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State Representative
Joe Alexander
(R) - New Hampshire
New Hampshire House Hillsborough 29
In Office - Started: 12/07/2022

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3 Oakwood Lane
Unit 1
Goffstown, NH 03045-2597
Phone: 603-856-5227

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State House
107 N. Main St.
Concord, NH 03301

Bill Bill Name Summary Progress
HB115 Relative to universal eligibility for the education freedom account program. This bill increases the income eligibility for the EFA program in fiscal year 2026 and removes the income eligibility criteria beginning in fiscal year 2027. Crossed Over
SB69 Relative to acceptance of or rejection of charitable contributions, gifts, or donations by local school boards, establishing a virtual early childhood readiness family engagement program, and specifying that library user information exempted from disclosure in the right-to-know law includes information regarding library cards and library membership status. This bill requires local school boards to discuss and vote in public session before rejecting any charitable contribution, gift, or donation. Crossed Over
HB701 Relative to the terminal patients' right to try act. This bill expands a health care patient's right to try emerging health care treatment options. Crossed Over
SB163 Repealing the temporary moratoria and limitation on building permits and the approval of subdivisions and site plans. This bill repeals the authority for a local legislative body to adopt an ordinance establishing a temporary moratoria and limitations on building permits and the approval of subdivisions and site plans. Crossed Over
SB91 Allowing one-time special appraisals of residences located in commercial zones. This bill allows owners of a residence in an industrial or commercial zone to file one application for a special appraisal of the residence based on its current use as a residence. Passed
HB428 Relative to the state building code. This bill prohibits local legislative bodies from making any new changes to the state building codes. Crossed Over
HB685 Permitting in all residentially zoned areas by right the construction of manufactured housing. This bill updates the definition of manufactured housing, and establishes the requirement that manufactured housing must be permitted in all residential zoned areas within every municipality in the state, overriding any local zoning ordinances that prohibit or unreasonably restrict its placement. Crossed Over
HB557 Relative to the information that appears on the school budget ballot. This bill requires the printing of certain information on the school budget ballot. Crossed Over
HB475 Relative to the reductions from the default budget for official ballot town meetings. This bill alters the definition of default budget to include salary and benefit reductions which occur as a result of position turnover. Crossed Over
HB148 Permitting classification of individuals based on biological sex under certain circumstances. This bill permits classification of individuals based on biological sex in lavatory facilities and locker rooms, sporting competitions, and detention facilities. Crossed Over
HB376 Specifying that library user information exempted from disclosure in the right-to-know law includes information regarding library cards and library membership status. This bill exempts library card and library membership files and information from disclosure under the right-to-know law. Dead
HB151 Relative to the term for supervisors of the checklist. This bill allows terms for supervisors of the checklists to be changed by a local legislative body. Crossed Over
HB457 Relative to zoning restrictions on dwelling units. This bill prohibits the legislative body of a city, town, village district, or county in which there are located unincorporated towns or unorganized places from adopting or enforcing any ordinance that restricts the number of occupants of any dwelling unit to less than 2 occupants per bedroom or is based on the familial or non-familial relationships or marital status, occupation, employment status, or the educational status, including but not limited to scholastic enrollment or academic achievement at any level among the occupants of the dwelling unit, including but not limited to college students. Crossed Over
SB174 Prohibiting planning boards from considering the number of bedrooms a given unit or development has during the hearing and approval process. This bill prohibits planning boards from differentiating based on the number of bedrooms in a residential development during the hearing and approval process. Crossed Over
