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• Read the last section. Section 3, this act shall take effect immediately. Call the roll.
• Read the last section. Section 3, this act shall take effect immediately. Call the roll.
• Section 3, this act shall take effect immediately. Call the roll.
• Read the last section. Section 3, this act shall take effect one year after it shall become a law.
• >> READ THE LAST SECTION. >> SECTION 3, ONE YEAR AFTER IT SHALL BECOME A LAW.

Summary: The Senate opened with the Pledge of Allegiance and an invocation, then approved the prior day’s journal and proceeded to a lengthy third-reading calendar. Early business included several motions to discharge Assembly bills from committees and substitute identical Senate bills, along with a few bills laid aside for the day. The chamber also recalled two bills from the Assembly, restored one bill to the Third Reading Calendar after reconsideration, and received amendments on two other bills without changing their calendar status. The Senate then took up a large number of bills across topics including labor, energy, insurance, consumer protection, environmental conservation, health, banking, elections, public service, education, workers’ compensation, criminal justice, local government, and tax law. Most measures passed with broad support, though several drew recorded opposition. Notable debate included Senator Mayer’s explanation for a bill intended to prevent treatment-court participants, including veterans, from losing their driver’s licenses twice after completing diversion programs; Senator Ryan’s support for a bill expanding prosecutors’ ability to treat repeat sexual abuse as persistent abuse; and a sharp exchange on a bill repealing New York’s HIV/STI criminalization law, with Senators Borrello and Chan opposing it and Senator Salazar defending the repeal as necessary to reduce stigma and protect survivors. The chamber also adopted and recognized several resolutions and guest presentations. Members welcomed the Tri-Valley Secondary School girls cross country champions, Miss America Cassie Donagan and Miss New York Teen Nadia Anwar, and the Hudson High School varsity boys basketball team. Later, the Senate took up a resolution proclaiming May 2026 as Maternal Mental Health Month, with multiple senators speaking in support of greater awareness, reduced stigma, and improved care for pregnant and postpartum New Yorkers. At the end of the session, the sponsors opened the day’s resolutions for co-sponsorship, and the Senate adjourned until Monday, June 1 at 12 noon, with intervening days designated as legislative days.

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• Require requirements specified in section 22, October 4th, 2004. 3.
• Section 3 of Colorado Revised Statutes 10-4-405 is amended to add 1.2 as follows: 10-4-405.
• Section 3. Section 3.
• Section 4 in Colorado Revised Statutes 25-17-1012, amend 2 and add 3 as follows: 25-17-1012.
• Subsection 2(A)(3) of this section: an unwanted propulsion battery needs collection.

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• by adding Section 32-904.01 and amending related sections.
• Senate Bill 1244, enacting Section 36-9505, Section 36-540.1, Section 36-5402, and Section 36-5403, Arizona
• 28, Chapter 7, Article 11, Arizona Revised Statutes, by adding Section 28-2357, and amending Section
• Senate Bill 1567, amending Title 38, Chapter 3, Article 4 of the Arizona Revised Statutes by adding Section
• Senate Bill 1180, amending Title 43, Chapter 3, Article 2 of the Arizona Revised Statutes by adding Section

