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mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; text-align: center; line-height: normal; mso-outline-level: 1;" align="center"><strong><span style="font-size: 24.0pt; font-family: 'Cambria',serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-font-kerning: 18.0pt;">The 193rd General Court — 2023 — First Annual Session</span></strong></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 7.5pt; text-align: center; line-height: normal; background: white;" align="center"> </p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 7.5pt; text-align: center; line-height: normal; background: white;" align="center"><strong><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: 'Helvetica',sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: #333333;">JANUARY 4, 2023</span></strong></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 7.5pt; text-align: center; line-height: normal; background: white;" align="center"><em><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: 'Helvetica',sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: #333333;">— 1st FULL FORMAL SESSION — 1st WEDNESDAY OF EACH YEAR —</span></em></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 7.5pt; text-align: center; line-height: normal; background: white;" align="center"><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: 'Helvetica',sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: #333333;">HOUSE AND SENATE CONVENE.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 7.5pt; text-align: center; line-height: normal; background: white;" align="center"><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: 'Helvetica',sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: #333333;">MEMBERS-ELECT ARE SWORN-IN BY GOVERNOR</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 7.5pt; text-align: center; line-height: normal; background: white;" align="center"><span style="font-size: 8.5pt; font-family: 'Verdana',sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: black;"> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 7.5pt; text-align: center; line-height: normal; background: white;" align="center"><strong><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: 'Helvetica',sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: #333333;">JANUARY 5, 2023</span></strong></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 7.5pt; text-align: center; line-height: normal; background: white;" align="center"><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: 'Helvetica',sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: #333333;">Governor, Lieutenant-Governor and Councilors take oaths of office</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 7.5pt; line-height: normal; background: white;"><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: 'Helvetica',sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: #333333;"> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 7.5pt; text-align: center; line-height: normal; background: white;" align="center"><strong><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: 'Helvetica',sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: #333333;">JANUARY 20, 2023</span></strong></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 7.5pt; text-align: center; line-height: normal; background: white;" align="center"><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: 'Helvetica',sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: #333333;">3rd FRIDAY IN JANUARY OF 1st ANNUAL SESSION </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 7.5pt; text-align: center; line-height: normal; background: white;" align="center"><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: 'Helvetica',sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: #333333;">DEADLINE FOR SUBMITTING PETITIONS (prior to 5 o'clock P.M.)</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 7.5pt; text-align: center; line-height: normal; background: white;" align="center"><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: 'Helvetica',sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: #333333;"> (House co-sponsoring may continue until the measure is reported by the initial committee)</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 7.5pt; line-height: normal; background: white;"><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: 'Helvetica',sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: #333333;"> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 7.5pt; line-height: normal; background: white;"><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: 'Helvetica',sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: #333333;"> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 7.5pt; text-align: center; line-height: normal; background: white;" align="center"><strong><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: 'Helvetica',sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: #333333;">UNKNOWN DATE</span></strong></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 7.5pt; text-align: center; line-height: normal; background: white;" align="center"><strong><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: 'Helvetica',sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: #333333;">(PROBABLY LATE FEBRUARY OR EARLY MARCH)</span></strong></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 7.5pt; text-align: center; line-height: normal; background: white;" align="center"><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: 'Helvetica',sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: #333333;">4 weeks after Appointment of Committees in 1st Annual Session,</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 7.5pt; text-align: center; line-height: normal; background: white;" align="center"><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: 'Helvetica',sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: #333333;">DEADLINE FOR SUBMITTING JOINT COMMITTEE RULES</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 7.5pt; text-align: center; line-height: normal; background: white;" align="center"> </p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 7.5pt; text-align: center; line-height: normal; background: white;" align="center"><strong><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: 'Helvetica',sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: #333333;">By March 1, 2023</span></strong></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 7.5pt; text-align: center; line-height: normal; background: white;" align="center"><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: 'Helvetica',sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: #333333;">GOVERNOR SUBMITS</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 