SB166 Relative to notice required prior to sale of a manufactured housing unit located in a resident-owned community. This bill requires the seller of a manufactured housing unit in a resident-owned community to provide notice to the prospective buyer of their right to obtain a copy of the community's bylaws, fee schedule, and financial statements. Crossed Over
SB188 Relative to the state building code. This bill: I. Allows independent third-parties, hired by the property owner, to inspect land, buildings, and structures to determine compliance with state and local building codes. II. Establishes private providers as an alternative to local enforcement agencies for conducting building code inspections and plan reviews. Crossed Over
SB281 Prohibiting municipalities from denying building or occupancy permits for property adjacent to class VI roads under certain circumstances. This bill changes the requirements that allow a building to be constructed on a lot adjacent to a class VI roadway. Crossed Over
SB283 Relative to the calculation of floor-area-ratios under local building ordinances. This bill requires municipalities to exclude below-grade areas from floor-area-ratio (FAR) calculations and review and adjust height limitations as needed to maximize capacity and height potential for new construction. Crossed Over
SB84 Relative to zoning procedures concerning residential housing. This bill sets maximum lot sizes for single-family residential uses based on the type of infrastructure servicing the lot. Crossed Over
SB282 Relative to stairway requirements in certain residential buildings. This bill allows residential buildings between 6 and 4 floors above grade to have only one stairway under certain conditions. Crossed Over
SB153 Relative to expedited driveway permitting of major entrances for residential use of 20 units or greater and the time frame for approval or denial of permit applications. This bill creates an expedited driveway permit for major entrances for parcels of land for residential use of 20 units or greater. Crossed Over
SB78 Relative to the zoning board of adjustments appeal period. This bill removes the zoning board of adjustment's discretion for determining when to take an appeal and replaces it with a non-discretionary 30-day period. Crossed Over
HB413 Relative to subdivision regulations on the completion of improvements and the regulation of building permits. This bill: I. Extends the existing 5-year exemption for subdivision plats to 7 years and increases the preliminary step from 2 years to 3 years. II. Changes the building code and fire code appeals process, limiting the jurisdiction of the local building code board of appeals to hearing decisions made under local amendments to those codes. III. Provides that decisions of the building code review board regarding decisions of the fire marshal and local building code board of appeals may be appealed to superior court or the housing appeals board. Crossed Over
HB340 Relative to electioneering by public employees. This bill defines electioneering in relation to public employees Crossed Over
HB310 Establishing a commission to study the creation of a regulatory framework for stable tokens, tokenized real-world assets, and blockchain-based trusts in New Hampshire. This bill establishes a commission to study the creation of a regulatory framework for stable tokens and tokenized real-world assets ("RWAs") in New Hampshire. Crossed Over
HB639 Relative to the use of and disputes over blockchain and digital currencies. This bill: I. Creates an act to protect blockchain technology and its users. II. Establishes a blockchain dispute docket to oversee blockchain-related disputes. Crossed Over
HB577 Relative to modifying the definition of ADUs. This bill expands accessory dwelling units by right to include detached units, adds definitions related to accessory dwelling units, and increases the maximum square footage. Crossed Over
HB666 Relative to adding restitution payment for violations of the confidentiality of the library use records and adding library cards and membership status to the list of confidential matters. This bill adds restitution payment and penalties for violating the confidentiality of the library use records and expands it to include library cards and membership status. Dead
HB382 Repealing the requirement that vehicle funding loan contracts have successive periodic payments that are substantially equal in amount. This bill repeals the requirement that vehicle funding loan contracts have successive periodic payments that are substantially equal in amount. Crossed Over
HB514 Allowing private persons to sue for violations of election laws. This bill allows for private parties to sue the state for violations of RSA 659. Dead
HB92 Requiring recusal of members of zoning boards of adjustment and planning boards in certain circumstances. This bill requires individuals serving on both the planning board and zoning board of adjustment to recuse themselves from voting on matters previously decided by the other board on which they serve. Crossed Over
