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
- 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
- Comercio y Asuntos Economicos
- Filed
- 13 de enero de 2026
The draft bill proposes adding a chapter to Law 25 of 1995 governing the merger, division and reactivation of private interest foundations. It defines how these transacti…
- Committee
- Educacion, Cultura y Deportes
- Filed
- 7 de enero de 2026
The draft bill proposes a weighted voting system for electing rectors and other elected authorities of Panama’s public universities. It allocates the election result amon…
- Committee
- Gobierno, Justicia y Asuntos Constitucionales
- Filed
- 30 de octubre de 2025
The draft bill proposes adding Article 31-A to Law 42 of 1999 on accessibility at beaches, bathing areas and natural public recreational spaces. It provides for coordinat…
- 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
- Gobierno, Justicia y Asuntos Constitucionales
- Filed
- 30 de octubre de 2025
The draft bill proposes changes to criminal procedure concerning court jurisdiction, complaints, seizure of property, and protective measures. It also addresses the formu…
- Committee
- Gobierno, Justicia y Asuntos Constitucionales
- Filed
- 29 de octubre de 2025
The draft bill proposes to expand the framework governing the Special Notary Office attached to the Municipality of San Miguelito and amend Law 57 of 1976. It governs the…
- Committee
- Economia y Finanzas
- Filed
- 23 de octubre de 2025
The draft bill proposes to amend Article 712 of the Tax Code of the Republic of Panama to govern endorsement of income tax returns. It specifies when an Authorized Public…
- Committee
- Gobierno, Justicia y Asuntos Constitucionales
- Filed
- 20 de octubre de 2025
The draft bill proposes amendments to Law 467 of 2025 governing Appeals Commissions and the transition to community peace courts. It sets rules for selecting and retainin…
- 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
- Gobierno, Justicia y Asuntos Constitucionales
- Filed
- 13 de octubre de 2025
The draft bill proposes studies on patterns of violence against women and mandatory programs on managing emotional control. The programs would cover every level of educat…
- Committee
- Gobierno, Justicia y Asuntos Constitucionales
- Filed
- 7 de octubre de 2025
The draft bill proposes a framework for bringing and hearing class actions concerning harm or risks affecting identifiable groups of people. It defines who can bring an a…
- Committee
- Gobierno, Justicia y Asuntos Constitucionales
- Filed
- 29 de septiembre de 2025
The draft bill would require future laws to state whether they need implementing regulations and set a deadline for the Executive Branch to issue them. It establishes a g…
- 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…
- Committee
- Comunicacion y Transporte
- Filed
- 22 de septiembre de 2025
The draft bill proposes to amend Article 15 of Law 51 of June 28, 2017, concerning road freight transport services. It prohibits importing vehicles manufactured 15 years …
- Committee
- Trabajo, Salud y Desarrollo Social
- Filed
- 18 de septiembre de 2025
The draft bill proposes to recognize psychopedagogy and its specialties as a liberal profession in the Republic of Panama. It defines the field of practice in teaching an…
- 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…
- Committee
- Asuntos Agropecuarios
- Filed
- 17 de septiembre de 2025
The draft bill proposes rules for marketing, labeling, displaying, and advertising substitute or imitation foods in Panama. It would require identification on packaging a…
- Committee
- Gobierno, Justicia y Asuntos Constitucionales
- Filed
- 16 de septiembre de 2025
The draft bill proposes a fingerprint database to identify minors from birth and connect that record with civil birth registration. It assigns implementation to the Civil…
- 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 …
- Committee
- Gobierno, Justicia y Asuntos Constitucionales
- Filed
- 16 de septiembre de 2025
The draft bill requires biometric identification and qualified electronic signatures in notarial offices and municipal council secretariats. In the Republic of Panama, it…
- Committee
- Gobierno, Justicia y Asuntos Constitucionales
- Filed
- 16 de septiembre de 2025
The draft bill proposes provincial judicial archives to hold and organize records from community peace justice houses. It sets out which documents would enter the archive…