Bills and draft bills.
What is filed in the Assembly, with its stage, its sponsors and the law it would change.
National Assembly · Panama759 bills
- Committee
- GOBIERNO, JUSTICIA Y ASUNTOS CONSTITUCIONALES
- Filed
- 5 de enero de 2026
The bill proposes amending Law 40 of 1999 to apply the special criminal responsibility regime to persons from the age of ten. It would distinguish between two age groups …
- Committee
- ASUNTOS MUNICIPALES
- Filed
- 5 de enero de 2026
The bill sets general rules for the use of municipal courts and sports facilities, prioritizing sport and recreation and equitable community access. It would require muni…
- Committee
- POBLACION, AMBIENTE Y DESARROLLO
- Filed
- 5 de enero de 2026
The bill proposes a framework for the conservation, planning, and sustainable use of the Gulf of Chiriquí. It provides for a coordinating council, marine and coastal zoni…
- Committee
- INFRAESTRUCTURA PUBLICA Y ASUNTOS DEL CANAL
- Filed
- 30 de octubre de 2025
The bill would require a centralized combustible gas detection and alarm system in horizontal property developments supplied with natural gas or LPG. The system would be …
- Committee
- ECONOMIA Y FINANZAS
- Filed
- 30 de octubre de 2025
The bill proposes transparency and traceability rules for public movable property that is no longer in use or has been written off. It provides mechanisms to reuse, trans…
- Committee
- GOBIERNO, JUSTICIA Y ASUNTOS CONSTITUCIONALES
- Filed
- 30 de octubre de 2025
The bill would regulate personal security and escort services for former presidents of Panama elected by direct popular vote. It sets a maximum term of ten (10) years, pe…
- Committee
- EDUCACION, CULTURA Y DEPORTES
- Filed
- 30 de octubre de 2025
The bill would create the Patronato del CEFODEA de San Miguelito to support and administer a center for adolescents at social risk. The governing board would be an autono…
- Committee
- EDUCACION, CULTURA Y DEPORTES
- Filed
- 30 de octubre de 2025
The bill proposes differentiated school calendars through an amendment to Article 30 of Law 47 of 1946, based on regional conditions. These include climate, geography and…
- Committee
- GOBIERNO, JUSTICIA Y ASUNTOS CONSTITUCIONALES
- Filed
- 30 de octubre de 2025
The bill proposes to amend Article 32 of the Criminal Code to regulate self-defense and the defense of others and their property. It retains the conditions concerning an …
- Committee
- EDUCACION, CULTURA Y DEPORTES
- Filed
- 29 de octubre de 2025
The bill proposes safety and educational continuity measures for students and teachers in rural, comarca or hard-to-reach areas. It covers public and private schools wher…
- Committee
- EDUCACION, CULTURA Y DEPORTES
- Filed
- 29 de octubre de 2025
The bill proposes a chapter in Law 47 of 1946 to protect students in areas that are hard to reach or at high geographical risk. It covers public and private schools and p…
- Committee
- POBLACION, AMBIENTE Y DESARROLLO
- Filed
- 29 de octubre de 2025
The bill proposes declaring the lower, middle and upper Cricamola River watershed a hydrological reserve within the national protected areas system. It assigns the Minist…
- Committee
- COMUNICACION Y TRANSPORTE
- Filed
- 29 de octubre de 2025
The bill proposes voluntary municipal support for the ATTT in issuing and serving traffic violation tickets under cooperation agreements. Municipal action would require a…
- Committee
- ASUNTOS AGROPECUARIOS
- Filed
- 28 de octubre de 2025
The bill would establish an agroindustrial and bioeconomic center in Panamá Oeste province under the Ministry of Agricultural Development. The center would process agricu…
- Committee
- TRABAJO, SALUD Y DESARROLLO SOCIAL
- Filed
- 28 de octubre de 2025
The bill proposes exempting immediate family members of patients who die in Ministry of Health facilities from hospital charges. The exemption would apply to facilities a…
- Committee
- DE LA MUJER, LA NIÑEZ, LA JUVENTUD Y LA FAMILIA
- Filed
- 27 de octubre de 2025
The bill proposes establishing the National Institute for Women (Instituto Nacional de la Mujer, INAMU) as a decentralized public entity. The Institute would coordinate a…
- Committee
- POBLACION, AMBIENTE Y DESARROLLO
- Filed
- 27 de octubre de 2025
The bill proposes amendments to Law 44 of 2002 and Law 1 of 1994 to protect and restore river and stream channels and riparian strips. It also covers hydraulic sections, …
- Committee
- ASUNTOS AGROPECUARIOS
- Filed
- 27 de octubre de 2025
The bill amends Law 69 of 2001 to regulate the production and marketing of panela, or unrefined cane sugar, through updated definitions. It sets health and technical requ…
- Committee
- GOBIERNO, JUSTICIA Y ASUNTOS CONSTITUCIONALES
- Filed
- 21 de octubre de 2025
The bill proposes electronic monitoring to protect victims of domestic violence and other offenses that could affect their personal safety. The measure covers sexual offe…
- Committee
- COMERCIO Y ASUNTOS ECONOMICOS
- Filed
- 21 de octubre de 2025
The bill proposes amendments to Law 42 of 2011 on permits for anhydrous bioethanol and its mandatory use in gasoline blends. It also changes oversight of the Biofuels Pro…
- Committee
- GOBIERNO, JUSTICIA Y ASUNTOS CONSTITUCIONALES
- Filed
- 21 de octubre de 2025
The bill would amend the Criminal Code (Código Penal) on sentences and alternative measures for certain offenses against life and sexual freedom. It proposes to bar sente…
- Committee
- TRABAJO, SALUD Y DESARROLLO SOCIAL
- Filed
- 21 de octubre de 2025
The bill proposes to prevent public entities from denying employment or entry solely because a person has temporary or permanent body tattoos. It sets exceptions for tatt…
- Committee
- TRABAJO, SALUD Y DESARROLLO SOCIAL
- Filed
- 20 de octubre de 2025
The bill proposes creating the Board of Trustees of the Integrated Multimodal Hospital of the Province of Colón to administer the hospital. It would also oversee the buil…
- Committee
- COMERCIO Y ASUNTOS ECONOMICOS
- Filed
- 20 de octubre de 2025
The bill proposes bringing self-generation for on-site consumption from new, renewable and clean sources within the public electricity service framework. It regulates gri…