2 Guam Code Ann. § 2103
Current as of: 2023 | Check for updates
|
Other versions
Terms Used In 2 Guam Code Ann. § 2103
- Presiding officer: A majority-party Senator who presides over the Senate and is charged with maintaining order and decorum, recognizing Members to speak, and interpreting the Senate's rules, practices and precedents.
(a) No bill may be passed by I Liheslatura unless it has received a public hearing, except that when the presiding officer of I Liheslatura certifies that emergency conditions exist, involving danger to the public health or safety, the requirement for a public hearing may be waived and in the event the bill is identical to a bill introduced earlier, which later bill received a public hearing, then a public hearing for the identical bill may be waived.
(b) No substantive resolution that is to be transmitted to the U.S. President, a member of the U.S. Congress, or a head of a foreign state, may be passed by I Liheslatura unless it has received a public hearing. Said
(b) No substantive resolution that is to be transmitted to the U.S. President, a member of the U.S. Congress, or a head of a foreign state, may be passed by I Liheslatura unless it has received a public hearing. Said
COL1312018
2 Guam Code Ann. LEGISLATIVE BRANCH
CH. 2 STATUTES
public hearing shall be conducted by the primary author of the resolution. The resolution may then be placed on I Liheslatura’s agenda upon the written request of the primary author to the Speaker without further committee action and without a committee report.
SOURCE: GC § 1102.1. Amended by P.L. 25-022 and P.L. 28-012:2.