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
- Poblacion, Ambiente y Desarrollo
- Filed
- 9 de septiembre de 2026
The bill would declare a wooded portion of property No. 129683 in Ancón, bordering Villa de las Fuentes in Betania, a protected area. The land lies in the corregimiento (…
- Committee
- TRABAJO, SALUD Y DESARROLLO SOCIAL
- Filed
- 7 de septiembre de 2026
The bill proposes registering laboratory products and supplies in the manufacturer’s name and separating distributors’ commercial authorization. Health registrations woul…
- Committee
- COMERCIO Y ASUNTOS ECONOMICOS
- Filed
- 7 de septiembre de 2026
The bill would amend public electricity service rules on provider intervention and competition for distribution concessions. It would also govern the duties of electricit…
- Committee
- TRABAJO, SALUD Y DESARROLLO SOCIAL
- Filed
- 2 de septiembre de 2026
The bill proposes a financial incentive program for pensioned or retired public servants who voluntarily leave public employment. It sets eligibility requirements, a calc…
- Committee
- PRESUPUESTO
- Filed
- 2 de septiembre de 2026
The bill approves the Panama Canal Authority’s budget for the fiscal year from October 1, 2026, to September 30, 2027. It sets out the Authority’s revenue, expenditure, p…
- Committee
- De la Mujer, la Niñez, la Juventud y la Familia
- Filed
- 2 de septiembre de 2026
The bill proposes to recognize gestational grief and set guidelines for physical, emotional and psychosocial care for a woman and her family. The care concerns a loss dur…
- Committee
- TRABAJO, SALUD Y DESARROLLO SOCIAL
- Filed
- 31 de agosto de 2026
The bill proposes a national policy for generational renewal and voluntary retirement for public servants with old age pension rights. Eligible public servants must also …
- Committee
- GOBIERNO, JUSTICIA Y ASUNTOS CONSTITUCIONALES
- Filed
- 31 de agosto de 2026
The bill proposes a new configuration of forty-one electoral districts for electing members of the National Assembly. It allocates districts among provinces and comarcas,…
- Committee
- GOBIERNO, JUSTICIA Y ASUNTOS CONSTITUCIONALES
- Filed
- 31 de agosto de 2026
The bill proposes amendments to the Electoral Code covering voting rights, the electoral roll, political parties, nominations, financing and vote counts. It also changes …
- Committee
- COMUNICACION Y TRANSPORTE
- Filed
- 26 de agosto de 2026
The bill proposes tax incentives for authorized operators to purchase or import new vehicles for public ground passenger and school transportation. The vehicles would be …
- Committee
- INFRAESTRUCTURA PUBLICA Y ASUNTOS DEL CANAL
- Filed
- 26 de agosto de 2026
The bill would prohibit concessionaires from opening access points to highways, corridors or expressways without a direct connection to main roads. It would make the Mini…
- Committee
- Educacion, Cultura y Deportes
- Filed
- 25 de agosto de 2026
The bill proposes school cafeterias in every public school offering the first level of instruction or general basic education. It sets out how they would be funded, organ…
- Committee
- TRABAJO, SALUD Y DESARROLLO SOCIAL
- Filed
- 24 de agosto de 2026
The bill proposes paid bereavement leave for private company employees and public servants when a family member dies. It sets the length of leave according to the family …
- Committee
- Gobierno, Justicia y Asuntos Constitucionales
- Filed
- 24 de agosto de 2026
The bill proposes amendments to the Criminal Procedure Code (Código Procesal Penal) to expand consensual ways of ending criminal proceedings. It allows requests until the…
- Committee
- Poblacion, Ambiente y Desarrollo
- Filed
- 24 de agosto de 2026
The bill proposes expanding the products covered by Law 187 of December 2, 2020, on single-use plastics. It adds disposable plastic cups, disposable flat plastic lids wit…
- Committee
- TRABAJO, SALUD Y DESARROLLO SOCIAL
- Filed
- 20 de agosto de 2026
The bill proposes a career and salary scale for food science and technology professionals serving the State. It organizes the scale by academic qualifications, years of s…
- Committee
- Gobierno, Justicia y Asuntos Constitucionales
- Filed
- 19 de agosto de 2026
The bill proposes changes to the Criminal Procedure Code on preliminary investigations, formal charges, and the opening of oral trial. It sets time limits and conditions …
- Committee
- EDUCACION, CULTURA Y DEPORTES
- Filed
- 18 de agosto de 2026
The bill proposes transparency rules for resources obtained through activities involving students at public schools in the Republic of Panama. The rules cover recordkeepi…
- Committee
- COMERCIO Y ASUNTOS ECONOMICOS
- Filed
- 17 de agosto de 2026
The bill proposes a special framework to organize and promote sustainable ecotourism in the Santa Fe district, Veraguas province. It brings several forms of tourism into …
- Committee
- Poblacion, Ambiente y Desarrollo
- Filed
- 17 de agosto de 2026
The bill proposes creating forests in corregimientos (townships) on public land of at least two hectares to conserve biodiversity. It also aims to restore ecosystems and …
- Committee
- EDUCACION, CULTURA Y DEPORTES
- Filed
- 17 de agosto de 2026
The bill designates the Ruins of Bique, also known as the Ruins of San Vicente, in the district of Arraiján as a National Historic Monument. The site is in the corregimie…
- Committee
- INFRAESTRUCTURA PUBLICA Y ASUNTOS DEL CANAL
- Filed
- 17 de agosto de 2026
The bill proposes the gradual shutdown of the National Mortgage Bank (Banco Hipotecario Nacional) and transfer of its housing and financing functions. Those functions wou…
- Committee
- EDUCACION, CULTURA Y DEPORTES
- Filed
- 17 de agosto de 2026
The bill provides for cultural activities on the Indian ethnic community’s contributions in Panama at educational centers and public institutions. Official and private ed…
- Committee
- ECONOMIA Y FINANZAS
- Filed
- 12 de agosto de 2026
The bill amends the real estate transfer tax exemption for the first sale of newly built homes in Panama. It preserves a tax-exempt portion of the tax base, sets a prefer…