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
- COMUNICACION Y TRANSPORTE
- Filed
- 22 de enero de 2025
The bill proposes to regulate personal electric mobility vehicles on public roads and in urban spaces in the Republic of Panama. It establishes a national registry, techn…
- Committee
- TRABAJO, SALUD Y DESARROLLO SOCIAL
- Filed
- 21 de enero de 2025
The bill proposes a healthy birth framework in the Republic of Panama from preconception through newborn care. It covers pregnancy, childbirth and the postpartum period; …
- Committee
- GOBIERNO, JUSTICIA Y ASUNTOS CONSTITUCIONALES
- Filed
- 20 de enero de 2025
The bill would establish a simplified notarial succession procedure for certain testate and intestate estates in Panama. It sets out the application, publication of a not…
- Committee
- GOBIERNO, JUSTICIA Y ASUNTOS CONSTITUCIONALES
- Filed
- 20 de enero de 2025
The bill proposes adding a simplified notarial probate procedure to the Judicial Code for certain estates that heirs can settle without dispute. It regulates the notary’s…
- Committee
- GOBIERNO, JUSTICIA Y ASUNTOS CONSTITUCIONALES
- Filed
- 20 de enero de 2025
The bill proposes amendments to Articles 42 and 45 of Law 42 of 1999 concerning employment of persons with disabilities. It assigns the Ministry of Labor and Workforce De…
- Committee
- EDUCACION, CULTURA Y DEPORTES
- Filed
- 20 de enero de 2025
The bill proposes free mass education campaigns using educational capsules distributed across media and technological platforms. The campaigns target the population of Pa…
- Committee
- ASUNTOS INDIGENAS
- Filed
- 17 de enero de 2025
The bill proposes designating August 9 as International Paruma Fair day and creating an autonomous board in Darién. The board would organize the fair; the bill sets out i…
- Committee
- CREDENCIALES, REGLAMENTO, ETICA PARLAMENTARIA Y ASUNTOS JUDICIALES
- Filed
- 15 de enero de 2025
The bill proposes to amend Article 61 of Law 49 of 1984 to expand the functions of the Foreign Relations Committee. It would assign the committee the review of the profes…
- Committee
- TRABAJO, SALUD Y DESARROLLO SOCIAL
- Filed
- 15 de enero de 2025
The bill proposes changes to the benefits established by Law 6 of June 16, 1987 for older people, retirees and pensioners. It sets out discounts and exemptions covering r…
- Committee
- GOBIERNO, JUSTICIA Y ASUNTOS CONSTITUCIONALES
- Filed
- 15 de enero de 2025
The bill proposes expanding Criminal Code offenses involving the environment, land use and domestic animals. It also adds provisions protecting human rights defenders and…
- Committee
- DE LA MUJER, LA NIÑEZ, LA JUVENTUD Y LA FAMILIA
- Filed
- 14 de enero de 2025
The bill proposes annual physical health certificates and psychological evaluations for caregivers working in daily care homes. It does so by amending the requirements fo…
- Committee
- ASUNTOS MUNICIPALES
- Filed
- 14 de enero de 2025
The bill proposes changes to the definitions, institutional powers, planning objectives and urban planning offenses in Law No.6 de primero de febrero 2006. It adds a defi…
- Committee
- TRABAJO, SALUD Y DESARROLLO SOCIAL
- Filed
- 14 de enero de 2025
The bill would add three articles to Law No. 59 of November 28, 2005, on employment protection for people with disabling diseases. That law, as amended by Law 25 of April…
- Committee
- GOBIERNO, JUSTICIA Y ASUNTOS CONSTITUCIONALES
- Filed
- 14 de enero de 2025
The bill would amend Article 115 of the Criminal Code (Código Penal) to define when a victim’s forgiveness could extinguish a sentence. It would expressly exclude offense…
- Committee
- GOBIERNO, JUSTICIA Y ASUNTOS CONSTITUCIONALES
- Filed
- 14 de enero de 2025
The bill would amend the Criminal Procedure Code to allow certain expert reports to be presented virtually at trial. It would cover experts unable to attend in person bec…
- Committee
- TRABAJO, SALUD Y DESARROLLO SOCIAL
- Filed
- 13 de enero de 2025
The bill proposes a digital platform for publishing public-sector vacancies and receiving applications. It would require public entities to register open positions, subje…
- Committee
- TRABAJO, SALUD Y DESARROLLO SOCIAL
- Filed
- 13 de enero de 2025
The bill proposes to amend Article 1 of Law 6 of June 16, 1987, setting out benefits for older adults, retirees and pension recipients. It provides discounts on recreatio…
- Committee
- GOBIERNO, JUSTICIA Y ASUNTOS CONSTITUCIONALES
- Filed
- 8 de enero de 2025
The bill changes the requirements for the Supreme Court of Justice (Corte Suprema de Justicia) certificate of eligibility to practice law in Panama. It also repeals two p…
- Committee
- ASUNTOS MUNICIPALES
- Filed
- 8 de enero de 2025
The bill would require vehicle circulation permits and payment of the vehicle circulation tax to be handled by the owner's municipality. That municipality corresponds to …
- Committee
- ASUNTOS AGROPECUARIOS
- Filed
- 8 de enero de 2025
The bill proposes amendments to Law 104 of November 21, 2013, to extend the National Livestock Traceability Program. It organizes the program across the agri-food chain, …
- Committee
- EDUCACION, CULTURA Y DEPORTES
- Filed
- 8 de enero de 2025
The bill proposes the Hunger Zero Program (Programa Hambre Cero) to provide free meals during the school year at public schools. Breakfast, a snack, and lunch would be pr…
- Committee
- ASUNTOS AGROPECUARIOS
- Filed
- 6 de enero de 2025
The bill proposes a general framework for boards of trustees, commissions, programs, and similar agricultural sector entities that receive state funds. It creates bodies …
- Committee
- COMERCIO Y ASUNTOS ECONOMICOS
- Filed
- 6 de enero de 2025
The bill would amend Law 45 of 2007 on price information, special sales and the right of withdrawal. It sets rules for displaying prices and parking charges, presenting d…
- Committee
- POBLACION, AMBIENTE Y DESARROLLO
- Filed
- 3 de enero de 2025
The bill proposes to preserve, conserve and restore green areas, parks and natural areas in Panama’s urban environments. It sets out criteria for their restoration, use a…