FIRST NOTICE of Public Hearing – Wednesday, October 15, 2025 at 8:30 a.m.

October 8, 2025

MEMORANDUM

To:              All Senators, Stakeholders and Media 

From:         Senator Telo T. Taitague, Chairperson

Subject:    FIRST NOTICE of Public Hearing – Wednesday, October 15, 2025 at 8:30 a.m.

Håfa Adai! 

Please be advised that the Committee on Economic Investment, Military Buildup, Regional Relations, Regulatory Affairs, Technology, Justice, Elections, and Retirement will conduct a public hearing on Wednesday, October 15, 2025 at 8:30 a.m. in the Guam Congress Building, Public Hearing Room. The Committee will hear and accept testimonies on the following agenda items: 

1. BILL NO. 167-38 (COR)- Introduced by Speaker Frank F. Blas, Jr.- “AN ACT TO AMEND § 34.70 (f) AND § 34.70 (i) OF CHAPTER 34, TITLE 9 GUAM CODE ANNOTATED; RELATIVE TO INCREASING PENALTIES FOR GRAFFITI VIOLATIONS ON PUBLIC AND PRIVATE PROPERTY.”

2. BILL NO. 171-38 (COR)-  Introduced by William A. Parkinson- “AN ACT TO ADD A NEW CHAPTER 28A TO TITLE 9, GUAM CODE ANNOTATED; TO ADD A NEW PARAGRAPH (12) TO § 25.10(a) AND TO ADD A NEW § 25.50 TO CHAPTER 25, TITLE 9, GCA; AND TO ADD A NEW ARTICLE 7 TO CHAPTER 24, TITLE 7, GCA, RELATIVE TO PROHIBITING THE CREATION, POSSESSION, DISCLOSURE, OR THREATENED DISCLOSURE OF NONCONSENSUAL INTIMATE DEPICTIONS, WHETHER AUTHENTIC OR TECHNOLOGICALLY MANIPULATED (“DEEPFAKES”), AND TO PROVIDE CRIMINAL PENALTIES, CIVIL REMEDIES, FORFEITURE, VICTIM-PRIVACY SAFEGUARDS, AND EXPANDED JURISDICTION.”

If you are interested in participating in the Public Hearing to provide testimony, please contact the Office of Senator Telo T. Taitague at senatortelot@gmail.com or call (671) 989-8356. 

Testimony and other documents related to the agenda items can be viewed at:  Public Hearing Folder for Wednesday, October 15, 2025. The drive file is updated as testimony is received. 

In compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), individuals requiring assistance or accommodation, including virtual attendance via Zoom, should contact the Office of Senator Telo T. Taitague at (671) 989-8356 or email senatortelot@gmail.com . 

The hearing will broadcast on local television, GTA Channel 21, Docomo Channel 117, and stream online via I Liheslaturan Guåhan’s live feed on YouTube https://www.youtube.com/@GuamLegislatureMedia/streams. 

A recording of the hearing will be available online via the Guam Legislature Media YouTube Channel after the hearing. Notices for this public hearing are published on KUAM TV, and the Government of Guam Public Notice Portal.