7.5pt; text-align: center; line-height: normal; background: white;" align="center"><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: 'Helvetica',sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: #333333;">GENERAL APPROPRIATION BILL (BUDGET)</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 7.5pt; text-align: center; line-height: normal; background: white;" align="center"><span style="font-size: 8.5pt; font-family: 'Verdana',sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: black;">SEE ARTICLE CVII (107) OF AMENDMENTS TO THE CONSTITUTION</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 7.5pt; line-height: normal; background: white;"><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: 'Helvetica',sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: #333333;"> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 7.5pt; line-height: normal; background: white;"><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: 'Helvetica',sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: #333333;"> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 7.5pt; text-align: center; line-height: normal; background: white;" align="center"><strong><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: 'Helvetica',sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: #333333;">APRIL 26, 2023</span></strong></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 7.5pt; text-align: center; line-height: normal; background: white;" align="center"><em><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: 'Helvetica',sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: #333333;">— LAST WEDNESDAY IN APRIL —</span></em></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 7.5pt; text-align: center; line-height: normal; background: white;" align="center"><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: 'Helvetica',sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: #333333;"> LAST DAY TO REPORT ON PROPOSALS FOR AMENDMENTS TO THE CONSTITUTION.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 7.5pt; text-align: center; line-height: normal; background: white;" align="center"><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: 'Helvetica',sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: #333333;">NOTE: In the 2nd year, Reports may be made only on measures referred to Committees subsequent to last</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 7.5pt; text-align: center; line-height: normal; background: white;" align="center"><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: 'Helvetica',sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: #333333;">Wednesday in April of the 1st Annual Session</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 7.5pt; text-align: center; line-height: normal; background: white;" align="center"><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: 'Helvetica',sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: #333333;"> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 7.5pt; text-align: center; line-height: normal; background: white;" align="center"><strong><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: 'Helvetica',sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: #333333;">MAY 10, 2023</span></strong></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 7.5pt; text-align: center; line-height: normal; background: white;" align="center"><em><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: 'Helvetica',sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: #333333;">— 2nd WEDNESDAY IN MAY (of each year) —</span></em></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 7.5pt; text-align: center; line-height: normal; background: white;" align="center"><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: 'Helvetica',sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: #333333;">LAST DAY TO CALL UP A PROPOSAL FOR AN AMENDMENT TO THE CONSTITUTION, and</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 7.5pt; text-align: center; line-height: normal; background: white;" align="center"><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: 'Helvetica',sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: #333333;">LAST DAY FOR THE CONVENING OF THE JOINT SESSION TO CONSIDER</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 7.5pt; text-align: center; line-height: normal; background: white;" align="center"><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: 'Helvetica',sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: #333333;">AMENDMENTS TO THE CONSTITUTION</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 7.5pt; line-height: normal; background: white;"><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: 'Helvetica',sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: #333333;"> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 7.5pt; line-height: normal; background: white;"><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: 'Helvetica',sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: #333333;"> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 7.5pt; text-align: center; line-height: normal; background: white;" align="center"><strong><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: 'Helvetica',sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: #333333;">MAY 10, 2023</span></strong></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 7.5pt; text-align: center; line-height: normal; background: white;" align="center"><em><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: 'Helvetica',sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: #333333;">— 2nd WEDNESDAY IN MAY (of each year) —</span></em></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 7.5pt; text-align: center; line-height: normal; background: white;" align="center"><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: 'Helvetica',sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: #333333;"> LAST DAY FOR THE HOUSE COMMITTEE ON WAYS AND MEANS</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 7.5pt; text-align: center; line-height: normal; background: white;" align="center"><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: 'Helvetica',sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: #333333;">TO REPORT THE GENERAL APPROPRIATION BILL.