Bills and draft bills.
What is filed in the Assembly, with its stage, its sponsors and the law it would change.
National Assembly · Panama189 bills
- Committee
- Trabajo, Salud y Desarrollo Social
- Filed
- 2 de julio de 2025
The draft bill proposes mandatory neonatal geolocation in all public hospitals to track newborns during their hospital stay. It provides for previously trained maternity …
- Committee
- TRABAJO, SALUD Y DESARROLLO SOCIAL
- Filed
- 2 de julio de 2025
The bill declares continuous, effective electricity supply for patients using medical equipment during home hospitalization a matter of national interest. It proposes a n…
- Committee
- TRABAJO, SALUD Y DESARROLLO SOCIAL
- Filed
- 11 de junio de 2025
The bill proposes a special Social Security Fund (Caja de Seguro Social) benefits scheme for workers at banana companies and independent banana producers. It covers sickn…
- Committee
- TRABAJO, SALUD Y DESARROLLO SOCIAL
- Filed
- 24 de marzo de 2025
The bill proposes to regulate waste collection and street sweeping through training and professional classification. It also establishes occupational safety and health me…
- Committee
- TRABAJO, SALUD Y DESARROLLO SOCIAL
- Filed
- 18 de marzo de 2025
The bill proposes to prohibit the sale in the Republic of Panama of electronic cigarettes, vaporizers and tobacco heaters. The prohibition covers similar devices, with or…
- Committee
- TRABAJO, SALUD Y DESARROLLO SOCIAL
- Filed
- 17 de marzo de 2025
The bill would require a mental health certificate for people over seventy (70) years of age carrying out legal acts of particular significance in Panama. It sets out who…
- Committee
- TRABAJO, SALUD Y DESARROLLO SOCIAL
- Filed
- 22 de enero de 2025
The bill proposes amending Law 6 of June 16, 1987, to expand benefits for older persons, retirees and pensioners. It specifies discounts, exemptions and service condition…
- Committee
- TRABAJO, SALUD Y DESARROLLO SOCIAL
- Filed
- 21 de enero de 2025
The bill proposes a healthy birth framework in the Republic of Panama from preconception through newborn care. It covers pregnancy, childbirth and the postpartum period; …
- Committee
- TRABAJO, SALUD Y DESARROLLO SOCIAL
- Filed
- 15 de enero de 2025
The bill proposes changes to the benefits established by Law 6 of June 16, 1987 for older people, retirees and pensioners. It sets out discounts and exemptions covering r…
- Committee
- TRABAJO, SALUD Y DESARROLLO SOCIAL
- Filed
- 14 de enero de 2025
The bill would add three articles to Law No. 59 of November 28, 2005, on employment protection for people with disabling diseases. That law, as amended by Law 25 of April…
- Committee
- TRABAJO, SALUD Y DESARROLLO SOCIAL
- Filed
- 13 de enero de 2025
The bill proposes a digital platform for publishing public-sector vacancies and receiving applications. It would require public entities to register open positions, subje…
- Committee
- TRABAJO, SALUD Y DESARROLLO SOCIAL
- Filed
- 13 de enero de 2025
The bill proposes to amend Article 1 of Law 6 of June 16, 1987, setting out benefits for older adults, retirees and pension recipients. It provides discounts on recreatio…
- Committee
- TRABAJO, SALUD Y DESARROLLO SOCIAL
- Filed
- 6 de noviembre de 2024
The bill amends Law 51 of 2005 on the organization, benefits and powers of the Social Security Fund (Caja de Seguro Social). It defines terms used by the system, establis…
- Committee
- TRABAJO, SALUD Y DESARROLLO SOCIAL
- Filed
- 16 de octubre de 2024
The bill proposes to recognize occupational health technicians and graduates in Panama and require certification for professional practice. It defines the required qualif…
- Committee
- TRABAJO, SALUD Y DESARROLLO SOCIAL
- Filed
- 14 de octubre de 2024
The bill proposes a system of grades and levels for licensed engineering and architecture professionals employed by the State. It sets criteria for placement and promotio…
- Committee
- TRABAJO, SALUD Y DESARROLLO SOCIAL
- Filed
- 8 de octubre de 2024
The bill proposes rules for establishing, organizing, and supervising community Health Committees and coordinating them with health authorities. Their members would parti…
- Committee
- TRABAJO, SALUD Y DESARROLLO SOCIAL
- Filed
- 1 de octubre de 2024
The bill would establish a commission to review Social Security Fund pensions and State retirement benefits and recommend adjustments every two years. The National Commis…
- Committee
- TRABAJO, SALUD Y DESARROLLO SOCIAL
- Filed
- 24 de septiembre de 2024
The bill amends Law 28 of 2014 to reorganize the commission responsible for rare, infrequent and orphan diseases and expand its duties. It proposes a national program and…
- Committee
- TRABAJO, SALUD Y DESARROLLO SOCIAL
- Filed
- 24 de septiembre de 2024
The bill proposes to amend Article 8 of Law 86 of 2010 concerning the identification and enrollment of beneficiaries of the B/.120.00 at 65 Program. It establishes the so…
- Committee
- TRABAJO, SALUD Y DESARROLLO SOCIAL
- Filed
- 12 de septiembre de 2024
The bill proposes to regulate the practice of medical technology in Panama and professional licensing requirements. It also governs the organization of clinical analysis …
- Committee
- TRABAJO, SALUD Y DESARROLLO SOCIAL
- Filed
- 12 de septiembre de 2024
The bill proposes a professional classification system and salary scale for licensed lawyers serving the State. It sets a base salary of 2,500.00 balboas and categories t…
- Committee
- TRABAJO, SALUD Y DESARROLLO SOCIAL
- Filed
- 9 de septiembre de 2024
The bill proposes a labor framework for merchant vessel crews and fishers on Panamanian flagged commercial fishing vessels. It covers domestic service merchant vessels an…
- Committee
- TRABAJO, SALUD Y DESARROLLO SOCIAL
- Filed
- 9 de septiembre de 2024
The bill proposes a national vocational and occupational guidance policy for young people in Panama. Led by the Ministry of Labor and Workforce Development (Ministerio de…
- Committee
- TRABAJO, SALUD Y DESARROLLO SOCIAL
- Filed
- 5 de septiembre de 2024
The bill proposes to create the National Health Prevention and Primary Care Program in Panama's corregimientos. It prioritizes rural, Indigenous comarca and hard-to-reach…