SB173 Relative to residential property subject to housing covenants under the low income housing tax credit program. This bill provides that residential property subject to a housing covenant under the low income housing tax credit program shall be assessed an amount equal to 10 percent of the actual rental income and certain other income. Crossed Over
HB302 Relative to enabling the state treasury to invest in precious metals and digital assets. This bill enables the state treasurer to invest state funds into precious metals and digital assets. Signed/Enacted/Adopted
HB591 Relative to hours for keno gaming. This bill expands permitted keno hours of operation. Crossed Over
SB193 Requiring the head of each state agency to submit a strategic plan for program activities. This bill creates the state commission on program efficiency. This bill also requires the head of each state agency to submit a strategic plan for program activities to such commission and enables the commission to report to the finance committee of the house of representatives budget recommendations based on such plans. Crossed Over
HB164 Relative to local records retention. This bill funds and equips the local government record manager with online storage of records that are available for public access. In Committee
SB279 Establishing the housing champion business loan program and making appropriations to the department of business and economic affairs and the business finance authority. This bill: I. Allows housing champion communities to participate in a business loan program administered by the business finance authority and makes an appropriation to fund such loans. II. Makes an appropriation to the department of business and economic affairs for deposit in the housing champion designation and grant program fund. In Committee
HB495 Requiring cities and towns to provide a breakdown of tax changes and information on bills sent to residents. This bill requires cities and towns to provide a breakdown of tax changes and information on bills sent to residents. In Committee
SB55 Providing temporary exemptions from the land use change tax for qualifying housing projects. This bill provides temporary exemptions from the land use change tax for qualifying housing projects. Dead
HB93 Enabling school districts to appoint a school district treasurer. This bill enables school districts to appoint a school district treasurer. In Committee
SB270 Relative to allowing owners to gather items necessary for work from impounded vehicles. This bill allows individuals to retrieve personal and work-related items from an impounded vehicle so long as the individual is accompanied by the vehicle's owner. In Committee
HB529 Relative to the liquor commission. This bill: I. Extends the hours of sales of alcoholic beverages. II. Allows on-premises licensees to deliver liquor to customers who order a meal for home delivery. III. Allows on-premises licensees to sell beer in refillable containers and refill such containers with beer. In Committee
HB399 Establishing a commission to study the New Hampshire zoning enabling act and relative to the effective date of the C-PACER program. This bill: I. Establishes a commission to study the New Hampshire zoning enabling act. II. Changes the effective date of 2025; 1 (SB 4), relative to the C-PACER program, from January 1, 2026 to upon passage. III. Modifies the definition of "municipality" in the energy efficiency and clean energy districts chapter. Signed/Enacted/Adopted
HB562 Relative to the filling of vacant positions on elected municipal boards and school boards. This bill requires vacancies on elected municipal boards and school boards to be first offered to the runner up in the most recent prior election if the appointing authority chooses to fill the vacancy with an applicant who ran in any of the least 3 elections for the office. In Committee
SB231 Relative to road frontage requirements and setbacks for wetlands. This bill adopts limits on road frontage requirements and setbacks for wetlands and lot lines to improve housing density, ensuring these requirements do not exceed 50 feet and are consistent with existing shoreland protection and environmental standards. In Committee
HB610 Relative to repealing the office of the consumer advocate. This bill repeals the office of the consumer advocate. In Committee
HB313 Relative to non-public sessions at public meetings where discussion in public would likely affect a person's reputation. This bill allows a person who has the right to attend a public meeting to choose that the meeting remain open, even when discussion about the person in public would likely adversely affect the reputation of the person. In Committee
