37th Guam Legislature - Bills
The following list of Bills Introduced are available in electronic format from the 37th Guam Legislature. The Bills Introduced will continue to be added as they become available from the Senatorial Offices. Records of session agendas, votes, legislation and messages and communications are also available throughout this website. If you do not see the Bill as Introduced, please contact the Clerk of the Legislature or call at (671) 472-3465.
Sponsor(s) - Joe S. San Agustin
AN ACT TO AUTHORIZE I MAGA’HÅGAN GUÅHAN TO EXPEND THE SUM OF FOURTEEN MILLION FIVE HUNDRED FIFTY-SIX THOUSAND TWO HUNDRED FORTY-EIGHT DOLLARS (14,556,248.00) AVAILABLE IN THE RAINY DAY FUND IDENTIFIED IN PUBLIC LAW 36-107 FOR EMERGENCY EXPENSES CAUSED BY TYPHOON MAWAR.
Sponsor(s) - Therese M. Terlaje
AN ACT RELATIVE TO AUTHORIZING I MAGA'HÅGAN GUÅHAN TO UTILIZE NO MORE THAN FIFTY MILLION DOLLARS ($50,000,000) FROM FY 2023 GENERAL FUND APPROPRIATIONS FOR EXPENSES RESULTING FROM CIVIL DEFENSE, PUBLIC SAFETY OR HEALTH CARE EMERGENCIES RESULTING FROM TYPHOON MAWAR.
Sponsor(s) - Roy A.B. Quinata / William A. Parkinson / Dwayne T.D. San Nicolas
AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 61309, ARTICLE 3, CHAPTER 61, TITLE 21, GUAM CODE ANNOTATED RELATIVE TO ADDING TEMPORARY WORKFORCE HOUSING AS A PERMITTED USE FOR M1 LIGHT INDUSTRIAL ZONES.
Sponsor(s) - Dwayne T.D. San Nicolas / Joe S. San Agustin / Christopher M. Dueñas
AN ACT TO ADD A NEW §3108(i) AND §3108.1 TO ARTICLE 1, CHAPTER 3, TITLE 22, GUAM CODE ANNOTATED, RELATIVE TO ESTABLISHING A DIFFERENT WAGE SYSTEM FOR INDIVIDUALS HIRED FOR TRAINING PURPOSES.
Sponsor(s) - Sabina Flores Perez / Therese M. Terlaje / Joanne Brown
AN ACT TO ADD § 15103.1 AND REPEAL §§ 15304 AND 15305, ALL OF CHAPTER 15, TITLE 22, GUAM CODE ANNOTATED, RELATIVE TO ESTABLISHING A UNIFORM CERTIFICATE OF AUTHORITY APPLICATION.
Sponsor(s) - Sabina Flores Perez / Therese M. Terlaje / Joanne Brown
AN ACT TO ADD A NEW ARTICLE 9, CHAPTER 15, TITLE 22, GUAM CODE ANNOTATED, RELATIVE TO ESTABLISHING INSURANCE ADJUSTER LICENSING REQUIREMENTS.
Sponsor(s) - Sabina Flores Perez / Therese M. Terlaje / Joanne Brown
AN ACT TO ADD §§ 15310.1 AND 15310.2, ALL OF CHAPTER 15, TITLE 22, GUAM CODE ANNOTATED, RELATIVE TO DECLARATION OF INSURANCE DIVIDENDS, AND INSURANCE LOANS AND ADVANCES.
Sponsor(s) - Amanda L. Shelton / Tina Rose Muña Barnes / Jesse A. Lujan / Roy A.B. Quinata / Dwayne T.D. San Nicolas / William A. Parkinson / Joe S. San Agustin
AN ACT TO AUTHORIZE THE PORT AUTHORITY OF GUAM TO ENTER INTO A THIRTY (30) – YEAR LEASE AGREEMENT WITH THE MARIANAS YACHT CLUB.
Sponsor(s) - Amanda L. Shelton / Roy A.B. Quinata / Joe S. San Agustin / Jesse A. Lujan / Tina Rose Muña Barnes / Sabina Flores Perez / Dwayne T.D. San Nicolas / William A. Parkinson
AN ACT TO AMEND § 10113 OF ARTICLE 1, CHAPTER 10, TITLE 22, GUAM CODE ANNOTATED, RELATIVE TO STRENGTHENING WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT BY EXTENDING THE SUNSET PROVISION OF THE GUAM REGISTERED APPRENTICESHIP PROGRAM FOR AN ADDITIONAL FIVE (5) YEARS.
Sponsor(s) - Sabina Flores Perez / Chris Barnett
AN ACT TO REPEAL ARTICLE 14 OF CHAPTER 5, TITLE 5, GUAM CODE ANNOTATED; AND TO ADD A NEW PART G OF ARTICLE 2 OF CHAPTER 5, TITLE 5, GUAM CODE ANNOTATED, RELATIVE TO REVITALIZING THE GUAM PROCUREMENT ADVISORY COUNCIL TO MODERNIZE PROCUREMENT IN ORDER TO PROMOTE PUBLIC CONFIDENCE AND ACHIEVE BEST VALUE IN SERVICE TO OUR COMMUNITY.
Sponsor(s) - Roy A. B. Quinata
AN ACT TO ADD A NEW ARTICLE 8 TO CHAPTER 26 TITLE 11, GUAM CODE ANNOTATED, RELATIVE TO ESTABLISHING A SUGAR SWEETENED BEVERAGE TAX AND TO CREATING THE GUAM SPORTS FACILITIES FUND TO SUPPORT NEEDED IMPROVEMENTS AND MAINTENANCE OF PUBLIC SPORTS FACILITIES AND EXERCISE PROGRAMS IN GUAM.
Sponsor(s) - Joe S. San Agustin / Roy A. B. Quinata / Dwayne T. D. San Nicolas / William A. Parkinson / Tina Rose Muña Barnes
AN ACT TO AMEND §3102.1 OF CHAPTER 3, TITLE 7, GUAM CODE ANNOTATED RELATIVE TO THE DUTIES OF THE GUAM EDUCATION BOARD.
Sponsor(s) - Therese M. Terlaje
AN ACT TO AMEND § 61304(b)(7) AND § 61310 OF CHAPTER 61, TITLE 21, GUAM CODE ANNOTATED AND TO ADD A NEW §10104(d)(8) AND §10104(d)(9) OF CHAPTER 10, TITLE 22, GUAM ADMINISTRATIVE RULES AND REGULATIONS RELATIVE TO STRENGTHENING AND HARMONIZING GOVERNMENT AGENCY ENFORCEMENT CAPABILITIES AND ENSURING BEST MINING OR QUARRYING PRACTICES.
Sponsor(s) - Jesse A. Lujan / Telo T. Taitague / Dwayne T. D. San Nicolas / Chris Barnett / William A. Parkinson / Thomas J. Fisher / Tina Rose Muña Barnes
AN ACT TO ADD A NEW § 6404(f) TO ARTICLE 4, CHAPTER 6 OF TITLE 5, GUAM CODE ANNOTATED, RELATIVE TO THE PAYMENT, REDEMPTION, REISSUANCE AND ENFORCEMENT OF COST-OF-LIVING ALLOWANCE (LOLA COLA) CERTIFICATES OF CLAIM.
Sponsor(s) - Therese M. Terlaje / Joe S. San Agustin / Dwayne T. D. San Nicolas
AN ACT TO APPROPRIATE FORTY THOUSAND DOLLARS ($40,000) TO THE GUAM OFFICE OF VETERANS AFFAIRS RELATIVE TO FUNDING THE NOVEMBER 2023 ISLANDWIDE VETERANS CONVENTION.
Sponsor(s) - Chris Barnett / Therese M. Terlaje / Sabina Flores Perez
AN ACT TO AMEND §3103(p) OF ARTICLE 1, CHAPTER 3, TITLE 17 GUAM CODE ANNOTATED, RELATIVE TO RESTORING THE GUAM DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION MANAGEMENT AUDIT REQUIREMENTS.
Sponsor(s) - Thomas J. Fisher
AN ACT TO AMEND § 5150 OF SUBARTICLE F, ARTICLE 2, CHAPTER 5, TITLE 5, GUAM CODE ANNOTATED RELATIVE TO GUAM PROCUREMENT LAW.
