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<section article="gsg" article_name="State Government" number="2-1504" title_number="2" title_name="General Assembly" subtitle_number="15" subtitle_name="Legislation">
  <level label="a">
    <text>For each regular or special session of the General Assembly, the Department of Legislative Services shall prepare and distribute, in serial order:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>a synopsis of each Senate bill that is introduced; and</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>a synopsis of each House bill that is introduced.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="b">
    <text>If the Department determines that a bill imposes a mandate on a local government unit, the synopsis shall include a statement that “This bill imposes a mandate on a local government unit.”.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="c">
    <text>If the Department determines that a bill requires a mandated appropriation, the synopsis shall include a statement that “This bill requires a mandated appropriation in the annual budget bill.”.</text>
  </level>
</section>
