 1001 Expanding Bioscience Research Funding Bill Passed - House (52 - 13)
2/26 SB 139 Undocumented Immigrant Hiring Ban Notification Bill Passed - Senate (26 - 4)
2/05 HB 1072 Termination of All-Union Agreements Bill Passed - Senate (19 - 15)
2/28 SB 129 Restricting Beverage Sales at Schools Bill Passed - Senate (21 - 12)
2/23 SB 34 Concealed Weapons Permits Bill Passed - Senate (20 - 15)
4/23 HB 1378 Allowing Ranked Voting Methods Bill Passed - House (36 - 29)
2/25 HB 1310 Payday Loan Restrictions Bill Passed - House (33 - 30)
4/22 HB 1325 Seasonal Foreign Worker Pilot Program Bill Passed - House (46 - 18)
5/07 HB 23-1002 Appropriates Funds for Epipens and Auto-Injectors Conference Report Adopted - House (50 - 14)
4/11 HB 23-1011 Authorizes Individuals Right to Repair Agriculture Equipment Conference Report Adopted - House (44 - 16)
3/15 HB 1229 Requires Background Checks for Private Gun Sales and Transfers Conference Report Adopted - Senate (19 - 14)
5/11 HB 22-1326 Increases Penalties for Distribution and Manufacturing of Fentanyl Conference Report Adopted - House (35 - 30)
5/07 HB 23-1132 Appropriates Funds for a State Data-Sharing Task Force Conference Report Adopted - House (56 - 8)
6/13 SB 20-163 Amends the Definition for Nonmedical Exemptions for School Immunization Policies Conference Report Adopted - Senate (20 - 13)
5/11 HB 22-1348 Requires Further Chemical Information Disclosure By Oil, Gas, and Fracking Corporations Bill Passed - House (41 - 24)
5/10 HB 1329 Establishes Requirements for Youth Corrections Centers (21 - 14)
5/04 HB 23-1132 Appropriates Funds for a State Data-Sharing Task Force Conference Report Adopted - Senate (29 - 6)
4/16 HB 1376 2010-2011 Budget Conference Report Adopted - House (38 - 25)
5/11 HB 22-1326 Increases Penalties for Distribution and Manufacturing of Fentanyl Conference Report Adopted - Senate (27 - 8)
4/22 SB 259 2009-2010 Budget Conference Report Adopted - House (49 - 13)
3/15 HB 1229 Requires Background Checks for Private Gun Sales and Transfers Conference Report Adopted - House (36 - 27)
3/30 HB 23-1011 Authorizes Individuals Right to Repair Agriculture Equipment Conference Report Adopted - Senate (23 - 10)
5/06 SB 241 DNA Sampling Upon Felony Arrest Conference Report Adopted - House (52 - 12)
5/04 HB 23-1002 Appropriates Funds for Epipens and Auto-Injectors Conference Report Adopted - Senate (27 - 8)
6/13 SB 20-007 Requires Insurance Carriers Provide Coverage for Treatment of Substance Use Disorders Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (23 - 12)
6/15 HB 20-1415 Prohibits Employers from Discriminating Against Workers Raising Concerns About Workplace Safety Concurrence Vote Passed - House (39 - 24)
5/11 SB 22-113 Establishes a Task Force for the Implementation of Facial Recognition Services Concurrence Vote Passed - House (53 - 12)
5/10 SB 22-150 Expands Response to Missing and Murdered Indigenous Persons Bill Passed - House (45 - 20)
5/10 HB 22-1077 Increases Security at Places of Worship Bill Passed - House (49 - 16)
4/16 HB 1376 2010-2011 Budget Conference Report Adopted - Senate (23 - 12)
5/04 HB 1057 Mandatory Unpaid Parental Work Leave for Education Activities Conference Report Adopted - House (39 - 26)
5/11 SB 22-113 Establishes a Task Force for the Implementation of Facial Recognition Services Conference Report Adopted - Senate (28 - 7)
5/11 HB 22-1390 Appropriates State Public School Funding Conference Report Adopted - House (45 - 20)
4/22 SB 259 2009-2010 Budget Conference Report Adopted - Senate (21 - 12)
6/15 SB 20-205 Establishes the "Healthy Families and Workplace Act" Conference Report Adopted - Senate (20 - 11)
5/07 HB 23-1181 Restructures Regulation of Guaranteed Asset Protection Agreements Concurrence Vote Passed - House (49 - 15)
5/03 HB 19-1245 Reduces Sales Tax Vendor Fee Allowance and Increases Funding for Affordable Housing Concurrence Vote Passed - House (37 - 27)
5/03 HB 19-1210 Authorizes Local Governments to Establish Their Own Minimum Wage Concurrence Vote Passed - House (39 - 25)
5/03 HB 19-1298 Prohibits Drivers of Fossil Fuel-Powered Cars and Non-Charging Electric Vehicles to Park in Front of Charging Stations Concurrence Vote Passed - House (40 - 23)
5/03 HB 19-1168 Establishes a Plan for a State Innovation Waiver Reinsurance Program Concurrence Vote Passed - House (45 - 19)

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