Bills and draft bills.
What is filed in the Assembly, with its stage, its sponsors and the law it would change.
National Assembly · Panama64 bills
- Committee
- Trabajo, Salud y Desarrollo Social
- Filed
- 27 de abril de 2026
The draft bill proposes prior registration and authorization of public donation campaigns for medical, humanitarian or social purposes. It sets documentation requirements…
- Committee
- Trabajo, Salud y Desarrollo Social
- Filed
- 21 de abril de 2026
The draft bill proposes to regulate digital platforms for delivery, courier and on-demand passenger transport services in the Republic of Panama. It establishes a special…
- Committee
- Trabajo, Salud y Desarrollo Social
- Filed
- 15 de abril de 2026
The draft bill proposes a Fast Track Oncology Pathway for people with suspected or diagnosed cancer in the public health system. It establishes clinical identification wr…
- Committee
- Trabajo, Salud y Desarrollo Social
- Filed
- 13 de abril de 2026
The draft bill proposes adding benefits to Law 6 of 1987 for retirees, pensioners, and older persons. It covers discounts and exemptions for digital services, food, housi…
- Committee
- Trabajo, Salud y Desarrollo Social
- Filed
- 13 de abril de 2026
The draft bill proposes classifying sunscreens with a sun protection factor (SPF) equal to or greater than fifteen (15) as over-the-counter medicines. It assigns their he…
- Committee
- Trabajo, Salud y Desarrollo Social
- Filed
- 6 de abril de 2026
The draft bill proposes flexible and staggered work schedules for public entities and certain private companies. Those companies are located in areas of heavy traffic con…
- Committee
- Trabajo, Salud y Desarrollo Social
- Filed
- 25 de marzo de 2026
The draft bill proposes to recognize and regulate the profession of Electrocardiography Technician in Panama. It sets professional certification and training requirements…
- Committee
- Trabajo, Salud y Desarrollo Social
- Filed
- 25 de marzo de 2026
The draft bill proposes requiring restaurant chains to show the approximate calorie content of each food item or dish on their menus. The framework applies to establishme…
- Committee
- Trabajo, Salud y Desarrollo Social
- Filed
- 23 de marzo de 2026
The draft bill proposes to amend the law governing the practice of engineering, architecture and related disciplines in Panama. It sets rules on professional qualificatio…
- Committee
- Trabajo, Salud y Desarrollo Social
- Filed
- 16 de marzo de 2026
The draft bill proposes adding a 20% discount on payment of the waste collection fee to Article 1 of Law 6 of 1987. The benefit would reach women aged fifty-five or older…
- Committee
- Trabajo, Salud y Desarrollo Social
- Filed
- 11 de marzo de 2026
The draft bill proposes public merit and credentials competitions to appoint regional, institutional and medical directors in health facilities. The positions are in publ…
- Committee
- Trabajo, Salud y Desarrollo Social
- Filed
- 9 de marzo de 2026
The draft bill proposes a free transfer of wastewater treatment systems or plants not yet formally transferred to IDAAN. The exceptional, temporary procedure would transf…
- Committee
- Trabajo, Salud y Desarrollo Social
- Filed
- 9 de marzo de 2026
The draft bill proposes requiring employers to compensate expenses from workers’ use of personal motor vehicles for work. Compensation would cover regular, periodic or oc…
- Committee
- Trabajo, Salud y Desarrollo Social
- Filed
- 3 de marzo de 2026
The draft bill proposes a digital mechanism to view approved prescriptions and schedule medication pickup at public health facilities. The mechanism would show medication…
- Committee
- Trabajo, Salud y Desarrollo Social
- Filed
- 3 de marzo de 2026
The draft bill would create a national system to improve service to the public in health facilities run by the Ministry of Health and Social Security Fund. The system wou…
- Committee
- Trabajo, Salud y Desarrollo Social
- Filed
- 23 de febrero de 2026
The draft bill proposes measures addressing aggressive or dangerous conduct that affects others and disrupts social coexistence. The measures are preventive, psychosocial…
- Committee
- Trabajo, Salud y Desarrollo Social
- Filed
- 3 de febrero de 2026
The draft bill proposes extending maternity employment protection to one adoptive parent from the formal placement of the child. The protection would last for a period eq…
- Committee
- Trabajo, Salud y Desarrollo Social
- Filed
- 26 de enero de 2026
The draft bill allows public servants enrolled in SIACAP to withdraw part of their individual account balance during study leave abroad. They could withdraw, once, up to …
- Committee
- Trabajo, Salud y Desarrollo Social
- Filed
- 13 de enero de 2026
The draft bill proposes restricting personal use of cell phones by public servants during working hours in specified areas of health care facilities. It provides exceptio…
- Committee
- Educacion, Cultura y Deportes
- Filed
- 30 de octubre de 2025
The draft bill proposes equitable access to affordable copying, printing and binding services for higher education students in Panama. It would require public and private…
- Committee
- Trabajo, Salud y Desarrollo Social
- Filed
- 20 de octubre de 2025
The draft bill proposes moving Father's Day from the third Sunday in June to March 19 each year and declaring it a national holiday. It also amends Article 46 of the Labo…
- Committee
- Trabajo, Salud y Desarrollo Social
- Filed
- 26 de septiembre de 2025
The draft bill proposes to amend Article 212 of the Labor Code (Código de Trabajo) to identify the workers excepted from Article 211. For those cases, it requires the com…
- Committee
- Trabajo, Salud y Desarrollo Social
- Filed
- 23 de septiembre de 2025
The draft bill proposes to amend Article 1 of Law 241 of 2021 on payment of the seniority benefit for public servants. Each entity would individually recognize the years …
- Committee
- Trabajo, Salud y Desarrollo Social
- Filed
- 23 de septiembre de 2025
The draft bill proposes expanding the National Beneficiaries Registry (Registro Nacional de Beneficiarios, RENAB) to all State social benefit recipients. It requires gran…