Bills and draft bills.
What is filed in the Assembly, with its stage, its sponsors and the law it would change.
National Assembly · Panama272 bills
- Committee
- Gobierno, Justicia y Asuntos Constitucionales
- Filed
- 15 de julio de 2025
The draft bill proposes to audit and publish information on public resources used during states of emergency, including the COVID-19 emergency. It would cover the COVID-1…
- Committee
- Gobierno, Justicia y Asuntos Constitucionales
- Filed
- 11 de julio de 2025
The draft bill proposes to recognize digital rights in relation to the use of artificial intelligence systems in the Republic of Panama. It establishes rights to informat…
- Committee
- Asuntos Agropecuarios
- Filed
- 10 de julio de 2025
The draft bill develops paragraph 10 of Article 51 of Law 23 of 1997 concerning agricultural quarantine activities. It proposes that those activities could be delegated, …
- Committee
- Asuntos Agropecuarios
- Filed
- 10 de julio de 2025
The draft bill proposes changes to the composition and operation of the Board of Directors of Empresa Mercados Nacionales de la Cadena de Frío, S.A. It sets qualification…
- Committee
- Gobierno, Justicia y Asuntos Constitucionales
- Filed
- 9 de julio de 2025
The draft bill governs charges for notarial services and the allocation of revenue earned by public notary offices. It proposes that notaries pay operating expenses from …
- Committee
- Gobierno, Justicia y Asuntos Constitucionales
- Filed
- 9 de julio de 2025
The draft bill proposes adding an exhibitionism offense to the Criminal Code for intentional exposure of genitalia or sexual acts. The acts would occur in public places o…
- Committee
- Gobierno, Justicia y Asuntos Constitucionales
- Filed
- 9 de julio de 2025
The draft bill proposes adding to Decree Law 3 of 2008 a special regularization procedure for foreign nationals residing in Panama. The procedure applies to those with mo…
- Committee
- Trabajo, Salud y Desarrollo Social
- Filed
- 7 de julio de 2025
The draft bill proposes a mandatory, public electronic register of people working through digital home delivery platforms in the Republic of Panama. It requires companies…
- Committee
- Asuntos Agropecuarios
- Filed
- 7 de julio de 2025
The draft bill proposes changes to the preferential interest system for agricultural and agroindustrial loans under Law 4 of May 17, 1994. It makes the discount condition…
- Committee
- Trabajo, Salud y Desarrollo Social
- Filed
- 7 de julio de 2025
The draft bill proposes measures to promote overall well-being at work and prevent occupational stress in the public and private sectors. It sets obligations that vary wi…
- Committee
- Gobierno, Justicia y Asuntos Constitucionales
- Filed
- 7 de julio de 2025
The draft bill requires people convicted by a final judgment of public administration offenses to return public money, property and resources in full. The obligation cove…
- Committee
- Gobierno, Justicia y Asuntos Constitucionales
- Filed
- 3 de julio de 2025
The draft bill proposes a nationwide plebiscite on whether the Republic of Panama would remain in the Central American Parliament (PARLACEN). Citizens would vote on wheth…
- Committee
- Gobierno, Justicia y Asuntos Constitucionales
- Filed
- 3 de julio de 2025
The draft bill proposes education, experience, integrity, and independence requirements for senior positions in several public entities. It also requires the absence of c…
- Committee
- Trabajo, Salud y Desarrollo Social
- Filed
- 2 de julio de 2025
The draft bill proposes to repeal Law 462 of March 18, 2025, and restore provisions of Law 51 of December 27, 2005. It would also restore other rules affected by that ref…
- Filed
- 2 de julio de 2025
The draft bill proposes to repeal Law 462 of March 18, 2025 and reinstate provisions of Law 51 of December 27, 2005. It would also reinstate other rules affected by that …
- Committee
- Gobierno, Justicia y Asuntos Constitucionales
- Filed
- 2 de julio de 2025
The draft bill proposes changes to Article 488 of the Criminal Procedure Code (codigo procesal penal) on complaints concerning deputies. In investigations involving membe…
- Committee
- Gobierno, Justicia y Asuntos Constitucionales
- Filed
- 2 de julio de 2025
The draft bill proposes moving defamation and insult from criminal law to civil law by repealing provisions of the Criminal Code. It also proposes measures against the us…
- Committee
- Gobierno, Justicia y Asuntos Constitucionales
- Filed
- 2 de julio de 2025
The draft bill proposes rules for the use of nonlethal chemical agents and crowd control munitions by state security forces. It sets conditions for their use, protections…
- Committee
- Educacion, Cultura y Deportes
- Filed
- 2 de julio de 2025
The draft bill proposes designating October 2 each year as the Civic Day and Day of Commemoration of the Indian Ethnic Group in Panama. It provides for designated public …
- Committee
- Trabajo, Salud y Desarrollo Social
- Filed
- 2 de julio de 2025
The draft bill proposes mandatory neonatal geolocation in all public hospitals to track newborns during their hospital stay. It provides for previously trained maternity …
- Committee
- Gobierno, Justicia y Asuntos Constitucionales
- Filed
- 6 de enero de 2025
The draft bill proposes adding a chapter to the Criminal Code (Código Penal) on offenses against the legal and operational security of the Panama Canal. It would criminal…
- Committee
- Gobierno, Justicia y Asuntos Constitucionales
- Filed
- 14 de octubre de 2024
The draft bill proposes to amend Criminal Code penalties for insult and false imputation of a criminal offense, including offenses committed through media. The amended pe…
- Committee
- Gobierno, Justicia y Asuntos Constitucionales
- Filed
- 10 de septiembre de 2024
The draft bill proposes placing the Public Defense Institute under the Office of the Ombudsperson to organize public defense services. The Office of the Ombudsperson (Def…
- Committee
- Gobierno, Justicia y Asuntos Constitucionales
- Filed
- 14 de agosto de 2024
The draft bill proposes amendments to Law 350 of December 21, 2022, concerning eligibility to practice law. It sets the requirements for the Supreme Court of Justice (Cor…