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
- GOBIERNO, JUSTICIA Y ASUNTOS CONSTITUCIONALES
- Filed
- 22 de julio de 2024
The bill proposes health controls at border areas to detect the entry of animal or plant food products that lack required permits. It assigns duties to the Ministry of He…
- Committee
- GOBIERNO, JUSTICIA Y ASUNTOS CONSTITUCIONALES
- Filed
- 22 de julio de 2024
The bill proposes assigning the Judicial Branch responsibilities for community justice of the peace. These include staff funding, statistics on community justice centers,…
- Committee
- TRABAJO, SALUD Y DESARROLLO SOCIAL
- Filed
- 22 de julio de 2024
The bill proposes a labor and social security framework for artists, arts workers and entertainment workers, including rules on their contracts. It also covers their pay …
- Committee
- ASUNTOS MUNICIPALES
- Filed
- 18 de julio de 2024
The bill proposes transition rules for outgoing and incoming authorities of community boards and municipalities, except when an authority is reelected. It provides for pu…
- Committee
- CREDENCIALES, REGLAMENTO, ETICA PARLAMENTARIA Y ASUNTOS JUDICIALES
- Filed
- 18 de julio de 2024
The bill would amend the election of National Assembly Permanent Committee members when consensus slates cannot be submitted. It would also address how long permanent sit…
- Committee
- TRABAJO, SALUD Y DESARROLLO SOCIAL
- Filed
- 18 de julio de 2024
The bill proposes to amend Law 36 of 2016 to expand protection for older persons’ rights and coordinate ageing policy through an institutional structure. It would regulat…
- Committee
- EDUCACION, CULTURA Y DEPORTES
- Filed
- 18 de julio de 2024
The bill proposes to bar certain officials of Panama’s public universities from election or appointment during the two following terms. It extends the restriction to offi…
- Committee
- GOBIERNO, JUSTICIA Y ASUNTOS CONSTITUCIONALES
- Filed
- 11 de julio de 2024
The bill proposes to amend the livestock theft offense in the Criminal Code, including penalties for taking or slaughtering livestock. It sets penalties for specified for…
- Committee
- COMERCIO Y ASUNTOS ECONOMICOS
- Filed
- 10 de julio de 2024
The bill proposes tax and labor incentives for company branches in La Chorrera and other districts of Panamá Oeste. It concerns companies headquartered in Panama City tha…
- Committee
- CREDENCIALES, REGLAMENTO, ETICA PARLAMENTARIA Y ASUNTOS JUDICIALES
- Filed
- 9 de julio de 2024
The bill proposes barring relatives from working in the same administrative unit of the National Assembly under specified kinship rules. The ban covers public servants re…
- Committee
- ASUNTOS AGROPECUARIOS
- Filed
- 9 de julio de 2024
The bill proposes a nationwide network of public veterinary hospitals to care for companion animals. It places the hospitals under the direction of the Ministry of Agricu…
- Committee
- ECONOMIA Y FINANZAS
- Filed
- 9 de julio de 2024
The bill proposes to amend the definitions and rules on legal incapacity to contract under Law 22 of 2006. Its stated purpose is to raise standards for state contractors …
- Committee
- ECONOMIA Y FINANZAS
- Filed
- 9 de julio de 2024
The bill proposes an income tax deduction for solar equipment donated to rural aqueduct systems and payments for its installation. The Rural Aqueduct Systems in Panama mu…
- Committee
- POBLACION, AMBIENTE Y DESARROLLO
- Filed
- 8 de julio de 2024
The bill recognizes the human right to water in Panama and defines conditions for availability, quality, accessibility and nondiscrimination. It also sets out state dutie…
- Committee
- GOBIERNO, JUSTICIA Y ASUNTOS CONSTITUCIONALES
- Filed
- 8 de julio de 2024
The bill proposes prevention, protection and investigative measures addressing digital and media related sexual violence against women, men and minors. It sets out action…
- Committee
- GOBIERNO, JUSTICIA Y ASUNTOS CONSTITUCIONALES
- Filed
- 8 de julio de 2024
The bill proposes to amend Article 389 of the Criminal Code (Código Penal) so that judges and prosecutors could also commit the offense defined there. It retains the prov…
- Committee
- CREDENCIALES, REGLAMENTO, ETICA PARLAMENTARIA Y ASUNTOS JUDICIALES
- Filed
- 8 de julio de 2024
The bill would amend the National Assembly’s internal rules on committees, debates, voting, and parliamentary duties and conduct. It would establish two standing committe…
- Committee
- EDUCACION, CULTURA Y DEPORTES
- Filed
- 8 de julio de 2024
The bill proposes dual training for people aged fifteen (15) or older, combining instruction with practical learning at training enterprises. Instruction would take place…
- Committee
- ASUNTOS AGROPECUARIOS
- Filed
- 4 de julio de 2024
The bill proposes to encourage agricultural producers in Panama to form cooperatives through training, technical assistance and financing. It also provides for market acc…
- Committee
- COMERCIO Y ASUNTOS ECONOMICOS
- Filed
- 4 de julio de 2024
The bill amends Law 186 of 2020 to adjust who could form entrepreneurship companies, the activities they could carry out, and their accounting records. It also proposes r…
- Committee
- TRABAJO, SALUD Y DESARROLLO SOCIAL
- Filed
- 4 de julio de 2024
The bill proposes a framework for the protection, inclusion, and medical, social, and educational care of people with autism spectrum disorder. It sets out rights concern…
- Committee
- GOBIERNO, JUSTICIA Y ASUNTOS CONSTITUCIONALES
- Filed
- 4 de julio de 2024
The bill proposes to amend Law 53 of 2005 to require Official Gazette publications to use an open data format. It also provides for the preparation and digital publicatio…
- Committee
- TRABAJO, SALUD Y DESARROLLO SOCIAL
- Filed
- 3 de julio de 2024
The bill proposes longer opening hours at public health facilities across the Republic of Panama, tailored to each health region. It assigns the Ministry of Health respon…
- Committee
- COMERCIO Y ASUNTOS ECONOMICOS
- Filed
- 3 de julio de 2024
The “Cuatro Caras de la Naturaleza” tourist route would bring together natural areas, archaeological sites and a colonial town in Herrera Province. The bill assigns the P…