Bills and draft bills.

What is filed in the Assembly, with its stage, its sponsors and the law it would change.

National Assembly · Panama

1,031 bills

Awaiting committee adoption
Draft bill 24.
Committee
Gobierno, Justicia y Asuntos Constitucionales
Filed
8 de julio de 2026

The draft bill proposes to include protection of older adults’ assets and prevention of financial abuse within their comprehensive protection. It defines the conduct cove…

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Awaiting committee adoption
Draft bill 21.
Committee
Gobierno, Justicia y Asuntos Constitucionales
Filed
7 de julio de 2026

The draft bill calls a national plebiscite on whether to resume or end operations at a copper mine in Donoso District, Colón Province. Panamanian citizens registered on t…

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Awaiting committee adoption
Draft bill 20.
Committee
Comunicacion y Transporte
Filed
7 de julio de 2026

The draft bill proposes creating the Emergency and Resilience Broadcasting Network (REDER) and reserving a nationwide FM frequency for emergencies. That frequency, the Si…

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Awaiting committee adoption
Draft bill 19.
Committee
Trabajo, Salud y Desarrollo Social
Filed
7 de julio de 2026

The draft bill proposes adding to Law 59 of December 28, 2005 a procedure for notifying employers of a protected medical condition. It also addresses assessment of the co…

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Awaiting committee adoption
Draft bill 23.
Committee
Economia y Finanzas
Filed
7 de julio de 2026

The draft bill proposes to cap the discount for early exchange of CEPADEM and CEPANIM certificates at ten percent (10%) of their face value. It also provides for liquidit…

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Enviado a subcomisión para analisis
Bill 651.
Committee
COMERCIO Y ASUNTOS ECONOMICOS
Filed
7 de julio de 2026

The bill proposes a consumer right to withdraw from purchases of movable goods within three (3) business days after physical delivery in Panama. Consumers could exercise …

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Awaiting committee adoption
Draft bill 22.
Committee
Gobierno, Justicia y Asuntos Constitucionales
Filed
7 de julio de 2026

The draft bill proposes adding sports corruption offenses to the Criminal Code (Código Penal) of the Republic of Panama (República de Panamá). It would penalize giving or…

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First debate (committee stage)
Bill 650.
Committee
COMERCIO Y ASUNTOS ECONOMICOS
Filed
7 de julio de 2026

The bill regulates full refunds for goods or services when a seller fails to comply or a purchase does not conform to what was offered. It lets consumers choose a refund,…

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First debate (committee stage)
Bill 674.
Committee
DE LA MUJER, LA NIÑEZ, LA JUVENTUD Y LA FAMILIA
Filed
6 de julio de 2026

The bill amends Articles 31 and 32 of Law 42 of 2012 to expand judicial measures concerning failure to pay child support and attempts to evade payment. It also creates th…

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Awaiting committee adoption
Draft bill 15.
Committee
Gobierno, Justicia y Asuntos Constitucionales
Filed
2 de julio de 2026

The draft bill would revise penalties and sentence benefits for offenses against public administration under the Criminal Code and Law 63 of 2008. It would exclude certai…

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Awaiting committee adoption
Draft bill 14.
Committee
Gobierno, Justicia y Asuntos Constitucionales
Filed
2 de julio de 2026

The draft bill would require child support for minors whose parent or guardian is killed by a driver under the influence of alcohol or other substances. It also provides …

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Awaiting committee adoption
Draft bill 13.
Committee
Trabajo, Salud y Desarrollo Social
Filed
2 de julio de 2026

The draft bill proposes making pharmaceutical care a component of the right to health throughout the public, private, and mixed national health system. It provides for ph…

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First debate (committee stage)
Bill 735.
Committee
Trabajo, Salud y Desarrollo Social
Filed
2 de julio de 2026

The bill would establish measures for aggressive or dangerous conduct affecting social coexistence, personal integrity or public health. The measures are preventive, psyc…

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First debate (committee stage)
Bill 708.
Committee
ASUNTOS MUNICIPALES
Filed
2 de julio de 2026

The bill would link community projects funded through decentralization with technical training and skills in districts and corregimientos. It would allow local authoritie…

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First debate (committee stage)
Bill 647.
Committee
TRABAJO, SALUD Y DESARROLLO SOCIAL
Filed
2 de julio de 2026

The bill would add to the Labor Code a right to disconnect from work related digital communications outside ordinary working hours and during rest periods. It sets duties…

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Awaiting committee adoption
Draft bill 9.
Committee
Asuntos Municipales
Filed
2 de julio de 2026

The draft bill proposes adding local government accountability rules to Law 37 of 2009 as a means of citizen participation. It requires an annual public accountability ex…

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First debate (committee stage)
Bill 646.
Committee
TRABAJO, SALUD Y DESARROLLO SOCIAL
Filed
2 de julio de 2026

The bill proposes a digital system for viewing approved prescriptions, checking medicine availability, and scheduling pickup at public health facilities. Insured persons …

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Awaiting committee adoption
Draft bill 7.
Committee
Gobierno, Justicia y Asuntos Constitucionales
Filed
2 de julio de 2026

The draft bill proposes a framework for offenses against the Public Administration, related money laundering, and other crimes harming the State. It regulates special inv…

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Awaiting committee adoption
Draft bill 6.
Committee
Gobierno, Justicia y Asuntos Constitucionales
Filed
2 de julio de 2026

The draft bill proposes adding rules to the Civil Code (Código Civil) for the succession treatment of digital assets in a deceased person’s estate. It defines those asset…

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Awaiting committee adoption
Draft bill 5.
Committee
Gobierno, Justicia y Asuntos Constitucionales
Filed
2 de julio de 2026

The draft bill proposes to amend complaint and criminal report admissibility requirements under Article 488 of the Criminal Procedure Code. It specifies the information a…

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First debate (committee stage)
Bill 645.
Committee
TRABAJO, SALUD Y DESARROLLO SOCIAL
Filed
2 de julio de 2026

The bill proposes to integrate quality of care assessment, user services, patient safety, and complaint management in public health facilities. It creates a digital platf…

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Awaiting committee adoption
Draft bill 3.
Committee
Trabajo, Salud y Desarrollo Social
Filed
2 de julio de 2026

The draft bill proposes compensation or reimbursement for prescribed medicines purchased by Social Security Fund (Caja de Seguro Social) insured persons. The purchase wou…

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Awaiting committee adoption
Draft bill 2.
Committee
Trabajo, Salud y Desarrollo Social
Filed
2 de julio de 2026

The draft bill proposes amendments to Law 53 of August 5, 2008, redefining respiratory therapy professional categories and licensing requirements. It also sets rules for …

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First debate (committee stage)
Bill 734.
Committee
Trabajo, Salud y Desarrollo Social
Filed
2 de julio de 2026

The bill proposes duties to promote comprehensive workplace well-being and prevent occupational stress in the public and private sectors. It provides for active breaks, e…

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