Sen. Telo Taitague

With a gallon of regular gas selling for $6.43, filling up a 16-gallon vehicle costs Guam residents more than $100.

Marie Lizama testified at an oversight hearing Monday that higher fees, and procurement law problems, created a delay that led to services being suspended at the height of tax season.

In testimony Monday, former Sen. James Espaldone described a bill to provide timely allotments to the Guam Cancer Trust Fund as "kind of a no-brainer."

Although the act was signed into law in 2022, there have been no rules governing complaints, enforcement or penalties

An amendment to the 2026 budget bill eliminated the need for a notarized bill of sale when transferring vehicle ownership at the Guam Department of Revenue and Taxation

Sen. Telo Taitague said the requirement, included in a recent law change, had unintended consequences.