Summary: The Senate met in several Committee of the Whole sessions to consider a large number of bills, with most measures receiving do-pass recommendations and several being amended before advancing. Early action included bills on fentanyl penalties (SB 1061), firearm suppressors/prohibited weapons (SB 1069), DCS attorney appearance and hotline/case-history access (SB 1081 and SB 1174), mandatory reporting and scrap metal theft (SB 1127 and SB 1128), and a narcotic-drug-to-minor offense bill (SB 1170). Senators Ortiz, Kuby, and others argued against the drug bills as harmful mandatory-minimum policies that would reduce judicial discretion and worsen addiction and incarceration outcomes, while supporters framed them as public-safety measures. SB 1170 ultimately failed on third reading; SB 1061, SB 1069, SB 1127, SB 1128, SB 1171, SB 1174, and SB 1188 passed, while SB 1021 later failed after concerns were raised about possible federal anti-kickback conflicts. The chamber also advanced health-care and regulatory measures, including chiropractic board compliance training (SB 1021), radiation protection and health-care institution requirements (SB 1120 and SB 1121), health care cost containment system changes (SB 1171), and pharmacy scheduling/prescription authority (SB 1188). Several of these bills were amended with technical changes or rulemaking authority, and most passed on third reading. SB 1243 and SB 1244 on court-ordered treatment also moved forward after amendments; supporters said the changes would improve notice and allow guardians or agencies to act more effectively, while opponents warned about due-process concerns and expanded coercive treatment authority. In later calendars, the Senate considered local planning and permitting (SB 1241), school access and GED preparation (SB 1166 and SB 1370), water and groundwater issues (SB 1202 and SB 1287), tax and finance measures (SB 1180, SB 1221, SB 1293, SB 1294, and SB 1429), and a constitutional resolution on legislative boundaries (SCR 1031). SB 1166 was amended to limit GED preparation to grades 11 and 12, SB 1241 and SB 1287 received technical amendments, and SB 1180 was clarified to align tax forms with federal conformity. SB 1075 on foreign entities and land sales drew the most debate: an Ortiz amendment would have shifted it toward corporate homebuyer restrictions and housing affordability, but that amendment was defeated on a roll call vote before the bill advanced as amended. Most remaining measures passed their third readings, with the Senate adopting Committee of the Whole reports and transmitting the approved bills to the House.

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• Section two of the bill eliminates an outdated bond requirement.
• Section two of the bill eliminates an outdated bond requirement.
• Section two of the bill eliminates an outdated bond requirement.
• So permit is exactly 14 circuits by $3.
• </c> it's lowering the cost by $3. it's lowering the cost by $3.

Committee: Senate Labor

Transcript Highlights:

• SB 1043, an act amending Title 35, Chapter 1, Article 3 of the Arizona Revised Statutes by adding Section
• SB 1281, an act amending Title 11, Chapter 3, Article 3, Arizona Revised Statutes, by adding Section
• SB 1479, an act amending Title 11, Chapter 3, Article 3, Arizona Revised Statutes, by adding Section
• 15-189.08, amending Title 15, Chapter 3, Article 3, Arizona Revised Statutes, by adding Section 15-4.02
• , Arizona Revised Statutes, by adding Section 15-189.08, and amending Title 15, Chapter 3, Article 3,

Transcript Highlights:

• Read the last section. Section 3, this act shall take effect immediately.
• Read the last section. Section 3, this act shall take effect immediately.
• Read the last section. Section 3, this act shall take effect immediately.
• Read the last section. Section 3, this act shall take effect immediately.
• Read the last section. Section 3, this act shall take effect immediately.

Summary: The Senate convened, approved the journal, and then moved through a large number of motions to discharge bills from committees and substitute identical Senate bills for third reading. The chamber also received and accepted a Finance Committee report on nominations for Kathleen Mosier as Commissioner of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation, Terrence O’Leary as Commissioner of Homeland Security and Emergency Services, and John Kagia as Executive Director of the Office of Cannabis Management. All three nominees were confirmed, with Mosier and O’Leary confirmed unanimously and Kagia confirmed 57-1, with Senator Walczyk voting no. The Senate adopted previously approved resolutions recognizing June 2026 as LGBTQIA+ Pride Month and mourning the death of Susan Irene Wright of Harlem. Senators Brisport and Bottcher spoke at length in support of Pride Month, emphasizing LGBTQ+ history, resilience, and ongoing threats to the trans community. On the Susan Wright resolution, Senators Cleare, Bailey, and Bottcher praised her community leadership, philanthropy, and family legacy, and Assembly Member Jordan Wright was recognized in the chamber. The body then considered and passed many bills on the calendar, including measures on insurance, environmental conservation, public health, education, business law, labor, social services, highway law, and local tax exemptions. Several bills drew brief explanations of vote, including a measure to end higher insurance premiums for widows, a bill to prohibit correctional facilities from denying visitation because of menstrual products or IUDs, and a Medicaid-related bill to expand access to blood pressure monitors for pregnant people. Most bills passed with broad support, though some had notable opposition from a small group of senators. Late in the session, the Senate took up a proposed constitutional amendment on redistricting. Senator Stewart-Cousins sponsored the measure, and Senator Walczyk questioned it extensively, arguing voters had previously approved an independent redistricting process and objecting to changes that would remove the Legislature’s two-thirds map-approval requirement and alter the commission’s role. The sponsor said the changes were needed in response to aggressive partisan redistricting in other states and would still require voter ratification in future sessions. The transcript ends during that debate, with no final vote on the amendment shown.