HB89 Designating "Within the Crystal Hills" as the official animated film of New Hampshire. This bill designates the animated film "Within the Crystal Hills" by Griffin Hansen and Christina Caralis as the official animated short film of New Hampshire. In Committee
HB155 Reducing the rate of the business enterprise tax. This bill reduces the rate of the business enterprise tax for tax years ending on or after December 31, 2026. In Committee
HB459 Relative to acreage requirements and zoning regarding sewer infrastructure and single-family residential uses. This bill prohibits zoning ordinances regarding single-family residential uses from requiring larger acreage sizes than are necessary for community health and safety, given sewer infrastructure. In Committee
HB392 Directing the dissolution of the department of health and human services' office of health equity, department of environmental services' functions for civil rights and environmental justice, and the governor's council on diversity and inclusion. This bill directs the dissolution of the department of health and human services' office of health equity, department of environmental services' functions for civil rights and environmental justice, and the governor's advisory council on diversity and inclusion. In Committee
HB407 Setting a minimum threshold for the adoption of town and school budget and spending items for towns using a ballot to select such methods during town meeting. This bill sets a minimum threshold for the adoption of town and school budget and spending items for towns using a ballot to select such methods during town meeting. In Committee
Bill Bill Name Motion Vote Date Vote
SB14 Relative to the penalty for certain fentanyl-related offenses; relative to establishing a mandatory minimum sentence for the crime of distribution of a controlled drug with death resulting; and relative to amending the penalties for the possession and use of a quantity of psilocybin for persons 18 years of age or older. OTPA 06/05/2025 Yea
SB14 Relative to the penalty for certain fentanyl-related offenses; relative to establishing a mandatory minimum sentence for the crime of distribution of a controlled drug with death resulting; and relative to amending the penalties for the possession and use of a quantity of psilocybin for persons 18 years of age or older. Adopt Floor Amendment 06/05/2025 Nay
SB14 Relative to the penalty for certain fentanyl-related offenses; relative to establishing a mandatory minimum sentence for the crime of distribution of a controlled drug with death resulting; and relative to amending the penalties for the possession and use of a quantity of psilocybin for persons 18 years of age or older. Adopt Amendment 06/05/2025 Yea
SB14 Relative to the penalty for certain fentanyl-related offenses; relative to establishing a mandatory minimum sentence for the crime of distribution of a controlled drug with death resulting; and relative to amending the penalties for the possession and use of a quantity of psilocybin for persons 18 years of age or older. Table 06/05/2025 Nay
HB10 Establishing a parental bill of rights. Concur 06/05/2025 Yea
SB25 Allowing credit union members to pay members of the board of directors for their services as a board member and relative to the use of and disputes over blockchain and digital currencies. Adopt Floor Amendment 06/05/2025 Yea
SB72 Establishing a parental bill of rights. OTPA 06/05/2025 Yea
SB72 Establishing a parental bill of rights. Adopt Floor Amendment 06/05/2025 Nay
SB72 Establishing a parental bill of rights. Adopt Floor Amendment 06/05/2025 Yea
SB72 Establishing a parental bill of rights. Table 06/05/2025 Nay
SB99 Relative to regional career and technical education agreements. OTPA 06/05/2025 Yea
SB99 Relative to regional career and technical education agreements. Adopt Floor Amendment 06/05/2025 Abstain
SB99 Relative to regional career and technical education agreements. Adopt Amendment 06/05/2025 Yea
SB100 Relative to the prohibition on teaching discrimination. OTPA 06/05/2025 Yea
SB96 Relative to mandatory disclosure by school district employees to parents and relative to enforcement of parental rights against school districts and school employees. OTPA 06/05/2025 Yea
SB96 Relative to mandatory disclosure by school district employees to parents and relative to enforcement of parental rights against school districts and school employees. Adopt Floor Amendment 06/05/2025 Abstain
SB180 Designating Coos county as a distressed place-based economy and requiring the department of environmental services to revise the rules for proposed new landfills. Adopt Floor Amendment 06/05/2025 Yea
SB210 Relative to bullying and cyberbullying prevention and relative to allowing parents to send their children to any school district they choose. OTPA 06/05/2025 Yea
SB210 Relative to bullying and cyberbullying prevention and relative to allowing parents to send their children to any school district they choose. Adopt Floor Amendment 06/05/2025 Yea
