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H3873 • 2025

An Act to amend the general officer designation in the state staff of the militia

An Act to amend the general officer designation in the state staff of the militia

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Sponsor
Edward R. Philips
Last action
2026-01-22
Official status
Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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An Act to amend the general officer designation in the state staff of the militia

An Act to amend the general officer designation in the state staff of the militia By Representative Philips of Sharon, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No.

What This Bill Does

  • An Act to amend the general officer designation in the state staff of the militia By Representative Philips of Sharon, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No.
  • 3873) of Edward R.
  • Philips relative to the general officer designation in the state staff of the militia.
  • Veterans and Federal Affairs.

Limits and Unknowns

  • This entry is temporarily using official source text because the generated explanation could not be confirmed against the official bill text during the last sync.

Bill History

  1. 2026-01-22 House

    Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Ways and Means

  2. 2025-09-08 Joint

    Hearing scheduled for 09/16/2025 from 01:00 PM-05:00 PM in A-1

  3. 2025-02-27 House

    Referred to the committee on Veterans and Federal Affairs

  4. 2025-02-27 Senate

    Senate concurred

Official Summary Text

An Act to amend the general officer designation in the state staff of the militia
By Representative Philips of Sharon, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 3873) of Edward R. Philips relative to the general officer designation in the state staff of the militia. Veterans and Federal Affairs.
Status:
Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means

Current Bill Text

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Bill H.3873

Chapter 33 of the General Laws is hereby amended by inserting, in Section 15(a), in line 3, by adding after the word “general.” the following:

“The adjutant general shall be the commanding general of all military forces, organized militia units, and the military division of the Commonwealth.”

And by striking, in Section 15(b), the following: “provided, however, that the adjutant general shall not personally exercise command of troops.”

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