37th Guam Legislature - Public Laws
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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.
(18-37 (COR)
As amended by the Committee on Environment, Revenue and Taxation, Labor, Procurement, and Statistics, Research, and Planning; and further amended on the Floor.
Telo T. Taitague /
Joanne Brown /
Sabina Flores Perez /
Roy A. B. Quinata /
Jesse A. Lujan /
Thomas J. Fisher /
Dwayne T. D. San Nicolas /
Joe S. San Agustin /
Chris Barnett /
Frank Blas, Jr. /
Christopher M. Dueñas /
Amanda L. Shelton /
Therese M. Terlaje
| SIGNED: 5/12/23
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).
(17-37 (COR)
As amended by the Committee on Environment, Revenue and Taxation, Labor, Procurement, and Statistics, Research, and Planning.
Telo T. Taitague /
Joanne Brown /
Sabina Flores Perez /
Roy A. B. Quinata /
Jesse A. Lujan
| SIGNED: 5/12/23
AN ACT TO ADD A NEW §5221, §5222, §5223, § 5224, and § 5225 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.
(8-37 (COR)
As amended by the Committee on Environment, Revenue and Taxation, Labor, Procurement, and Statistics, Research, and Planning; and further amended on the Floor.
Jesse A. Lujan /
Joanne Brown /
Telo T. Taitague /
Christopher M. Dueñas /
Joe S. San Agustin /
Sabina Flores Perez /
Dwayne T. D. San Nicolas /
Chris Barnett /
Thomas J. Fisher /
Frank Blas, Jr. /
Amanda L. Shelton /
Therese M. Terlaje /
Tina Rose Muña Barnes /
William A. Parkinson /
Roy A. B. Quinata
| LAPSED: 5/12/23
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 PHOTOVOLTAIC ROOF TILES FOR PURPOSES OF LEVYING REAL ESTATE TAXES.
(1-37 (COR)
As amended on the Floor.
Sabina Flores Perez
| LAPSED: 5/12/23
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.
(13-37 (COR)
As amended on the Floor.
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
| OVERRIDDEN: 5/10/23
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.
(12-37 (COR)
As amended on the Floor.
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
| OVERRIDDEN: 4/27/23
AN ACT TO NAME PUBLIC LAW 36-130 THE “SENATOR JOSE ‘PEDO’ TERLAJE RETIREMENT ACT.”
(37-37 (COR)
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
| SIGNED/LAPSED INTO LAW: 4/12/23
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.
(27-37 (COR)
As amended by the Committee on Human Resources, Hagåtña Revitalization, Regional Affairs, Public Libraries, Telecommunications, Technology and Federal and Foreign Affairs and further amended on the Floor.
Tina Rose Muña Barnes /
Joe S. San Agustin /
Roy A. B. Quinata /
Dwayne T. D. San Nicolas /
Amanda L. Shelton /
William A. Parkinson /
Chris Barnett
| SIGNED/LAPSED INTO LAW: 4/12/23
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, EDUCATION STABILIZATION FUND, OR HEAD START GRANT MONEYS ALLOTTED TO THE GUAM DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION.
(46-37 (COR)
As amended by the Committee on Environment, Revenue and Taxation, Labor, Procurement, and Statistics, Research, and Planning and further amended on the Floor.
Sabina Flores Perez /
Chris Barnett
| SIGNED/LAPSED INTO LAW: 4/1/23
AN ACT TO APPROPRIATE THIRTY MILLION DOLLARS ($30,000,000) TO THE GUAM DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION FOR SCHOOL INFRASTRUCTURE REPAIRS AND MAINTENANCE.
(32-37 (COR)
As amended in the Committee of the Whole.
Christopher M. Dueñas /
Jesse A. Lujan /
Chris Barnett /
Frank Blas, Jr. /
Telo T. Taitague /
Joanne Brown /
Thomas J. Fisher /
Therese M. Terlaje /
Sabina Flores Perez
| SIGNED/LAPSED INTO LAW: 4/1/23
AN ACT TO RENUMBER AND AMEND § 4721 ENTITLED “VARIANCE” AND TO ADD A NEW SUBSECTION (b) TO § 4719, 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 GUAM DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION PUBLIC SCHOOLS.
(29-37 (COR)
As substituted; and amended by the Committee on Health, Land, Justice, and Culture and further amended on the Floor.
Chris Barnett /
Sabina Flores Perez /
Therese M. Terlaje /
Roy A.B. Quinata /
William A. Parkinson /
Christopher M. Dueñas /
Telo T. Taitague /
Frank Blas, Jr. /
Thomas J. Fisher /
Joanne Brown /
Jesse A. Lujan /
Tina Rose Muña Barnes /
Joe S. San Agustin /
Amanda L. Shelton /
Dwayne T. D. San Nicolas
| SIGNED/LAPSED INTO LAW: 4/1/23
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.
(24-37 (COR)
As amended by the Committee on General Government Operations and Appropriations; and further amended in the Committee of the Whole.
Committee on Rules
by request of I Magaʹhågan Guåhan, the Governor of Guam, in accordance with the Organic Act of Guam.
| SIGNED/LAPSED INTO LAW: 3/31/23
AN ACT RELATIVE TO AUTHORIZING LAW ENFORCEMENT, FIRST RESPONDER, AND COMMUNITY ORGANIZATION ACCESS TO OPIOID ANTAGONISTS 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.
(10-37 (COR)
As amended by the Committee on Health, Land, Justice, and Culture; and further amended on the Floor
Therese M. Terlaje /
Chris Barnett /
Joanne Brown /
Thomas J. Fisher /
Telo T. Taitague /
Tina Rose Muña Barnes /
Jesse A. Lujan /
Roy A. B. Quinata /
Joe S. San Agustin /
William A. Parkinson /
Frank Blas, Jr. /
Thomas J. Fisher | SIGNED/LAPSED INTO LAW: 3/20/23)
AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 2 OF PUBLIC LAW 36-139.
(52-37 (COR) - Christopher M. Dueñas
Jesse A. Lujan /
Frank Blas Jr. /
Thomas J. Fisher | SIGNED/LAPSED INTO LAW: 2/22/23)