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 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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
26-2032
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
| Date | Body | Type |
|---|---|---|
| Jan. 8, 2026 | Senate | Hearing |
| Senate | Floor Vote | |
| April 10, 2026 | House | Hearing |
| April 10, 2026 | House | Exec Session |
| April 10, 2026 | House | Floor Vote |
May 29, 2026: Signed by the Governor on 05/28/2026; Chapter 103; Effective 07/27/2026
May 18, 2026: Enrolled Adopted, VV, (In recess 05/14/2026); SJ 13
May 18, 2026: Enrolled (in recess of) 05/14/2026 HJ 13
May 18, 2026: Enrolled Adopted, VV, (In recess 05/14/2026); SJ 13
April 23, 2026: Ought to Pass: MA VV 04/23/2026 HJ 11
April 15, 2026: Committee Report: Ought to Pass 04/10/2026 (Vote 13-0; CC)
March 30, 2026: Executive Session: 04/10/2026 01:00 pm GP 228
March 30, 2026: Public Hearing: 04/10/2026 11:00 am GP 228
Feb. 26, 2026: Introduced (in recess of) 02/19/2026 and referred to State-Federal Relations and Veterans Affairs HJ 5 P. 124
Jan. 29, 2026: Ought to Pass: MA, VV; OT3rdg; 01/29/2026; SJ 2
Jan. 9, 2026: Committee Report: Ought to Pass, 01/29/2026; Vote 5-0; CC; SC 3
Dec. 10, 2025: Hearing: 01/08/2026, Room 103, SH, 09:50 am; SC 46
Nov. 21, 2025: Introduced 01/07/2026 and Referred to Executive Departments and Administration; SJ 1