From extending GovGuam leases to obtaining funding for repairs at a local university, Governor Lou Leon Guerrero has passed a total of eight bills with one being vetoed. 

The vetoed bill, Bill 14-38, would authorize the Public Auditor to establish deadlines for government agencies to submit financial and program data to the Office of Public Accountability and impose a fine if the deadline is not met. 

In her statement on the veto, Leon Guerrero said the Public Auditor implied in a previous testimony on Bill 213 that untimely submissions were the sole cause of delinquent audits. 

However, the Bureau of Budget and Management Research adds that there are other factors including change in auditors, which caused delays in information transferring from the previous auditor to the next. 

“To lay the blame for audit delays at the feet of our agencies is unfair, and imposing fines on agency heads for delays in reporting will not improve the audit process,” said Leon Guerrero. 

The full list of passed bills, as well as the vetoed bill can be found below.

Bill No. 8-38 (COR) nka P.L. 38-1

AN ACT TO AMEND § 5127(a) AND REPEAL § 5127(d) OF SUBARTICLE C, ARTICLE 2, CHAPTER 5, TITLE 5, GUAM CODE ANNOTATED, RELATIVE TO THE EXTENSION OF GOVERNMENT OF GUAM LEASES FROM FIVE (5) TO FIFTEEN (15) YEARS

Bill No. 10-38 (COR) nka P.L. 38-2

AN ACT TO ADD NEW §§ 4131 AND 4131.1 TO ARTICLE 1 OF CHAPTER 4, TITLE 4, GUAM CODE ANNOTATED, RELATIVE TO ESTABLISHING THE GOVERNMENT OF GUAM PUBLIC SAFETY AND LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS' LINE OF DUTY DEATH BENEFIT, AND TO REQUIRE THE DEVELOPMENT OF ADMINISTRATIVE RULES AND REGULATIONS

Bill No. 14-38 (COR) - VETO

AN ACT TO AMEND § 1909(C) OF CHAPTER 19, TITLE 1, GUAM CODE ANNOTATED, RELATIVE TO THE DUTIES OF THE PUBLIC AUDITOR

Bill No. 25-38 (COR) nka P.L. 38-3

AN ACT TO AMEND § 8104 OF CHAPTER 8, TITLE 5, GUAM CODE ANNOTATED, RELATIVE TO MODERNIZING PUBLIC AGENCY NOTICE REQUIREMENTS BY AUTHORIZING THE POSTING OF PUBLIC NOTICES IN LOCALLY LICENSED ELECTRONIC NEWSPAPERS AND WEBSITES

Bill No. 34-38 (COR) nka P.L. 38-4

AN ACT TO AMEND § 2108 OF CHAPTER 2, TITLE 4, GUAM CODE ANNOTATED, RELATIVE TO REQUIRING EMPLOYEES WHO RESIGN FROM GOVERNMENT OF GUAM EMPLOYMENT TO SUBMIT AND PASS DRUG TESTING TO RETAIN RE-EMPLOYMENT RIGHTS IF SAID RESIGNATION WAS TENDERED WITHIN THIRTY (30) DAYS OF AN ANNOUNCED OR RANDOM DRUG TESTING, AND TO REQUIRE EMPLOYEES TO SUBMIT TO DRUG TESTING PRIOR TO RE-EMPLOYMENT

Bill No. 35-38 (COR) nka P.L. 38-5

AN ACT TO ADD A NEW ARTICLE 10 TO CHAPTER 63, TITLE 5, GUAM CODE ANNOTATED, RELATIVE TO PROHIBITING THE IMPORT OF SKINCARE PRODUCTS THAT POSE A DANGER TO GUAM'S CORAL REEFS AND MARINE LIFE

Bill No. 46-38 (COR) nka P.L. 38-6

AN ACT TO ADD A NEW § 85A103.1 TO CHAPTER 85A OF TITLE 5, GUAM CODE ANNOTATED, RELATIVE TO ALLOWING THE GUAM COUNCIL OF THE ARTS AND HUMANITIES AGENCY (CAHA) TO GRANT EIGHT (8) GUAM MASTER AWARDS FOR AWARD YEARS 2018 AND 2022 WHEN THE AGENCY WAS UNABLE TO GIVE THE FOUR (4) AWARDS ALLOTED FOR EACH OF SAID YEARS

Bill No. 57-38 (COR) nka P.L. 38-7

AN ACT TO ADD A NEW SUBARTICLE 3 AND A NEW § 61103(mm) OF ARTICLE 1; AND AMEND §§ 61304(a)(4), 61305(a)(4), 61306(a) OF ARTICLE 3, ALL OF CHAPTER 61, TITLE 21, GUAM CODE ANNOTATED, RELATIVE TO AUTHORIZING THE CONSTRUCTION OF ACCESSORY DWELLING UNITS (ADUs) IN RESIDENTIAL ZONES TO STRENGTHEN HOUSING OPTIONS ON GUAM

Bill No. 58-38 (COR) nka P.L. 38-8

AN ACT TO APPROPRIATE FIVE MILLION SEVEN HUNDRED FIFTY THOUSAND NINE HUNDRED EIGHTY-FOUR DOLLARS ($5,750,984) FROM THE FISCAL YEAR 2025 GENERAL FUND REVENUES COLLECTED IN EXCESS OF THE ADOPTED LEVELS ENUMERATED IN PUBLIC LAW 37-125 TO THE UNIVERSITY OF GUAM FOR THE PURPOSE OF REPAIRS, MAINTENANCE, CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS AND ACCREDITATION RELATED PRIORITIES