Revision: Dec. 10, 2025, 9:07 a.m.
HB 1519 - AS INTRODUCED
2026 SESSION
26-3054
06/07
HOUSE BILL 1519
SPONSORS: Rep. Moffett, Merr. 4; Rep. Freeman, Belk. 8; Rep. Mandelbaum, Rock. 21; Rep. Roy, Rock. 31; Rep. Seibert, Hills. 21; Sen. Lang, Dist 2
COMMITTEE: Executive Departments and Administration
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ANALYSIS
This bill:
I. Changes the retirement age for both the adjutant general and deputy adjutant general from 65 to 64.
II. Changes the adjutant general's tenure from the age cap alone to 6 years or upon reaching the new age cap of 64.
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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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
26-3054
06/07
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Twenty-Six
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
1 The 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] 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 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] 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.