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
- COMERCIO Y ASUNTOS ECONOMICOS
- Filed
- 5 de agosto de 2026
The bill proposes establishing the Darién Special Economic Zone in Jaqué, with rules for investment and business activities. Its rules also cover taxation, customs, labor…
- Committee
- EDUCACION, CULTURA Y DEPORTES
- Filed
- 5 de agosto de 2026
The bill proposes creating the National Student Insurance Program for students enrolled in public educational institutions in the Republic of Panama. It assigns the Minis…
- Committee
- Gobierno, Justicia y Asuntos Constitucionales
- Filed
- 5 de agosto de 2026
The draft bill proposes full restitution of public resources linked to offenses against public administration after a final criminal conviction. Convicted persons would r…
- Committee
- INFRAESTRUCTURA PUBLICA Y ASUNTOS DEL CANAL
- Filed
- 5 de agosto de 2026
The bill proposes a National Social Interest Serviced Lots Program to give lower-income families legal access to land for their principal homes. It assigns the Ministry o…
- Committee
- Gobierno, Justicia y Asuntos Constitucionales
- Filed
- 4 de agosto de 2026
The bill amends Law 40 of August 26, 1999 and the Criminal Code to establish exceptional criminal liability for offenses against life. This liability would apply to child…
- Committee
- INFRAESTRUCTURA PUBLICA Y ASUNTOS DEL CANAL
- Filed
- 4 de agosto de 2026
The bill proposes equal allocation of ordinary common expenses among units in buildings under the condominium regime. It also regulates the use of extraordinary income, s…
- Committee
- ECONOMIA Y FINANZAS
- Filed
- 4 de agosto de 2026
The bill proposes expanding uses of negotiable payment certificates for late-payment interest (CEPANIM) before their payment date. The expansion includes their acceptance…
- 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
- Comercio y Asuntos Económicos
- Filed
- 3 de agosto de 2026
The draft bill proposes prior assessment of increases in the final amount paid by users of regulated electricity tariffs. The assessment covers distribution and retail su…
- Committee
- POBLACION, AMBIENTE Y DESARROLLO
- Filed
- 3 de agosto de 2026
The bill proposes a special framework to protect, remediate and restore lago de Los Andes and its surrounding area in the distrito de San Miguelito. It assigns the Minist…
- Committee
- COMUNICACION Y TRANSPORTE
- Filed
- 3 de agosto de 2026
The bill proposes to supersede Law No. 10 of January 24, 1989 and regulate the weights and dimensions of freight vehicles. It establishes permits and inspections for frei…
- 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
- EDUCACION, CULTURA Y DEPORTES
- Filed
- 3 de agosto de 2026
The bill proposes establishing an annual fair headquartered in the township of San Martín, with activities across East Panama. To organize it, the bill creates a Board of…
- Committee
- INFRAESTRUCTURA PUBLICA Y ASUNTOS DEL CANAL
- Filed
- 3 de agosto de 2026
The bill proposes voluntary direct financing by real estate developers for purchases of completed new homes. Financial institutions could acquire or refinance the resulti…
- Committee
- Gobierno, Justicia y Asuntos Constitucionales
- Filed
- 3 de agosto de 2026
The draft bill would amend Article 135 of the Criminal Code (código penal) to set penalties for violent conduct that causes or induces a victim’s suicide. It also propose…
- Committee
- COMERCIO Y ASUNTOS ECONOMICOS
- Filed
- 3 de agosto de 2026
The bill would create an AMPYME legal unit to advise registered MSMEs and provide free defense to eligible microenterprises. Its legal clinic would handle commercial inqu…
- Committee
- COMUNICACION Y TRANSPORTE
- Filed
- 30 de julio de 2026
The bill proposes a framework of rights and duties for users of collective and selective public passenger transport in the Republic of Panama. It sets obligations for ser…
- Committee
- Gobierno, Justicia y Asuntos Constitucionales
- Filed
- 30 de julio de 2026
Article 66 of the Judicial Code would define the four judicial districts' territorial composition and expressly include several Indigenous comarcas. The draft bill also p…
- 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
- Comercio y Asuntos Economicos
- Filed
- 30 de julio de 2026
The draft bill proposes to regulate crowdfunding in the Republic of Panama through authorization and supervision of platforms. It also sets rules for publishing projects …
- Committee
- Asuntos Indigenas
- Filed
- 29 de julio de 2026
The bill proposes designating September 22 as a day of reflection on the spirituality of the MAMA TATA religion in the Ngabe-Buglé comarca. The designation would apply ea…
- 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…