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Missouri House Bill HB1550

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11 FIRSTREGULARSESSION
22 HOUSEBILLNO.1550
33 103RDGENERALASSEMBLY
44 INTRODUCEDBYREPRESENTATIVEWOODS.
55 3040H.02I JOSEPHENGLER,ChiefClerk
66 ANACT
77 Toamendchapter285,RSMo,byaddingtheretosixnewsectionsrelatingtoemployment
88 practicesinvolvingwarehousedistributioncenters,withpenaltyprovisions.
99 BeitenactedbytheGeneralAssemblyofthestateofMissouri,asfollows:
1010 SectionA.Chapter285,RSMo,isamendedbyaddingtheretosixnewsections,tobe
1111 2knownassections285.2000,285.2003,285.2006,285.2009,285.2012,and285.2015,toread
1212 3asfollows:
1313 285.2000.Forthepurposesofsections285.2000to285.2015,thefollowingterms
1414 2shallmean:
1515 3 (1)"Affiliate",apersonthatdirectlyorindirectly,throughoneormore
1616 4intermediaries,controls,iscontrolledby,orisundercommoncontrolwithanother
1717 5person.Forthepurposesofthissubdivision,"control"meansthepossession,directlyor
1818 6indirectly,ofmorethanfiftypercentofthepowertodirectorcausethedirectionofthe
1919 7managementandpoliciesofaperson,whetherthroughtheownershipofvotingshares,
2020 8bycontract,orotherwise;
2121 9 (2)"Aggregateddata",informationthatanemployerhascombinedorcollected
2222 10insummaryorotherformsuchthatthedatacannotbeidentifiedwithanyindividual;
2323 11 (3)"Definedtimeperiod",anyunitoftimemeasurementlessthanorequalto
2424 12thedurationofanemployee'sshift,andincludeshours,minutes,andsecondsandany
2525 13fractionthereof;
2626 14 (4)"Department",thedepartmentoflaborandindustrialrelations;
2727 EXPLANATION—Matterenclosedinbold-facedbrackets[thus] intheabovebillisnotenactedandis
2828 intendedtobeomittedfromthelaw.Matterinbold-facetypeintheabovebillisproposedlanguage. 15 (5)"Designatedemployeerepresentative",anyemployeerepresentative
2929 16including,butnotlimitedto,anauthorizedemployeerepresentativethathasa
3030 17collectivebargainingrelationshipwiththeemployer;
3131 18 (6)"Director",thedirectorofthedepartmentoflaborandindustrialrelations
3232 19orthedirector'sdesignee;
3333 20 (7)"Employee",anemployeewhoisnotexemptundersubdivision(3)ofsection
3434 21290.500andworksatawarehousedistributioncenter;
3535 22 (8)"Employeework-speeddata",informationanemployercollects,stores,
3636 23analyzes,orinterpretsrelatingtoanindividualemployee'sperformanceofaquota
3737 24including,butnotlimitedto,quantitiesoftasksperformed,quantitiesofitemsor
3838 25materialshandledorproduced,ratesorspeedsoftasksperformed,measurementsor
3939 26metricsofemployeeperformanceinrelationtoaquota,andtimecategorizedas
4040 27performingtasksornotperformingtasks.Employeework-speeddatadoesnotinclude
4141 28qualitativeperformanceassessments,personnelrecords,oritemizedwagestatements
4242 29pursuanttodepartmentrules,exceptforanycontentofthoserecordsthatincludes
4343 30employeework-speeddataasdefinedinthissubdivision;
4444 31 (9)"Employer",apersonwhodirectlyorindirectly,orthroughanagentorany
4545 32otherperson,includingthroughtheservicesofathird-partyemployer,temporary
4646 33services,orstaffingagency,independentcontractor,oranysimilarentity,atanytime,
4747 34employsorexercisescontroloverthewages,hours,orworkingconditionsofone
4848 35hundredormoreemployeesatasinglewarehousedistributioncenterinthestateorone
4949 36thousandormorecumulativeemployeesatoneormorewarehousedistributioncenters
