Bills and draft bills.

What is filed in the Assembly, with its stage, its sponsors and the law it would change.

National Assembly · Panama

64 bills

Awaiting committee adoption
Draft bill 225.
Committee
Gobierno, Justicia y Asuntos Constitucionales
Filed
17 de septiembre de 2025

The draft bill proposes rules on fault in offenses related to health services and penalties when culpable conduct causes death or injury. It adds provisions to the Crimin…

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Awaiting committee adoption
Draft bill 217.
Committee
Trabajo, Salud y Desarrollo Social
Filed
16 de septiembre de 2025

The draft bill proposes to amend Article 36 of Law 45 of 2007 to establish front-of-package warning labeling for products with a high sugar content. It provides that the …

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Awaiting committee adoption
Draft bill 211.
Committee
Trabajo, Salud y Desarrollo Social
Filed
15 de septiembre de 2025

The draft bill proposes to regulate the practice of criminalistics and forensic sciences in the public and private sectors. It sets professional certification requirement…

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Awaiting committee adoption
Draft bill 192.
Committee
Trabajo, Salud y Desarrollo Social
Filed
4 de septiembre de 2025

The draft bill proposes amendments to Law 68 of November 20, 2003 to extend information rights for patients and insured persons. It also proposes extending their confiden…

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Awaiting committee adoption
Draft bill 173.
Committee
Trabajo, Salud y Desarrollo Social
Filed
28 de agosto de 2025

The draft bill proposes creating Hogar Razón de Vivir in Colón to provide accommodation and comprehensive care for older adults. The public institution would serve those …

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Awaiting committee adoption
Draft bill 170.
Committee
Trabajo, Salud y Desarrollo Social
Filed
27 de agosto de 2025

The draft bill proposes a career and pay scale for Food Science and Technology professionals serving the State, based on qualifications. It organizes the scale by academi…

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Awaiting committee adoption
Draft bill 86.
Committee
Trabajo, Salud y Desarrollo Social
Filed
24 de julio de 2025

The draft bill would create a permanent home delivery program for medicines prescribed by physicians of the Social Security Fund. The Social Security Fund (Caja de Seguro…

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Awaiting committee adoption
Draft bill 85.
Committee
Trabajo, Salud y Desarrollo Social
Filed
24 de julio de 2025

The draft bill proposes changes to the special lifetime pension for victims of acute poisoning from heparin containing benzyl alcohol. It increases the monthly amount for…

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Awaiting committee adoption
Draft bill 80.
Committee
Trabajo, Salud y Desarrollo Social
Filed
23 de julio de 2025

The draft bill proposes measures for people affected by the events of June 20–30, 2025, in the province of Bocas del Toro. Those events followed the temporary suspension …

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Awaiting committee adoption
Draft bill 77.
Committee
Trabajo, Salud y Desarrollo Social
Filed
23 de julio de 2025

The draft bill proposes pharmaceutical care as a component of the right to health in public, private and mixed health facilities. It defines dispensing, consultation and …

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Awaiting committee adoption
Draft bill 62.
Committee
Trabajo, Salud y Desarrollo Social
Filed
17 de julio de 2025

The draft bill proposes to regulate private security services and the working conditions of those who perform them. It defines the activities covered, assigns oversight r…

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Awaiting committee adoption
Draft bill 56.
Committee
Trabajo, Salud y Desarrollo Social
Filed
15 de julio de 2025

The draft bill would change enrollment and financing rules for the Social Security Fund (Caja de Seguro Social) and old-age pensions. The bill also sets out provisions on…

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Archived
Draft bill 34.
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…

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Awaiting committee adoption
Draft bill 28.
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…

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Awaiting committee adoption
Draft bill 13.
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…

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Negado en comisión
Draft bill 1.
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 …

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