Sponsor(s) - William A. Parkinson
AN ACT TO ADD A NEW CHAPTER 91B TO DIVISION 4, TITLE 10, GUAM CODE ANNOTATED RELATIVE TO EXPANDING ABORTION SERVICES IN GUAM; AND TO CITE THIS ACT THE “HEALTH PROTECTION ACT OF 2023”.
Sponsor(s) - Committee on Maritime Transportation, Air Transportation, Parks, Tourism, Higher Education and the Advancement of Women, Youth, and Senior Citizens by request of I Kongressun Manhoben Guåhan, the Guam Youth Congress, in accordance with 2 GCA §7102.
AN ACT TO ADD A NEW §24414 TO ARTICLE 4, CHAPTER 24, TITLE 11, GUAM CODE ANNOTATED, ADD A NEW § 58110.1 TO ARTICLE 1, CHAPTER 58, TITLE 12, GCA, AND AMEND §58203, ARTICLE 2, CHAPTER 58, TITLE 12, GCA, RELATIVE TO IMPLEMENTING PROPERTY TAX ABATEMENT INCENTIVES TO PROMOTE THE IMPLEMENTATION OF GREEN ROOFS AND REQUIRING A PERCENTAGE OF ROOFING AREAS FOR GREEN ROOFS CERTAIN QUALIFYING CERTIFICATE AND HOTEL DEVELOPMENTS.
Sponsor(s) - Committee on Maritime Transportation, Air Transportation, Parks, Tourism, Higher Education and the Advancement of Women, Youth, and Senior Citizens by request of I Kongressun Manhoben Guåhan, the Guam Youth Congress, in accordance with 2 GCA §7102.
AN ACT TO ADD A NEW § 4124(b)(3) AND (4) TO CHAPTER 4 OF TITLE 17, GUAM CODE ANNOTATED, RELATIVE TO PROVIDING PARITY BY CREATING AN EXEMPTION FROM COMPLETING THE FULL SEVENTY-FIVE (75) HOURS OF SERVICE LEARNING REQUIREMENT FOR GRADUATING HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS IN SCHOOL YEAR 2023-2024 AND INSTEAD REQUIRE THE COMPLETION OF THIRTY-FIVE (35) HOURS OF SERVICE LEARNING AND FOR GRADUATING HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS IN SCHOOL YEAR 2024-2025 AND INSTEAD REQUIRE THE COMPLETION OF FIFTY-FIVE (55) HOURS OF SERVICE LEARNING.
Sponsor(s) - Jesse A. Lujan / Thomas J. Fisher / Dwayne T. D. San Nicolas / Chris Barnett
AN ACT TO ADD A NEW CHAPTER 77A TO DIVISION 3, TITLE 10, GUAM CODE ANNOTATED, RELATIVE TO SUPPORTING HIRING ACTIVITIES BY GUAM LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES EXPERIENCING INCREASED COMPETITION FOR HIRING AND DIFFICULTY WITH RETENTION, TO BE KNOWN AS THE “COMPREHENSIVE CRYSTAL METH PREVENTION AND IMPROVED LAW ENFORCEMENT AND SAFETY ACT OF 2023.
Sponsor(s) - Joe S. San Agustin / Roy A. B. Quinata / Tina Rose Muña Barnes / Dwayne T. D. San Nicolas / William A. Parkinson / Amanda L. Shelton
AN ACT TO APPROPRIATE FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS ($500,000) FROM THE GENERAL FUND TO THE GUAM HOUSING CORPORATION RELATIVE TO FUNDING AND MAINTAINING THE GUAM HOUSING CORPORATION-RURAL HOUSING SERVICE ESCROW SAVINGS ACCOUNT FOR AFFORDABLE HOUSING.
Sponsor(s) - Thomas J. Fisher / Tina Rose Muña Barnes
AN ACT TO PROVIDE A LEGISLATIVE SUBMISSION FOR CONSIDERATION BY GUAM VOTERS AT THE NEXT GENERAL ELECTION; AND TO PROVIDE GUAM VOTERS THE POWER TO DECIDE ON REPRODUCTIVE RIGHTS.
Sponsor(s) - Joe S. San Agustin
AN ACT TO ADD A NEW § 4124 (b) (3) OF CHAPTER 4, TITLE 17, GUAM CODE ANNOTATED RELATIVE TO ALLOWING SCHOOL AND VILLAGE BEAUTIFICATION AS STUDENT SERVICE-LEARNING HOURS.
Sponsor(s) - Sabina Flores Perez / Christopher M. Dueñas / Chris Barnett
AN ACT TO AMEND § 3606(d)(4) OF ARTICLE 6, CHAPTER 3, TITLE 16 GUAM CODE ANNOTATED, AND TO AMEND § 51202(c), § 51205(b), AND § 51207(b) OF ARTICLE 2, CHAPTER 51, AND TO AMEND § 51301(p) OF ARTICLE 3, CHAPTER 51 AND TO ADD A NEW ARTICLE 6 TO CHAPTER 51, ALL OF TITLE 10 GUAM CODE ANNOTATED, AND TO ADD A NEW § 46.85 TO CHAPTER 46 OF TITLE 9 GUAM CODE ANNOTATED, RELATIVE TO THE DISPOSAL OF JUNK VEHICLES.
Sponsor(s) - Roy A. B. Quinata
AN ACT TO AMEND § 5127 OF SUBARTICLE C, ARTICLE 2, CHAPTER 5, DIVISION 1, TITLE 5, GUAM CODE ANNOTATED, RELATIVE TO COMMERCIAL LEASING OF PUBLIC REAL PROPERTY AND RELATED FACILITIES.
Sponsor(s) - Sabina Flores Perez / Joanne Brown / Telo T. Taitague / Chris Barnett / Christopher M. Dueñas
AN ACT TO ADD A NEW ARTICLE 2 TO CHAPTER 2, TITLE 4, GUAM CODE ANNOTATED RELATIVE TO REPORTING REQUIREMENTS ON THE USE OF UNCLASSIFIED EMPLOYMENT.
Sponsor(s) - Sabina Flores Perez
AN ACT TO REPEAL AND REENACT § 1310 OF ARTICLE 1, CHAPTER 1, TITLE 22 GUAM ADMINISTRATIVE RULES AND REGULATIONS, RELATIVE TO ADOPTING UPDATED EMISSION STANDARDS FOR SULFUR OXIDES FROM FUEL COMBUSTION TO ENSURE THE ISLAND OF GUAM MEETS THE NATIONAL AMBIENT AIR QUALITY STANDARDS FOR SULFUR DIOXIDE TRANSMITTED BY THE GUAM ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY.
Sponsor(s) - Telo T. Taitague
AN ACT TO AMEND § 5127 OF SUBARTICLE C, ARTICLE 2, CHAPTER 5, DIVISION 1, TITLE 5, GUAM CODE ANNOTATED, RELATIVE TO COMMERCIAL LEASING OF PUBLIC REAL PROPERTY AND RELATED FACILITIES.
Sponsor(s) - Telo T. Taitague / Frank Blas, Jr. / Jesse A. Lujan / Joanne Brown / Dwayne T. D. San Nicolas / Chris Barnett / William A. Parkinson
AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 29101 AND SECTION 29103 OF CHAPTER 29 OF TITLE 10 OF THE GUAM CODE ANNOTATED RELATIVE TO SWIMMING POOLS.
Sponsor(s) - William A. Parkinson / Roy A. B. Quinata
AN ACT TO ADD A NEW CHAPTER 55 OF DIVISION 5, TITLE 17, GUAM CODE ANNOTATED, RELATIVE TO MANDATING ALL GUAM PUBLIC SCHOOLS TO BE ADA COMPLIANT, AND TO CITE THIS ACT THE “GUAM PUBLIC SCHOOLS ADA COMPLIANCE ACT OF 2023.”
Sponsor(s) - Roy A. B. Quinata
AN ACT TO TRANSFER LOT NO. 106, MUNICIPALITY OF INALÅHAN, FORMERLY KNOWN AS THE INALÅHAN BAPTIST CHURCH TO THE GUAM PRESERVATION TRUST.