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• to 3:30.
• Sections 3 and 4 refer to outdated language regarding the movement of livestock.
• March 3, 2006.
• March 3, 2006.
• March 3, 2006.

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• This would remove cap on the rent at 3%. This would remove section<01:12:56.560><c> 8.
• Lead Dames then asked Senator Bolden about Section 8, whether if you want to go with the 3%, it'd be
• Lead Dames then asked Senator Bolden about Section 8, whether if you want to go with the 3%, it'd be
• Lead Dames then asked Senator Bolden about Section 8, whether if you want to go with the 3%, it'd be
• Lead Dames then asked Senator Bolden about Section 8, whether if you want to go with the 3%, it'd be

Committee: Senate Commerce and Consumer Protection

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• A committee member then asked whether he was talking about subsection 3 of section 1 on the page, and
• Section 2. I don't think it changed. Question, Section 2.
• Section 3, and for what we're asking, what the bill asks for is to increase the building thresholds for
• construction thresholds in Section 3 and contracts for public improvement for Section 4.
• A 2 and 2 to 3 and 3. So it's a $46.5 million increase to go to that 3 and 3. So, okay. Thank you.

Committee: Senate Appropriations - Education and Environment Division

Summary: The committee met to hear and discuss three education bills and related budget items. House Bill 1214 would revise K-12 transportation funding by replacing the current rider-based formula with a new formula tied more closely to district size, square mileage, building counts, and the weighted student payment. Sponsors and DPI said the change would better reflect actual transportation costs, hold districts harmless overall, and likely increase funding by about $4 million beyond current spending; they also said parent-provided transportation and open-enrollment mileage rules would remain largely unchanged. No opposition was heard, and the committee closed discussion without taking final action in the transcript. The committee then reviewed House Bill 1013, the education appropriations bill, and walked through proposed adjustments to program and pass-through grants. The chair proposed keeping or reducing some items, eliminating others, and moving one-time items to the stabilization fund; examples included leaving free meals at $4.5 million for now, keeping the paraprofessional-to-teacher program, reducing some grant lines, and removing several new or one-time grants. DPI also explained that the student information system would remain a flow-through grant for this biennium but would move in-house after July 1, 2026. The committee also discussed adding an FTE for the School for the Blind and making a small equipment swap at the Center for Distance Education. House Bill 1369 was discussed as the main school aid bill, including a proposed 2 percent and 2 percent per-pupil payment increase, higher construction bidding thresholds, elimination of the 12 percent cap, and a transfer of $75 million from Foundation Aid to the School Construction Revolving Loan Fund, with the chair suggesting $100 million instead. DPI explained that the bill also included a policy change returning placement decisions for students with disabilities in congregate care to the Superintendent of Public Instruction, with support from the governor’s office. The committee heard testimony from school officials seeking gap funding for Title I losses caused by a switch from free-and-reduced-lunch to census-based allocations, saying districts with many open-enrolled students could lose substantial funding and staff positions. Later, the governor’s office presented a proposed $1.5 million one-time appropriation to help schools buy secure storage for student cell phones if a statewide device policy is adopted; members raised concerns about cost, local control, and whether the money would be enough. The committee also heard student testimony and then recessed without voting on the amendment in the transcript.

