{"data":{"id":"us-gu/2-gca-2103","jurisdiction":"us-gu","citation":"2 GCA § 2103","heading":"Public Hearings Mandatory.","body":"(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.\n(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 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.","path":["Title 2: Legislative Branch","Chapter 2: Statutes"],"source_url":"https://col.guamcourts.gov/sites/default/files/2gc002.pdf","current_through":"P.L. 38-133 (June 4, 2026)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-27T02:07:38Z","sha256":"9f5a8c58e9dabd9b60b4abedc903e2a65ae00964d673bfd312c42e0e4520b4aa","source_id":"us-gu","stale":false,"prev":"us-gu/2-gca-2102","next":"us-gu/2-gca-2104"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}