Sponsor(s) - Tina Rose Muña Barnes
AN ACT TO ADD A NEW § 41212 TO CHAPTER 41 OF TITLE 17 GUAM CODE ANNOTATED, RELATIVE TO ESTABLISHING A LOCAL JOB COACH PROGRAM FOR ADULT VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION CLIENTS OF THE DEPARTMENT OF INTEGRATED SERVICES FOR INDIVIDUAL WITH DISABILITIES.
Sponsor(s) - Roy A. B. Quinata
AN ACT TO REPEAL § 1107 OF CHAPTER 1, TITLE 3, GUAM CODE ANNOTATED; AND TO REPEAL ALL OF CHAPTER 15, TITLE 3, GUAM CODE ANNOTATED, RELATIVE TO REMOVING THE PRIMARY ELECTIONS OF ITS ENTIRETY.
Sponsor(s) - Roy A. B. Quinata / Joe S. San Agustin / Tina Rose Muña Barnes / Chris Barnett / Sabina Flores Perez / Amanda L. Shelton / Dwayne T.D. San Nicolas / William A. Parkinson
AN ACT TO REPEAL AND REENACT CHAPTER 58D OF TITLE 5, GUAM CODE ANNOTATED, RELATIVE TO THE MA KÅHAT ACT OF 2013.
Sponsor(s) - Therese M. Terlaje
AN ACT TO ADD A NEW ARTICLE 26, TO DIVISION 1, CHAPTER 4, OF TITLE 26, GUAM ADMINISTRATIVE RULES AND REGULATIONS, RELATIVE TO ADOPTING RULES AND REGULATIONS GOVERNING INSTITUTIONAL PLAYGROUNDS ATTACHED HERETO AS EXHIBIT “A.”
Sponsor(s) - Therese M. Terlaje
AN ACT TO ADD A NEW ARTICLE 9, TO DIVISION 1, CHAPTER 4, OF TITLE 26, GUAM ADMINISTRATIVE RULES AND REGULATIONS, RELATIVE TO THE ADOPTION OF RULES AND REGULATIONS GOVERNING BARBER AND BEAUTY SHOPS, COSMETOLOGY SCHOOLS, AND NAIL SALONS, ATTACHED HERETO AS EXHIBIT “A.”
Sponsor(s) - Joe S. San Agustin / Chris Barnett
AN ACT TO ADD A NEW §3134 OF ARTICLE 1, CHAPTER 3, TITLE 17, GUAM CODE ANNOTATED RELATIVE TO TEMPORARY EMPLOYMENT OF GUAM DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION RETIRED FACILITIES AND MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL.
Sponsor(s) - Roy A. B. Quinata
AN ACT TO ADD A NEW ARTICLE 3, CHAPTER 18, TITLE 1, GUAM CODE ANNOTATED, RELATIVE TO MANDATING ELECTRONIC REPORTING.
Sponsor(s) - Amanda L. Shelton / Joe S. San Agustin / Tina Rose Muña Barnes / Roy A.B. Quinata / William A. Parkinson / Dwayne T.D. San Nicolas
AN ACT TO ADD A NEW CHAPTER 8A TO TITLE 4 OF THE GUAM CODE ANNOTATED, RELATIVE TO ENSURING THE PROVISION OF COST OF LIVING ALLOWANCE (COLA) PAYMENTS FOR GOVERNMENT OF GUAM RETIREES INCLUDING A ONE HUNDRED DOLLAR ($100) ANNUAL INCREASE OVER THE NEXT THREE (3) FISCAL YEARS.
Sponsor(s) - Joe S. San Agustin / Roy A. B. Quinata / Tina Rose Muña Barnes / Amanda L. Shelton / Dwayne T. D. San Nicolas / William A. Parkinson
AN ACT TO TRANSFER LOT 5138-2-R3 NEW-1-1 TO SPECIAL OLYMPICS GUAM FOR THE ESTABLISHMENT OF THEIR ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICE AND TRAINING FACILITY IN SUPPORT OF GUAM’S SPECIAL OLYMPICS ATHLETES AND PROGRAM.
Sponsor(s) - Sabina Flores Perez / Chris Barnett
AN ACT TO ADD A NEW ARTICLE 2 TO CHAPTER 16, TITLE 1, GUAM CODE ANNOTATED, RELATIVE TO CREATING A MECHANISM FOR ATTORNEYS TO EVALUATE AND PROPOSE UPDATES TO GUAM’S UNIFORM COMMERCIAL CODE.
Sponsor(s) - William A. Parkinson / Roy A. B. Quinata
AN ACT TO AMEND § 3222 OF ARTICLE 2, CHAPTER 3, TITLE 10, GUAM CODE ANNOTATED; AND TO ADD A NEW CHAPTER 37 TO TITLE 7, GUAM CODE ANNOTATED, RELATIVE TO ALLOWING INDIVIDUALS TO CHANGE THE LEGAL SEX DESIGNATION ON THEIR BIRTH CERTIFICATES.
Sponsor(s) - William A. Parkinson / Amanda L. Shelton
AN ACT TO ADD A NEW SUBSECTION (c)(5) TO § 3603 OF ARTICLE 6, CHAPTER 3, TITLE 22, GUAM CODE ANNOTATED, RELATIVE TO EXTENDING FAMILY CARE AND MEDICAL LEAVE FOR MISCARRIAGES AND STILLBIRTHS.
Sponsor(s) - William A. Parkinson
AN ACT TO ADD A NEW SUBSECTION (c) TO § 92111 OF ARTICLE 1, CHAPTER 92, TITLE 9 OF GUAM CODE ANNOTATED, RELATIVE TO REQUIRING THOSE CONVICTED OF VEHICULAR HOMICIDE WHILE IMPAIRED TO SUPPORT THE SURVIVING MINOR CHILDREN OF THE VICTIM.
Sponsor(s) - Therese M. Terlaje / Joe S. San Agustin
AN ACT TO APPROPRIATE TWENTY-SIX MILLION THREE HUNDRED EIGHT-ONE THOUSAND DOLLARS ($26,381,000) FROM FISCAL YEAR 2022 GENERAL FUND REVENUES COLLECTED IN EXCESS OF THE ADOPTED LEVELS ENUMERATED IN PUBLIC LAW 36-54, AS AMENDED, TO THE GUAM POWER AUTHORITY FOR A FIVE (5)-MONTH EXTENSION TO THE PRUGRÅMAN AYUDA PARA I TAOTAO-TA ENERGY CREDIT PROGRAM, RELATIVE TO PROVIDING CUSTOMERS WITH ANOTHER FIVE HUNDRED DOLLARS ($500) CREDIT TOWARD THEIR ACCOUNT.
Sponsor(s) - Dwayne T. D. San Nicolas / Tina Rose Muña Barnes / Christopher M. Dueñas / William A. Parkinson / Jesse A. Lujan / Joe S. San Agustin / Roy A. B. Quinata
AN ACT TO AMEND §7120.2, §7120.5, §7160(e), AND §7161(f) OF CHAPTER 7, TITLE 16, GUAM CODE ANNOTATED, RELATIVE TO ALLOWING REPUBLIC OF KOREA VETERANS AND DISTINGUISHED FLYING CROSS RECIPIENTS TO QUALIFY FOR GUAM VETERAN LICENSE PLATES; AND TO ALLOW MORE DOCUMENTS TO BE USED FOR VETERAN QUALIFICATIONS.
Sponsor(s) - Dwayne T. D. San Nicolas / Telo T. Taitague / Thomas J. Fisher / Jesse A. Lujan / William A. Parkinson / Roy A. B. Quinata / Joanne Brown / Chris Barnett / Christopher M. Dueñas / Tina Rose Muña Barnes
AN ACT TO AMEND §40111 OF ARTICLE 1, CHAPTER 40, TITLE 5, GUAM CODE ANNOTATED, RELATIVE TO AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR’S COUNCIL OF GUAM TO SELECT THE TIME AND DATE OF THEIR OATHTAKING CEREMONY.
Sponsor(s) - Frank Blas Jr.
