Bills and draft bills.
What is filed in the Assembly, with its stage, its sponsors and the law it would change.
National Assembly · Panama41 bills
- Committee
- Poblacion, Ambiente y Desarrollo
- Filed
- 21 de octubre de 2026
The draft bill proposes a waste management framework for events in public spaces attended by at least 500 people. It would require advance planning, material separation, …
- Committee
- Economia y Finanzas
- Filed
- 15 de septiembre de 2026
The draft bill proposes to exempt Community-Based Organizations (OBCs) from fees and tax linked to their environmental management. The exemption covers registration fees,…
- Committee
- Poblacion, Ambiente y Desarrollo
- Filed
- 9 de septiembre de 2026
The bill would declare a wooded portion of property No. 129683 in Ancón, bordering Villa de las Fuentes in Betania, a protected area. The land lies in the corregimiento (…
- 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
- 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
- POBLACION, AMBIENTE Y DESARROLLO
- Filed
- 6 de agosto de 2026
The bill proposes to declare Lago de Los Andes in the district of San Miguelito an ecological and cultural sanctuary for birdwatching. The declaration would protect biodi…
- 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
- 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 …
- Committee
- Poblacion, Ambiente y Desarrollo
- Filed
- 15 de abril de 2026
The draft bill would amend the fishing prohibition in paragraph 11 of Article 17 of Law 1 of February 2, 2015, for the Bay of Panama Wetland. It retains the prohibition o…
- Committee
- POBLACION, AMBIENTE Y DESARROLLO
- Filed
- 27 de marzo de 2026
The bill would amend Law 44 of 2002 to reorganize watershed planning and management in the Republic of Panama. It proposes periodic assessments, land use and management p…
- Committee
- POBLACION, AMBIENTE Y DESARROLLO
- Filed
- 17 de marzo de 2026
The bill proposes to amend Law 304 of May 31, 2022, to address seagrass beds and coral reefs in separate provisions. It assigns the Ministry of Environment responsibility…
- Committee
- POBLACION, AMBIENTE Y DESARROLLO
- Filed
- 17 de marzo de 2026
The bill proposes to amend Law 304 of May 31, 2022, to govern activities in seagrass ecosystems and their associated ecosystems. It adds a provision specifically addressi…
- Committee
- POBLACION, AMBIENTE Y DESARROLLO
- Filed
- 2 de marzo de 2026
The bill proposes adding integrated waste management rules to Law 33 of 2018 for public or private events attended by one hundred (100) or more people. It would require o…
- Committee
- POBLACION, AMBIENTE Y DESARROLLO
- Filed
- 26 de febrero de 2026
The bill proposes gradually replacing certain expanded and extruded polystyrene articles used with food and beverages. The transition would last forty-eight (48) months, …
- Committee
- POBLACION, AMBIENTE Y DESARROLLO
- Filed
- 5 de enero de 2026
The bill proposes a framework for the conservation, planning, and sustainable use of the Gulf of Chiriquí. It provides for a coordinating council, marine and coastal zoni…
- Committee
- POBLACION, AMBIENTE Y DESARROLLO
- Filed
- 29 de octubre de 2025
The bill proposes declaring the lower, middle and upper Cricamola River watershed a hydrological reserve within the national protected areas system. It assigns the Minist…
- Committee
- POBLACION, AMBIENTE Y DESARROLLO
- Filed
- 27 de octubre de 2025
The bill proposes amendments to Law 44 of 2002 and Law 1 of 1994 to protect and restore river and stream channels and riparian strips. It also covers hydraulic sections, …
- Committee
- POBLACION, AMBIENTE Y DESARROLLO
- Filed
- 8 de septiembre de 2025
The bill proposes to prohibit planting tree species directly beneath power lines or within 10 meters of them. It also assigns the Ministry of Environment (Ministerio de A…
- Committee
- POBLACION, AMBIENTE Y DESARROLLO
- Filed
- 3 de septiembre de 2025
The bill proposes a framework to promote and regulate sustainable biotrade based on native biodiversity in the Republic of Panama. It sets operating requirements for prot…
- Committee
- POBLACION, AMBIENTE Y DESARROLLO
- Filed
- 27 de agosto de 2025
The bill proposes a special regime to protect, conserve, and restore the Caimito River watershed in the province of Panamá Oeste. It regulates discharges and the upgradin…
- Committee
- POBLACION, AMBIENTE Y DESARROLLO
- Filed
- 26 de agosto de 2025
The bill proposes a special framework to protect, remediate and restore the Río La Villa watershed and its tributaries. It establishes a moratorium on new intensive lives…
- Committee
- POBLACION, AMBIENTE Y DESARROLLO
- Filed
- 19 de agosto de 2025
The bill proposes a phased replacement of single-use expanded polystyrene (EPS) products intended to come into contact with food and beverages. It sets producer-specific …
- Committee
- POBLACION, AMBIENTE Y DESARROLLO
- Filed
- 5 de agosto de 2025
The bill proposes designating the upper Río Zaratí sub-basin as a hydrological reserve within the National System of Protected Areas. It assigns responsibility for delimi…
- Committee
- POBLACION, AMBIENTE Y DESARROLLO
- Filed
- 22 de julio de 2025
The bill proposes adding two articles to Law 70 of 2012 against animal abuse to regulate draft animals pulling carts at public festivities. The provisions concern festiva…