July 31, 2026
MEMORANDUM
To: All Senators, Stakeholders, Media
From: Senator Shawn Gumataotao
MEMORANDUM
To: All Senators, Stakeholders, Media
From: Senator Shawn Gumataotao
Chairman, Committee on Public Safety, Emergency Management, and Guam National Guard
Subject: First Notice of Public Hearing – Monday, August 10, 2026, 2:00 p.m.
Buenas yan Håfa adai! Please be advised that the Committee on Public Safety, Emergency Management, and Guam National Guard will conduct a Public Hearing on Monday, August 10, 2026, beginning at 2:00 p.m. in the Public Hearing Room of the Guam Congress Building in Hagåtña. The agenda will include the following:
- Bill No. 299-38 (COR) (T.M. Terlaje) - AN ACT TO AMEND § 84108 OF CHAPTER 84 OF ALL OF TITLE 10 RELATIVE TO UPDATING THE EMERGENCY MEDICAL COMMISSION COMPOSITION (EMS).
Watch Live
The Public Hearing will broadcast on local television, GTA Channel 21, Docomo Channel 117 and stream online via I Liheslaturan Guåhan’s live feed. A recording of the hearing will be available online via Guam Legislature Media on YouTube after the hearing.
How to Participate
If you are interested in participating in the Public Hearing to provide testimony, please contact the Office of Senator Shawn Gumataotao at (671) 647-1409/1411 or via email at office.senatorshawn@guamlegislature.gov no later than Friday, August 7, 2026, for further guidance.
If written testimonies are to be presented at the Public Hearing, the Committee requests that copies be submitted prior to the hearing date and they should be addressed to Senator Shawn Gumataotao, Chairman of the Committee. Testimonies may be submitted via Senator Gumataotao’s mailbox located at the Guam Congress Building in Hagåtña or via email to the Office of Senator Shawn Gumataotao at the aforementioned address. Additionally, digital material and presentations must be emailed to Senator Gumataotao’s Office no later than three (3) business days before the public hearing to allow timely review by the Guam Legislature’s MIS Division.
Special Accommodations
Individuals requiring special accommodations, auxiliary aids or services are asked to submit their request to Ms. Diana Topasna at the Office of Senator Shawn Gumataotao at (671) 647-1409/1411, 120 Father Duenas Avenue Capitol Plaza Building, Suite 103, Hagåtña, Guam 96910, or via email at office.senatorshawn@guamlegislature.gov. Si Yu’os Ma’åse’!






