Guam Legislature adopts wide slate of third‑reading bills; public‑hospital partnership measure fails

The Guam Legislature completed a large third‑reading and final‑passage voting session on June 28, 2025, passing a broad set of bills by roll call while one prominent health‑care measure failed to win a majority.

Most of the measures on the third‑reading file passed, including bills affecting taxes, transportation infrastructure, emergency management and election law. Lawmakers also confirmed a slate of executive and agency nominations. One major measure to establish a public‑private partnership for Guam Memorial Hospital failed on the floor.

Why it matters: the package passed on the floor includes bills that change procurement and leasing authority at transportation agencies, adjust tax and business reporting rules, and create or amend programs affecting health, environment and elections; those changes will influence agency operations, local budgets and service delivery. The hospital measure’s defeat leaves policymakers and stakeholders still debating options for stabilizing Guam Memorial Hospital operations and finances.

Key outcomes (third reading roll‑call results) - Bill 78 (Meals for At‑Risk Households Act of 2025, restaurant meals program under SNAP): passed, 14 yays, 1 nay. - Bill 33 (expansion of elements for first and second degree criminal conduct): passed, 15 yays. - Bill 89 (protections from liability for food donations): passed, 15 yays. - Bill 13 (public‑private partnership for Guam’s public hospital): failed, 7 yays, 8 nays. - Bill 27 (firearms silencers provisions, chapter 60 amendments): passed, 11 yays, 4 nays. - Bill 118 (Guam Medicaid Access Enhancement Act, tax rebate on Medicaid receipts): passed, 12 yays, 2 nays, 1 excused. -…