Bills and draft bills.
What is filed in the Assembly, with its stage, its sponsors and the law it would change.
National Assembly · Panama195 bills
- 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…
- Committee
- Trabajo, Salud y Desarrollo Social
- Filed
- 3 de agosto de 2026
The draft bill proposes adding to the Health Code a licensing system for food handlers, administered by the Ministry of Health (Ministerio de Salud). It establishes a Uni…
- Committee
- Trabajo, Salud y Desarrollo Social
- Filed
- 3 de agosto de 2026
The draft bill proposes to regulate the working conditions of private security personnel and oversight of companies in the sector. It sets requirements for agents and age…
- Committee
- Trabajo, Salud y Desarrollo Social
- Filed
- 30 de julio de 2026
The draft bill proposes a national plan for cancer prevention, detection, care, rehabilitation, palliative care, surveillance, and research. The plan would coordinate the…
- Committee
- Trabajo, Salud y Desarrollo Social
- Filed
- 30 de julio de 2026
The draft bill proposes periodic review of the salary scale for criminalistics and forensic science professionals and their category placement. The scale would apply from…
- 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…
- 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…
- 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 …
- Committee
- Trabajo, Salud y Desarrollo Social
- Filed
- 29 de julio de 2026
- Origin
- AP-2026-2027-93
The draft bill proposes transforming IDAAN into the National Water Supply and Sanitation Authority, responsible for providing those services. The autonomous entity would …
- Committee
- Trabajo, Salud y Desarrollo Social
- Filed
- 29 de julio de 2026
The draft bill proposes incentives for voluntary, altruistic, regular, and safe donation of blood, platelets, and other blood components in Panama. It provides benefits f…
- Committee
- Trabajo, Salud y Desarrollo Social
- Filed
- 29 de julio de 2026
The bill proposes a program for the prevention, detection, and early remediation of school bullying and youth violence. The program would cover family, educational, busin…
- Committee
- TRABAJO, SALUD Y DESARROLLO SOCIAL
- Filed
- 22 de julio de 2026
The bill proposes rules for the design, construction, operation and oversight of systems treating domestic wastewater in residential developments. It assigns developers r…
- Committee
- TRABAJO, SALUD Y DESARROLLO SOCIAL
- Filed
- 21 de julio de 2026
The bill proposes transferring wastewater treatment systems and plants to the National Water and Sewerage Institute through an exceptional procedure. The temporary proced…
- Committee
- Trabajo, Salud y Desarrollo Social
- Filed
- 21 de julio de 2026
The bill proposes a framework for the right to drinking water and sanitation and sustainable management of water resources. It provides for the progressive realization of…
- Committee
- COMERCIO Y ASUNTOS ECONOMICOS
- Filed
- 16 de julio de 2026
The bill proposes to ensure access to life insurance for people with type 1 diabetes, including policies linked to bank loans. A diagnosis alone would not be grounds for …
- Committee
- TRABAJO, SALUD Y DESARROLLO SOCIAL
- Filed
- 14 de julio de 2026
The bill proposes a framework for operating and maintaining wastewater treatment plants in the Republic of Panama. It would apply to public and private facilities and, wh…
- Committee
- TRABAJO, SALUD Y DESARROLLO SOCIAL
- Filed
- 13 de julio de 2026
The bill proposes updating item 30 of Article 128 of the Labor Code so workers could leave work to address health matters involving their minor children. Absences support…
- Committee
- Trabajo, Salud y Desarrollo Social
- Filed
- 9 de julio de 2026
The draft bill would require certain residential, commercial and industrial projects to demonstrate water supply capacity before permits or connections. It establishes hy…
- Committee
- TRABAJO, SALUD Y DESARROLLO SOCIAL
- Filed
- 9 de julio de 2026
The bill proposes public merit and credential competitions for director posts in public hospitals and health centers. The competitions would cover regional, institutional…
- Committee
- Trabajo, Salud y Desarrollo Social
- Filed
- 9 de julio de 2026
- Origin
- AP-2026-2027-30
The draft bill proposes a framework for humane care in Panama’s public hospitals, polyclinics, and health centers. It provides rights to information, guidance, support, a…
- 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…
- 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…
- 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…
- 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…