AN ACT TO APPROPRIATE THE SUM OF ONE MILLION DOLLARS ($1,000,000) FROM THE GENERAL FUND EXCESS REVENUES FOR FISCAL YEAR 2023 AS REPORTED IN THE FEBRUARY 2023 CONSOLIDATED REVENUE EXPENDITURE REPORT TO THE GUAM UNIQUE MERCHANDISE AND ART (GUMA) FOR THE PURPOSE OF PROVIDING MENTORING AND FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE TO START-UP BUSINESSES BEING DEVELOPED WITH THEIR PROGRAM.
Sponsor(s) - Thomas J. Fisher
AN ACT TO AMEND §80.37(a)(1) OF ARTICLE 2, CHAPTER 80, TITLE 9, GUAM CODE ANNOTATED, RELATIVE TO A SPECIAL ALLEGATION OF POSSESSION AND USE OF A DEADLY WEAPON IN THE COMMISSION OF A FELONY.
Sponsor(s) - William A. Parkinson
AN ACT TO ADD A NEW CHAPTER 98 OF TITLE 10, GUAM CODE ANNOTATED, RELATIVE TO EMERGENCY CONTRACEPTION FOR SURVIVORS OF RAPE.
Sponsor(s) - William A. Parkinson
AN ACT TO AMEND § 22101 OF DIVISION 2, CHAPTER 22, TITLE 10, GUAM CODE ANNOTATED, RELATIVE TO EXTENDING THE VALIDITY OF HEALTH CERTIFICATES FROM TWELVE (12) MONTHS TO THIRTY-SIX (36) MONTHS.
Sponsor(s) - William A. Parkinson
AN ACT TO AMEND SUBSECTION (k) OF § 50102 OF CHAPTER 50, TITLE 10, GUAM CODE ANNOTATED AND TO REPEAL SUBSECTION (d) OF § 50107, CHAPTER 50, TITLE 10, GUAM CODE ANNOTATED RELATIVE TO REMOVING PREREQUISITE TRAINING IN ORDER TO ATTAIN A CERTIFIED PESTICIDE LICENSE FOR APPLYING GENERAL USE PESTICIDES.
Sponsor(s) - Joe S. San Agustin / Tina Rose Muña Barnes / Amanda L. Shelton / Dwayne T. D. San Nicolas / Roy A. B. Quinata / William A. Parkinson
AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 2 OF CHAPTER 1, AND SECTION 2 OF PART I, CHAPTER III; AND ADD A NEW SECTION 13 TO CHAPTER XI, ALL OF PUBLIC LAW 36-107 (GENERAL APPROPRIATIONS ACT OF 2023), RELATIVE TO PROVIDING ASSISTANCE FOR PRIVATE BUSINESSES IN THEIR RECOVERY FROM THE ECONOMIC EFFECTS OF THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC THROUGH A PROGRAM ESTABLISHED BY THE GUAM ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY.
Sponsor(s) - Amanda L. Shelton / Tina Rose Muña Barnes / Roy A. B. Quinata / William A. Parkinson / Dwayne T. D. San Nicolas
AN ACT TO ADD A NEW § 26217 TO ARTICLE 2 OF CHAPTER 26, TITLE 11; AND TO ADD A NEW SUBSECTION (g) TO § 13.101 OF ARTICLE 13.1, CHAPTER 1, TITLE 5, ALL OF GUAM CODE ANNOTATED, RELATIVE TO FUNDING THE COMPENSATION OF ADJUDICATED CLAIMS OF THE GREATEST GENERATION OF GUAM FOR THE ATROCITIES SUFFERED DURING THE WORLD WAR II OCCUPATION OF GUAM.
Sponsor(s) - Therese M. Terlaje / Chris Barnett / Telo T. Taitague / Joanne Brown
AN ACT RELATIVE TO FURTHER EXPANDING ACCESS TO OPIOID ANTAGONISTS BY ESTABLISHING AN EMERGENCY OPIOID ACCESS BYSTANDER PROGRAM AND ALLOWING INSURANCE COMPANIES TO COVER THE COST BY ADDING A NEW SUBSECTION §16116, §16117, AND §16118 TO TITLE 10 GUAM CODE ANNOTATED, CHAPTER 16, DIVISION 1.
Bill No. 72-37 (COR) - WITHDRAWN
Sponsor(s) - Chris Barnett / Christopher M. Dueñas / Sabina Flores Perez / Thomas J. Fisher / William A. Parkinson / Frank Blas Jr. / Jesse A. Lujan / Roy A. B. Quinata
AN ACT TO ADD A NEW § 51101(b)(12) AND AMEND §51102(a)(3) ALL OF CHAPTER 51, TITLE 17, GUAM CODE ANNOTATED RELATIVE TO ADDING THE DIRECTOR OF PARKS AND RECREATION AND THE DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE AND TAXATION CRIMINAL INVESTIGATIONS SUPERVISOR AS VOTING MEMBERS OF THE PEACE OFFICER STANDARDS AND TRAINING (POST) COMMISSION AND TO MAKE TECHNICAL CORRECTIONS.
Sponsor(s) - Tina Rose Muña Barnes / Joe S. San Agustin / Jesse A. Lujan / Roy A. B. Quinata / William A. Parkinson / Dwayne T. D. San Nicolas / Therese M. Terlaje / Thomas J. Fisher / Chris Barnett
AN ACT TO ADD A NEW § 26202.2 TO ARTICLE 2 OF CHAPTER 26 OF TITLE 11, GUAM CODE ANNOTATED, RELATIVE TO REDUCING THE BUSINESS PRIVILEGE TAX FROM FIVE PERCENT (5%) TO FOUR PERCENT (4%) FOR THOSE ELIGIBLE BUSINESSES WHO PROVIDE HEALTH INSURANCE COVERAGE FOR THEIR EMPLOYEES.AN ACT TO ADD A NEW § 26202.2 TO ARTICLE 2 OF CHAPTER 26 OF TITLE 11, GUAM CODE ANNOTATED, RELATIVE TO REDUCING THE BUSINESS PRIVILEGE TAX FROM FIVE PERCENT (5%) TO FOUR PERCENT (4%) FOR THOSE ELIGIBLE BUSINESSES WHO PROVIDE HEALTH INSURANCE COVERAGE FOR THEIR EMPLOYEES.
Sponsor(s) - William A. Parkinson / Roy A. B. Quinata
AN ACT TO REPEAL CHAPTER 23, TITLE 1, GUAM CODE ANNOTATED, RELATIVE TO REMOVING THE REVEREND, DR. MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR. HUMAN AND CIVIL RIGHTS COMMISSION.
Sponsor(s) - William A. Parkinson / Roy A. B. Quinata
AN ACT TO REPEAL § 1309 OF ARTICLE 3, CHAPTER 1, TITLE 22, GUAM CODE ANNOTATED, RELATIVE TO REMOVING THE GUAM WORKFORCE INVESTMENT BOARD.
Sponsor(s) - William A. Parkinson / Roy A. B. Quinata
AN ACT TO REPEAL CHAPTER 22, TITLE 1, GUAM CODE ANNOTATED, RELATIVE TO REMOVING THE GUAM WAR REPARATION COMMISSION.
Sponsor(s) - William A. Parkinson / Roy A. B. Quinata
AN ACT TO REPEAL ARTICLE 14, CHAPTER 5, TITLE 5, GUAM CODE ANNOTATED, RELATIVE TO REMOVING GUAM PROCUREMENT ADVISORY COUNCIL.
Sponsor(s) - William A. Parkinson / Roy A. B. Quinata
AN ACT TO REPEAL ARTICLE 8, CHAPTER 77, TITLE 12, GUAM CODE ANNOTATED, RELATIVE TO REMOVING GUAM MULTI-PURPOSE COMMUNITY STADIUM COMPLEX COMMISSION.
Sponsor(s) - William A. Parkinson / Roy A. B. Quinata
AN ACT TO REPEAL § 54101 OF ARTICLE 1, CHAPTER 54, TITLE 5 GUAM CODE ANNOTATED, RELATIVE TO REMOVING THE GUAM HIGHWAY COMMISSION.
