Debates.
Bills in first, second or third reading and what happened in each.
National Assembly · Panama378 debatesThe cards are public. The full record opens in Nucleus and needs an account.
- Committee
- TRABAJO, SALUD Y DESARROLLO SOCIAL
- Filed
- 21 de agosto de 2025
The bill proposes to designate June 3 of each year as National Cancer Survivors Day in Panama to raise awareness of survivors’ needs. It links the date to the needs of pe…
- Committee
- COMERCIO Y ASUNTOS ECONOMICOS
- Filed
- 20 de agosto de 2025
The bill would amend Law 24 of 2002 to govern updates to consumers’ or clients’ credit histories and numerical credit histories. It proposes rules for recording payment a…
- Committee
- EDUCACION, CULTURA Y DEPORTES
- Filed
- 20 de agosto de 2025
The bill proposes a self-management regime for state-owned football arenas and stadiums administered by PANDEPORTES. It expressly includes the Roberto Durán Arena and wou…
- Committee
- TRABAJO, SALUD Y DESARROLLO SOCIAL
- Filed
- 19 de agosto de 2025
The bill proposes to amend five articles of Law 242 of October 13, 2021, governing medical cannabis and its derivatives. It regulates the number of manufacturing licenses…
- Committee
- EDUCACION, CULTURA Y DEPORTES
- Filed
- 19 de agosto de 2025
The bill proposes a framework for independent musical bands in Panama and creates a board to coordinate their activities. It establishes an annual festival as a source of…
- Committee
- EDUCACION, CULTURA Y DEPORTES
- Filed
- 19 de agosto de 2025
The bill proposes to declare the buildings and land parcels of three schools in Panama national historic monuments. The schools are Colegio José Antonio Remón Cantera, Es…
- Committee
- GOBIERNO, JUSTICIA Y ASUNTOS CONSTITUCIONALES
- Filed
- 18 de agosto de 2025
The bill proposes to regulate lobbying before state entities and branches through licenses and a public register of meetings. It establishes duties for lobbyists and publ…
- Committee
- EDUCACION, CULTURA Y DEPORTES
- Filed
- 18 de agosto de 2025
The bill proposes a national education program on values, ethics, corruption prevention and environmental awareness in Panama. It also covers nondiscrimination and patrio…
- Committee
- ASUNTOS AGROPECUARIOS
- Filed
- 18 de agosto de 2025
The bill proposes to replace Law 70 of 1975 and define the powers of the Agricultural Marketing Institute (Instituto de Mercadeo Agropecuario). It addresses the Institute…
- Committee
- GOBIERNO, JUSTICIA Y ASUNTOS CONSTITUCIONALES
- Filed
- 18 de agosto de 2025
The bill proposes assigning jurisdiction over certain property-related conduct to community judges or the criminal courts. The allocation depends on the amount involved, …
- Committee
- ASUNTOS MUNICIPALES
- Filed
- 13 de agosto de 2025
The bill proposes regulating the requirements, training, and restrictions for appointing treasurers to community boards in Panama. Local governments recognize these board…
- Committee
- TRABAJO, SALUD Y DESARROLLO SOCIAL
- Filed
- 11 de agosto de 2025
The bill proposes a single retirement system for all public servants of the Republic of Panama, without exclusions. That system would replace special retirement schemes, …
- Committee
- EDUCACION, CULTURA Y DEPORTES
- Filed
- 11 de agosto de 2025
The bill proposes a system of safeguards for the labor rights of teachers in Panama’s public and private education systems. It defines a teachers’ strike, sets rules for …
- Committee
- GOBIERNO, JUSTICIA Y ASUNTOS CONSTITUCIONALES
- Filed
- 11 de agosto de 2025
The bill proposes to amend Article 51 of Law 467 of 2025 on penalties in community justice proceedings. It sets out the penalties that community judges could impose accor…
- Committee
- TRABAJO, SALUD Y DESARROLLO SOCIAL
- Filed
- 11 de agosto de 2025
The bill proposes to amend Law 47 of 1984 on the practice of physiotherapy and/or kinesiology in the Republic of Panama. It redefines professional duties, licensing requi…
- Committee
- ECONOMIA Y FINANZAS
- Filed
- 11 de agosto de 2025
The bill would repeal Law 15 of February 17, 1998, concerning the Panama Canal Railway concession in Panama. That law approved the concession granted to Panama Canal Rail…
- Committee
- ECONOMIA Y FINANZAS
- Filed
- 11 de agosto de 2025
The bill proposes to amend Article 24 of Law 22 of 2006, concerning legal incapacity to contract with state entities. The provision identifies who could enter into such c…
- Committee
- TRABAJO, SALUD Y DESARROLLO SOCIAL
- Filed
- 6 de agosto de 2025
The bill proposes a National Diabetes Council and a registry of people diagnosed with diabetes, coordinated by the Ministry of Health. It also sets out changes to care an…
- Committee
- COMERCIO Y ASUNTOS ECONOMICOS
- Filed
- 6 de agosto de 2025
The bill proposes a framework for remote net metering and solar communities in the Republic of Panama (República de Panamá). It would allow electricity generated at a sol…
- Committee
- EDUCACION, CULTURA Y DEPORTES
- Filed
- 6 de agosto de 2025
The bill proposes to expand primary and secondary education for young people and adults through flexible programs, including evening classes. The programs serve those who…
- Committee
- EDUCACION, CULTURA Y DEPORTES
- Filed
- 5 de agosto de 2025
The bill proposes first-aid training and certification for teaching, administrative and management staff at public and private educational institutions. It defines the tr…
- Committee
- CREDENCIALES, REGLAMENTO, ETICA PARLAMENTARIA Y ASUNTOS JUDICIALES
- Filed
- 5 de agosto de 2025
The bill proposes adding a paragraph to item 5 of article 50 of the Organic Rules of Procedure of the National Assembly (Asamblea Nacional). Members seeking to introduce …
- Committee
- COMERCIO Y ASUNTOS ECONOMICOS
- Filed
- 31 de julio de 2025
The bill proposes amending Law 11 of February 22, 2011, to redefine craft activity and reorganize its registration and accreditation. It also expands the promotional and …
- Committee
- TRABAJO, SALUD Y DESARROLLO SOCIAL
- Filed
- 31 de julio de 2025
The bill proposes extending economic assistance to people aged sixty-five or older who receive neither a retirement benefit nor a pension. The extension covers people liv…