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Votes at a glance: Guam Legislature passes multiple bills and confirms nominations
Summary
During the session, the Guam Legislature advanced numerous bills to adoption, adopted several resolutions and confirmed multiple nominations; a number of veto override attempts failed. Tally-by-item and brief descriptions follow.
The Guam Legislature completed its third-reading and voting files, passing multiple bills and adopting resolutions in a late-night session. Several nominations were confirmed by majority vote. A number of veto override attempts failed.
Below are the items taken up with vote outcomes and key details as recorded on the floor (titles condensed):
- Bill 263-37 COR: An act to transfer municipal lot 3458-R1 (Ordot/Chalampago) from the Department of Parks and Recreation to the Office of Chalampago Ordot mayor and to amend Guam Code Annotated provisions. Roll call: 12 ayes, 3 excused. Outcome: passed.
- Bill 272-37 COR: Amends section 5252 (procurement records) to modernize retention and promote transparency. Roll call: 12 ayes, 3 excused. Outcome: passed.
- Bill 276-37 LS: Requires superintendent of education reports to be posted on the Department of Education website. Roll call: 12 ayes, 3 excused. Outcome: passed.
- Bill 279-37 LS: Renames a precinct as Senator Jose T. Pito Terlahi police station (adds section 849.17). Roll call: 12 ayes, 3 excused. Outcome: passed.
- Bill 332-37 COR (Virtual Power Plant Program, as amended): Final vote recorded 8 ayes, 4 nays, 3 excused. Outcome: passed.
- Bill 351-37 COR: Amendments related to juvenile criminal liability and Superior Court jurisdiction. Roll call: 12 ayes, 3 excused. Outcome: passed.
- Bill 356-37 COR: Guam Board Allied Health Examiners rules; adds licensed professional counselors as clinical supervisors and licensure minimums for psychologists/psychiatrists. Roll call: 12 ayes, 3 excused. Outcome: passed.
- Bill 358-37 COR: Adds salary recruitment and retention studies for Guam Department of Corrections law enforcement officers. Roll call: 12 ayes, 3 excused. Outcome: passed.
- Bill 368-37 LS: Allocates funds for renovation, security and procurement for Department of Corrections facilities. Roll call: 12 ayes, 3 excused. Outcome: passed.
- Resolution 472-37 LS: Requesting the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs to establish a regional VA office serving Guam, CNMI and freely associated states. Roll call: 12 ayes, 3 excused. Outcome: adopted.
- Bill 363-37 COR: Guam Forestry Legacy Act/Forest System Plan adoption. Roll call: 12 ayes, 3 excused. Outcome: passed.
- Bill 250-37 LS: Establishes a multiagency unified law enforcement group to suppress narcotics importation/distribution. Roll call: 7 ayes, 5 nays, 3 excused. Because 13 members were present, bill was recorded as passed.
- Bill 365-37 COR (Guam Uniform Limited Cooperative Association Act): Final vote recorded 10 ayes, 2 nays, 3 excused. Outcome: passed.
- Bill 337-37 COR: Authorizes condemnation and purchase of land for drainage/ponding basin; recorded 11 ayes, 4 excused. Outcome: passed.
- Bill 379-37 COR and Bill 381-37 COR: Land/Chamorro Land Trust Commission realignment and exchanges; each recorded 12 ayes, 3 excused. Outcome: passed.
Veto override attempts and other notable votes:
- Veto bill 362-37 COR (special crisis procurement authority for Guam Fire Department): Vote recorded 9 ayes, 3 nays, 3 excused; override failed.
- Veto bill 227-37 COR (continuous appropriation quarter for Office of Public Accountability): Vote recorded 9 ayes, 3 nays, 3 excused; override failed.
- Veto bill 185-37 LS (site requirements for a new hospital under the Guam 21st Century Healthcare Center Act of 2021): Vote recorded 8 ayes, 4 nays, 3 excused; override failed.
Nominations/appointments confirmed by majority or roll call:
- Multiple professional and board nominations were confirmed by majority voice or roll call, including Darren D. Berriere (Fire Chief—confirmed by roll call 12 ayes, 3 excused), and confirmations for members of the Guam Board of Medical Examiners, ABW International Airport Authority Board, Guam Commission for Educator Certification, Guam Ancestral Lands Commission, the Guam Memorial Hospital Authority Board of Trustees, Guam Economic Development Authority Board of Directors, and others as read into the record.
Several votes recorded “excused” for members who did not participate; multiple items were adopted unanimously among those voting or by recorded tallies as shown above. For items where the record reads “received 12 ayes and 3 excused,” yes=12 and excused=3 were recorded. For bills adopted after recorded nays/ayes the transcript lists the roll-call results immediately after each title was read.
This summary lists items and vote outcomes as entered into the legislative record in the provided transcript. For full text, recorded roll-call lines and titles, consult the official daily file and clerk’s minutes.
