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
- 20 de agosto de 2026
The bill proposes a career and salary scale for food science and technology professionals serving the State. It organizes the scale by academic qualifications, years of s…
- Committee
- Gobierno, Justicia y Asuntos Constitucionales
- Filed
- 19 de agosto de 2026
The bill proposes changes to the Criminal Procedure Code on preliminary investigations, formal charges, and the opening of oral trial. It sets time limits and conditions …
- Committee
- EDUCACION, CULTURA Y DEPORTES
- Filed
- 18 de agosto de 2026
The bill proposes transparency rules for resources obtained through activities involving students at public schools in the Republic of Panama. The rules cover recordkeepi…
- Committee
- COMERCIO Y ASUNTOS ECONOMICOS
- Filed
- 17 de agosto de 2026
The bill proposes a special framework to organize and promote sustainable ecotourism in the Santa Fe district, Veraguas province. It brings several forms of tourism into …
- Committee
- EDUCACION, CULTURA Y DEPORTES
- Filed
- 17 de agosto de 2026
The bill designates the Ruins of Bique, also known as the Ruins of San Vicente, in the district of Arraiján as a National Historic Monument. The site is in the corregimie…
- Committee
- INFRAESTRUCTURA PUBLICA Y ASUNTOS DEL CANAL
- Filed
- 17 de agosto de 2026
The bill proposes the gradual shutdown of the National Mortgage Bank (Banco Hipotecario Nacional) and transfer of its housing and financing functions. Those functions wou…
- Committee
- EDUCACION, CULTURA Y DEPORTES
- Filed
- 17 de agosto de 2026
The bill provides for cultural activities on the Indian ethnic community’s contributions in Panama at educational centers and public institutions. Official and private ed…
- Committee
- TRABAJO, SALUD Y DESARROLLO SOCIAL
- Filed
- 12 de agosto de 2026
The bill would recognize the International Tasting Festival as an annual event held in the Santiago district to raise funds for cancer related programs. It would create a…
- Committee
- INFRAESTRUCTURA PUBLICA Y ASUNTOS DEL CANAL
- Filed
- 11 de agosto de 2026
The bill proposes to expand the housing options under Law 22 of July 29, 1991, through the My First Home Program (Programa Mi Primera Vivienda). FONDHABI would administer…
- Committee
- Trabajo, Salud y Desarrollo Social
- Filed
- 10 de agosto de 2026
The bill proposes a twenty percent (20%) discount on medicines for children up to twelve years of age at pharmacies. It would apply to purchases with a prescription issue…
- Committee
- TRABAJO, SALUD Y DESARROLLO SOCIAL
- Filed
- 6 de agosto de 2026
The bill proposes to promote Panama’s domestic pharmaceutical industry through a revised classification of laboratories. It sets eligibility requirements for industry inc…
- Committee
- ASUNTOS MUNICIPALES
- Filed
- 6 de agosto de 2026
The bill proposes a framework for special funds among associated municipalities to finance projects of shared interest. It sets out governance, funding sources, participa…
- Committee
- COMERCIO Y ASUNTOS ECONOMICOS
- Filed
- 5 de agosto de 2026
The bill would exempt certain contracts and agreements from the twenty percent (20%) advance payment limit and advance payment bond requirement. The addition of Article 1…
- Committee
- COMERCIO Y ASUNTOS ECONOMICOS
- Filed
- 5 de agosto de 2026
The bill proposes establishing the Darién Special Economic Zone in Jaqué, with rules for investment and business activities. Its rules also cover taxation, customs, labor…
- Committee
- EDUCACION, CULTURA Y DEPORTES
- Filed
- 5 de agosto de 2026
The bill proposes creating the National Student Insurance Program for students enrolled in public educational institutions in the Republic of Panama. It assigns the Minis…
- Committee
- INFRAESTRUCTURA PUBLICA Y ASUNTOS DEL CANAL
- Filed
- 5 de agosto de 2026
The bill proposes a National Social Interest Serviced Lots Program to give lower-income families legal access to land for their principal homes. It assigns the Ministry o…
- Committee
- INFRAESTRUCTURA PUBLICA Y ASUNTOS DEL CANAL
- Filed
- 4 de agosto de 2026
The bill proposes equal allocation of ordinary common expenses among units in buildings under the condominium regime. It also regulates the use of extraordinary income, s…
- Committee
- ECONOMIA Y FINANZAS
- Filed
- 4 de agosto de 2026
The bill proposes expanding uses of negotiable payment certificates for late-payment interest (CEPANIM) before their payment date. The expansion includes their acceptance…
- Committee
- COMUNICACION Y TRANSPORTE
- Filed
- 3 de agosto de 2026
The bill proposes to supersede Law No. 10 of January 24, 1989 and regulate the weights and dimensions of freight vehicles. It establishes permits and inspections for frei…
- Committee
- EDUCACION, CULTURA Y DEPORTES
- Filed
- 3 de agosto de 2026
The bill proposes establishing an annual fair headquartered in the township of San Martín, with activities across East Panama. To organize it, the bill creates a Board of…
- Committee
- INFRAESTRUCTURA PUBLICA Y ASUNTOS DEL CANAL
- Filed
- 3 de agosto de 2026
The bill proposes voluntary direct financing by real estate developers for purchases of completed new homes. Financial institutions could acquire or refinance the resulti…
- Committee
- COMERCIO Y ASUNTOS ECONOMICOS
- Filed
- 3 de agosto de 2026
The bill would create an AMPYME legal unit to advise registered MSMEs and provide free defense to eligible microenterprises. Its legal clinic would handle commercial inqu…
- Committee
- COMUNICACION Y TRANSPORTE
- Filed
- 30 de julio de 2026
The bill proposes a framework of rights and duties for users of collective and selective public passenger transport in the Republic of Panama. It sets obligations for ser…
- Committee
- TRABAJO, SALUD Y DESARROLLO SOCIAL
- Filed
- 30 de julio de 2026
The bill proposes amendments to the Labor Code of the Republic of Panama concerning written employment contracts and labor penalties. It would also address agricultural e…