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

Awaiting committee adoption
Draft bill 94.
Committee
Economia y Finanzas
Filed
29 de julio de 2026

The draft bill proposes public-private partnerships for drinking water and wastewater infrastructure projects. It amends the scope of Law 93 of September 19, 2019 and all…

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First debate (committee stage)
Bill 688.
Committee
COMERCIO Y ASUNTOS ECONOMICOS
Filed
29 de julio de 2026

The bill proposes rules for increases in prices and rates under adhesion contracts for continuing, periodic or successive performance. It would add those rules to Law 45 …

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First debate (committee stage)
Bill 665.
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 …

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First debate (committee stage)
Bill 745.
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 …

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Awaiting committee adoption
Draft bill 90.
Committee
Gobierno, Justicia y Asuntos Constitucionales
Filed
29 de julio de 2026

The draft bill proposes prohibiting benefits funded with state resources that lack a strict and reasonable connection to public officials’ duties. It lists personal uses …

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Awaiting committee adoption
Draft bill 92.
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…

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Withdrawn
Draft bill 89.
Committee
Educacion, Cultura y Deportes
Filed
29 de julio de 2026

The draft bill proposes amending Law 11 of February 22, 2011, to enable registered artisans to participate in events involving the State. Those events are national and in…

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Withdrawn
Draft bill 88.
Committee
Educacion, Cultura y Deportes
Filed
29 de julio de 2026

The draft bill proposes declaring Spanish-language reggae originating in Panama from 1970 to 1990 part of the Nation’s intangible cultural heritage. It directs the Minist…

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First debate (committee stage)
Bill 681.
Committee
INFRAESTRUCTURA PUBLICA Y ASUNTOS DEL CANAL
Filed
29 de julio de 2026

The bill proposes a special framework for progressively regularizing informal settlements with longstanding, consolidated occupation. It creates an administrative declara…

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First debate (committee stage)
Bill 737.
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…

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First debate (committee stage)
Bill 644.
Committee
PRESUPUESTO
Filed
29 de julio de 2026

The General State Budget for fiscal year 2027 would allocate revenue and expenditure among public-sector entities. These include the Central Government, decentralized ins…

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First debate (committee stage)
Bill 679.
Committee
INFRAESTRUCTURA PUBLICA Y ASUNTOS DEL CANAL
Filed
28 de julio de 2026

The bill proposes using QR codes to identify public works under construction and existing public infrastructure in the Republic of Panama. The codes would link to informa…

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First debate (committee stage)
Bill 670.
Committee
COMERCIO Y ASUNTOS ECONOMICOS
Filed
28 de julio de 2026

The bill proposes a mandatory system of automatic compensation for users affected by prolonged, repeated or unjustified interruptions of public services. It sets bill cre…

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First debate (committee stage)
Bill 643.
Filed
23 de julio de 2026

The National Decoration “Order of Belisario Porras Barahona” would recognize the services, merits and acts of persons identified in the bill. It sets out who could receiv…

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Enviado al Ejecutivo
Bill 642.
Committee
RELACIONES EXTERIORES
Filed
23 de julio de 2026

The bill proposes full approval of the International Cocoa Agreement, 2026, concluded in Geneva, with provisions on cooperation and cocoa markets. The agreement sets obje…

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Awaiting committee adoption
Draft bill 81.
Committee
Economia y Finanzas
Filed
23 de julio de 2026

The draft bill would allow the National Water and Sewerage Institute to develop water and sanitation projects through public-private partnerships. The projects would be d…

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Archived
Draft bill 77.
Committee
Asuntos Municipales
Filed
22 de julio de 2026

The draft bill proposes to amend Law 37 of June 29, 2009, to require municipal tax payments from private companies carrying out state-funded works. Those companies would …

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First debate (committee stage)
Bill 664.
Committee
ASUNTOS AGROPECUARIOS
Filed
22 de julio de 2026

The bill provides for the phased elimination of highly hazardous pesticides and restricts their registration and use in sensitive areas. The elimination would take place …

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Awaiting committee adoption
Draft bill 73.
Committee
Gobierno, Justicia y Asuntos Constitucionales
Filed
22 de julio de 2026

The draft bill sets transparency and accountability measures for public resources used during states of emergency under Article 55. The states of emergency are declared u…

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First debate (committee stage)
Bill 682.
Committee
INFRAESTRUCTURA PUBLICA Y ASUNTOS DEL CANAL
Filed
22 de julio de 2026

Under the bill, housing cooperatives would be preferred participants in the National Housing Policy for social interest housing projects. It provides priority access to s…

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Awaiting committee adoption
Draft bill 72.
Committee
Comercio y Asuntos Economicos
Filed
22 de julio de 2026

The draft bill proposes adding automatic electronic notifications concerning Notices of Operation to Law 5 of January 11, 2007. The relevant Municipal Treasury and the So…

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First debate (committee stage)
Bill 687.
Committee
COMERCIO Y ASUNTOS ECONOMICOS
Filed
22 de julio de 2026

The bill proposes to amend the price information rules applicable to suppliers of goods and services. It would require suppliers to honor the advertised or printed price,…

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Enviado a subcomisión para analisis
Bill 657.
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…

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Awaiting committee adoption
Draft bill 78.
Committee
Comercio y Asuntos Economicos
Filed
22 de julio de 2026

The draft bill would require electricity distributors to notify users of each meter reading and maintain a consistent monthly reading date. It also sets out how consumpti…

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