Bills and draft bills.
What is filed in the Assembly, with its stage, its sponsors and the law it would change.
National Assembly · Panama1,031 bills
- Committee
- De la Mujer, la Niñez, la Juventud y la Familia
- Filed
- 2 de septiembre de 2026
The bill proposes to recognize gestational grief and set guidelines for physical, emotional and psychosocial care for a woman and her family. The care concerns a loss dur…
- Committee
- TRABAJO, SALUD Y DESARROLLO SOCIAL
- Filed
- 31 de agosto de 2026
The bill proposes a national policy for generational renewal and voluntary retirement for public servants with old age pension rights. Eligible public servants must also …
- Committee
- GOBIERNO, JUSTICIA Y ASUNTOS CONSTITUCIONALES
- Filed
- 31 de agosto de 2026
The bill proposes a new configuration of forty-one electoral districts for electing members of the National Assembly. It allocates districts among provinces and comarcas,…
- Committee
- GOBIERNO, JUSTICIA Y ASUNTOS CONSTITUCIONALES
- Filed
- 31 de agosto de 2026
The bill proposes amendments to the Electoral Code covering voting rights, the electoral roll, political parties, nominations, financing and vote counts. It also changes …
- Committee
- Gobierno, Justicia y Asuntos Constitucionales
- Filed
- 27 de agosto de 2026
The draft bill provides for a provisional ban on entering or visiting areas of Panama City after certain apprehensions in flagrante delicto. In those cases, it proposes t…
- Committee
- Gobierno, Justicia y Asuntos Constitucionales
- Filed
- 27 de agosto de 2026
The draft bill proposes to regulate board meeting fees at state-owned and mixed-ownership enterprises and decentralized institutions. It also covers governance practices …
- Committee
- COMUNICACION Y TRANSPORTE
- Filed
- 26 de agosto de 2026
The bill proposes tax incentives for authorized operators to purchase or import new vehicles for public ground passenger and school transportation. The vehicles would be …
- Committee
- INFRAESTRUCTURA PUBLICA Y ASUNTOS DEL CANAL
- Filed
- 26 de agosto de 2026
The bill would prohibit concessionaires from opening access points to highways, corridors or expressways without a direct connection to main roads. It would make the Mini…
- Committee
- Educacion, Cultura y Deportes
- Filed
- 25 de agosto de 2026
The bill proposes school cafeterias in every public school offering the first level of instruction or general basic education. It sets out how they would be funded, organ…
- Committee
- TRABAJO, SALUD Y DESARROLLO SOCIAL
- Filed
- 24 de agosto de 2026
The bill proposes paid bereavement leave for private company employees and public servants when a family member dies. It sets the length of leave according to the family …
- Committee
- Gobierno, Justicia y Asuntos Constitucionales
- Filed
- 24 de agosto de 2026
The bill proposes amendments to the Criminal Procedure Code (Código Procesal Penal) to expand consensual ways of ending criminal proceedings. It allows requests until the…
- Committee
- Poblacion, Ambiente y Desarrollo
- Filed
- 24 de agosto de 2026
The bill proposes expanding the products covered by Law 187 of December 2, 2020, on single-use plastics. It adds disposable plastic cups, disposable flat plastic lids wit…
- Committee
- Comunicacion y Transporte
- Filed
- 20 de agosto de 2026
The draft bill proposes to protect users of public telecommunications services from changes to the essential terms of their contracts. It regulates bundled services, the …
- Committee
- TRABAJO, SALUD Y DESARROLLO SOCIAL
- Filed
- 20 de agosto de 2026
The bill proposes a career and salary scale for food science and technology professionals serving the State. It organizes the scale by academic qualifications, years of s…
- Committee
- Gobierno, Justicia y Asuntos Constitucionales
- Filed
- 19 de agosto de 2026
The draft bill proposes creating the José Agustín Donderis Miranda Decoration for contributions to disaster risk management and civil protection. It would recognize extra…
- Committee
- Gobierno, Justicia y Asuntos Constitucionales
- Filed
- 19 de agosto de 2026
The bill proposes changes to the Criminal Procedure Code on preliminary investigations, formal charges, and the opening of oral trial. It sets time limits and conditions …
- Committee
- Trabajo, Salud y Desarrollo Social
- Filed
- 18 de agosto de 2026
The draft bill proposes changes to the membership and contribution rules and funding sources of the Social Security Fund (Caja de Seguro Social). It also changes several …
- Committee
- EDUCACION, CULTURA Y DEPORTES
- Filed
- 18 de agosto de 2026
The bill proposes transparency rules for resources obtained through activities involving students at public schools in the Republic of Panama. The rules cover recordkeepi…
- Committee
- COMERCIO Y ASUNTOS ECONOMICOS
- Filed
- 17 de agosto de 2026
The bill proposes a special framework to organize and promote sustainable ecotourism in the Santa Fe district, Veraguas province. It brings several forms of tourism into …
- Committee
- Trabajo, Salud y Desarrollo Social
- Filed
- 17 de agosto de 2026
The draft bill proposes a right to alternate posture or recover physically during the working day for workers whose duties require them to remain standing. It would amend…
- Committee
- Gobierno, Justicia y Asuntos Constitucionales
- Filed
- 17 de agosto de 2026
The draft bill proposes penalties for practicing a profession without the legally required qualification, license, certification or special authorization. It amends Artic…
- Committee
- Gobierno, Justicia y Asuntos Constitucionales
- Filed
- 17 de agosto de 2026
The draft bill proposes investigating and recovering assets linked to offenses against Public Administration and related money laundering. It also covers other conduct th…
- Committee
- Poblacion, Ambiente y Desarrollo
- Filed
- 17 de agosto de 2026
The bill proposes creating forests in corregimientos (townships) on public land of at least two hectares to conserve biodiversity. It also aims to restore ecosystems and …
- Committee
- Gobierno, Justicia y Asuntos Constitucionales
- Filed
- 17 de agosto de 2026
The draft bill proposes to amend Penal Code provisions on conduct and penalties concerning offenses against public administration. It revises conduct and penalties concer…