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 7.5pt; line-height: normal; background: white;"><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: 'Helvetica',sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: #333333;"> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 7.5pt; line-height: normal; background: white;"><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: 'Helvetica',sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: #333333;"> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 7.5pt; text-align: center; line-height: normal; background: white;" align="center"><strong><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: 'Helvetica',sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: #333333;">NOVEMBER 15, 2023</span></strong></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center; text-indent: -.25in; line-height: normal; background: white; margin: 0in 0in 7.5pt .75in;" align="center"><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: 'Helvetica',sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: #333333;">—</span><span style="font-size: 7.0pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: #333333;">    </span><em><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: 'Helvetica',sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: #333333;">3rd WEDNESDAY OF NOVEMBER IN 1st ANNUAL SESSION —</span></em></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 7.5pt; text-align: center; line-height: normal; background: white;" align="center"><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: 'Helvetica',sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: #333333;">LAST DAY FOR FORMAL SESSIONS</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 7.5pt; line-height: normal; background: white;"><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: 'Helvetica',sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: #333333;"> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 7.5pt; line-height: normal; background: white;"><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: 'Helvetica',sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: #333333;"> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 7.5pt; text-align: center; line-height: normal; background: white;" align="center"><strong><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: 'Helvetica',sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: #333333;">JANUARY 2, 2024</span></strong></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 7.5pt; text-align: center; line-height: normal; background: white;" align="center"><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: 'Helvetica',sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: #333333;">TUESDAY PRECEDING THE 1st WEDNESDAY IN JANUARY OF 2nd YEAR</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 7.5pt; text-align: center; line-height: normal; background: white;" align="center"><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: 'Helvetica',sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: #333333;">LAST DAY OF SESSION OF THE 1st ANNUAL SESSION</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 7.5pt; line-height: normal; background: white;"><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: 'Helvetica',sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: #333333;"> </span></p> <span style="font-size: 10.5pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: 'Helvetica',sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: #333333; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA;"><br style="mso-special-character: line-break; page-break-before: always;" clear="all" /> </span> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 7.5pt; line-height: normal; background: white;"><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: 'Helvetica',sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: #333333;"> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 7.5pt; text-align: center; line-height: normal; background: white;" align="center"><strong><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: 'Helvetica',sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: #333333;">The 192nd General Court — 2024 — Second Annual Session</span></strong></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 7.5pt; text-align: center; line-height: normal; background: white;" align="center"><strong><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: 'Helvetica',sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: #333333;">JANUARY 3, 2024</span></strong></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 7.5pt; text-align: center; line-height: normal; background: white;" align="center"><em><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: 'Helvetica',sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: #333333;">— 1st SESSION OF SECOND ANNUAL SESSION — 1st WEDNESDAY OF EACH YEAR —</span></em></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 7.5pt; text-align: center; line-height: normal; background: white;" align="center"><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: 'Helvetica',sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: #333333;">HOUSE AND SENATE CONVENE</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 7.5pt; line-height: normal; background: white;"><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: 'Helvetica',sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: #333333;"> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 7.5pt; text-align: center; line-height: normal; background: white;" align="center"><strong><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: 'Helvetica',sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: #333333;">JANUARY 24, 2024</span></strong></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 7.5pt; text-align: center; line-height: normal; background: white;" align="center"><em><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: 'Helvetica',sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: #333333;">— WITHIN 3 WEEKS OF CONVENING OF THE GENERAL COURT</span></em><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: 'Helvetica',sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: #333333;"> <em>—</em></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 7.5pt; text-align: center; line-height: normal; background: white;" align="center"><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: 'Helvetica',sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: #333333;">GOVERNOR SUBMITS</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 7.5pt; text-align: center; line-height: normal; background: white;" align="center"><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: 'Helvetica',sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: #333333;">GENERAL APPROPRIATION BILL (BUDGET)</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 7.5pt; text-align: center; line-height: normal; background: white;" align="center"><span style="font-size: 8.5pt; font-family: 'Verdana',sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: black;"> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 7.5pt; text-align: center; line-height: normal; background: white;" align="center"><strong><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: 'Helvetica',sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: #333333;">FEBRUARY 7, 2024</span></strong></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 7.5pt; text-align: center; line-height: normal; background: white;" align="center"><em><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: 'Helvetica',sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: #333333;">— 1st WEDNESDAY IN FEBRUARY OF THE 2nd ANNUAL SESSION —</span></em></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 7.5pt; text-align: center; line-height: normal; background: white;" align="center"><em><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: 'Helvetica',sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: #333333;">JOINT RULE 10 DEADLINE</span></em><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: 'Helvetica',sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: #333333;">.