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
- ASUNTOS MUNICIPALES
- Filed
- 13 de agosto de 2024
The bill proposes to recognize the right to adequate and sustainable food and assign municipalities responsibilities for food supply. Those responsibilities include nutri…
- Committee
- Infraestructura Publica y Asuntos del Canal
- Filed
- 12 de agosto de 2024
The draft bill proposes renewable energy generation systems for public buildings and institutions, both existing and future. It also requires public construction tenders …
- Committee
- EDUCACION, CULTURA Y DEPORTES
- Filed
- 12 de agosto de 2024
The bill organizes psychoeducational support for students in public and private schools during disciplinary proceedings. It defines the functions of the service teams and…
- Committee
- GOBIERNO, JUSTICIA Y ASUNTOS CONSTITUCIONALES
- Filed
- 12 de agosto de 2024
The bill amends Law 79 of 2011 on trafficking in persons to expand its definitions and reorganize the National Commission against Trafficking in Persons. It also develops…
- Committee
- ASUNTOS INDIGENAS
- Filed
- 8 de agosto de 2024
The bill proposes to designate August as a month for commemorating, recognizing and honoring the Indigenous peoples of Panama. It assigns the Ministry of Education, the N…
- Committee
- ASUNTOS INDIGENAS
- Filed
- 8 de agosto de 2024
The bill proposes to recognize decisions made through Indigenous community justice and Indigenous people’s access to justice. It would establish conditions for their part…
- Committee
- EDUCACION, CULTURA Y DEPORTES
- Filed
- 8 de agosto de 2024
The bill proposes officially declaring the aquatic festival on the banks of the Santa María River and linking it to recreational tourism. It also links the festival to th…
- Committee
- INFRAESTRUCTURA PUBLICA Y ASUNTOS DEL CANAL
- Filed
- 6 de agosto de 2024
The bill provides for recycled materials in asphalt mixtures used to build and maintain secondary roads nationwide. It also permits stabilized bases throughout the nation…
- Committee
- EDUCACION, CULTURA Y DEPORTES
- Filed
- 6 de agosto de 2024
The bill proposes two programs managed by the Panamanian Sports Institute (Instituto Panameño de Deportes, PANDEPORTES). The High-Performance Sports Program and Sports Me…
- Committee
- GOBIERNO, JUSTICIA Y ASUNTOS CONSTITUCIONALES
- Filed
- 6 de agosto de 2024
The bill would require the National Police (Policía Nacional) to use body cameras during specified duties. It would regulate the retention, access, and legal effect of th…
- Committee
- GOBIERNO, JUSTICIA Y ASUNTOS CONSTITUCIONALES
- Filed
- 6 de agosto de 2024
The bill proposes adding an agricultural-use firearms category to Law 57 of May 29, 2011, for specified uses in rural areas. The category covers 12-gauge shotguns and .22…
- Committee
- ASUNTOS AGROPECUARIOS
- Filed
- 5 de agosto de 2024
The bill proposes creating the “Panamá Produce+” agricultural country brand seal to identify Panamanian products. The products must meet quality, authenticity, and sustai…
- Committee
- ASUNTOS INDIGENAS
- Filed
- 5 de agosto de 2024
The bill proposes to designate October 27 of each year for a traditional dress parade in the comarca Ngabe- Buglé. It links the celebration to preserving and passing on t…
- Committee
- EDUCACION, CULTURA Y DEPORTES
- Filed
- 5 de agosto de 2024
The bill proposes an annual maintenance and improvement program for public educational centers in the Republic of Panama. It provides for gradual work based on each cente…
- Committee
- GOBIERNO, JUSTICIA Y ASUNTOS CONSTITUCIONALES
- Filed
- 5 de agosto de 2024
The bill proposes to prohibit civil seizure of property belonging to people who report corruption, arbitrary acts or violations of law. The prohibition would apply when t…
- Committee
- COMERCIO Y ASUNTOS ECONOMICOS
- Filed
- 5 de agosto de 2024
The bill proposes to regulate the production, sale and export of industrial hemp in the Republic of Panama. It covers planting, harvesting and product manufacture, and es…
- Committee
- TRABAJO, SALUD Y DESARROLLO SOCIAL
- Filed
- 5 de agosto de 2024
The bill proposes to designate July 8 as Panamanian Real Estate Broker Day throughout the national territory. It provides for the National Government, through the Ministr…
- Committee
- PRESUPUESTO
- Filed
- 5 de agosto de 2024
The bill proposes amendments to two articles of Law 418 of December 29, 2023, which sets the General State Budget for fiscal year 2024. It addresses authorization for off…
- Committee
- GOBIERNO, JUSTICIA Y ASUNTOS CONSTITUCIONALES
- Filed
- 1 de agosto de 2024
The bill proposes a special jurisdiction for community peace justice, with judges, mediators and a review level. It organizes community justice houses, their resources, s…
- Committee
- PRESUPUESTO
- Filed
- 31 de julio de 2024
The bill approves the budget of the Panama Canal Authority (Autoridad del Canal de Panamá) for the fiscal year from October 1, 2024, to September 30, 2025. It sets out re…
- Committee
- ECONOMIA Y FINANZAS
- Filed
- 31 de julio de 2024
The bill proposes changes to the organization and powers of the National Charity Lottery (Lotería Nacional de Beneficencia). It designates the Ministry of Economy and Fin…
- Committee
- GOBIERNO, JUSTICIA Y ASUNTOS CONSTITUCIONALES
- Filed
- 31 de julio de 2024
The bill would amend the Criminal Code to increase the penalty for extortion committed through electronic communications. The increase would also cover extortion involvin…
- Committee
- ASUNTOS MUNICIPALES
- Filed
- 31 de julio de 2024
Cinta Norteña would become municipal property of the Municipality of Panama, which would assume responsibility for its construction and maintenance. The bill also assigns…
- Committee
- TRABAJO, SALUD Y DESARROLLO SOCIAL
- Filed
- 31 de julio de 2024
The bill proposes to facilitate employment for young professionals or technicians without work experience through hiring measures. These include equal employment rights, …