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
- 2 de julio de 2025
The bill proposes changes to the organization and elections of authorities at the Autonomous University of Chiriquí. These include eligibility for office, the electorate …
- Committee
- EDUCACION, CULTURA Y DEPORTES
- Filed
- 2 de julio de 2025
The bill would establish the Living Holy Week Dramatization as an annual national folk event in the district of Pesé, province of Herrera. It would create a board with it…
- Committee
- GOBIERNO, JUSTICIA Y ASUNTOS CONSTITUCIONALES
- Filed
- 2 de julio de 2025
The bill would amend the Criminal Code (Código Penal) to penalize public servants who receive state pay without performing their assigned duties. It would also impose pri…
- Committee
- GOBIERNO, JUSTICIA Y ASUNTOS CONSTITUCIONALES
- Filed
- 2 de julio de 2025
The bill proposes Criminal Code penalties for unlawfully depriving minors of liberty and for their removal or improper retention. It also proposes penalties for the unaut…
- Committee
- GOBIERNO, JUSTICIA Y ASUNTOS CONSTITUCIONALES
- Filed
- 2 de julio de 2025
The amendment to Article 2 of Law 22 of June 29, 2005, addresses the right of reply, correction or response to inaccurate or offensive information. It sets rules on space…
- Committee
- TRABAJO, SALUD Y DESARROLLO SOCIAL
- Filed
- 2 de julio de 2025
The bill proposes rules for municipal solid waste collection points in high-density urban areas under Law 276 of 2021. In areas where urban development prevents tradition…
- Committee
- TRABAJO, SALUD Y DESARROLLO SOCIAL
- Filed
- 2 de julio de 2025
The bill proposes expanding Law 364 of 2023 to include care for grief, significant losses, and trauma nationwide. It incorporates that care into health, education, and co…
- Committee
- EDUCACION, CULTURA Y DEPORTES
- Filed
- 2 de julio de 2025
The bill proposes regulating the development, implementation, and use of artificial intelligence systems in Panama to protect rights. The proposed rules cover risk catego…
- Committee
- TRABAJO, SALUD Y DESARROLLO SOCIAL
- Filed
- 2 de julio de 2025
The bill proposes using recyclable inorganic materials to pay for household electricity, water and waste collection services. It sets out a collection process, a table as…
- Committee
- TRABAJO, SALUD Y DESARROLLO SOCIAL
- Filed
- 2 de julio de 2025
The bill declares continuous, effective electricity supply for patients using medical equipment during home hospitalization a matter of national interest. It proposes a n…
- Committee
- EDUCACION, CULTURA Y DEPORTES
- Filed
- 2 de julio de 2025
The bill proposes to regulate how parents and guardians participate in public and private schools through parents’ associations. It defines the associations’ purposes, po…
- Committee
- GOBIERNO, JUSTICIA Y ASUNTOS CONSTITUCIONALES
- Filed
- 2 de julio de 2025
The bill proposes amendments to the Criminal Code (Código Penal) concerning livestock theft and criminal association. It sets penalties for taking cattle, for participati…
- Committee
- TRABAJO, SALUD Y DESARROLLO SOCIAL
- Filed
- 11 de junio de 2025
The bill proposes a special Social Security Fund (Caja de Seguro Social) benefits scheme for workers at banana companies and independent banana producers. It covers sickn…
- Committee
- ECONOMIA Y FINANZAS
- Filed
- 4 de junio de 2025
The bill would suspend Law 468 of April 24, 2025 and restore the preferential mortgage interest regime under Law 3 of May 20, 1985. The suspension of Law 468’s effects wo…
- Committee
- Credenciales, Reglamento, Ética Parlamentaria y Asuntos Judiciales
- Filed
- 23 de abril de 2025
The bill would add to Law 49 of 1984 a procedure for debating and voting on motions of censure against Ministers of State in the National Assembly. The procedure would co…
- Committee
- CREDENCIALES, REGLAMENTO, ETICA PARLAMENTARIA Y ASUNTOS JUDICIALES
- Filed
- 23 de abril de 2025
The bill would amend Article 227 of Law 49 of 1984 to protect substitute members of the National Assembly who are public servants. Under the Consolidated Text of that law…
- Committee
- CREDENCIALES, REGLAMENTO, ETICA PARLAMENTARIA Y ASUNTOS JUDICIALES
- Filed
- 22 de abril de 2025
The bill proposes amendments to Articles 36, 37 and 38 of Law 49 of 1984 concerning the classification, duties and attendance of National Assembly staff. It defines perso…
- Committee
- EDUCACION, CULTURA Y DEPORTES
- Filed
- 21 de abril de 2025
The bill would create the Board of Trustees of the Colón Art and Culture Center as an autonomous, nonprofit private entity serving the public interest. The entity would a…
- Committee
- EDUCACION, CULTURA Y DEPORTES
- Filed
- 21 de abril de 2025
The bill proposes to establish the City of the Arts Board of Trustees as an autonomous, nonprofit private entity serving the public interest. The entity would administer …
- Committee
- RELACIONES EXTERIORES
- Filed
- 10 de abril de 2025
The bill proposes approval of the Framework Cooperation Agreement between Panama and Guatemala to coordinate activities of mutual interest. The agreement, concluded in Gu…
- Committee
- RELACIONES EXTERIORES
- Filed
- 10 de abril de 2025
The bill approves the United Nations Convention on the International Effects of Judicial Sales of Ships. The Convention provides that a judicial sale conducted in a State…
- Committee
- GOBIERNO, JUSTICIA Y ASUNTOS CONSTITUCIONALES
- Filed
- 9 de abril de 2025
The bill proposes a general amnesty for people sentenced or prosecuted in the «New Business», «Odebrecht» and «Blue Apple» cases. The text links those cases to money laun…
- Committee
- ASUNTOS AGROPECUARIOS
- Filed
- 9 de abril de 2025
The bill creates the Trapiche Route as a tourism, cultural and food circuit in Panama, covering areas producing panela or raspadura and related products. It proposes prod…
- Committee
- COMERCIO Y ASUNTOS ECONOMICOS
- Filed
- 8 de abril de 2025
The bill proposes economic support for tourism microentrepreneurs in Panama through a fund, loans, subsidies, tax incentives, and technical assistance. It sets applicatio…