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
- EDUCACION, CULTURA Y DEPORTES
- Filed
- 1 de septiembre de 2025
The bill proposes adding a fiscal period for the Ministry of Education’s annual budget to Law 47 of 1946, the Organic Law on Education. The period would run from October …
- Committee
- TRABAJO, SALUD Y DESARROLLO SOCIAL
- Filed
- 1 de septiembre de 2025
The bill creates a voluntary internship program for young people in businesses and nonprofit entities. Participants would be studying or have completed academic training.…
- Committee
- GOBIERNO, JUSTICIA Y ASUNTOS CONSTITUCIONALES
- Filed
- 27 de agosto de 2025
The bill proposes adding an exhibitionism offense to the Criminal Code for the display of genital organs or the performance of sexual acts. The offense covers intentional…
- Committee
- POBLACION, AMBIENTE Y DESARROLLO
- Filed
- 27 de agosto de 2025
The bill proposes a special regime to protect, conserve, and restore the Caimito River watershed in the province of Panamá Oeste. It regulates discharges and the upgradin…
- Committee
- TRABAJO, SALUD Y DESARROLLO SOCIAL
- Filed
- 27 de agosto de 2025
The bill proposes to extend paternity leave for private company employees and public servants to ten (10) working days. It also provides additional paid leave when a chil…
- Committee
- TRABAJO, SALUD Y DESARROLLO SOCIAL
- Filed
- 27 de agosto de 2025
The bill proposes prioritizing the health budget and setting minimum allocations tied to the previous year’s Gross Domestic Product. These allocations apply within the Ge…
- Committee
- TRABAJO, SALUD Y DESARROLLO SOCIAL
- Filed
- 27 de agosto de 2025
The bill proposes creating the Board of Trustees of the Anita Moreno Azuero Regional Hospital in Los Santos Province to manage the hospital. The Board (Patronato del Hosp…
- Committee
- CREDENCIALES, REGLAMENTO, ETICA PARLAMENTARIA Y ASUNTOS JUDICIALES
- Filed
- 27 de agosto de 2025
The bill proposes laboratory tests for National Assembly members and their substitutes to detect illicit drugs or drugs with abuse potential. The tests would take place d…
- Committee
- EDUCACION, CULTURA Y DEPORTES
- Filed
- 26 de agosto de 2025
The bill proposes educational continuity for students who are hospitalized, receiving outpatient treatment, or resting at home. It provides for hospital schools and class…
- Committee
- COMERCIO Y ASUNTOS ECONOMICOS
- Filed
- 26 de agosto de 2025
The bill proposes automatic adjustments to internet and electricity bills when outages or intermittent service exceed the prescribed limits. It sets rules for calculating…
- Committee
- EDUCACION, CULTURA Y DEPORTES
- Filed
- 26 de agosto de 2025
The bill proposes an ethics, transparency and good governance framework for official universities in the Republic of Panama. It covers their constituent units and establi…
- Committee
- POBLACION, AMBIENTE Y DESARROLLO
- Filed
- 26 de agosto de 2025
The bill proposes a special framework to protect, remediate and restore the Río La Villa watershed and its tributaries. It establishes a moratorium on new intensive lives…
- Committee
- EDUCACION, CULTURA Y DEPORTES
- Filed
- 26 de agosto de 2025
The bill proposes educational continuity for children and adolescents who are hospitalized or receive outpatient treatment. It also covers those who must undergo extended…
- Committee
- COMERCIO Y ASUNTOS ECONOMICOS
- Filed
- 26 de agosto de 2025
The bill would revise Panama’s biofuels framework to govern domestic production, licensing, and the blending of bioethanol with gasoline. It would add measures for grower…
- Committee
- TRABAJO, SALUD Y DESARROLLO SOCIAL
- Filed
- 25 de agosto de 2025
The bill proposes measures to prevent, treat and control gambling addiction in Panama through obligations imposed on gambling and online betting operators. It provides fu…
- Committee
- COMERCIO Y ASUNTOS ECONOMICOS
- Filed
- 25 de agosto de 2025
The bill proposes adding rules on private education and school transportation contracts to Law 45 of 2007. It requires disclosure of the educational service’s formats, pr…
- Committee
- ASUNTOS AGROPECUARIOS
- Filed
- 25 de agosto de 2025
The bill proposes to establish the National Agricultural Irrigation Canal System to supply water for agricultural production throughout Panama. It provides for a council …
- Committee
- ASUNTOS MUNICIPALES
- Filed
- 25 de agosto de 2025
The bill proposes binding results for citizen consultations in administrative, legislative and planning decisions by competent authorities. The results would be binding w…
- Committee
- COMERCIO Y ASUNTOS ECONOMICOS
- Filed
- 25 de agosto de 2025
The bill proposes accessibility, clarity and accuracy requirements for consumer information in product labels, contracts and financial documents. It also covers digital i…
- Committee
- COMERCIO Y ASUNTOS ECONOMICOS
- Filed
- 25 de agosto de 2025
The bill proposes to regulate domestic and international operations involving high fructose corn syrup and sugar-sweetened beverages containing it. It establishes customs…
- Committee
- ECONOMIA Y FINANZAS
- Filed
- 25 de agosto de 2025
The bill proposes amendments to the preferential interest regime for certain mortgage loans under Law 468 of 2025. It brings authorized financial intermediaries within th…
- Committee
- EDUCACION, CULTURA Y DEPORTES
- Filed
- 25 de agosto de 2025
The bill proposes rules for increases in tuition, monthly fees and other charges at private schools, involving families. The Ministry of Education (Ministerio de Educació…
- Committee
- TRABAJO, SALUD Y DESARROLLO SOCIAL
- Filed
- 21 de agosto de 2025
The bill proposes to designate June 3 of each year as National Cancer Survivors Day in Panama to raise awareness of survivors’ needs. It links the date to the needs of pe…
- Committee
- DE LA MUJER, LA NIÑEZ, LA JUVENTUD Y LA FAMILIA
- Filed
- 21 de agosto de 2025
The bill proposes to add rules to the Family Code for interdicción proceedings, from filing a claim through judgment and restoration of legal capacity. It specifies who c…