SB218 Relative to absentee ballots. OTPA 06/05/2025 Yea
SB222 Relative to moving the state primary date. Remove From Table 06/05/2025 Yea
SB206 Requiring school districts and chartered public schools to adopt policies establishing a cell phone-free education. Adopt Amendment 06/05/2025 Yea
SB221 Relative to the verification of voter rolls annually. OTPA 06/05/2025 Yea
SB263 Criminalizing and creating a private right of action for the facilitation, encouragement, offer, solicitation, or recommendation of certain acts or actions through a responsive generative communication to a child, and relative to the termination of tenancy at the expiration of the tenancy or lease term. OTPA 06/05/2025 Yea
SB263 Criminalizing and creating a private right of action for the facilitation, encouragement, offer, solicitation, or recommendation of certain acts or actions through a responsive generative communication to a child, and relative to the termination of tenancy at the expiration of the tenancy or lease term. Table 06/05/2025 Nay
SB287 Requiring applicants for absentee ballots to present a copy of their photo identification with their application. OTPA 06/05/2025 Yea
SB287 Requiring applicants for absentee ballots to present a copy of their photo identification with their application. Adopt Amendment 06/05/2025 Yea
SB295 Relative to education freedom accounts. Reconsider 06/05/2025 Nay
SB295 Relative to education freedom accounts. OTPA 06/05/2025 Yea
SB295 Relative to education freedom accounts. Adopt Floor Amendment 06/05/2025 Nay
SB13 Invalidating out-of-state driver's licenses issued to undocumented immigrants and prohibiting driver's license issuance and renewal to individuals with pending asylum claims, regardless of a grant of temporary work authorization. OTPA 05/22/2025 Yea
HB551 Repealing the license to sell pistols and revolvers and limiting liability for certain design features of firearms. Concur 05/22/2025 Yea
SB119 Relative to Medicaid pharmaceutical services and relative to standing orders for Ivermectin. Adopt Amendment 05/22/2025 Yea
SB97 Relative to intra-district public school transfers. OTPA 05/22/2025 Yea
SB272 Relative to electric-vehicle charging station funding. ITL 05/22/2025 Yea
SB174 Prohibiting planning boards from considering the number of bedrooms a given unit or development has during the hearing and approval process. OTPA 05/22/2025 Yea
SB174 Prohibiting planning boards from considering the number of bedrooms a given unit or development has during the hearing and approval process. Table 05/22/2025 Nay
SB267 Relative to the penalty for engaging in prostitution as a patron. OTPA 05/22/2025 Nay
SB267 Relative to the penalty for engaging in prostitution as a patron. Table 05/22/2025 Yea
SB23 Expanding the crime of endangering the welfare of a child. Reconsider 05/08/2025 Nay
SB62 Relative to law enforcement participation in a federal immigration program and relative to cooperation with federal immigration authorities. OTPA 05/08/2025 Yea
SB62 Relative to law enforcement participation in a federal immigration program and relative to cooperation with federal immigration authorities. Adopt Floor Amendment 05/08/2025 Yea
SB62 Relative to law enforcement participation in a federal immigration program and relative to cooperation with federal immigration authorities. Adopt Floor Amendment 05/08/2025 Nay
SB141 Extending the time to petition for a new trial in certain cases and relative to adding library cards and membership status to the list of confidential library user records. Adopt Floor Amendment 05/08/2025 Yea
SB153 Relative to expedited driveway permitting of major entrances for residential use of 20 units or greater and the time frame for approval or denial of permit applications. OTPA 05/08/2025 Yea
SB105 Enabling towns to adopt budget caps. OTPA 05/08/2025 Yea
SB262 Relative to the penalty for trafficking in persons under 18 years of age. OTP 05/08/2025 Yea
SB295 Relative to education freedom accounts. OTPA 05/08/2025 Yea
SB295 Relative to education freedom accounts. Adopt Floor Amendment 05/08/2025 Nay
SB295 Relative to education freedom accounts. Previous Question 05/08/2025 Yea
SB23 Expanding the crime of endangering the welfare of a child. ITL 05/01/2025 Yea
SB23 Expanding the crime of endangering the welfare of a child. OTP 05/01/2025 Nay
SB60 Relative to advanced deposit account wagering and the department of health and human services' rulemaking authority regarding immunization requirements. Adopt Floor Amendment 05/01/2025 Yea
SB228 Relative to the limitations on community customer generators. ITL 05/01/2025 Yea
SB171 Relative to required pay for remote work. Remove From Table 05/01/2025 Yea
SB284 Relative to authority for municipalities to regulate mandatory on-site parking requirements. OTPA 05/01/2025 Yea
