def _get_state(self) -> None:
        """
        Internal method that accomplishes checking to make sure that the UUID
        has not changed
        """
        # Don't need to go any further if we don't have a message
        if self.last_message is None:
            return

        # get the latest message UUID
        uuid = self.last_message.uuid
        # Check it against the stored UUID
        if uuid != self._last_bot_uuid:
            self.logger.info(' UUID message mismatch')
            self.logger.debug(' Old UUID: %s | New UUID: %s',
                              self._last_bot_uuid,
                              uuid)

            self.send_identity()
            # Store the latest message UUID now that we've sent an IDENT
            self._last_bot_uuid = uuid
Internal method that accomplishes checking to make sure that the UUID
        has not changed