Vetoed Bills - 29th

Bill No. 377 (EC) - v.c. pangelinan / F.F. Blas, Jr. / E.J.B. Calvo

An act to authorize I Maga'lahen Guahan to pledge Compact Impact Funds for the construction costs of a new landfill.

Bill No. 378 (EC) - R.J. Respicio / J.P. Guthertz, DPA / B.J.F. Cruz

An act to add a new title 1 Guam Code Annotated chapter 23, relative to creating Kumision Guahan Fine'nana (the Guam First Commission) on the military mission in Guam, and to amend title 4 Guam Code Annotated chapter 2 2105 relative to representation of  sexes on boards and commissions.

Bill No. 327 (LS) - J.P. Guthertz, DPA / R.J. Respicio / F.F. Blas, Jr.

An act to add a new §63133 to Chapter 63 of Title 5, Guam Code Annotated, relative to indigenous fishing rights.

Bill No. 295 (EC) - B.J.F. Cruz / J.P. Guthertz, DPA / F.F. Blas, Jr.

An act to amend §§2103.12 and 2103.9 (d) and (e) of Title 4 of the Guam Code Annotated, relative to appointments, in an acting capacity, to positions requiring the advice and consent of I Liheslatura, as head or director of a department, agency, or instrumentality, or as member of a board or commission.

Bill No. 287 (EC) - J.P. Guthertz, DPA / R.J. Respicio / B.J.F. Cruz

An act to amend §7107, Chapter 7 of Title 3 of the Guam Code Annotated, and §11134, Chapter 11 of Title 3 of the Guam Code Annotated, relative to voting for President and Vice-president of the United States.

Bill No. 255 (EC) - Ray Tenorio / R.J. Respicio / T.R. Muña-Barnes

An act to amend §20104 of Title 11, Guam Code Annotated relative the recording tax on secured transactions. Vetoed: 5/7/08, Overridden: 5/29/08, P.L. 29-83

SBill No. 25 (EC) - J. Guthertz / R. Respicio

An Act to amend §1000(a) of Chapter 10 of Title 1, Guam Code Annotated, to include Martin Luther King, Jr. day as a Guam holiday and to add a new Chapter 23 to Title 1, Guam Code Annotated, to create the Reverend Dr. Nartin Luther King, Jr. Human and Civil Rights Commission.Vetoed: 4/4/08, Overridden: 4/25/08, P.L. 29-66

Bill No. 72 (LS) - v.c. pangelinan

An act to dissolve the interim transition coordinating committee and transfer administrative and enforcement authority of post GTA privatization matters to the Attorney General of Guam.Vetoed: 4/4/08.

Bill No. 138 (EC) - v.c. pangelinan / J.T. Won Pat

An act to accelerate the transition of the Government of Guam into the digital age by the implemetation of a program of discounted fees as incentives for the submission of documents filed with government agencies in an acceptable computerized data format, at the Department of Land Management. Vetoed: 4/4/08.

Bill No. 206 (EC) - v.c .pangelinan / J.T. Won Pat

An act to amend Title 4 Guam Code Annotated, Chapter 4, Article 3, Section 4302(c) relative to including a Government of Guam retiree in the negotiating team to advocate for health care benefits. Vetoed: 4/2/08.

Bill No. 136 (EC) - A.B. Palacios, Sr.

An act relative to incorporating the provision of wellness and preventive healthcare into the government of Guam’s group health and medical insurance coverage, thus promoting and encouraging a more healthy, fit, and improved lifestyle for employees and their families; through adding a new Subsection “(h)” to §4301 of Article 3, Chapter 4, Title 4, Guam Code Annotated, Group Insurance. Vetoed: 3/19/08.

Bill No. 195 (EC) - J.P. Guthertz / R.J. Respicio / T.R. Muña-Barnes

An act to amend Subitem (l) of Title 5 GCA §22435 relative to permitted investments and interest earned from the Sixteen Million Dollars ($16,000,000) of bond proceeds intended to fund payments to COLA Class Awardees as ordered by the judgment in Rios v. Camacho, Superior Court Case No. SP0206-93. Vetoed: 3/19/08.

Bill No. 210 (LS) - D.L.G. Shimizu / T.R. Muna-Barnes / J.T. Won Pat

An act to appropriate funds to authorize the Department of Revenue and Taxation to purchase new equipment and contractual needs necessary for the functions of the department. Vetoed: 3/19/08.

Bill No. 211 (LS) - D.L.G. Shimizu / T.R. Muna-Barnes / J.T. Won Pat

An act to appropriate funds to authorize the Department of Revenue and Taxation to hire new personnel within various divisions to enhance collection efforts and compliance with local laws. Vetoed: 3/19/08.

Bill No. 214 (LS) - B.J.F. Cruz / R.J. Respicio / J.P. Guthertz / v.c. pangelinan / A.B. Palacios, Sr. / T.R. Muña-Barnes / D.L.G. Shimizu / J.T. Won Pat

An act to appropriate the sum of Twelve Million Eight Hundred Thousand Dollars ($12,800,000) for delinquent streetlight arrearage owed to the Guam Power Authority to comply with the stipulation issued by the Guam Public Utilities Commission in response to the Guam Power Authority petition for FY08 base rate relief as contained in Docket 07-10. Vetoed: 3/19/08.

