Bills and draft bills.

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

National Assembly · Panama

272 bills

Awaiting committee adoption
Draft bill 410.
Committee
Gobierno, Justicia y Asuntos Constitucionales
Filed
19 de marzo de 2026

The draft bill proposes a framework for investigating offenses against the Public Administration and related money laundering. It covers the prosecution of those offenses…

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Awaiting committee adoption
Draft bill 403.
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…

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Awaiting committee adoption
Draft bill 397.
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…

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Devuelto sin prohijar
Draft bill 391.
Committee
Asuntos Municipales
Filed
9 de marzo de 2026

The draft bill proposes territorial and urban planning changes that would make plans binding and subordinate zoning to those plans. It would also set conditions for plan …

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Awaiting committee adoption
Draft bill 394.
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…

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Awaiting committee adoption
Draft bill 390.
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…

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Awaiting committee adoption
Draft bill 381.
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…

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Awaiting committee adoption
Draft bill 380.
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…

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Awaiting committee adoption
Draft bill 371.
Committee
Gobierno, Justicia y Asuntos Constitucionales
Filed
24 de febrero de 2026

The draft bill proposes a deadline under the Judicial Code for decisions by the Plenary of the Supreme Court of Justice. The deadline would follow completion of the appli…

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Withdrawn
Draft bill 370.
Committee
Gobierno, Justicia y Asuntos Constitucionales
Filed
24 de febrero de 2026

The draft bill proposes limiting appeals of acquittals issued at first instance by Trial Courts (Tribunales de Juicio). The rule would be added to the Criminal Procedure …

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Awaiting committee adoption
Draft bill 368.
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…

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Devuelto sin prohijar
Draft bill 362.
Committee
Gobierno, Justicia y Asuntos Constitucionales
Filed
10 de febrero de 2026

The draft bill proposes to recognize digital assets in a deceased person's estate and regulate their succession under their wishes. It defines those assets, allows a judg…

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Awaiting committee adoption
Draft bill 350.
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…

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Devuelto sin prohijar
Draft bill 344.
Committee
Gobierno, Justicia y Asuntos Constitucionales
Filed
2 de febrero de 2026

The draft bill proposes rules for investigating and prosecuting offenses against public administration and other crimes that harm the State. The framework also covers mon…

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Withdrawn
Draft bill 347.
Committee
Asuntos Agropecuarios
Filed
2 de febrero de 2026

The draft bill proposes establishing the National Seeds Committee to regulate seed production, processing and marketing in Panama. The committee would work with the Minis…

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Preliminar
Draft bill 343.
Filed
27 de enero de 2026
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Awaiting committee adoption
Draft bill 337.
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 …

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Awaiting committee adoption
Draft bill 341.
Committee
Gobierno, Justicia y Asuntos Constitucionales
Filed
26 de enero de 2026

The draft bill proposes changes to Criminal Code penalties for bribery, misuse of confidential information and unjustified enrichment. It also addresses the circumstances…

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Archived
Draft bill 335.
Committee
Asuntos Municipales
Filed
21 de enero de 2026

The draft bill strengthens municipal authority over the provision, regulation, oversight and fee collection of urban and household sanitation services. It recasts the fun…

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Negado en comisión
Draft bill 331.
Committee
Comercio y Asuntos Economicos
Filed
15 de enero de 2026

The draft bill proposes adding a chapter on port digital transformation and smart ports to Law 56 of August 6, 2008. It assigns the AMP responsibility for technical regul…

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Negado en comisión
Draft bill 329.
Committee
Gobierno, Justicia y Asuntos Constitucionales
Filed
13 de enero de 2026

The draft bill proposes adding an offense of unjustified enrichment to the Criminal Code (Código Penal) for persons who are not public servants. It covers those who obtai…

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Awaiting committee adoption
Draft bill 326.
Committee
Gobierno, Justicia y Asuntos Constitucionales
Filed
13 de enero de 2026

The draft bill proposes amending Law 81 of 2019 to clarify enforcement authority concerning personal data and avenues for challenging decisions. It also addresses very se…

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Awaiting committee adoption
Draft bill 325.
Committee
Gobierno, Justicia y Asuntos Constitucionales
Filed
13 de enero de 2026

The draft bill proposes changes to the Public Prosecutor’s Office career system governing entry and promotion through competitive procedures. It sets experience and train…

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Devuelto sin prohijar
Draft bill 316.
Committee
Gobierno, Justicia y Asuntos Constitucionales
Filed
13 de enero de 2026

The draft bill proposes changes to the Criminal Procedure Code concerning preliminary investigations, formal allegations of charges and indictments. The changes address t…

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