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
- CREDENCIALES, REGLAMENTO, ETICA PARLAMENTARIA Y ASUNTOS JUDICIALES
- Filed
- 22 de agosto de 2024
The bill proposes to repeal Articles 181, 182 and 183 of Law 49 of 1984 on the National Assembly’s internal procedure. That law establishes the Organic Rules of Internal …
- Committee
- EDUCACION, CULTURA Y DEPORTES
- Filed
- 22 de agosto de 2024
The bill proposes academic planning and flexibility for students with high achievement in sports, culture and the arts. The program covers Panama’s education system and i…
- Committee
- GOBIERNO, JUSTICIA Y ASUNTOS CONSTITUCIONALES
- Filed
- 20 de agosto de 2024
The bill proposes replacing pejorative terms referring to persons with disabilities in the Civil Code and other laws in force. It amends provisions on legal personality, …
- Committee
- GOBIERNO, JUSTICIA Y ASUNTOS CONSTITUCIONALES
- Filed
- 20 de agosto de 2024
The bill proposes protection for people reporting possible administrative offenses or financial irregularities linked to corruption. It also covers those providing inform…
- Committee
- POBLACION, AMBIENTE Y DESARROLLO
- Filed
- 20 de agosto de 2024
The bill proposes regulating draft animals and cart loads at festivals, fairs, patron saint celebrations and folk parades under Law 70 of 2012. It would add two articles …
- Committee
- GOBIERNO, JUSTICIA Y ASUNTOS CONSTITUCIONALES
- Filed
- 20 de agosto de 2024
The bill proposes to delete paragraph 8 of Article 14 of Law 6 of 2002 concerning transparency of Cabinet Council minutes and other records. It also states that it amends…
- Committee
- GOBIERNO, JUSTICIA Y ASUNTOS CONSTITUCIONALES
- Filed
- 20 de agosto de 2024
The bill proposes prevention, protection and assistance measures concerning vicarious violence against women through their children or relatives. It would add two offense…
- Committee
- COMERCIO Y ASUNTOS ECONOMICOS
- Filed
- 19 de agosto de 2024
The bill proposes to amend Articles 8 and 22 of Law 26 of 1996 concerning public service regulation and service contracts. It keeps the listed public service companies wi…
- Committee
- ECONOMIA Y FINANZAS
- Filed
- 19 de agosto de 2024
The bill proposes to add eligibility requirements for the positions of director general and deputy director general under the public procurement framework. It addresses n…
- Committee
- EDUCACION, CULTURA Y DEPORTES
- Filed
- 19 de agosto de 2024
The bill sets appointment requirements for the Institute for the Training and Development of Human Resources’ Director General and Deputy Director General. It proposes ad…
- Committee
- ASUNTOS INDIGENAS
- Filed
- 19 de agosto de 2024
The bill proposes to amend Article 11 of Law 17 of June 27, 2016, on the protection of Indigenous traditional medicine knowledge. It assigns the Ministry of Health (Minis…
- Committee
- EDUCACION, CULTURA Y DEPORTES
- Filed
- 14 de agosto de 2024
The bill proposes revised wording for three provisions of Law 16 of 1995 concerning doping control in sport. It sets out the purpose of the National Anti-Doping Organizat…
- Committee
- EDUCACION, CULTURA Y DEPORTES
- Filed
- 14 de agosto de 2024
The bill proposes to prevent, prohibit and sanction abuse, harassment, violence, intimidation, discrimination and mistreatment in sport. It assigns the drafting of a gene…
- Committee
- ASUNTOS AGROPECUARIOS
- Filed
- 14 de agosto de 2024
The bill establishes a framework to promote urban and community agriculture throughout the Republic of Panama, particularly in urban and periurban areas. It proposes ince…
- Committee
- EDUCACION, CULTURA Y DEPORTES
- Filed
- 14 de agosto de 2024
The bill would integrate mandatory socioemotional education into the curriculum at the first and second levels of public and private schools. It creates a national progra…
- Committee
- TRABAJO, SALUD Y DESARROLLO SOCIAL
- Filed
- 14 de agosto de 2024
The bill proposes to regulate the practice of surgical instrumentation technicians and degree holders in Panama’s hospitals. It defines their duties and professional lice…
- Committee
- ECONOMIA Y FINANZAS
- Filed
- 14 de agosto de 2024
The bill proposes to extend the period for granting mortgage loans with preferential interest rates under Law 3 of 1985. It sets a different deadline for certain multi-un…
- Committee
- EDUCACION, CULTURA Y DEPORTES
- Filed
- 13 de agosto de 2024
The bill proposes a PANDEPORTES program to support Panamanian student-athletes with athletic talent in their studies and applications. The Program for the Promotion and D…
- Committee
- EDUCACION, CULTURA Y DEPORTES
- Filed
- 13 de agosto de 2024
The bill proposes a Fiscal Education Program in the Republic of Panama, implemented by the Directorate General of Revenue (Dirección General de Ingresos). The Ministry of…
- Committee
- GOBIERNO, JUSTICIA Y ASUNTOS CONSTITUCIONALES
- Filed
- 13 de agosto de 2024
The bill proposes to protect minors’ sexual integrity and inviolability and reorganize sexual offenses under the Criminal Code. It provides separate offenses and penaltie…
- Committee
- GOBIERNO, JUSTICIA Y ASUNTOS CONSTITUCIONALES
- Filed
- 13 de agosto de 2024
The bill proposes amendments to eight Criminal Code articles on environmental offenses and land use decisions that breach applicable rules. The amendments cover environme…
- Committee
- POBLACION, AMBIENTE Y DESARROLLO
- Filed
- 13 de agosto de 2024
The bill proposes to amend Law 70 of 2012 to expand protections for domestic animals and regulate their care, sale, and welfare. It sets obligations for their owners and …
- Committee
- ECONOMIA Y FINANZAS
- Filed
- 13 de agosto de 2024
The bill proposes amendments to two articles of Law 76 of February 13, 2019, on bill assessments and the retroactive effect of tax rules. The assessments concern bills th…
- Committee
- COMUNICACION Y TRANSPORTE
- Filed
- 13 de agosto de 2024
The bill proposes to amend Articles 2 and 3 of Law No. 68 of 2016 on basic compulsory traffic accident insurance. It would entitle owners of motor vehicles and trailer un…