Transcript Highlights:

• Section 3 is from the agency bill and clarifies parental consent, with the prior written notice when
• Section 3 on page 65 just updates or corrects a citation to the Code of Federal Regulations that govern
• Finally, section 3 on page 66 regarding catastrophic accident insurance comes from a Senator Dibble bill
• First of all, we'd like to say thank you for the information in sections 3, 4, and 5 about prior written
• First of all, we'd like to say thank you for the information in sections 3, 4, and 5 about prior written

Committee: Senate Education Policy

Transcript Highlights:

• Section 20 is a study.
• And then they added section 3 where they added a shall-consider study for this.
• To create an act, a new subsection to Section 54-3-20 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to categories
• Page 3, Section 3, just changes wording, but did not change effectiveness at all.
• Section 11 is just renumbered since we added that new Section 10.

Summary: The Senate met with a quorum present and handled a mix of conference committee appointments, appropriations bills, policy bills, and House amendments. Early in the session, the chamber appointed conference committees for SB 2399 and for House-amended SBs 2213 and 2354, and also named conference committees for HB 103, HB 1308, and HB 1169. The Senate then took up several appropriations measures, including HB 1612, which creates the North Dakota Center for Aerospace Medicine at UND; the Senate adopted an amendment shifting the funding to a one-time $250,000 Community Health Trust Fund appropriation with a required $250,000 match from other sources, and the bill passed 39-7. HB 1193, the “Back the Blue” grant, was amended to make the funding one-time and focus on officer retention, then passed 41-5. HB 1329, a government spending database proposal for school districts, was amended into a legislative study and passed 42-4. HB 1020, the water budget, received extensive amendments reducing and reallocating funding across major water projects, adding studies and oversight changes, and passed 45-0 with the emergency clause. HB 1581, a tribal tourism grant, also passed 40-6. The Senate rejected HB 1330, which would have authorized divestment from direct investments in Chinese companies; after debate over the prudent investor rule, trade impacts, and whether the bill singled out one nation in law, it failed 20-26. HB 1534, limiting property valuation increases, and HB 1266, adjusting the disabled veterans property tax credit, both failed unanimously or nearly so after committee recommendations against them. HB 1566, which would have created a regulatory framework for a product discussed as kratom, was amended on the floor to convert it into a study and then passed 31-15. The chamber also passed HB 2241 on charter schools after a House amendment changed the funding formula to the statewide average from the prior year, and HB 2022, the indigent legal counsel budget, after House changes added funding flexibility, offset lost fee revenue, and included a study on a public defender office. The Senate concurred in several House amendments and then passed a number of Senate bills. SB 2375, allowing joint negotiations between dental providers and insurers under Attorney General oversight, passed 44-2. SB 2251, clarifying that open records requests during state audits should be referred to the audited agency, passed 46-0. SB 2159, related to nuclear energy research, passed 43-3 after House amendments required Industrial Commission approval and consultation with the radioactive waste advisory council. SB 2155, changing gratis antelope license rules, passed 30-16 after debate over landowner rights and tag distribution. SB 251, setting fees and an audit for the Private Investigative and Security Board, passed 44-2. SB 2280, the prior authorization health insurance bill, passed 43-3 with a House-added study and consumer protections. SB 2023, the Racing Commission budget, passed 41-5 after a House change made internship funding one-time. SB 2232, changing prenatal substance exposure reporting requirements and related toxicology rules, passed 44-2. SB 2241, authorizing public charter schools, passed 39-7. The session ended while the Senate was still processing SB 2022’s final passage vote, but the bill had already cleared concurrence on House amendments.

Transcript Highlights:

• Also starting on page R1, House sections 2 and 3.
• On page R2, Senate section 3, House section 5.
• , Senate section 3, House Section<00:38:11.440><c> 5.
• Moving all the way to page R27, Senate section 12, House section 3, these are similar provisions that
• On R72, Senate sections 2 to 3 and House sections 18 to 19, these provisions are the same.

