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
- 21 de octubre de 2026
The draft bill proposes a pharmaceutical, scientific and health technology free zone operating under a special regime in Panama. It covers production, research, exports, …
- Committee
- Trabajo, Salud y Desarrollo Social
- Filed
- 21 de octubre de 2026
The draft bill proposes to prohibit new uses of asbestos and organize the safe management and replacement of installed materials. It would cover all varieties and asbesto…
- Committee
- Trabajo, Salud y Desarrollo Social
- Filed
- 8 de octubre de 2026
The draft bill proposes a general framework for the temporary loan of public servants between public administration institutions. It sets authorization and consent requir…
- Committee
- Trabajo, Salud y Desarrollo Social
- Filed
- 2 de octubre de 2026
The draft bill proposes increasing pensions for retirees who keep working through new contributions to the Social Security Fund (Caja de Seguro Social). It provides for t…
- Committee
- Comercio y Asuntos Economicos
- Filed
- 24 de septiembre de 2026
The draft bill proposes continued private health insurance coverage for people aged 60 or older in Panama. It also proposes access to new plans even when they have preexi…
- Committee
- Trabajo, Salud y Desarrollo Social
- Filed
- 14 de septiembre de 2026
The draft bill proposes adding specific rules on construction and demolition waste to Law 276 of December 30, 2021. It sets separation, delivery and tracking duties for w…
- Committee
- Trabajo, Salud y Desarrollo Social
- Filed
- 14 de septiembre de 2026
The draft bill would require private healthcare facilities to provide a free medical report immediately when transferring or referring patients. The transfer or referral …
- Committee
- Trabajo, Salud y Desarrollo Social
- Filed
- 9 de septiembre de 2026
The draft bill establishes how Mobile Crisis Units respond to mental health situations and specifies their teams and ways to request assistance. Their approach is based o…
- Committee
- Trabajo, Salud y Desarrollo Social
- Filed
- 8 de septiembre de 2026
The draft bill proposes six-month performance reviews for retired public servants and pension recipients who continue working in the public sector. The reviews would be m…
- Committee
- Trabajo, Salud y Desarrollo Social
- Filed
- 2 de septiembre de 2026
The draft bill sets the maximum period of public service at five (5) years beyond the applicable old-age retirement age. It provides for the end of service when its condi…
- Committee
- Trabajo, Salud y Desarrollo Social
- Filed
- 2 de septiembre de 2026
The draft bill proposes general rules for recognizing and paying length-of-service bonuses with public funds. They would apply to public institutions, autonomous and semi…
- Committee
- Trabajo, Salud y Desarrollo Social
- Filed
- 2 de septiembre de 2026
The draft bill proposes rules for Rural Aqueduct Administrative Boards that operate community drinking water systems. It regulates their establishment, registration, mana…
- Committee
- Trabajo, Salud y Desarrollo Social
- Filed
- 18 de agosto de 2026
The draft bill proposes changes to the membership and contribution rules and funding sources of the Social Security Fund (Caja de Seguro Social). It also changes several …
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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…
- Committee
- Trabajo, Salud y Desarrollo Social
- Filed
- 30 de julio de 2026
The draft bill proposes periodic review of the salary scale for criminalistics and forensic science professionals and their category placement. The scale would apply from…
- Committee
- Trabajo, Salud y Desarrollo Social
- Filed
- 29 de julio de 2026
The draft bill proposes incentives for voluntary, altruistic, regular, and safe donation of blood, platelets, and other blood components in Panama. It provides benefits f…
- Committee
- Trabajo, Salud y Desarrollo Social
- Filed
- 9 de julio de 2026
The draft bill would require certain residential, commercial and industrial projects to demonstrate water supply capacity before permits or connections. It establishes hy…
- Committee
- Trabajo, Salud y Desarrollo Social
- Filed
- 7 de julio de 2026
The draft bill proposes adding to Law 59 of December 28, 2005 a procedure for notifying employers of a protected medical condition. It also addresses assessment of the co…
- Committee
- Trabajo, Salud y Desarrollo Social
- Filed
- 2 de julio de 2026
The draft bill proposes making pharmaceutical care a component of the right to health throughout the public, private, and mixed national health system. It provides for ph…
- Committee
- Trabajo, Salud y Desarrollo Social
- Filed
- 2 de julio de 2026
The draft bill proposes compensation or reimbursement for prescribed medicines purchased by Social Security Fund (Caja de Seguro Social) insured persons. The purchase wou…
- Committee
- Trabajo, Salud y Desarrollo Social
- Filed
- 2 de julio de 2026
The draft bill proposes amendments to Law 53 of August 5, 2008, redefining respiratory therapy professional categories and licensing requirements. It also sets rules for …