5050 37inthestate.Forthepurposesofdeterminingthenumberofemployeesemployedata
5151 38singlewarehousedistributioncenterorcumulativelyatoneormorewarehouse
5252 39distributioncenters,allemployeesemployeddirectlyorindirectly,orthroughastaffing
5353 40agencyoranyotherpersoninacontractualagreementwiththeemployer,andall
5454 41employeesemployedbyanemployeranditsaffiliatesshallbecounted.Forthe
5555 42purposesofdeterminingresponsibleemployers,allagentsorotherpersonsandaffiliates
5656 43shallbedeemedemployersandarejointlyandseverallyresponsibleforcompliancewith
5757 44sections285.2000to285.2015;
5858 45 (10)"Person",anindividual,corporation,partnership,limitedpartnership,
5959 46limitedliabilitypartnership,limitedliabilitycompany,businesstrust,estate,trust,
6060 47association,jointventure,agency,instrumentality,oranyotherlegalorcommercial
6161 48entity,whetherdomesticorforeign;
6262 49 (11)"Quota",aworkperformancestandard,whetherrequiredor
6363 50recommended,where:
6464 HB1550 2 51 (a)Anemployeeisassignedorrequiredtoperformataspecifiedproductivity
6565 52speed,orperformaquantifiednumberoftasks,ortohandleorproduceaquantified
6666 53amountofmaterial,withinadefinedtimeperiodandunderwhichtheemployeemay
6767 54sufferanadverseemploymentactioniftheyfailtocompletetheperformancestandard;
6868 55or
6969 56 (b)Anemployee'sactionsarecategorizedastimeperformingtasks,wherethe
7070 57employeemaysufferanadverseemploymentactioniftheyfailtomeettheperformance
7171 58standard;
7272 59 (12)"Warehousedistributioncenter",anestablishmentengagedinactivitiesas
7373 60definedbyanyofthefollowingNorthAmericanIndustryClassificationSystem
7474 61(NAICS)codes,howeversuchestablishmentisdenominated:
7575 62 (a)493forwarehousingandstorage,butdoesnotinclude493130forfarm
7676 63productwarehousingandstorage;
7777 64 (b)423formerchantwholesalers,durablegoods;
7878 65 (c)424formerchantwholesalers,nondurablegoods;or
7979 66 (d)454110forelectronicshoppingandmail-orderhouses.
8080 285.2003.1.Anemployershallprovidetoeachemployee,uponhire,orwithin
8181 2thirtydaysofAugust28,2025,awrittendescriptionof:
8282 3 (1)Eachquotatowhichtheemployeeissubject,includingthequantified
8383 4numberoftaskstobeperformedormaterialstobeproducedorhandledwithina
8484 5definedtimeperiod;
8585 6 (2)Anypotentialadverseemploymentactionthatcouldresultfromfailureto
8686 7meeteachquota;and
8787 8 (3)Anyincentivesorbonusprogramsassociatedwithmeetingorexceedingeach
8888 9quota.
8989 10 2.Wheneverthereisachangetoaquotathatresultsinadifferentquotathan
9090 11themostrecentwrittendescriptionprovidedtotheemployee,theemployershall:
9191 12 (1)Notifytheemployeeorallyorinwritingassoonaspossibleandbeforethe
9292 13employeeissubjecttothenewquota;and
9393 14 (2)Providetheemployeewithanupdatedwrittendescriptionofeachquotato
9494 15whichtheemployeeissubjectwithintwobusinessdaysofthequotachange.
9595 16 3.Wheneveranemployertakesanadverseactionagainstanemployeeinwhole
9696 17orinpartforfailuretomeetaquota,theemployershallprovidethatemployeewiththe
9797 18applicablequotafortheemployeeandthepersonalwork-speeddatafortheemployee
9898 19thatwasthebasisfortheadverseaction.
9999 HB1550 3 20 4.Thewrittendescriptionshallbeunderstandable,inplainlanguage,andinthe
100100 21employee'spreferredlanguage.Thedepartmentmayadoptrulesregardingtheformat,
101101 22plainlanguage,andlanguageaccessrequirementsforthewrittendescription.