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• SB 1043, an act amending title 35, chapter 1, article 3 of the Arizona Revised Statutes by adding section
• SB 1281, an act amending Title 11, Chapter 3, Article 3, Arizona Revised Statutes, by adding Section
• SB 1281, an act amending Title 11, Chapter 3, Article 3, Arizona Revised Statutes, by adding Section
• 15-189.08 and amending Title 15, Chapter 3, Article 3, Arizona Revised Statutes, by adding Section 15
• 15-189.08, and amending Title 15, Chapter 3, Article 3, Arizona Revised Statutes, by adding Section

Summary: The Senate met in multiple Committee of the Whole sessions and considered a large number of bills, many related to digital assets and cryptocurrency, including SB 1042, SB 1043, SB 1044, SB 1045, SB 1432, SCR 1003, SCR 1033, and SCR 1028. Members discussed whether the state should accept cryptocurrency for payments, tax or exempt virtual currency, ban central bank digital currency, and support digital assets in retirement systems. Senator Epstein repeatedly argued against the measures and tried to offer amendments targeting data center tax exemptions, but one such amendment was ruled not germane and the ruling was upheld on a division vote. The bills and resolutions in that group generally advanced with do-pass recommendations, with SB 1043 and SB 1044 amended before advancing. The Senate also advanced several bills on family law, public records, scholarship organizations, property conveyances, underground facilities, and environmental and energy issues, including SB 1039, SB 1139, SB 1147, SB 1148, SB 1328, SB 1078, SB 1142, SB 1184, SB 1254, SB 1278, SB 1281, SB 1418, SB 1445, and SB 1566. Some measures drew discussion and amendments: SB 1254 received a clarifying amendment for deeds handled by title and escrow professionals; SB 1278 had a floor amendment withdrawn; SB 1281 was amended by committee and floor changes; SB 1418 prompted questions about small modular reactors and concerns about uranium mining and health impacts; and SB 1566 was amended to address malicious delay enforcement and judicial review. Most of these bills received do-pass recommendations. In the health and human services calendar, the Senate advanced SB 1052, SB 1115, SB 1149, SB 1193, SB 1233, SB 1345, SB 1346, and SB 1631, with SB 1124 retained on the calendar. Debate centered on ACCESS and remote work, administrative deficiency cure periods, anonymous complaints, fee-for-service claims, and DCS-related hearings and investigations. Senator Gonzales opposed several ACCESS-related bills, arguing they lacked appropriations, could disrupt services, or conflicted with federal Medicaid law, while sponsors said the bills addressed agency performance and provider complaints. SB 1115, SB 1149, SB 1193, SB 1233, and SB 1345 were amended before receiving do-pass recommendations, and SB 1345’s sponsor said ACCESS was removed from the bill. The final calendar included regulatory and veterinary-related bills such as SB 1137, SB 1144, SB 1205, and SB 1286. SB 1205, dealing with motor vehicle booting fees, received a floor amendment requiring an appeals process for private parking lots. SB 1286, on veterinary telemedicine and prescriptions, drew the most extended debate, with a committee amendment and a Kavanagh floor amendment restoring a 14-day prescription extension and adding flea and tick treatment; Senator Leach opposed the floor amendment, describing prior stakeholder negotiations and changes in committee support. The transcript ends while that debate is still underway, after several bills have already been reported out with do-pass recommendations.

Transcript Highlights:

• With sections 5 and 6.
• Section 7, sorry. Section 7 is the Education and Outreach on Behavioral Health Services, I believe.
• So you said section five and six were kind of a guess, but section five is a guess.
• Section six you have some historical data, yes? Okay, and okay, section seven, that's for vehicles.
• Section 10, once again, so section 10, this is for the training, crisis intervention response training

Committee: Senate Senate Health & Public Affairs

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• Section 3.
• Section 3.
• Section 3.
• Section 3. A.
• Section 9. 3. C.