Bill No. 218 (LS) – B.J.F. Cruz / R.J. Respicio / J.P. Guthertz

An act to appropriate the sum of Eight Hundred Thousand Dollars ($800,000) from the General Fund to the Department of Revenue and Taxation (DRT) for the purpose of funding overtime costs and the purchase of computer hardware and software in order to speed up the review and processing of income tax returns so that DRT can pay out federal funds received relative to the Federal Economic Stimulus Package in a timely manner. Vetoed: 3/19/08.

Bill No. 221 (LS) - B.J.F. Cruz / R.J. Respicio / J.P. Guthertz / T.R. Muña-Barnes / A.B. Palacios, Sr. / v.c. pangelinan / D.L.G. Shimizu / J.T. Won Pat

An act to amend Section 1 of Part 1-Department of Public Health and Social Services, of Chapter III of Public Law 29-19 to increase the appropriation from Forty-seven Million Three Hundred Fifty-six Thousand One Hundred Eight Dollars ($47,356,108) to Sixty-one Million Three Hundred Fifty-six Thousand One Hundred Eight Dollars ($61,356,108) for the purpose of funding obligations in the Medically Indigent Program and the Medicaid Program. Vetoed: 3/19/08.

Bill No. 111 - J.A. Lujan / F.F. Blas, Jr. / J.V. Espaldon

An act to add a new paragraph (f) to §10103 of Title 5 Guam Code Annotated, relative to extending the right of inspection of public documents to resumes and applications filed in response to government recruitment. Vetoed: 1/02/08.

Bill No. 137 - v.c. pangelinan / J.T. Won Pat / T.R. Muna-Barnes

An act to add a new §§23108.1, 23108.2, 23108.3 and 23108.4 to Chapter 23; and to add a new Subparagraph 13 to §10306 of Chapter 10, all of Title 5 Guam Code Annotated, relative to government travel law. Vetoed: 1/02/08.

Bill No. 171 - J.T. Won Pat / J.P. Guthertz / T.R. Muna-Barnes

An act to add a new Chapter 11 to Division 2 of Title 17 Guam Code Annotated, relative to authorizing the Superintendent of Education to establish a public corporation for the purpose of advancing excellence in education, to be known as the "Foundation For Public Education Act Of 2007." Vetoed: 1/02/08

SBill No. 180 - E.J.B. Calvo / F.F. Blas, Jr. / J.T. Won Pat

An act to make appropriations to the Guam Public School system, the Guam Memorial Hospital Authority, the Department of Public Health and Social services, the Guam Police Department, and the Office of the Attorney General, and for other purposes. Vetoed: 1/02/08

SBill No. 33 - R.J. Respicio / J.P. Guthertz / T.R. Muna-Barnes

An act to add a new Chapter 23 to Title 1 Guam Code Annotated, relative to creating Kumision Guahan Fine'nana (The Guam First Commission) on the military mission in Guam. Vetoed: 10/26/07

SBill No. 132 - J.P. Guthertz / R.J. Respicio / J.T. Won Pat

An act to amend Title 21 GCA § 80104(e), relative to the powers and duties of the Ancestral Lands Commission to manage and develop former Spanish Crown Lands and other non-ancestral lands. Vetoed: 10/26/07

Bill No. 53 - v.c. pangelinan / F.F. Blas, Jr. / J.V. Espaldon

An act to amend §51102 and §51106 of Chapter 51 of Title 11 Guam Code Annotated, relative to expediting payment of income tax refunds. Vetoed: 9/07/07

Bill No. 60 - J.A. Lujan / F.F. Blas, Jr. / E.J.B. Calvo

An act to prohibit the transfer of funds from the Antonio B. Won Pat International Airport Authority, Guam for the general purposes of the Government of Guam. Vetoed: 9/07/07

Bill No. 61 - J.A. Lujan / F.F. Blas, Jr. / E.J.B. Calvo

An act to amend Title 4 Guam Code Annotated §2103.5, relative to executive nominations; and to amend Chapter 13 of Title 4 Guam Code Annotated to require disclosure of felony convictions, to be known as “The Public Official Disclosure Act.” Vetoed: 9/07/07

Bill No. 62 - v.c. pangelinan / J.P. Guthertz / F.F. Blas, Jr.

An act to impose a temporary moratorium on the issuance, extension, renewal and modification of qualifying certificates; and to add a new §58148 to Chapter 58, Division 2 of Title 12, Guam Code Annotated, relative to creating a qualifying certificate assessment workgroup. Vetoed: 9/07/07

SBill No. 68 - J.A. Lujan / E.J.B. Calvo / F.F. Blas, Jr.

An act to mandate the issuance of certificates of claim to Cola Awardees by adding a new Subsection 6404(d) to Title 5 Guam Code Annotated; said act to be known as “The Cola Relief Act.” Vetoed: 8/24/07

Bill No. 149 - v.c. pangelinan / E.J.B. Calvo / F.F. Blas, Jr.

An act to assign the Ten Million Dollar ($10,000,000) promissory note issued by TeleGuam Holdings LLC as part of the GTA Sale Proceeds to pay the COLA Judgment Award pursuant to Superior Court SP0206-93 and Public Law 28-151. Vetoed: 8/24/07