102102 23 5.(1)Thetimeperiodconsideredinaquota,includingtimedesignatedas
103103 24productivetimeortimeontask,shallinclude:
104104 25 (a)Timeforrestbreaksandreasonabletimetotraveltodesignatedlocationsfor
105105 26restbreaks;
106106 27 (b)Reasonabletraveltimetoon-sitedesignatedmealbreaklocations.Meal
107107 28breaksarenotconsideredtimeontaskorproductivetimeunlesstheemployeeis
108108 29requiredbytheemployertoremainondutyonthepremisesorataprescribedworksite
109109 30intheinterestoftheemployer;
110110 31 (c)Timetoperformanyactivityrequiredbytheemployerinordertodothe
111111 32worksubjecttoanyquota;
112112 33 (d)Timetousethebathroom,includingreasonabletraveltime;and
113113 34 (e)Timetotakeanyactionsnecessaryfortheemployeetoexercisethe
114114 35employee'srighttoasafeandhealthfulworkplaceincluding,butnotlimitedto,timeto
115115 36accesstoolsorsafetyequipmentnecessarytoperformtheemployee'sduties.
116116 37 (2)Reasonabletraveltimeshallincludeconsiderationofthearchitectureand
117117 38geographyofthefacilityandthelocationwithinthefacilitythattheemployeeislocated
118118 39atthetime.
119119 40 6.(1)Aquotaviolatessections285.2000to285.2015ifthequota:
120120 41 (a)Doesnotprovidesufficienttimeasrequiredundersubsection5ofthis
121121 42section;
122122 43 (b)Preventstheperformanceofanyactivityrequiredbytheemployerforthe
123123 44employeetodotheworksubjecttoanyquota;
124124 45 (c)Preventstheperformanceofanyactivityrelatedtooccupationalsafetyand
125125 46healthrequiredbytheemployerfortheemployeetodotheworksubjecttoanyquota;
126126 47or
127127 48 (d)Exposesanemployeetooccupationalsafetyandhealthhazardsinviolation
128128 49oftherequirementsofstateorfederallawandtheapplicablerulesorregulations.
129129 50 (2)Anemployeeisnotrequiredtomeetaquotathatviolatestheprovisionsof
130130 51sections285.2000to285.2015.
131131 52 (3)Anemployershallnottakeadverseactionagainstanemployeeforfailingto
132132 53meetaquotathatviolatessections285.2000to285.2015orthatwasnotdisclosedtothe
133133 54employeeasrequiredundertheprovisionsofsections285.2000to285.2015.
134134 HB1550 4 55 (4)Allprovisionsofsection285.2006applytoanypersonwhocomplainstothe
135135 56employer,thedirector,oranylocal,state,orfederalgovernmentalagencyorofficial
136136 57relatedtoaquotaalleginganyviolationsofsections285.2000to285.2015.
137137 58 7.(1)Anemployershallestablish,maintain,andpreservecontemporaneous,
138138 59true,andaccuraterecordsofthefollowing:
139139 60 (a)Eachemployee'sownpersonalwork-speeddata;
140140 61 (b)Theaggregatedwork-speeddataforsimilaremployeesatthesame
141141 62warehousedistributioncenter;and
142142 63 (c)Thewrittendescriptionsofeachquotatheemployeewasprovided,as
143143 64requiredunderthissection.
144144 65 (2)(a)Therequiredrecordsshallbemaintainedandpreservedthroughoutthe
145145 66durationofeachemployee'speriodofemploymentandfortheperiodrequiredbythis
146146 67subsection.
147147 68 (b)Exceptasrequiredunderparagraph(c)ofthissubdivision,subsequenttoan
148148 69employee'sseparationfromtheemployer,recordsrelatingtothesix-monthperiodprior
149149 70tothedateoftheemployee'sseparationfromtheemployershallbepreservedforat
150150 71leastoneyearfromthedateoftheemployee'sseparation.
151151 72 (c)Whereanemployerhastakenadverseactionagainstanemployeeinwholeor
152152 73inpartforfailuretomeetaquota,theemployershallpreservetherecordsrelatingto
153153 74thebasisfortheadverseactionforatleastthreeyearsfromthedateoftheadverse
154154 75action.
155155 76 (d)Theemployershallmakerecordsavailabletothedirectoruponrequest.
156156 77 (3)Nothinginthissubsectionrequiresanemployertocollectorkeepsuch
157157 78recordsiftheemployerdoesnotusequotasormonitorwork-speeddata.