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 7.5pt; text-align: center; line-height: normal; background: white;" align="center"><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: 'Helvetica',sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: #333333;">LAST DAY FOR REPORTS TO BE MADE FROM JOINT COMMITTEES (except Health Care Financing)</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 7.5pt; text-align: center; line-height: normal; background: white;" align="center"><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: 'Helvetica',sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: #333333;">on matters referred to them prior to the previous 1st Wednesday of January.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 7.5pt; text-align: center; line-height: normal; background: white;" align="center"><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: 'Helvetica',sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: #333333;"> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 7.5pt; line-height: normal; background: white;"><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: 'Helvetica',sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: #333333;"> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 7.5pt; text-align: center; line-height: normal; background: white;" align="center"><strong><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: 'Helvetica',sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: #333333;">MARCH 27, 2024</span></strong></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 7.5pt; text-align: center; line-height: normal; background: white;" align="center"><em><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: 'Helvetica',sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: #333333;">— LAST WEDNESDAY OF MARCH OF THE 2nd ANNUAL SESSION —</span></em></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 7.5pt; text-align: center; line-height: normal; background: white;" align="center"><em><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: 'Helvetica',sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: #333333;">JOINT RULE 10 DEADLINE for the COMMITTEE ON HEALTH CARE FINANCING</span></em></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 7.5pt; text-align: center; line-height: normal; background: white;" align="center"><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: 'Helvetica',sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: #333333;">on matters referred to them prior to the 4th Wednesday of February.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 7.5pt; text-align: center; line-height: normal; background: white;" align="center"><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: 'Helvetica',sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: #333333;"> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 7.5pt; line-height: normal; background: white;"><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: 'Helvetica',sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: #333333;"> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 7.5pt; text-align: center; line-height: normal; background: white;" align="center"><strong><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: 'Helvetica',sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: #333333;">APRIL 24, 2024</span></strong></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center; text-indent: -.25in; line-height: normal; background: white; margin: 0in 0in 7.5pt .75in;" align="center"><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: 'Helvetica',sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: #333333;">—</span><span style="font-size: 7.0pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: #333333;">    </span><em><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: 'Helvetica',sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: #333333;">LAST WEDNESDAY IN APRIL OF EACH SESSION —</span></em></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 7.5pt; text-align: center; line-height: normal; background: white;" align="center"><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: 'Helvetica',sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: #333333;">LAST DAY TO REPORT ON PROPOSALS FOR AMENDMENTS TO THE CONSTITUTION.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 7.5pt; text-align: center; line-height: normal; background: white;" align="center"><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: 'Helvetica',sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: #333333;">NOTE: In the 2nd year, Reports may be made only on measures referred to Committees subsequent to</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 7.5pt; text-align: center; line-height: normal; background: white;" align="center"><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: 'Helvetica',sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: #333333;">last Wednesday in April of the 1st Annual Session.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 7.5pt; line-height: normal; background: white;"><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: 'Helvetica',sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: #333333;"> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 7.5pt; line-height: normal; background: white;"><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: 'Helvetica',sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: #333333;"> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 7.5pt; text-align: center; line-height: normal; background: white;" align="center"><strong><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: 'Helvetica',sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: #333333;">APRIL 30, 2024</span></strong></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center; text-indent: -.25in; line-height: normal; background: white; margin: 0in 0in 7.5pt .75in;" align="center"><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: 'Helvetica',sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: #333333;">—</span><span style="font-size: 7.0pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: #333333;">    </span><em><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: 'Helvetica',sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: #333333;">TUESDAY PRECEDING 1st WEDNESDAY IN MAY —</span></em></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 7.5pt; text-align: center; line-height: normal; background: white;" align="center"><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: 'Helvetica',sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: #333333;">LAST DAY TO ENACT INITIATIVE PETITIONS FOR CHANGES IN LAWS.