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

Second debate (plenary)
Bill 437.
Committee
ASUNTOS MUNICIPALES
Filed
23 de septiembre de 2025

The bill proposes to amend Law 58 of 1998 to redefine the boundary between La Pintada and El Potrero corregimientos. Both are in the district of La Pintada, and the bill …

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Awaiting committee adoption
Draft bill 236.
Committee
Trabajo, Salud y Desarrollo Social
Filed
23 de septiembre de 2025

The draft bill proposes expanding the National Beneficiaries Registry (Registro Nacional de Beneficiarios, RENAB) to all State social benefit recipients. It requires gran…

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Objetado por Ejecutivo
Bill 427.
Committee
COMERCIO Y ASUNTOS ECONOMICOS
Filed
22 de septiembre de 2025

The bill proposes to amend Law 45 of October 31, 2007, to set deadlines for handling consumer claims about services and goods. For deficient services and goods that fail …

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First debate (committee stage)
Bill 530.
Committee
TRABAJO, SALUD Y DESARROLLO SOCIAL
Filed
22 de septiembre de 2025

The bill proposes to prohibit food and beverages for human consumption in Panama if they contain the synthetic artificial colorants listed in Annex A. The ban covers thei…

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First debate (committee stage)
Bill 428.
Committee
COMERCIO Y ASUNTOS ECONOMICOS
Filed
22 de septiembre de 2025

The bill proposes to check that the advertised octane rating of liquid fuel matches what is sold at service stations and other fuel outlets. It sets out inspections, samp…

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Withdrawn
Draft bill 235.
Committee
Comunicacion y Transporte
Filed
22 de septiembre de 2025

The draft bill proposes to amend Article 15 of Law 51 of June 28, 2017, concerning road freight transport services. It prohibits importing vehicles manufactured 15 years …

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Awaiting committee adoption
Draft bill 231.
Committee
Trabajo, Salud y Desarrollo Social
Filed
18 de septiembre de 2025

The draft bill proposes to recognize psychopedagogy and its specialties as a liberal profession in the Republic of Panama. It defines the field of practice in teaching an…

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First debate (committee stage)
Bill 444.
Committee
GOBIERNO, JUSTICIA Y ASUNTOS CONSTITUCIONALES
Filed
18 de septiembre de 2025

The bill proposes protecting the presumption of innocence by limiting what public servants communicate about investigated persons. The limit concerns those who have not b…

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Archived
Bill 529.
Committee
TRABAJO, SALUD Y DESARROLLO SOCIAL
Filed
18 de septiembre de 2025

The bill proposes broader care for people with diabetes through mental health support and access to glucose management devices. It also provides for regional clinics for …

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Enviado a subcomisión para analisis
Bill 445.
Committee
TRABAJO, SALUD Y DESARROLLO SOCIAL
Filed
18 de septiembre de 2025

The bill proposes front-of-package nutrition warning labels for prepackaged foods, including beverages. It covers products made in Panama or imported for sale and consump…

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Enviado a subcomisión para analisis
Bill 390.
Committee
TRABAJO, SALUD Y DESARROLLO SOCIAL
Filed
17 de septiembre de 2025

The bill proposes to replace Law 9 of June 20, 1994 and reorganize the Administrative Career system for public employees. It would assign responsibilities to the General …

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Second debate (plenary)
Bill 434.
Committee
EDUCACION, CULTURA Y DEPORTES
Filed
17 de septiembre de 2025

The bill proposes restricting cell phones and similar electronic devices during teaching and learning in schools. It covers public and private basic, lower secondary, and…

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Awaiting committee adoption
Draft bill 225.
Committee
Gobierno, Justicia y Asuntos Constitucionales
Filed
17 de septiembre de 2025

The draft bill proposes rules on fault in offenses related to health services and penalties when culpable conduct causes death or injury. It adds provisions to the Crimin…

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Negado en comisión
Draft bill 226.
Committee
Asuntos Agropecuarios
Filed
17 de septiembre de 2025

The draft bill proposes rules for marketing, labeling, displaying, and advertising substitute or imitation foods in Panama. It would require identification on packaging a…

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Enviado a subcomisión para analisis
Bill 467.
Committee
TRABAJO, SALUD Y DESARROLLO SOCIAL
Filed
17 de septiembre de 2025

The bill regulates the sale, use, advertising and safety of vaping products, heated inhalation products and oral pouches. It would establish age checks, product notificat…

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Awaiting committee adoption
Draft bill 218.
Committee
Gobierno, Justicia y Asuntos Constitucionales
Filed
16 de septiembre de 2025

The draft bill proposes a fingerprint database to identify minors from birth and connect that record with civil birth registration. It assigns implementation to the Civil…

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Second debate (plenary)
Bill 463.
Committee
COMUNICACION Y TRANSPORTE
Filed
16 de septiembre de 2025

The bill proposes to amend Law 21 of 2010 to define, identify and mark high road accident zones in the Republic of Panama. In those zones, the responsible authorities wou…

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Enviado a subcomisión para analisis
Bill 438.
Committee
DE LA MUJER, LA NIÑEZ, LA JUVENTUD Y LA FAMILIA
Filed
16 de septiembre de 2025

The bill proposes an additional fifteen percent (15 %) discount on frames and prescription lenses under Law 134 of December 31, 2013. The benefit would apply to persons w…

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Awaiting committee adoption
Draft bill 217.
Committee
Trabajo, Salud y Desarrollo Social
Filed
16 de septiembre de 2025

The draft bill proposes to amend Article 36 of Law 45 of 2007 to establish front-of-package warning labeling for products with a high sugar content. It provides that the …

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Awaiting committee adoption
Draft bill 221.
Committee
Gobierno, Justicia y Asuntos Constitucionales
Filed
16 de septiembre de 2025

The draft bill requires biometric identification and qualified electronic signatures in notarial offices and municipal council secretariats. In the Republic of Panama, it…

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Negado
Bill 462.
Committee
COMUNICACION Y TRANSPORTE
Filed
16 de septiembre de 2025

The bill regulates the declaration of abandonment of vehicles held by towing companies after more than six months without owner attention. The municipality where a vehicl…

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Awaiting committee adoption
Draft bill 219.
Committee
Gobierno, Justicia y Asuntos Constitucionales
Filed
16 de septiembre de 2025

The draft bill proposes provincial judicial archives to hold and organize records from community peace justice houses. It sets out which documents would enter the archive…

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Devuelto sin prohijar
Draft bill 212.
Committee
Comercio y Asuntos Economicos
Filed
15 de septiembre de 2025

The draft bill expands consumer information requirements for food and drinks prepared with substitute or imitation products. It requires food establishments to disclose t…

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Awaiting committee adoption
Draft bill 211.
Committee
Trabajo, Salud y Desarrollo Social
Filed
15 de septiembre de 2025

The draft bill proposes to regulate the practice of criminalistics and forensic sciences in the public and private sectors. It sets professional certification requirement…

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