Title 48 — Territories and Insular PossessionsRelease 119-73
§1423h Regular and special sessions
Title 48 › Chapter CHAPTER 8A— - GUAM › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER III— - THE LEGISLATURE › § 1423h
Summary
Legislature must meet every year starting the second Monday in January unless it sets a different date, and it decides how long the session lasts. The Governor may call special sessions only for matters he names, and all sessions must be open to the public.
Full Legal Text
Title 48, §1423h
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Regular sessions of the legislature shall be held annually, commencing on the second Monday in January (unless the legislature shall by law fix a different date), and shall continue for such term as the legislature may provide. The Governor may call special sessions of the legislature at any time when, in his opinion, the public interest may require it. No legislation shall be considered at any special session other than that specified in the call therefor or in any special message by the Governor to the legislature while in such session. All sessions of the legislature shall be open to the public.
Legislative History
Notes & Related Subsidiaries
Editorial Notes
Amendments
1968—Pub. L. 90–497 removed 60-day limitation on the length of regular sessions and 14-day limitation on the length of special sessions of the legislature.
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
Effective Date
of 1968 Amendment Pub. L. 90–497, § 6(a), Sept. 11, 1968, 82 Stat. 846, provided that the amendment made by that section is effective on date of enactment of Pub. L. 90–497, which was approved Sept. 11, 1968.
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Citation
48 U.S.C. § 1423h
Title 48 — Territories and Insular Possessions
Last Updated
Apr 6, 2026
Release point: 119-73