Chris Duenas

The hearing was placed into recess June 2 when no agency appointed director or acting director showed up to defend the budget.

Gov. Lou Leon Guerrero, who called the special session, said she conferred with Speaker Frank Blas Jr. and they agreed that public hearings would allow the community greater opportunity for input on the Simon Sanchez High School construction.

The Department of Revenue and Taxation has implemented a solution, and tax statements will be sent after the tax rolls are finalized within the next few weeks, according to Adelup

With two Democrats joining the nine-member Republican majority, the 38th Guam Legislature overrode Gov. Lou Leon Guerrero's veto of the fiscal 2026 budget.

Later Wednesday, the governor introduced a separate bill to provide $40 million to Guam Memorial Hospital.

Hospital Administrator and CEO Lillian Perez-Posadas said Guam's public hospital is "at the heart of issues under discussion."