158158 79 (4)Anemployerwhofailstoallowadequateinspectionofrecordsinan
159159 80inspectionbythedepartmentwithinareasonabletimeperiodshallnotusesuchrecords
160160 81inanyappealtochallengethecorrectnessofanycitationandnoticeissuedbythe
161161 82department.
162162 83 8.(1)Anemployeehastherighttorequest,atanytime,awrittendescriptionof
163163 84eachquotatowhichtheemployeeissubject,acopyoftheemployee'sownpersonal
164164 85work-speeddataforthepriorsixmonths,andaredactedcopyofthepriorsixmonthsof
165165 86aggregatedwork-speeddataforsimilaremployeesatthesamewarehousedistribution
166166 87center.
167167 88 (2)Aformeremployeehastherighttorequest,withinoneyearsubsequentto
168168 89thedateofhisorherseparationfromtheemployer,awrittendescriptionofthequotato
169169 90whichtheemployeewassubjectasofthedateofhisorherseparation,acopyofthe
170170 91employee'sownpersonalwork-speeddataforthesixmonthspriortohisorherdateof
171171 HB1550 5 92separation,andaredactedcopyofaggregatedwork-speeddataforsimilaremployeesat
172172 93thesamewarehousedistributioncenterforthesixmonthspriortotheirdateof
173173 94separation.
174174 95 (3)Anemployershallproviderecordsrequestedunderthissubsectionatnocost
175175 96totheemployeeorformeremployee.
176176 97 (4)Anemployershallproviderecordsrequestedunderthissubsectionassoonas
177177 98practicableandsubjecttothefollowing:
178178 99 (a)Requestedrecordsofwrittendescriptionsofaquotashallbeprovidedno
179179 100laterthansevenbusinessdaysfollowingthedateofthereceiptoftherequest;and
180180 101 (b)Requestedpersonalwork-speeddataandaggregatedwork-speeddatashall
181181 102beprovidednolaterthansevenbusinessdaysfollowingthedateofthereceiptofthe
182182 103request.
183183 104 (5)Nothinginthissubsectionrequiresanemployertousequotasormonitor
184184 105work-speeddata.Anemployerthatdoesnotusequotasormonitorwork-speeddata
185185 106hasnoobligationtoproviderecordsunderthissection.
186186 285.2006.1.(1)Apersonincluding,butnotlimitedto,anemployer,hisorher
187187 2agent,orpersonactingasoronbehalfofahiringentity,ortheofficeroragentofany
188188 3entity,business,corporation,partnership,orlimitedliabilitycompany,shallnot
189189 4dischargeorinanywayretaliate,discriminate,ortakeadverseactionagainstan
190190 5employeeorformeremployeeforexercisinganyrightsestablishedundersections
191191 6285.2000to285.2015,orforbeingperceivedasexercisingrightsestablishedundersuch
192192 7sectionsincluding,butnotlimitedto:
193193 8 (a)Initiatingarequestforinformationaboutaquotaorpersonalwork-speed
194194 9data;and
195195 10 (b)Makingacomplainttotheemployer,thedirector,oranylocal,state,or
196196 11federalgovernmentalagencyorofficial,relatedtoaquotathatisallegedlyinviolation
197197 12ofsections285.2000to285.2015.
198198 13 (2)Anemployeeorformeremployeeneednotexplicitlyrefertosections
199199 14285.2000to285.2015ortherightsestablishedinthesesectionstobeprotectedfroman
200200 15adverseaction.Theprotectionprovidedunderthissectionappliestoformeremployees
201201 16andtoemployeeswhomistakenlybutingoodfaithallegeviolationsof285.2000to
202202 17285.2015.
203203 18 (3)(a)Ifapersontakesadverseactionagainstanemployeeorformeremployee
204204 19withinninetydaysoftheemployeeengagingorattemptingtoengageinactivities
205205 20protectedbysections285.2000to285.2015,thereisarebuttablepresumptionthatthe
206206 21adverseactionisaretaliatoryactioninviolationofsections285.2000to285.2015.
207207 22 (b)Thepresumptionmayberebuttedbyapreponderanceoftheevidencethat:
208208 HB1550 6 23 a.Theactionwastakenforotherpermissiblereasons;and
209209 24 b.Theengagingorattemptingtoengageinactivitiesprotectedbysections
210210 25285.2000to285.2015wasnotamotivatingfactorintheadverseaction.