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 7.5pt; line-height: normal; background: white;"><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: 'Helvetica',sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: #333333;"> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 7.5pt; line-height: normal; background: white;"><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: 'Helvetica',sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: #333333;"> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 7.5pt; text-align: center; line-height: normal; background: white;" align="center"><strong><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: 'Helvetica',sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: #333333;">MAY 8, 2024</span></strong></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center; text-indent: -.25in; line-height: normal; background: white; margin: 0in 0in 7.5pt .75in;" align="center"><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: 'Helvetica',sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: #333333;">—</span><span style="font-size: 7.0pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: #333333;">    </span><em><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: 'Helvetica',sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: #333333;">2nd WEDNESDAY IN MAY (of each year) —</span></em></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 7.5pt; text-align: center; line-height: normal; background: white;" align="center"><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: 'Helvetica',sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: #333333;">LAST DAY TO CALL UP A LATE FILED PROPOSAL FOR AN AMENDMENT</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 7.5pt; text-align: center; line-height: normal; background: white;" align="center"><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: 'Helvetica',sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: #333333;">TO THE CONSTITUTION.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 7.5pt; line-height: normal; background: white;"><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: 'Helvetica',sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: #333333;"> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 7.5pt; line-height: normal; background: white;"><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: 'Helvetica',sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: #333333;"> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 7.5pt; text-align: center; line-height: normal; background: white;" align="center"><strong><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: 'Helvetica',sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: #333333;">MAY 8, 2024</span></strong></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center; text-indent: -.25in; line-height: normal; background: white; margin: 0in 0in 7.5pt .75in;" align="center"><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: 'Helvetica',sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: #333333;">—</span><span style="font-size: 7.0pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: #333333;">    </span><em><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: 'Helvetica',sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: #333333;">2nd WEDNESDAY IN MAY (of each year) —</span></em></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 7.5pt; text-align: center; line-height: normal; background: white;" align="center"><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: 'Helvetica',sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: #333333;">LAST DAY FOR THE HOUSE COMMITTEE ON WAYS AND MEANS</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 7.5pt; text-align: center; line-height: normal; background: white;" align="center"><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: 'Helvetica',sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: #333333;"> TO REPORT THE GENERAL APPROPRIATION BILL</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 7.5pt; line-height: normal; background: white;"><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: 'Helvetica',sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: #333333;"> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 7.5pt; text-align: center; line-height: normal; background: white;" align="center"><span style="font-size: 8.5pt; font-family: 'Verdana',sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: black;"> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 7.5pt; text-align: center; line-height: normal; background: white;" align="center"><strong><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: 'Helvetica',sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: #333333;">WEDNESDAY, JULY 31, 2024</span></strong></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center; text-indent: -.25in; line-height: normal; background: white; margin: 0in 0in 7.5pt .75in;" align="center"><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: 'Helvetica',sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: #333333;">—</span><span style="font-size: 7.0pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: #333333;">    </span><em><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: 'Helvetica',sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: #333333;">LAST DAY OF JULY OF THE 2nd ANNUAL SESSION —</span></em></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 7.5pt; text-align: center; line-height: normal; background: white;" align="center"><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: 'Helvetica',sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: #333333;">LAST DAY FOR FORMAL SESSIONS</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 7.5pt; line-height: normal; background: white;"><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: 'Helvetica',sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: #333333;"> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" 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