Sponsor(s) - Joe S. San Agustin / Roy A. B. Quinata / Amanda L. Shelton / Tina Rose Muña Barnes / Dwayne T. D. San Nicolas / William A. Parkinson
AN ACT TO ADD A NEW CHAPTER 14 TO DIVISION 2, TITLE 17, GUAM CODE ANNOTATED; AND TO AMEND §5008.2 OF SUBARTICLE A, ARTICLE 1, CHAPTER 5, TITLE 5, GUAM CODE ANNOTATED RELATIVE TO AUTHORIZING THE GUAM DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION TO DIRECTLY PURCHASE ITS OWN SOLAR PHOTOVOLTAIC (PV) SYSTEM. NS.
Sponsor(s) - Chris Barnett
AN ACT TO AMEND §§ 12104, 12106 AND 12108(B) AND TO REPEAL §12107(R) AND (T) ALL OF CHAPTER 12, TITLE 17 OF THE GUAM CODE ANNOTATED, RELATIVE TO THE PROCESS FOR CHARTER SCHOOL PETITIONS.
Sponsor(s) - Frank Blas Jr.
AN ACT TO APPROPRIATE FIFTEEN MILLION DOLLARS ($15,000,000) FROM THE EXCESS GENERAL FUND REVENUES REPORTED IN THE JANUARY 2023 CONSOLIDATED REVENUE EXPENDITURE REPORT (CRER) TO THE DEPARTMENT OF ADMINISTRATION FOR AN EXTENSION OF THE LOCAL EMPLOYERS ASSISTANCE PROGRAM (LEAP) TO ASSIST BUSINESSES THAT CONTINUE TO STRUGGLE WITH THE DEVASTATING ECONOMIC IMPACT BROUGHT ON BY THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC AND COMPOUNDED BY INFLATION.
Sponsor(s) - Sabina Flores Perez / Joe S. San Agustin / Tina Rose Muña Barnes / Chris Barnett / Roy A. B. Quinata
AN ACT TO REPEAL AND REENACT § 7161 (a) AND (e) AND TO AMEND § 7161 (b) ALL OF CHAPTER 7, TITLE 16, GUAM CODE ANNOTATED, RELATIVE TO UPDATING THE STREET LIGHT FUND TO AUTHORIZE THE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS TO FACILITATE INSTALLATION AND MAINTENANCE, OPERATION AND REPAIR OR REPLACEMENT OF STREET LIGHTS.
Sponsor(s) - Chris Barnett / Sabina Flores Perez / Telo T. Taitague / Joanne Brown / Christopher M. Dueñas / Thomas J. Fisher / Jesse A. Lujan
AN ACT TO APPROPRIATE THE SUM OF TEN MILLION DOLLARS ($10,00,000) FROM THE GENERAL FUND TO THE DEPARTMENT OF ADMINISTRATION RELATIVE TO PROTECTING THE JOBS OF PRIVATE SECTOR EMPLOYEES WHILE THE TOURISM INDUSTRY REBOUNDS BY EXTENDING THE BENEFITS OF THE LOCAL EMPLOYERS’ ASSISTANCE PROGRAM (LEAP) AS INITIALLY FUNDED BY PUBLIC LAW 36-65.
Sponsor(s) - Roy A. B. Quinata / Joe S. San Agustin / William A. Parkinson / Dwayne T. D. San Nicolas / Christopher M. Dueñas
AN ACT TO REPEAL § 3804 OF ARTICLE 8, CHAPTER 3 OF TITLE 16 OF THE GUAM CODE ANNOTATED, RELATIVE TO PROHIBITING PANHANDLING AT INTERSECTIONS.
Sponsor(s) - Chris Barnett / Sabina Flores Perez / Therese M. Terlaje
AN ACT TO ADD A NEW §5425.3 TO PART A OF ARTICLE 9, CHAPTER 5 OF TITLE 5, GUAM CODE ANNOTATED, RELATIVE TO PROVIDING TEMPORARY EXPEDITED PROCUREMENT PROTEST PROCEDURES FOR ACQUISITIONS FUNDED WITH AMERICAN RESCUE PLAN ACT MONEYS ALLOTTED TO THE GOVERNMENT OF GUAM.
Sponsor(s) - Dwayne T. D. San Nicolas / Joe S. San Agustin / William A. Parkinson / Roy A. B. Quinata
AN ACT TO CLASSIFY LOT NO. 7161-R1, YIGO, GUAM AS A COMMUNITY RECREATION FACILITY AND TO TRANSFER AUTHORITY OF THE LOT FROM CHAMORRO LAND TRUST COMMISSION TO THE GUAM DEPARTMENT OF PARKS AND RECREATION.
Sponsor(s) - Sabina Flores Perez / Chris Barnett
AN ACT TO AMEND § 28112(c) OF CHAPTER 28, TITLE 11 GUAM CODE ANNOTATED RELATIVE TO IMPROVING THE COLLECTION OF THE AUTOMATIC APPROPRIATION OF USE TAXES BY THE GUAM ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY’S “GUAM ENVIRONMENTAL TRUST FUND”.
Sponsor(s) - William A. Parkinson / Joanne Brown / Dwayne T. D. San Nicolas
AN ACT TO AMEND ARTICLE 1 OF CHAPTER 63 TITLE 5 GUAM CODE ANNOTATED AND § 60107 OF CHAPTER 60 TITLE 5 GUAM CODE ANNOTATED AND §12308 OF CHAPTER 12 OF ARTICLE 3 DIVISION 2 TITLE 9 OF THE GUAM ADMINISTRATIVE RULES AND REGULATIONS RELATIVE TO GAME AND FISH REGULATIONS, PROTECTING OUR MARINE PRESERVES AND STANDARDIZING PENALTIES FOR VIOLATIONS OF GAME AND FISH STATUTES AND THE ADJUDICATION PROCESS THEREOF.
Sponsor(s) - William A. Parkinson
AN ACT TO ADD NEW SUBSECTION (a)(9) TO§ 51111 OF ARTICLE 1, CHAPTER 51, DIVISION 2, TITLE 10, GUAM CODE ANNOTATED, RELATIVE TO PROTECTING GUAM FROM THE TOXIC EXPOSURE DUE TO OPEN DETONATION OF HAZARDOUS WASTE.
Sponsor(s) - Christopher M. Dueñas / Jesse A. Lujan / Frank Blas Jr. / Thomas J. Fisher
AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 2 OF PUBLIC LAW 36‐139.
Sponsor(s) - Christopher M. Dueñas
AN ACT TO ADD A NEW SUBARTICLE 3 TO ARTICLE 1 OF CHAPTER 61, TITLE 21, GUAM CODE ANNOTATED, RELATIVE TO ALLOWING THE CONSTRUCTION OF ACCESSORY DWELLING UNITS (ADU) IN RESIDENTIAL ZONES.
Sponsor(s) - Thomas J. Fisher
AN ACT TO ADD A NEW SECTION TO TITLE 11, CHAPTER 6 OF GUAM CODE ANNOTATED PROHIBITING THE SALE OF FLAVORED TOBACCO PRODUCTS WITHIN THE TERRITORY OF GUAM.
Sponsor(s) - Thomas J. Fisher
AN ACT TO ADD A NEW § 67.401.1(a)(3) AND AMEND § 67.407 BOTH OF CHAPTER 67, TITLE 9, GUAM CODE ANNOTATED.
Sponsor(s) - Jesse A. Lujan / Joanne Brown / Sabina Flores Perez / William A. Parkinson / Tina Rose Muña Barnes / Dwayne T. D. San Nicolas / Frank Blas Jr.
AN ACT TO ADD A NEW §21106 TO CHAPTER 21, DIVISION 2, TITLE 10 GUAM CODE ANNOTATED, RELATIVE TO MANDATING THE CONSISTENT ONLINE POSTING OF REPORTS FOR EVERY SCHOOL INSPECTION CONDUCTED, ON A DEDICATED GOVERNMENT WEBSITE.