211211 26 (4)Thedepartmentshallcarryoutandenforcetheprovisionsofsections
212212 27285.2000to285.2015undertheproceduresestablishedandanyapplicablerules.
213213 285.2009.1.(1)Anemployeemayfileacomplaintwiththedepartmentalleging
214214 2aviolationofsections285.2000to285.2015ortheapplicablerules.Thedepartment
215215 3shallinvestigatethecomplaintoritmaydesignatetheattorneygeneralasitsagentto
216216 4investigatethecomplaint.Thedepartmentshallnotinvestigateanysuchalleged
217217 5violationofrightsthatoccurredmorethanthreeyearsbeforethedatethattheemployee
218218 6filedthecomplaint.
219219 7 (2)Ifanemployeefilesatimelycomplaintwiththedepartment,thedepartment
220220 8shallinvestigatethecomplaintandissueeitheracitationandnoticeofassessmentora
221221 9determinationofcompliancewithinninetydaysafterthedateonwhichthedepartment
222222 10receivedthecomplaint,unlessthecomplaintisotherwiseresolved.Thedepartmentmay
223223 11extendtheperiodbyprovidingadvancewrittennoticetotheemployeeandtheemployer
224224 12settingforthgoodcauseforanextensionoftheperiodandspecifyingthedurationofthe
225225 13extension.
226226 14 (3)Thedepartmentshallsendthecitationandnoticeofassessmentorthe
227227 15determinationofcompliancetoboththeemployerandtheemployeebyserviceof
228228 16processorusingamethodbywhichthemailingcanbetrackedorthedeliverycanbe
229229 17confirmedtotheirlastknownaddresses.
230230 18 2.Ifthedepartment'sinvestigationfindsthattheemployee'sallegationcannot
231231 19besubstantiated,thedepartmentshallissueadeterminationofcompliancetothe
232232 20employeeandtheemployerdetailingsuchfinding.
233233 21 3.Thedirectormayinitiateaninvestigationwithoutanemployee'scomplaintto
234234 22ensurecompliancewithsections285.2000to285.2015.
235235 23 4.Thedepartmentmayrequestanemployerperformaself-auditofanyrecords
236236 24relatingtosections285.2000to285.2015whichshallbeprovidedwithinareasonable
237237 25time.Reasonabletimelinesshallbespecifiedintheself-auditrequest.Thedepartment
238238 26shalldeterminereasonabletimebasedonthenumberofaffectedemployeesandthe
239239 27periodoftimecoveredbytheself-audit.Therecordsexaminedbytheemployerin
240240 28ordertoperformtheself-auditshallbemadeavailabletothedepartmentuponrequest.
241241 29 5.Uponthedepartment'srequest,anemployershallnotifyaffectedemployeesin
242242 30writingthatthedepartmentisconductinganinvestigation.Thedepartmentmay
243243 31requiretheemployertoincludeageneraldescriptionofeachinvestigationaspartofthe
244244 32notification,includingtheallegationsandwhetherthenotifiedemployeemaybe
245245 HB1550 7 33affected.Theemployermayconsultwiththedepartmenttoprovidetheinformationfor
246246 34thedescriptionofthenotificationorinvestigation.
247247 35 6.Ifthedepartmentdeterminesthattheemployerhasviolatedarequirementof
248248 36sections285.2000to285.2015oranyruleadoptedundertheprovisionsofsuchsections,
249249 37thedepartmentalsomayordertheemployertopayacivilpenaltyofnotlessthantwo
250250 38hundredfiftydollars.Thefirstviolationshallnotexceedtwohundredfiftydollars.The
251251 39departmentmay,atanytime,waiveorreduceanycivilpenaltyassessedagainstan
252252 40employerunderthissectionifthedepartmentdeterminesthattheemployerhastaken
253253 41correctiveactiontoremedyaviolation.Thedepartmentshalladoptrulescreatinga
254254 42scheduletoenhancepenalties,basedonrepeatviolationsbytheemployer.
255255 43 7.Uponreceivingacomplaint,thedepartmentmayrequestorsubpoenathe
256256 44recordsofthewarehousedistributioncenter.