HB66 Relative to material subject to disclosure under the right to know law. OTPA 04/10/2025 Yea
HB66 Relative to material subject to disclosure under the right to know law. Table 04/10/2025 Abstain
HB71 Prohibiting the use of the facilities of a public elementary school, a public secondary school, or an institution of higher education to provide shelter for aliens who have not been admitted into the United States and relative to department of health and human services contracts. OTPA 04/10/2025 Yea
HB115 Relative to universal eligibility for the education freedom account program. OTP 04/10/2025 Yea
HB282 Increasing the maximum benefits for first responders critically injured in the line of duty. OTP 04/10/2025 Yea
HB511 Relative to cooperation with federal immigration authorities. OTP 04/10/2025 Yea
HB511 Relative to cooperation with federal immigration authorities. Adopt Amendment 04/10/2025 Nay
HB2 Relative to state fees, funds, revenues, and expenditures. OTPA 04/10/2025 Yea
HB2 Relative to state fees, funds, revenues, and expenditures. Adopt Floor Amendment 04/10/2025 Nay
HB2 Relative to state fees, funds, revenues, and expenditures. Adopt Floor Amendment 04/10/2025 Nay
HB2 Relative to state fees, funds, revenues, and expenditures. Adopt Floor Amendment 04/10/2025 Nay
HB2 Relative to state fees, funds, revenues, and expenditures. Adopt Floor Amendment 04/10/2025 Nay
HB2 Relative to state fees, funds, revenues, and expenditures. Adopt Floor Amendment 04/10/2025 Nay
HB2 Relative to state fees, funds, revenues, and expenditures. Adopt Floor Amendment 04/10/2025 Nay
HB2 Relative to state fees, funds, revenues, and expenditures. Adopt Floor Amendment 04/10/2025 Nay
HB2 Relative to state fees, funds, revenues, and expenditures. Adopt Floor Amendment 04/10/2025 Nay
HB2 Relative to state fees, funds, revenues, and expenditures. Adopt Floor Amendment 04/10/2025 Nay
HB2 Relative to state fees, funds, revenues, and expenditures. Previous Queston 04/10/2025 Yea
HB2 Relative to state fees, funds, revenues, and expenditures. Remove From Table 04/10/2025 Yea
HB2 Relative to state fees, funds, revenues, and expenditures. Adopt Floor Amendment 04/10/2025 Nay
HB2 Relative to state fees, funds, revenues, and expenditures. Adopt Floor Amendment 04/10/2025 Nay
HB2 Relative to state fees, funds, revenues, and expenditures. Adopt Floor Amendment 04/10/2025 Nay
HB2 Relative to state fees, funds, revenues, and expenditures. Adopt Floor Amendment 04/10/2025 Nay
HB2 Relative to state fees, funds, revenues, and expenditures. Adopt Floor Amendment 04/10/2025 Nay
HB2 Relative to state fees, funds, revenues, and expenditures. Adopt Floor Amendment 04/10/2025 Nay
HB2 Relative to state fees, funds, revenues, and expenditures. Adopt Floor Amendment 04/10/2025 Nay
HB2 Relative to state fees, funds, revenues, and expenditures. Adopt Floor Amendment 04/10/2025 Nay
HB2 Relative to state fees, funds, revenues, and expenditures. Adopt Floor Amendment 04/10/2025 Nay
HB2 Relative to state fees, funds, revenues, and expenditures. Adopt Floor Amendment 04/10/2025 Nay
HB2 Relative to state fees, funds, revenues, and expenditures. Adopt Floor Amendment 04/10/2025 Nay
HB2 Relative to state fees, funds, revenues, and expenditures. Adopt Floor Amendment 04/10/2025 Yea
HB2 Relative to state fees, funds, revenues, and expenditures. Adopt Floor Amendment 04/10/2025 Yea
HB2 Relative to state fees, funds, revenues, and expenditures. Adopt Floor Amendment 04/10/2025 Yea
HB2 Relative to state fees, funds, revenues, and expenditures. Adopt Amendment 04/10/2025 Yea
HB1 Making appropriations for the expenses of certain departments of the state for fiscal years ending June 30, 2026 and June 30, 2027. OTPA 04/10/2025 Yea
HB1 Making appropriations for the expenses of certain departments of the state for fiscal years ending June 30, 2026 and June 30, 2027. Adopt Amendment 04/10/2025 Yea
HB25 Making appropriations for capital improvements. Adopt Floor Amendment 04/10/2025 Yea
HB274 Relative to the verification of voter rolls annually. OTP 03/27/2025 Yea
HB274 Relative to the verification of voter rolls annually. OTP 03/27/2025 Yea
HB251 Allowing the ownership of certain squirrels and raccoons. Table 03/27/2025 Nay
HB251 Allowing the ownership of certain squirrels and raccoons. Table 03/27/2025 Nay
HB284 Requiring tax impact statements on municipal warrant articles. OTPA 03/27/2025 Yea
HB284 Requiring tax impact statements on municipal warrant articles. OTPA 03/27/2025 Yea
HB363 Establishing redistricting criteria. ITL 03/27/2025 Yea
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State District Chamber Party Status Start Date End Date
NH New Hampshire House Hillsborough 29 House Republican In Office 12/07/2022
NH New Hampshire House Hillsborough 06 House Republican Out of Office 12/05/2018 01/16/2024