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
- Trabajo, Salud y Desarrollo Social
- Filed
- 17 de agosto de 2026
The draft bill proposes a right to alternate posture or recover physically during the working day for workers whose duties require them to remain standing. It would amend…
- Committee
- Gobierno, Justicia y Asuntos Constitucionales
- Filed
- 17 de agosto de 2026
The draft bill proposes penalties for practicing a profession without the legally required qualification, license, certification or special authorization. It amends Artic…
- Committee
- Gobierno, Justicia y Asuntos Constitucionales
- Filed
- 17 de agosto de 2026
The draft bill proposes investigating and recovering assets linked to offenses against Public Administration and related money laundering. It also covers other conduct th…
- Committee
- Gobierno, Justicia y Asuntos Constitucionales
- Filed
- 17 de agosto de 2026
The draft bill proposes to amend Penal Code provisions on conduct and penalties concerning offenses against public administration. It revises conduct and penalties concer…
- Committee
- Gobierno, Justicia y Asuntos Constitucionales
- Filed
- 17 de agosto de 2026
The draft bill proposes a transitional professional licensing regime under Law 350 of 2022 for Law and Political Science students. It would apply to those studying before…
- Committee
- Asuntos Municipales
- Filed
- 12 de agosto de 2026
The draft bill proposes that municipalities assume routine solid waste management and the permanent collection of the corresponding fee. It reorganizes the functions of t…
- Committee
- Gobierno, Justicia y Asuntos Constitucionales
- Filed
- 12 de agosto de 2026
The draft bill proposes a special framework for responding to earthquakes and other emergencies throughout Panama. It would operate alongside the disaster prevention syst…
- Committee
- Infraestructura Publica y Asuntos del Canal
- Filed
- 12 de agosto de 2026
The draft bill proposes a state program to help low-income Panamanian families buy their first new social interest home. The program would provide a single, nonrepayable …
- Committee
- Gobierno, Justicia y Asuntos Constitucionales
- Filed
- 11 de agosto de 2026
The draft bill proposes changes to the requirements for obtaining the certificate authorizing the practice of law. It sets out three ways to meet one admission requiremen…
- Committee
- Comunicacion y Transporte
- Filed
- 11 de agosto de 2026
The draft bill proposes regulating the manufacture, sale, installation, possession, and use of escort lights on vehicles in Panama. The regulation also covers their impor…
- Committee
- Economia y Finanzas
- Filed
- 10 de agosto de 2026
The draft bill proposes tax incentives to finance social housing construction on vacant lots in Panama City. Construction would take place in Calidonia, Bella Vista, Beta…
- Committee
- Gobierno, Justicia y Asuntos Constitucionales
- Filed
- 10 de agosto de 2026
The draft bill proposes amending Law 16 of 2004 to protect minors from offenses against sexual freedom and integrity. The amendments cover four articles and restate the l…
- Committee
- Gobierno, Justicia y Asuntos Constitucionales
- Filed
- 10 de agosto de 2026
The draft bill proposes State recovery of property linked to drug related offenses, including property used to commit them. Recovery also covers the benefits the property…
- Committee
- Gobierno, Justicia y Asuntos Constitucionales
- Filed
- 10 de agosto de 2026
The draft bill proposes adding a title to the Criminal Code that defines crimes against human dignity, including discrimination. It would criminalize serious or repeated …
- Committee
- Gobierno, Justicia y Asuntos Constitucionales
- Filed
- 6 de agosto de 2026
The draft bill would amend Article 397-A of the Criminal Code to penalize breaches of notified protection measures. It would impose imprisonment for one to six years on a…
- Committee
- Gobierno, Justicia y Asuntos Constitucionales
- Filed
- 5 de agosto de 2026
The draft bill proposes adding abandonment or neglect of an older adult to the forms of mistreatment listed in the Criminal Code. It defines the conduct by reference to a…
- Committee
- Gobierno, Justicia y Asuntos Constitucionales
- Filed
- 5 de agosto de 2026
The proposed amendment to Article 354 of the Criminal Code would punish specified influence peddling with five (5) to ten (10) years of imprisonment. The conduct involves…
- Committee
- Gobierno, Justicia y Asuntos Constitucionales
- Filed
- 5 de agosto de 2026
The draft bill proposes full restitution of public resources linked to offenses against public administration after a final criminal conviction. Convicted persons would r…
- Committee
- Trabajo, Salud y Desarrollo Social
- Filed
- 3 de agosto de 2026
The draft bill proposes adding to the Health Code a licensing system for food handlers, administered by the Ministry of Health (Ministerio de Salud). It establishes a Uni…
- Committee
- Comercio y Asuntos Económicos
- Filed
- 3 de agosto de 2026
The draft bill proposes prior assessment of increases in the final amount paid by users of regulated electricity tariffs. The assessment covers distribution and retail su…
- Committee
- Trabajo, Salud y Desarrollo Social
- Filed
- 3 de agosto de 2026
The draft bill proposes to regulate the working conditions of private security personnel and oversight of companies in the sector. It sets requirements for agents and age…
- Committee
- Gobierno, Justicia y Asuntos Constitucionales
- Filed
- 3 de agosto de 2026
The draft bill would amend Article 135 of the Criminal Code (código penal) to set penalties for violent conduct that causes or induces a victim’s suicide. It also propose…
- Committee
- Gobierno, Justicia y Asuntos Constitucionales
- Filed
- 30 de julio de 2026
Article 66 of the Judicial Code would define the four judicial districts' territorial composition and expressly include several Indigenous comarcas. The draft bill also p…
- Committee
- Trabajo, Salud y Desarrollo Social
- Filed
- 30 de julio de 2026
The draft bill proposes a national plan for cancer prevention, detection, care, rehabilitation, palliative care, surveillance, and research. The plan would coordinate the…