Sponsor(s) - Joe S. San Agustin / Dwayne T. D. San Nicolas / Roy A. B. Quinata / William A. Parkinson
AN ACT TO REPEAL ARTICLES 7 AND 8 OF CHAPTER 6, TITLE 11, GUAM CODE ANNOTATED; TO AMEND § 26304; AND TO REPEAL § 26601(C) AND 26608, ALL OF ARTICLE 6, CHAPTER 26, TITLE 11, GUAM CODE ANNOTATED; AND TO AMEND § 26305 OF ARTICLE 3, CHAPTER 26, TITLE 11, GUAM CODE ANNOTATED, RELATIVE TO EXCISE TAXES FOR ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES AND TOBACCO PRODUCTS.
Sponsor(s) - Sabina Flores Perez / Chris Barnett
AN ACT TO ADD A NEW §5425.2 TO PART A OF ARTICLE 9, CHAPTER 5 OF TITLE 5, GUAM CODE ANNOTATED, RELATIVE TO PROVIDING TEMPORARY EXPEDITED PROCUREMENT PROTEST PROCEDURES FOR ACQUISITIONS FUNDED WITH AMERICAN RESCUE PLAN ACT MONEYS ALLOTTED TO THE GUAM DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION.
Sponsor(s) - Sabina Flores Perez
AN ACT TO AMEND § 5230 OF CHAPTER 5, TITLE 5, GUAM CODE ANNOTATED, RELATIVE TO CLARIFYING THE PROCESS FOR THE DETERMINATION OF RESPONSIBILITY OF BIDDERS AND OFFERORS IN PROCUREMENT.
Sponsor(s) - Chris Barnett / Sabina Flores Perez
AN ACT TO ADD NEW §§ 7112(D) AND 7112.2 OF CHAPTER 7, TITLE 17, GUAM CODE ANNOTATED, RELATIVE TO CREATING THE SAFE SCHOOL FACILITIES ACT OF 2023.
Sponsor(s) - Chris Barnett
AN ACT TO REPEAL ARTICLE 5, CHAPTER 79 OF TITLE 21, GUAM CODE ANNOTATED, RELATIVE TO REMOVING AN ALLOCATION OF REAL PROPERTY TAX REVENUES FROM PROGRAMS NOT ASSOCIATED WITH GUAM EDUCATION FACILITIES FUND.
Sponsor(s) - Chris Barnett
AN ACT TO ADD A NEW § 7117 TO CHAPTER 7, TITLE 17 GUAM CODE ANNOTATED RELATIVE TO REQUIRING THE AVAILABILITY OF AUTOMATED EXTERNAL DEFIBRILLATORS ON ALL SCHOOL CAMPUSES OF THE GUAM DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION BY JUNE 30, 2024.
Sponsor(s) - Chris Barnett
AN ACT TO ADD A NEW § 40145 TO ARTICLE 1 CHAPTER 40, TITLE 5 GUAM CODE ANNOTATED RELATIVE TO REQUIRING THE AVAILABILITY OF AUTOMATED EXTERNAL DEFIBRILLATORS IN ALL SENIOR CENTERS AND RECREATIONAL FACILITIES OPERATED BY VILLAGE MAYORAL OFFICES BY JUNE 30, 2024.
Sponsor(s) - William A. Parkinson
AN ACT TO ADD A NEW 3104.1 OF CHAPTER 3 OF TITLE 27 GUAM ADMINISTRATIVE RULES AND REGULATION AND A NEW § 51104.01 OF CHAPTER 51 OF TITLE 17 GUAM CODE ANNOTATED RELATIVE TO ESTABLISHING A MORATORIUM ON THE PRE-EMPLOYMENT REQUIREMENTS AS A CORRECTIONAL OFFICER OF THE DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS.
Sponsor(s) - William A. Parkinson
AN ACT TO AMEND SUBSECTION (d) OF § 7.112 AND TO ADD A NEW SUBSECTION (e) TO § 7.113, BOTH OF ARTICLE 5, CHAPTER 7, TITLE 9, GUAM CODE ANNOTATED; RELATIVE TO BETTER EFFECTUATING THE INTENT OF GUAM’S CASTLE DOCTRINE ACT BY ELIMINATING THE DUTY TO RETREAT FROM THE CURTILAGE OF ONE’S RESIDENCE; AND TO ENHANCING JUDICIAL ECONOMY BY ADOPTING A PRETRIAL HEARING TO DETERMINE A DEFENDANT’S IMMUNITY FROM CRIMINAL PROSECUTION; AND TO CITE THIS ACT AS THE “CASTLE DOCTRINE REFORM ACT OF 2023.”.
Sponsor(s) - Telo T. Taitague / Jesse A. Lujan / Joanne Brown
AN ACT TO AMEND § 9105(d), § 9106, § 9108(a), AND § 9112, ALL OF ARTICLE 1, CHAPTER 9, DIVISION 1, TITLE 12, GUAM CODE ANNOTATED, RELATIVE TO THE POWERS AND MEMBERSHIP OF THE GUAM VISITORS BUREAU.
Sponsor(s) - William A. Parkinson / Roy A. B. Quinata / Tina Rose Muña Barnes / Joe S. San Agustin / Frank Blas Jr. / Christopher M. Dueñas / Therese M. Terlaje / Sabina Flores Perez / Telo T. Taitague / Dwayne T. D. San Nicolas / Chris Barnett / Jesse A. Lujan / Joanne Brown
AN ACT TO NAME PUBLIC LAW 36-130 THE “SENATOR JOSE ‘PEDO’ TERLAJE RETIREMENT ACT.”
Sponsor(s) - Sabina Flores Perez / Chris Barnett / Roy A. B. Quinata / Joanne Brown / William A. Parkinson / Jesse A. Lujan / Joe S. San Agustin
AN ACT TO ADD A NEW §5428 TO SUBARTICLE A, ARTICLE 9, CHAPTER 5, DIVISION 1, TITLE 5, GUAM CODE ANNOTATED, RELATIVE TO ADMINISTRATIVE REVIEW OF CRITICAL GOVERNMENT OF GUAM PROCUREMENT CONTRACT DECISIONS GENERALLY IN EXCESS OF FIVE MILLION DOLLARS ($5,000,000).
Sponsor(s) - Sabina Flores Perez
AN ACT TO AMEND § 51111 (a)(9) OF ARTICLE 1, CHAPTER 51, DIVISION 2, TITLE 10, GUAM CODE ANNOTATED, RELATIVE TO UPDATING THE PROHIBITION OF OPEN DETONATION AND CLARIFYING THE IMPLEMENTATION OF SAFE ALTERNATIVES FOR THE PROTECTION OF GUAM’S AIR, WATER, LAND, AND THE HEALTH OF ITS PEOPLE.
Sponsor(s) - Roy Anthony Benavente Quinata / Chris Barnett / Joe S. San Agustin / Sabina Flores Perez / Amanda L. Shelton / Tina Rose Muña Barnes / Dwayne T. D. San Nicolas / William A. Parkinson / Jesse A. Lujan / Frank Blas, Jr.
AN ACT TO AMEND CHAPTER 58D OF TITLE 5 OF THE GUAM CODE ANNOTATED, RELATIVE TO PUBLIC LAW 32-120 KNOWN AS THE “MA KÅHAT ACT OF 2013.”
Sponsor(s) - Roy Anthony Benavente Quinata / William A. Parkinson
AN ACT TO ADD A NEW SECTION 54 TO CHAPTER XII OF PUBLIC LAW 36-107, THE FISCAL YEAR 2023 GENERAL APPROPRIATIONS ACT, RELATIVE TO ACHIEVING SALARY PARITY FOR ATTORNEYS SERVING AS CRIMINAL DEFENSE ATTORNEYS AT THE PUBLIC DEFENDER SERVICE CORPORATION AND THE ALTERNATE PUBLIC DEFENDER.
Sponsor(s) - Christopher M. Dueñas
AN ACT TO APPROPRIATE THIRTY MILLION DOLLARS ($30,000,000) TO THE GUAM DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION FOR SCHOOL INFRASTRUCTURE REPAIRS AND MAINTENANCE.
Sponsor(s) - Christopher M. Dueñas
AN ACT TO END THE GOVERNOR’S CART BEFORE THE HORSE APPROACH TO PAY RAISES AND RESTORE THE LEGISLATURE’S POWER OF THE PURSE.
