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Senate bill · PS 1091

Amend Article 4 of Justice Department Organic Law

This bill clarifies that Executive Branch agencies can appear in administrative forums through employees or contracted professionals. It also allows for technical amendments and other related purposes.

Para enmendar el Artículo 4 de la Ley 205-2004, según enmendada, conocida como "Ley Orgánica del Departamento de Justicia", a los fines de aclarar que las agencias de la Rama Ejecutiva podrán comparecer ante los foros administrativos, representados por abogados empleados de la agencia, o por personal contratado por servicios profesionales; realizar enmiendas técnicas; y para otros fines relacionados.

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Law 194-2026

Signed by the Governor on Aug 19 · 182 days from filing

Where it stands

From filing to law
182 days
Filed Feb 18
Last step
71 days ago
Aug 19
Became law 194-2026
Stage
Became law
Step 5 of 5
  1. IntroducedFeb 18
  2. In committeeFeb 19
  3. On the floorMay 7
  4. Passed a chamberMay 7
  5. Law 194-2026Aug 19
Sponsors
Thomas Rivera Schatz, Rafael Santos Ortiz, Luis D. Colón La Santa and 3 more on the original bill
Filed in
The Senate

Read the original bill, in Spanish: PS 1091

Every step

On record, newest first.

  1. Became law · Governor

    Signed by the Governor: Law 194-2026

    Ley 194-2026

  2. Governor

    Sent to the Governor

    Enviado a la Gobernadora

  3. House

    Signed by the House Speaker

    Firmado por el Presidente de la Cámara

  4. Senate

    Signed by the Senate President

    Firmado por el Presidente del Senado

  5. Passed the House

    1. First conference committee report filed

      1er Informe de Comité de Conferencia rendido

    2. The bill's text with the conference report's amendments marked in, filed

      Entirillado Electrónico Informe de Conferencia

    3. House approves the conference committee report

      Cámara aprueba informe de Comisión de Conferencia

    4. Senate approves the conference committee report

      Senado aprueba informe de Comité de Conferencia

    5. Ordered enrolled

      Se dispone que sea enrolado

  6. Conference agreed

    Se accede a Conferenciar

  7. Passed a chamber

    1. Originating chamber rejects the amendments

      Cuerpo de Origen no concurre con enmiendas

    2. Conference committee requested

      Se solicita Comité de Conferencia

  8. Passed the House

    1. On the House floor calendar

      En el Calendario de Ordenes Especiales de la Cámara

    2. Floor amendments approved

      Aprobado con enmiendas en sala

    3. Passed by the House on final vote

      Aprobado por Cámara en Votación Final

  9. In House committee

    1. First committee report filed, without amendments

      1er Informe Comisión rendido sin enmiendas

    2. Sent to the House Calendar Committee

      Remitido a Comisión de Calendarios de la Cámara

  10. In House committee

    1. First reading in the House

      Aparece en Primera Lectura de la Cámara

    2. Sent to committee

      Referido a Comisión(es)

  11. Passed the Senate

    1. On the Senate floor calendar

      En el Calendario de Ordenes Especiales del Senado

    2. The committee report's amendments approved

      Aprobado con enmiendas del informe

    3. Floor amendments approved

      Aprobado con enmiendas en sala

    4. Passed by the Senate on final vote

      Aprobado por el Senado en Votación Final

    5. Final text sent to the House

      Texto de Aprobación Final enviado a la Cámara

  12. In Senate committee

    1. First committee report filed, with amendments

      1er Informe Comisión rendido con enmiendas

    2. The bill's text with the report's amendments marked in, filed

      Entirillado del Informe

    3. Sent to the Senate Rules and Calendar Committee

      Remitido a la Comisión de Reglas y Calendario del Senado

  13. In Senate committee

    1. First reading in the Senate

      Aparece en Primera Lectura del Senado

    2. Sent to committee

      Referido a Comisión(es)

  14. Introduced

    Filed

    Radicado

Bill data via Open States / Plural Policy (public domain). The English title and summary are AI-generated from the official Spanish text; each step is the legislature’s own wording in plain English, with the Spanish beneath it.