257257 45 8.Forenforcementactionsundersections285.2000to285.2015,ifanyperson
258258 46failstopayanassessmentunderthissection,orunderanyruleunderthissection,after
259259 47ithasbecomeafinalandunappealableorder,orafteracourthasenteredfinal
260260 48judgmentinfavoroftheagency,thedirectorortheattorneygeneralmayinitiate
261261 49collectionproceduresasauthorizedbylaw.
262262 50 9.Ifthedepartmentfindsthataquotaviolatessections285.2000to285.2015,the
263263 51departmentmayordertheemployertoreviewandprovideacorrectedwrittenquotato
264264 52theaffectedemployeeoremployeeswithinfifteencalendardaysandplacealetterinthe
265265 53employee'spersonnelfiletoacknowledgethecorrection.
266266 54 10.Inadditiontoanyenforcementauthorityprovidedundersections285.2000
267267 55to285.2015ortheapplicablerules,thedepartmentortheattorneygeneralmayenforce
268268 56anyviolationundersections285.2000to285.2015ortheapplicablerulesbyfilingan
269269 57actioninthecircuitcourtforthecountyinwhichtheviolationisallegedtohave
270270 58occurred.Ifthedepartmentprevails,itisentitledtoreasonableattorney'sfeesand
271271 59costsinanamounttobedeterminedbythecourt.
272272 285.2012.1.Forenforcementactionsundersections285.2000to285.2015,a
273273 2person,firm,orcorporationaggrievedbyacitationandnoticeofassessmentor
274274 3determinationofcompliancebythedepartmentoranyrulesadoptedundersections
275275 4285.2000to285.2015mayappealthecitationandnoticeofassessmentordetermination
276276 5ofcompliancetothedirectorbyfilinganoticeofappealwiththeadministrativehearing
277277 6commissionundertheprovisionsofchapter621withinfifteencalendardaysofthe
278278 7department'sissuanceofthecitationandnoticeofassessmentordeterminationof
279279 8compliance.Acitationandnoticeofassessmentordeterminationofcompliancenot
280280 9appealedwithinfifteencalendardaysisfinalandbinding,andnotsubjecttofurther
281281 10appeal.
282282 HB1550 8 11 2.Anoticeofappealfiledwiththeadministrativehearingcommissionunderthis
283283 12sectionstaystheeffectivenessofthecitationandnoticeofassessmentordetermination
284284 13ofcompliancependingfinalreviewoftheappealbytheadministrativehearing
285285 14commission.
286286 15 3.Thestandardofreviewbytheadministrativelawjudgeofanappealed
287287 16citationandnoticeofassessmentshallbedenovo.Anypartywhoseekstochallengean
288288 17initialordershallfileapetitionforadministrativereviewwiththeadministrative
289289 18hearingcommissionwithinthirtydaysafterserviceoftheinitialorder.
290290 19 4.Thefinalorderoftheadministrativehearingcommissionissubjecttojudicial
291291 20review.
292292 21 5.Ordersthatarenotappealedwithinthetimeperiodspecifiedinthissection
293293 22andchapter621arefinalandbinding,andnotsubjecttofurtherappeal.
294294 23 6.Anemployerwhofailstoallowadequateinspectionofrecordsinan
295295 24investigationbythedepartmentundersections285.2000to285.2015withinareasonable
296296 25timeperiodshallnotusesuchrecordsinanyappealunderthissectiontochallengethe
297297 26correctnessofanydeterminationbythedepartmentofthepenaltyassessed.
298298 285.2015.Thedepartmentmaypromulgateallnecessaryrulesandregulations
299299 2fortheadministrationofsections285.2000to285.2015.Anyruleorportionofarule,as
300300 3thattermisdefinedinsection536.010,thatiscreatedundertheauthoritydelegatedin
301301 4thissectionshallbecomeeffectiveonlyifitcomplieswithandissubjecttoallofthe
302302 5provisionsofchapter536and,ifapplicable,section536.028.Thissectionandchapter
303303 6536arenonseverableandifanyofthepowersvestedwiththegeneralassembly
304304 7pursuanttochapter536toreview,todelaytheeffectivedate,ortodisapproveandannul
305305 8arulearesubsequentlyheldunconstitutional,thenthegrantofrulemakingauthority
306306 9andanyruleproposedoradoptedafterAugust28,2025,shallbeinvalidandvoid.
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308308 HB1550 9