Summary: The meeting included a Senate recognition ceremony honoring the Winona High School boys basketball team for winning the 2026 Alabama High School Athletic Association 5A state championship. A resolution was read commending the team for its 101-40 victory over Silicag, noting the team’s record-setting performance, Brendan Davis’s MVP honor, the contributions of other players, and Coach Cedric Lane’s leadership. Senators and the lieutenant governor praised the players’ sportsmanship, the school community, and the team’s historic season, and copies of the resolution were presented to the team, coaches, and administrators. Several guests and school representatives also spoke briefly, including the coach and principal, who thanked the Senate and noted the team’s success and the principal’s retirement after 35 years. After the recognition, the Senate returned to session and adopted the Committee on Rules report setting the special order calendar. The calendar included Senate Bill 99 on the Ten Commandments, Senate Bill 298 on Class 3 municipalities, House Bill 381 on camp safety, Senate Bill 370 on tax increment districts, Senate Bill 363 on the Department of Economic and Community Affairs, House Bill 466 on firefighters, House Bill 95 on elections, House Bill 259 on stablecoin, and Senate Bill 342 on education. The chamber then took up SB 99, sponsored by Senators Kelly and Sessions. Senator Kelly described the bill as requiring local school boards to display the Ten Commandments, together with founding documents such as the Declaration of Independence, Constitution, Bill of Rights, and Alabama Constitution preamble, in certain history classrooms and common areas for grades five through 12, using donated displays and funds when available. He said the bill was intended as a historical and educational measure, not religious instruction, and emphasized the inclusion of a disclaimer stating Alabama is not establishing a religion. After extended debate and a petition to close debate from the Rules Committee, the Senate voted on the bill by long roll and passed SB 99, with the recorded vote announced as 30 yeas and 4 nays.

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• THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: THE The Chair announces the Speaker's appointment, pursuant to section 4 of
• The Speaker pro tempore: The Chair announces the Speaker's appointment pursuant to sections 5580 and
• 5518 of the Revised Statutes, 20 U.S.C. 42-43, and the order of the House of January 3, 2025, of the
• Bird Conservation Act and the order of the House of January 3, 2025, of the following member on the
• The Speaker pro tempore: The Chair announces the Speaker's appointment pursuant to section 9803(d)(1)

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• Section 3, end of bill. Senator Doñate: Thank you, Mr. President.
• Section 3, end of bill. Senator Ohrenschall. Thank you, Mr. President. Assembly Bill 123...
• Section 3, end of bill. Senator Ohrenschall. Thank you, Mr. President.
• This deletes subsection 3 from Section 1, which is inclusive of provisions 338.093 to 338.090 and does
• not This deletes subsection 3 from Section 1, which is inclusive of provisions 338.093 to 338.090 and

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• Article 3, Section 3 amends the publishing requirements for authorizers.
• Article 3, Section 8 is more relocation of the stricken language from section 6, this time having to
• </c><00:20:00.120><c> the</c> Article 3 section 3 amends the Article 3 section 3 amends the publishing
• </c><00:20:19.800><c> the</c> Article 3 section 4 amends the Article 3 section 4 amends the membership
• > beginning</c><00:21:22.520><c> line</c> Article 3, section 10, beginning line Article 3, section 10

Bills: HF3714 , HF4399 , HF4176 , HF2544 , HF60 , HF4231 , HF4232

Committee: Senate Education Policy

Keywords: foster care, child welfare, enrollment priority, education programs, child care assistance, education, school board, elections, local governance, school district, site-governed schools, education reform, local control, autonomy, interchange, bond issuance, transportation, infrastructure funding, Sherburne County, student eligibility

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• Amending Section 13-36-20, A.R.S., relating to family offenses.
• Section 16-311, A.R.S., relating to nominating procedures.
• Section 23-1046, A.R.S., relating to workers' compensation.
• House Bill 2082, amending Section 36-121, A.R.S., by adding Section 36-121.01 relating to the Department
• House Bill 296, amending Sections 116, 1, 1201, 3, 1204, 12, and 23, A.R.S., relating to the Water Infrastructure

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• Sections 3 and 4 were also heard in this committee earlier this session and they are the tribal land
• So, Section 3 is the exemption for the five parcels in Cook County owned by the Grand Portage Band, and
• </c> Sections<00:04:20.680><c> 3</c><00:04:21.000><c> and</c><00:04:21.239><c> 4</c> Sections 3 and 4
• Sections 3 and 4 were<00:04:22.560><c> also</c><00:04:22.920><c> heard</c><00:04:23.920><c> in</c><00
• So, Section<00:04:28.440><c> 3</c><00:04:28.720><c> is</c><00:04:28.880><c> the</c><00:04:29.560><c>