SB473 • 2026

defining the term "field officers" within the national guard.

Enacted

This bill passed the Legislature and reached final enactment based on the latest official action.

Sponsor: Tim McGough (R), Howard Pearl (r), Julie Miles (R), David Watters (D), Henry Giasson (R), Michael Moffett (R), Mark McConkey (R)
Last action: 2026-05-29
Official status: SIGNED BY GOVERNOR
Effective date: Not listed

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defining the term "field officers" within the national guard.

What This Bill Does

defining the term "field officers" within the national guard.

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Bill History

2026-05-29 S
Signed by the Governor on 05/28/2026; Chapter 103; Effective 07/27/2026
2026-05-18 H
Enrolled (in recess of) 05/14/2026 HJ 13
2026-05-18 S
Enrolled Adopted, VV, (In recess 05/14/2026); SJ 13
2026-04-23 H
Ought to Pass : MA VV 04/23/2026 HJ 11
2026-04-15 H
Committee Report: Ought to Pass 04/10/2026 (Vote 13-0; CC)
2026-03-30 H
Public Hearing: 04/10/2026 11:00 am GP 228
2026-03-30 H
Executive Session: 04/10/2026 01:00 pm GP 228
2026-02-26 H
Introduced (in recess of) 02/19/2026 and referred to State-Federal Relations and Veterans Affairs HJ 5 P. 124
2026-01-29 S
Ought to Pass : MA, VV; OT3rdg; 01/29/2026; SJ 2
2026-01-09 S
Committee Report: Ought to Pass, 01/29/2026; Vote 5-0; CC; SC 3
2025-12-10 S
Hearing: 01/08/2026, Room 103, SH, 09:50 am; SC 46
2025-11-21 S
Introduced 01/07/2026 and Referred to Executive Departments and Administration; SJ 1

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defining the term "field officers" within the national guard.

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CHAPTER 103
SB 473 - FINAL VERSION

2026 SESSION
26-2032
06/08

SENATE BILL
473

AN ACT
defining the term "field officers" within the national guard.

SPONSORS: Sen. McGough, Dist 11; Sen. Watters, Dist 4; Sen. McConkey, Dist 3; Sen. Pearl, Dist 17; Rep. Giasson, Hills. 29; Rep. Miles, Hills. 12; Rep. Moffett, Merr. 4

COMMITTEE: Executive Departments and Administration

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ANALYSIS

This bill defines the term "field grade officers" or "field officers" for purposes of promotion and appointment within the army national guard to mean officers holding the rank of lieutenant colonel or colonel.

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Explanation: Matter added to current law appears in
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Matter removed from current law appears [
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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
26-2032
06/08

STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE

In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Twenty-Six

AN ACT
defining the term "field officers" within the national guard.

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

103:1 New Paragraph; Defining Field Grade Officers for Purposes of Promotion and Appointment. Amend RSA 110-B:20 by inserting after paragraph III the following new paragraph:
IV. For the purposes of promotion and appointment of field grade officers of the army national guard, the term "field grade officers" or "field officers" shall mean officers in the rank of lieutenant colonel and colonel.

103:2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect 60 days after its passage.

Approved: May 28, 2026
Effective Date: July 27, 2026