SB 460 - AS INTRODUCED
2018 SESSION
18-2776
05/10
SENATE BILL 460
AN ACT relative to the terms and qualifications for the adjutant general and deputy adjutant general.
SPONSORS: Sen. Woodburn, Dist 1; Sen. Reagan, Dist 17; Rep. Baldasaro, Rock. 5
COMMITTEE: Executive Departments and Administration
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ANALYSIS
This bill establishes a 6-year term of office for the adjutant general. The bill also changes the mandatory retirement age for the adjutant general and deputy adjutant general from 65 to 64 years of age.
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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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
18-2776
05/10
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Eighteen
AN ACT relative to the terms and qualifications for the adjutant general and deputy adjutant general.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
1 Adjutant General. Amend RSA 110-B:8, I to read as follows:
I. The adjutant general shall be appointed as provided in the constitution and the tenure of office shall be for 6 years or until the officer has reached the age of [65] 64 years. At the time of appointment, the adjutant general shall have had not less than 5 years of service as a member of the New Hampshire national guard[, immediately] preceding [that] the appointment, shall have attained at least the rank of colonel, and shall be eligible for federal recognition by the department of defense as a brigadier general. After one year as a brigadier general, the adjutant general may be appointed to the rank of major general. The adjutant general's salary shall be prescribed by law.
2 Deputy Adjutant General. Amend the introductory paragraph of RSA 110-B:8-b to read as follows:
110-B:8-b Deputy Adjutant General. 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] 64 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:
3 Effective Date. This act shall take effect 60 days after its passage.
Date | Body | Type |
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Jan. 17, 2018 | Senate | Hearing |
Feb. 1, 2018 | Senate | Floor Vote |
Feb. 1, 2018: Inexpedient to Legislate, MA, VV === BILL KILLED ===; 02/01/2018; SJ 3
Feb. 1, 2018: Committee Report: Inexpedient to Legislate, 02/01/2018; SC 5
Jan. 17, 2018: Hearing: 01/17/2018, Room 101, LOB, 09:50 am; SC 2A
Jan. 3, 2018: To Be Introduced 01/03/2018 and Referred to Executive Departments and Administration; SJ 1