New Hampshire SB 472: removing the maximum age on the tenure of office for the position of deputy adjutant general.

Bill Text

SB 472 - VERSION ADOPTED BY BOTH BODIES

2026 SESSION

 26-2031

 06/05

SENATE BILL 472

AN ACT removing the maximum age on the tenure of office for the position of deputy adjutant general. 

SPONSORS: Sen. McGough, Dist 11; Sen. Innis, Dist 7; Sen. Abbas, Dist 22; Sen. Watters, Dist 4; Sen. Pearl, Dist 17; Rep. Moffett, Merr. 4; Rep. Tom Mannion, Hills. 1; Rep. Rollins, Sull. 3; Rep. Presa, Hills. 12

COMMITTEE: Executive Departments and Administration

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ANALYSIS

 This bill removes the maximum age restriction on the tenure of office for the deputy adjutant general within the department of military affairs and veterans services.

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Explanation: Matter added to current law appears in bold italics.

 Matter removed from current law appears [in brackets and struckthrough.]

 Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.

 26-2031

 06/05

STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE

In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Twenty-Six

AN ACT removing the maximum age on the tenure of office for the position of deputy adjutant general. 

Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:

 1 Deputy Adjutant General Age Limit. Amend the introductory paragraph of RSA 110-B:8-b to read as follows:

 The deputy adjutant general shall be appointed as provided in the constitution and the tenure of office shall be for 4 years [or until the officer has reached the age of 65 years]. At the time of appointment, the deputy adjutant general shall have had at least 5 years of service as a member of the New Hampshire national guard or United States armed forces, preceding the appointment and shall have at least attained the rank of major. The deputy adjutant general's salary shall be prescribed by law. The deputy adjutant general shall: 

 2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect 60 days after its passage.