Debates.
Bills in first, second or third reading and what happened in each.
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- Committee
- COMERCIO Y ASUNTOS ECONOMICOS
- Filed
- 2 de febrero de 2026
The bill proposes to broaden the public utility designation of the Port of Vacamonte for its development as a multipurpose port center. The center would serve fishing, lo…
- Committee
- DE LA MUJER, LA NIÑEZ, LA JUVENTUD Y LA FAMILIA
- Filed
- 2 de febrero de 2026
The bill proposes to amend Article 22 of Law 42 of 2012 to govern review of a final child support payment. Either party could request a review within one year, while the …
- Committee
- COMERCIO Y ASUNTOS ECONOMICOS
- Filed
- 2 de febrero de 2026
The bill proposes to regulate housing developers, real estate firms and builders from marketing and construction through delivery and subsequent liability. It would requi…
- Committee
- ASUNTOS AGROPECUARIOS
- Filed
- 26 de enero de 2026
The bill proposes to amend Law 23 of July 15, 1997 to govern agricultural quarantine treatments and other technical measures. It also governs how those measures are carri…
- Committee
- GOBIERNO, JUSTICIA Y ASUNTOS CONSTITUCIONALES
- Filed
- 26 de enero de 2026
The bill would regulate aquatic rescue in public or collectively used spaces and create a national authority to oversee it. It would set lifeguard qualification requireme…
- Committee
- ASUNTOS MUNICIPALES
- Filed
- 26 de enero de 2026
The bill proposes to repeal Articles 1, 3 and 4 of Law 63 of 2015 and brings those repeals together in a general provision. It identifies each article proposed for repeal…
- Committee
- EDUCACION, CULTURA Y DEPORTES
- Filed
- 26 de enero de 2026
The bill establishes a single digital window for permits, licenses and authorizations for public shows and temporary entertainment activities. The competent authorities w…
- Committee
- GOBIERNO, JUSTICIA Y ASUNTOS CONSTITUCIONALES
- Filed
- 26 de enero de 2026
The bill proposes general rules for issuing, processing, notifying, reviewing and executing administrative acts in state agencies. It addresses petitions, physical and el…
- Committee
- GOBIERNO, JUSTICIA Y ASUNTOS CONSTITUCIONALES
- Filed
- 26 de enero de 2026
The bill establishes the organic statute of the Attorney General’s Office for Administration and defines its judicial and administrative functions. The Office forms part …
- Committee
- EDUCACION, CULTURA Y DEPORTES
- Filed
- 23 de enero de 2026
The bill proposes declaring the National Archives of Panama (Archivo Nacional de Panamá) building a national historic monument. It provides for an identifying plaque, ass…
- Committee
- TRABAJO, SALUD Y DESARROLLO SOCIAL
- Filed
- 21 de enero de 2026
The bill expands the Urban and Household Waste Management Authority’s exclusive jurisdiction over solid waste services to San Miguelito. The jurisdiction also covers the …
- Committee
- GOBIERNO, JUSTICIA Y ASUNTOS CONSTITUCIONALES
- Filed
- 19 de enero de 2026
The bill proposes administrative and criminal penalties for firing guns into the air in public or private places. It adds an offense to the Criminal Code, with higher pri…
- Committee
- CREDENCIALES, REGLAMENTO, ETICA PARLAMENTARIA Y ASUNTOS JUDICIALES
- Filed
- 13 de enero de 2026
The bill proposes adding to Law 49 of 1984 a procedure for introducing, debating and voting on a motion of censure against a minister of state. It requires a written prop…
- Committee
- CREDENCIALES, REGLAMENTO, ETICA PARLAMENTARIA Y ASUNTOS JUDICIALES
- Filed
- 13 de enero de 2026
The bill proposes changes to the rules for presenting and examining the General Treasury Account before the National Assembly (Asamblea Nacional). It sets deadlines for d…
- Committee
- GOBIERNO, JUSTICIA Y ASUNTOS CONSTITUCIONALES
- Filed
- 13 de enero de 2026
The bill proposes increased penalties under Article 331 of the Criminal Code for promoters, leaders or heads of unlawful associations or gangs. It provides for an increas…
- Committee
- ECONOMIA Y FINANZAS
- Filed
- 13 de enero de 2026
The bill proposes a maximum period of 60 calendar days to pay public contracts with micro, small and medium-sized enterprises. The period runs from documented fulfillment…
- Committee
- ECONOMIA Y FINANZAS
- Filed
- 13 de enero de 2026
The bill proposes an integrity framework for budget planning, expenditure, public procurement, debt, subsidies, and funds that manage public resources. It establishes reg…
- Committee
- ECONOMIA Y FINANZAS
- Filed
- 13 de enero de 2026
The bill proposes a framework law for preparing, amending, implementing and overseeing the General State Budget. It ties that law to fiscal planning and rules on investme…
- Committee
- GOBIERNO, JUSTICIA Y ASUNTOS CONSTITUCIONALES
- Filed
- 13 de enero de 2026
The bill would amend the Criminal Procedure Code (Código Procesal Penal) to address compensation for victims within criminal proceedings. It proposes broader rights to as…
- Committee
- GOBIERNO, JUSTICIA Y ASUNTOS CONSTITUCIONALES
- Filed
- 13 de enero de 2026
The bill establishes a framework for preventing and responding to bee emergencies throughout the Republic of Panama. It gives particular attention to Africanized bees, as…
- Committee
- ECONOMIA Y FINANZAS
- Filed
- 13 de enero de 2026
The bill proposes to strengthen ITBMS collection and oversight through electronic payment reports and reconciliation with reported sales. It also proposes a tax risk mana…
- Committee
- COMERCIO Y ASUNTOS ECONOMICOS
- Filed
- 13 de enero de 2026
The bill proposes a voluntary platform for micro, small and medium-sized enterprises to file and pay tax and contribution obligations. Entrepreneurship companies could al…
- Committee
- COMERCIO Y ASUNTOS ECONOMICOS
- Filed
- 13 de enero de 2026
The bill proposes a private register of identifying data on accounts and financial assets for queries connected with criminal investigations. The Superintendency of Banks…
- Committee
- EDUCACION, CULTURA Y DEPORTES
- Filed
- 13 de enero de 2026
The bill would establish equal voting rights in elections for authorities at public universities in the Republic of Panama. Each eligible member of the university communi…