 The bill was returned to the Commons for approval the same day, then passed to Charles for his royal assent, required for it to become a legally binding Act of Parliament.When he refused, Parliament declared on 15 March 1642 "the People are bound by the Ordinance for the Militia, though it has not received the Royal Assent".Charles responded to this unprecedented assertion of Parliamentary sovereignty by issuing Commissions of Array, although these were statements of intent, with little practical impact on the raising of armies.