First Notice of Public Hearing- Wednesday, October 11, 2023 starting at 9:00 AM

MEMORANDUM

To:            All Senators, Stakeholders and Media 

From:       Speaker Therese M. Terlaje, Chairperson

                Committee on Health, Land, Justice, and Culture

Subject: FIRST NOTICE of Public Hearings –Wednesday, October 11, 2023 starting at 9:00 AM

Buenas yan Håfa Adai,

Please be advised that the Committee on Health, Land, Justice, and Culture will convene public hearings Wednesday, October 11, 2023 starting at 9:00 AM, in the Guam Congress Building Public Hearing room, for the following agenda items:

9:00AM:

• Bill No. 131-37(COR)- Chris Barnett / Therese M. Terlaje / Sabina Flores Perez / Christopher M. Dueñas / Thomas J. Fisher / Joanne Brown / Dwayne T.D. San Nicolas / Jesse A. Lujan / Telo T. Taitague- AN ACT TO AMEND §§ 40.15(c)(5), 40.20(f), 40.60(a)(7), 40.60(b) AND TO ADD NEW §§ 40.15(e) & (f) AND 40.20(h) & (i) TO CHAPTER 40, TITLE 8 GUAM CODE ANNOTATED RELATIVE TO REQUIRING JUDGES TO ORDER RISK ASSESSMENTS OF CERTAIN DEFENDANTS PRIOR TO GRANTING PRETRIAL RELEASE. 

10:30AM:

• Bill No. 140-37(COR)- Therese M. Terlaje- AN ACT TO ADD A NEW §80.55 TO ARTICLE 2, CHAPTER 80 OF TITLE 8 GUAM CODE ANNOTATED, RELATIVE TO AFFORDING THE PEOPLE OF GUAM THE RIGHT TO SPEEDY TRIAL.

2:00 PM:

• Bill No. 39-37(LS)- William A. Parkinson- AN ACT TO AMEND SUBSECTION (d) OF § 7.112 AND TO ADD A NEW SUBSECTION (e) TO § 7.113, BOTH OF ARTICLE 5, CHAPTER 7, TITLE 9, GUAM CODE ANNOTATED; RELATIVE TO BETTER EFFECTUATING THE INTENT OF GUAM’S CASTLE DOCTRINE ACT BY ELIMINATING THE DUTY TO RETREAT FROM THE CURTILAGE OF ONE’S RESIDENCE; AND TO ENHANCING JUDICIAL ECONOMY BY ADOPTING A PRETRIAL HEARING TO DETERMINE A DEFENDANT’S IMMUNITY FROM CRIMINAL PROSECUTION; AND TO CITE THIS ACT AS THE “CASTLE DOCTRINE REFORM ACT OF 2023.”

4:00PM:

• Bill No. 126-37(COR)-Roy A.B. Quinata / William A. Parkinson / Dwayne T.D. San Nicolas-AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 61309, ARTICLE 3, CHAPTER 61, TITLE 21, GUAM CODE ANNOTATED RELATIVE TO ADDING TEMPORARY WORKFORCE HOUSING AS A PERMITTED USE FOR M1 LIGHT INDUSTRIAL ZONES.