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First debate (committee stage)
Bill 690.
Committee
TRABAJO, SALUD Y DESARROLLO SOCIAL
Filed
12 de agosto de 2026

The bill would recognize the International Tasting Festival as an annual event held in the Santiago district to raise funds for cancer related programs. It would create a…

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First debate (committee stage)
Bill 714.
Committee
INFRAESTRUCTURA PUBLICA Y ASUNTOS DEL CANAL
Filed
11 de agosto de 2026

The bill proposes to expand the housing options under Law 22 of July 29, 1991, through the My First Home Program (Programa Mi Primera Vivienda). FONDHABI would administer…

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First debate (committee stage)
Bill 689.
Committee
Trabajo, Salud y Desarrollo Social
Filed
10 de agosto de 2026

The bill proposes a twenty percent (20%) discount on medicines for children up to twelve years of age at pharmacies. It would apply to purchases with a prescription issue…

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First debate (committee stage)
Bill 686.
Committee
TRABAJO, SALUD Y DESARROLLO SOCIAL
Filed
6 de agosto de 2026

The bill proposes to promote Panama’s domestic pharmaceutical industry through a revised classification of laboratories. It sets eligibility requirements for industry inc…

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Enviado a subcomisión para analisis
Bill 693.
Committee
POBLACION, AMBIENTE Y DESARROLLO
Filed
6 de agosto de 2026

The bill proposes to declare Lago de Los Andes in the district of San Miguelito an ecological and cultural sanctuary for birdwatching. The declaration would protect biodi…

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First debate (committee stage)
Bill 673.
Committee
ASUNTOS MUNICIPALES
Filed
6 de agosto de 2026

The bill proposes a framework for special funds among associated municipalities to finance projects of shared interest. It sets out governance, funding sources, participa…

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First debate (committee stage)
Bill 721.
Committee
COMERCIO Y ASUNTOS ECONOMICOS
Filed
5 de agosto de 2026

The bill would exempt certain contracts and agreements from the twenty percent (20%) advance payment limit and advance payment bond requirement. The addition of Article 1…

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First debate (committee stage)
Bill 706.
Committee
COMERCIO Y ASUNTOS ECONOMICOS
Filed
5 de agosto de 2026

The bill proposes establishing the Darién Special Economic Zone in Jaqué, with rules for investment and business activities. Its rules also cover taxation, customs, labor…

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First debate (committee stage)
Bill 694.
Committee
EDUCACION, CULTURA Y DEPORTES
Filed
5 de agosto de 2026

The bill proposes creating the National Student Insurance Program for students enrolled in public educational institutions in the Republic of Panama. It assigns the Minis…

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First debate (committee stage)
Bill 716.
Committee
INFRAESTRUCTURA PUBLICA Y ASUNTOS DEL CANAL
Filed
5 de agosto de 2026

The bill proposes a National Social Interest Serviced Lots Program to give lower-income families legal access to land for their principal homes. It assigns the Ministry o…

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Enviado a subcomisión para analisis
Bill 740.
Committee
Gobierno, Justicia y Asuntos Constitucionales
Filed
4 de agosto de 2026

The bill amends Law 40 of August 26, 1999 and the Criminal Code to establish exceptional criminal liability for offenses against life. This liability would apply to child…

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First debate (committee stage)
Bill 678.
Committee
INFRAESTRUCTURA PUBLICA Y ASUNTOS DEL CANAL
Filed
4 de agosto de 2026

The bill proposes equal allocation of ordinary common expenses among units in buildings under the condominium regime. It also regulates the use of extraordinary income, s…

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Second debate (plenary)
Bill 663.
Committee
ECONOMIA Y FINANZAS
Filed
4 de agosto de 2026

The bill proposes expanding uses of negotiable payment certificates for late-payment interest (CEPANIM) before their payment date. The expansion includes their acceptance…

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Enviado a subcomisión para analisis
Bill 692.
Committee
POBLACION, AMBIENTE Y DESARROLLO
Filed
3 de agosto de 2026

The bill proposes a special framework to protect, remediate and restore lago de Los Andes and its surrounding area in the distrito de San Miguelito. It assigns the Minist…

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First debate (committee stage)
Bill 685.
Committee
COMUNICACION Y TRANSPORTE
Filed
3 de agosto de 2026

The bill proposes to supersede Law No. 10 of January 24, 1989 and regulate the weights and dimensions of freight vehicles. It establishes permits and inspections for frei…

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First debate (committee stage)
Bill 660.
Committee
EDUCACION, CULTURA Y DEPORTES
Filed
3 de agosto de 2026

The bill proposes establishing an annual fair headquartered in the township of San Martín, with activities across East Panama. To organize it, the bill creates a Board of…

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First debate (committee stage)
Bill 680.
Committee
INFRAESTRUCTURA PUBLICA Y ASUNTOS DEL CANAL
Filed
3 de agosto de 2026

The bill proposes voluntary direct financing by real estate developers for purchases of completed new homes. Financial institutions could acquire or refinance the resulti…

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First debate (committee stage)
Bill 671.
Committee
COMERCIO Y ASUNTOS ECONOMICOS
Filed
3 de agosto de 2026

The bill would create an AMPYME legal unit to advise registered MSMEs and provide free defense to eligible microenterprises. Its legal clinic would handle commercial inqu…

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First debate (committee stage)
Bill 683.
Committee
COMUNICACION Y TRANSPORTE
Filed
30 de julio de 2026

The bill proposes a framework of rights and duties for users of collective and selective public passenger transport in the Republic of Panama. It sets obligations for ser…

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First debate (committee stage)
Bill 659.
Committee
TRABAJO, SALUD Y DESARROLLO SOCIAL
Filed
30 de julio de 2026

The bill proposes amendments to the Labor Code of the Republic of Panama concerning written employment contracts and labor penalties. It would also address agricultural e…

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Enviado a subcomisión para analisis
Bill 677.
Committee
Asuntos Indigenas
Filed
29 de julio de 2026

The bill proposes designating September 22 as a day of reflection on the spirituality of the MAMA TATA religion in the Ngabe-Buglé comarca. The designation would apply ea…

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Bill 658.
Committee
TRABAJO, SALUD Y DESARROLLO SOCIAL
Filed
29 de julio de 2026

The bill proposes to amend Articles 9 and 10 of Law 7 of 1975 to govern hearings before the Conciliation and Decision Boards. It addresses attendance and service of notic…

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First debate (committee stage)
Bill 688.
Committee
COMERCIO Y ASUNTOS ECONOMICOS
Filed
29 de julio de 2026

The bill proposes rules for increases in prices and rates under adhesion contracts for continuing, periodic or successive performance. It would add those rules to Law 45 …

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First debate (committee stage)
Bill 665.
Committee
ASUNTOS AGROPECUARIOS
Filed
29 de julio de 2026

The bill proposes mandatory minimum distances for ground and aerial application of agrochemicals near water sources and inhabited or publicly used spaces. It establishes …

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