Sponsor(s) - Joanne Brown / Chris Barnett / Frank Blas, Jr. / Thomas Fisher / Telo T. Taitague / Christopher M. Dueñas / Jesse A. Lujan
AN ACT TO ADD A NEW § 4101(a) (1) (D) OF ARTICLE 1, AND TO ADD A NEW § 4203.4 TO ARTICLE 2, BOTH OF CHAPTER 4, TITLE 4, GUAM CODE ANNOTATED, RELATIVE TO THE PROHIBITION OF EMPLOYMENT IN THE GOVERNMENT OF GUAM FOR INDIVIDUALS CONVICTED OF OFFICIAL MISCONDUCT UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF 9 GCA § 49.90.
Bill No. 29-37 (COR) As Substituted
Sponsor(s) - Chris Barnett / Sabina Flores Perez / Therese M. Terlaje / Roy Anthony Benavente Quinata / William A. Parkinson / Christopher M. Dueñas / Telo T. Taitague / Frank Blas, Jr. / Thomas Fisher / Joanne Brown / Jesse A. Lujan / Tina Rose Muña Barnes / Amanda L. Shelton
AN ACT TO RENUMBER § 4721 ENTITLED “VARIANCE” AND TO AMEND §§ 4719 AND 4721 ENTITLED “VARIANCE” ALL OF DIVISION 1, ARTICLE 7, CHAPTER 4, TITLE 26 OF GUAM ADMINISTRATIVE RULES AND REGULATIONS, RELATIVE TO UPDATING SANITATION REGULATIONS TO PROMOTE HEALTH AND SAFETY OF OUR SCHOOLS.
Sponsor(s) - Roy Anthony Benavente Quinata / William A. Parkinson / Dwayne T. D. San Nicolas
AN ACT TO ADD A NEW ARTICLE 3, CHAPTER 18, TITLE 1, GUAM CODE ANNOTATED, RELATIVE TO ADOPTING A STANDARDIZED TYPE-FACE FOR THE GOVERNMENT OF GUAM.
Sponsor(s) - Tina Rose Muña Barnes
AN ACT TO ADD A NEW SUBSECTION (m) TO SECTION 8501, ARTICLE 5, CHAPTER 8, TITLE 4 GUAM CODE ANNOTATED; AND, TO AMEND § 8503(c) OF ARTICLE 5, CHAPTER 8, TITLE 4, GUAM CODE ANNOTATED, RELATIVE TO THE RETIREMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY AND LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS WHO ARE MEMBERS OF THE DEFINED BENEFIT 1.75 RETIREMENT SYSTEM.
Sponsor(s) - Committee on Rules by request of I Magaʹhågan Guåhan, the Governor of Guam, in accordance with the Organic Act of Guam.
AN ACT MAKING APPROPRIATIONS FOR THE OPERATIONS OF THE EXECUTIVE BRANCH OF THE GOVERNMENT OF GUAM FOR FISCAL YEAR ENDING SEPTEMBER 30, 2024, MAKING OTHER APPROPRIATIONS, AND ESTABLISHING MISCELLANEOUS AND ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS.
Sponsor(s) - Roy Anthony Benavente Quinata / Amanda L. Shelton / William A. Parkinson / Dwayne T. D. San Nicolas
AN ACT TO ADD A NEW ARTICLE 11, CHAPTER 4, TITLE 12, GUAM CODE ANNOTATED, RELATIVE TO ESTABLISHING THE AFFORDABLE HOUSING INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT LOAN PROGRAM AND AMEND SECTION 41003, ARTICLE 10, CHAPTER 4, TITLE 12, GUAM CODE ANNOTATED RELATIVE TO THE HOUSING TRUST FUND AUTHORIZED PROGRAMS.
Sponsor(s) - Committee on Rules by request of I Magaʹhågan Guåhan, the Governor of Guam, in accordance with the Organic Act of Guam.
AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 2 OF CHAPTER 1 AND SECTION 2 OF PART 1, CHAPTER III; AND TO ADD NEW SECTIONS 13, 14, 15, 16, 17 AND 18 TO CHAPTER XI, ALL OF PUBLIC LAW 36-107 (GENERAL APPROPRIATIONS ACT OF 2023), RELATIVE TO APPROPRIATING TWENTY-ONE MILLION THIRTY-TWO THOUSAND SIX HUNDRED SEVENTY DOLLARS ($21,032,670) FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE ADJUSTED GENERAL PAY PLAN.
Sponsor(s) - Committee on Rules by request of I Magaʹhågan Guåhan, the Governor of Guam, in accordance with the Organic Act of Guam.
AN ACT TO AMEND SUBSECTION (k) AND ADD NEW SUBSECTIONS (o) AND (p) TO § 80101, AND TO AMEND §§ 80104(b)(1), 80104(b)(3), 80104(c), AND 80104(e) EACH OF CHAPTER 80, TITLE 21, GUAM CODE ANNOTATED, RELATIVE TO CLARIFYING THE STATUTORY MANDATE OF THE ANCESTRAL LAND TRUST BANK.
Bill No. 22-37 (COR) - WITHDRAWN
Sponsor(s) - Dwayne T. D San Nicolas
AN ACT TO ADD A NEW ARTICLE 8 TO CHAPTER 80, TITLE 9, GUAM CODE ANNOTATED RELATIVE TO THE CREATION OF PROVISION TO AUTHORIZE JUDICIAL CORPORAL PUNISHMENT AS AN ADDITIONAL FORM OF JUDICIAL SENTENCE.
Sponsor(s) - William A. Parkinson / Therese M. Terlaje / Roy Anthony Benavente Quinata / Dwayne T. D San Nicolas
AN ACT TO AMEND SECTIONS 2103 AND 2014 OF ARTICLE 1; SECTION 2201 OF ARTICLE 2; AND SECTIONS 2701, 2702, 2703 AND 2705 OF ARTICLE 7; ALL OF CHAPTER 2, TITLE 10, GUAM CODE ANNOTATED; RELATIVE TO RESTORING ACCESS TO FEDERAL PUBLIC ASSISTANCE FOR OTHERWISE ELIGIBLE INDIVIDUALS WITH FELONY DRUG CONVICTIONS.
Sponsor(s) - Joe S. San Agustin
AN ACT TO TEMPORARILY WAIVE THE LEVY OF TAXES PURSUANT TO § 24103(b) OF ARTICLE 1, CHAPTER 24, TITLE 11, GUAM CODE ANNOTATED, RELATIVE TO REAL PROPERTY IMPROVEMENTS VALUED AT ONE MILLION DOLLARS ($1,000,000) OR MORE.
Sponsor(s) - Telo T. Taitague / Joanne Brown / Sabina Flores Perez / Roy Anthony Benavente Quinata / Jesse A. Lujan
AN ACT TO ADD A NEW § 77103 TO ARTICLE 1 OF CHAPTER 77, TITLE 12, GUAM CODE ANNOTATED, RELATIVE TO PROVIDING FOR THE RESPONSIBLE MANAGEMENT OF PUBLIC FINANCES BY IMPLEMENTING A TEN (10) - YEAR SUNSET PROVISION FOR ALL TAX CREDIT PROGRAMS.
Sponsor(s) - Telo T. Taitague / Joanne Brown / Sabina Flores Perez / Roy Anthony Benavente Quinata / Jesse A. Lujan
AN ACT TO ADD A NEW § 77103 TO ARTICLE 1 OF CHAPTER 77, TITLE 12, GUAM CODE ANNOTATED, RELATIVE TO ENSURING FISCAL RESPONSIBILITY BY LIMITING THE TOTAL AUTHORIZED AMOUNT OF TAX CREDITS EACH YEAR TO THE AMOUNT SET ASIDE BY I LIHESLATURAN GUÅHAN AS THE GENERAL FUND RESERVE (DEFICIT REDUCTION/RAINY DAY FUND).
Sponsor(s) - Joe S. San Agustin / Roy Anthony Benavente Quinata
AN ACT TO ADD A NEW § 75122(c)(2)(A) TO CHAPTER 75 OF TITLE 21, GUAM CODE ANNOTATED RELATIVE TO REQUIRING THE CHAMORRO LAND TRUST TO SOLICIT COMPETITIVE BIDS FOR THE MASS GRADING AND MINERAL EXTRACTION OF A PORTION OF LOT 5412, MANGILAO.
Sponsor(s) - William A. Parkinson / Roy Anthony Benavente Quinata / Dwayne T. D San Nicolas
AN ACT TO AMEND SECTIONS §§3123 AND §§3230 OF CHAPTER 3, TITLE 11, GUAM CODE ANNOTATED; RELATIVE TO REPEALING THE REQUIREMENT FOR NON-MANAGER AND NON-SUPERVISOR EMPLOYEES TO ATTAIN AN ALCOHOL EMPLOYEE LICENSE.
Sponsor(s) - William A. Parkinson / Roy Anthony Benavente Quinata / Dwayne T. D San Nicolas / Jesse A. Lujan
AN ACT TO ADD A NEW CHAPTER 11 OF TITLE 5, GUAM CODE ANNOTATED, RELATIVE TO CODIFYING A PROCEDURE FOR PUBLIC MEETINGS DURING A PUBLIC EMERGENCY AND ENSURING THE RIGHT OF THE PUBLIC TO ATTEND PUBLIC MEETINGS DURING PUBLIC EMERGENCIES; AND TO CITE THIS ACT AS “PUBLIC MEETINGS DURING EMERGENCIES ACT”.
Sponsor(s) - Therese M. Terlaje / Telo T. Taitague / Chris Barnett / Joanne Brown / Frank Blas, Jr. / Jesse A. Lujan / Sabina Flores Perez / Christopher M. Dueñas / Dwayne T. D. San Nicolas
AN ACT TO AMEND § 83102(d) AND ADD A NEW § 83116, TO CHAPTER 83, ALL OF TITLE 12, GUAM CODE ANNOTATED, RELATIVE TO INCREASING PUBLIC NOTICE AND TRANSPARENCY OF THE ACTIONS BY THE GUAM TWENTY-FIRST CENTURY HEALTHCARE CENTER COMMITTEE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE PROPOSED MEDICAL HEALTHCARE CAMPUS.
Sponsor(s) - Therese M. Terlaje / Frank Blas, Jr. / Chris Barnett / Joanne Brown / Christopher M. Dueñas / Thomas J. Fisher / Jesse A. Lujan / Telo T. Taitague / Tina Rose Muña Barnes / Roy A. B. Quinata
AN ACT TO AMEND § 60112 OF CHAPTER 60, TITLE 21, GUAM CODE ANNOTATED, RELATIVE TO REQUIRING PRIOR APPROVAL FROM THE LEGISLATURE BEFORE PURCHASING OR ENTERING INTO A LEASE, LICENSE, OR SUB-LEASE OF PROPERTY OWNED BY THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT, FOREIGN GOVERNMENT, OR SUBENTITIES THEREOF FOR A TERM IN EXCESS OF FIVE (5) YEARS.
Sponsor(s) - Joe S. San Agustin / Roy Anthony Benavente Quinata / Dwayne T. D San Nicolas
AN ACT TO AMEND § 3309(a) OF CHAPTER 3, DIVISION 1, TITLE 11, GUAM CODE ANNOTATED, RELATIVE TO INCLUDING RETAIL BUSINESSES WITH LARGE INVESTMENTS TO THE LIST OF EXEMPTIONS WITHIN THE POPULATION LIMITATIONS FOR NEW ALCOHOL BEVERAGE CONTROL LICENSES.
Sponsor(s) - Therese M. Terlaje / Chris Barnett
AN ACT RELATIVE TO AUTHORIZING LAW ENFORCEMENT, FIRST RESPONDER, AND COMMUNITY ORGANIZATION ACCESS TO NALOXONE TO PREVENT OPIOID OVERDOSE, INCLUDING FENTANYL, TO BE KNOWN AS “THE GUAM OPIOID OVERDOSE PREVENTION ACT OF 2023,” BY ADDING A NEW CHAPTER 16 TO DIVISION 1, TITLE 10, GUAM CODE ANNOTATED.
Sponsor(s) - Dwayne T. D San Nicolas / Joe S. San Agustin / Roy Anthony Benavente Quinata / Tina Rose Muña Barnes / William D. Parkinson / Therese M. Terlaje / Jesse A. Lujan / Thomas J. Fisher
AN ACT TO AMEND §58109 AND §58110 OF CHAPTER 58 AND ADDING A NEW CHAPTER 58B, TO TITLE 10, DIVISION 3, GUAM CODE ANNOTATED RELATIVE TO THE LEGALIZATION AND REGULATION OF THE USE OF CONSUMER-GRADE FIREWORKS.
Sponsor(s) - Jesse A. Lujan
AN ACT TO ADD A NEW §5221 TO SUBARTICLE B OF ARTICLE 3, CHAPTER 5, TITLE 5, GUAM CODE ANNOTATED, ENSURING THE ONLINE ACCESSIBILITY AND TIMELY POSTING OF ANY AND ALL GOVERNMENT OF GUAM INVITATIONS FOR BIDS (IFBs) AND REQUESTS FOR PROPOSALS (RFPs) ON A DEDICATED GOVERNMENT WEBSITE.
Sponsor(s) - Christopher M. Dueñas
AN ACT TO ADD A NEW §§ 19406 & 19505.1 AND TO AMEND §§ 19405(b), 19405(c), 19604(a), 19604(c), 19604(d)(2) &19805(c) ALL OF CHAPTER 19, TITLE 10 GUAM CODE ANNOTATED RELATIVE TO PROHIBITING THE SUSPENSION OF CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHTS AND TO REPEAL CRIMINAL PENALTIES FOR VIOLATIONS OF EXECUTIVE ORDERS.
Sponsor(s) - William A. Parkinson / Dwayne T.D. San Nicolas / Tina Rose Muña Barnes
AN ACT TO ADD A NEW ARTICLE 26, CHAPTER 12 OF TITLE 10 GUAM CODE ANNOTATED, RELATIVE TO ENDING MARIJUANA DRUG TESTING.
Bill No. 5-37 (COR) - WITHDRAWN
Sponsor(s) - Jesse A. Lujan
AN ACT TO TEMPORARILY SUSPEND THE BUSINESS PRIVILEGE TAX ON FOOD AND MEDICINE, FOR TWELVE (12) CONSECUTIVE MONTHS.
Sponsor(s) - Jesse A. Lujan
AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 2 OF PUBLIC LAW 34-116 §26202 OF CHAPTER 26, TITLE 11, GUAM CODE ANNOTATED RELATIVE TO REDUCING THE BUSINESS PRIVILEGE TAX FROM FIVE PERCENT (5%) TO FOUR PERCENT (4%). ALL LIMITED EXEMPTIONS ON THE BUSINESS PRIVILEGE TAX IN §26203.2 OF CHAPTER 26 TITLE 11, GUAM CODE ANNOTATED REMAIN IN EFFECT AND ARE NOT CHANGED BY THIS ACT.
Sponsor(s) - Telo T. Taitague / Therese M. Terlaje / Frank Blas Jr. / Sabina F. Perez / Joanne Brown / Darrel C. Barnett / Thomas J. Fisher / Dwayne San Nicolas
AN ACT TO ADD A NEW CHAPTER 8B TO TITLE 4 OF THE GUAM CODE ANNOTATED RELATIVE TO IMPLEMENTING THE “SUPPLEMENTAL COLA ADJUSTMENT ACT,” A SUPPLEMENTARY COST OF LIVING ADJUSTMENT (COLA) FOR GOVERNMENT OF GUAM RETIREES WHO ARE RESIDENTS OF GUAM, AND TO ADD A NEW SECTION 13108A TO CHAPTER 13, TITLE 2 OF THE GUAM CODE ANNOTATED, RELATIVE TO CREATING A SPECIAL COST OF LIVING ECONOMIC SERVICE.
Sponsor(s) - Sabina Flores Perez
AN ACT TO AMEND § 24105 OF CHAPTER 24, TITLE 11 GUAM CODE ANNOTATED RELATIVE TO EXCLUDING THE VALUE ADDED TO BUILDINGS FROM THE INSTALLATION OF PHOTOVOLTAIC SOLAR PANELS AND ROOF TILES FOR PURPOSES OF LEVYING REAL ESTATE TAXES.