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Senate bill · PS 816

Amend Article 18 of the Organic Consumer Affairs Department Law

This bill amends the Organic Consumer Affairs Department Law to establish a system of classifying minor, moderate, and serious infractions, implement a recidivism regime, and specify corresponding legal consequences for each type of infraction.

Para enmendar el Artículo 18 de la Ley Núm. 5 de 23 de abril de 1973, según enmendada, conocida como la “Ley Orgánica del Departamento de Asuntos del Consumidor”, a fin de establecer un sistema de clasificación de infracciones leves, moderadas y graves; implantar un régimen de reincidencia; disponer las consecuencias jurídicas correspondientes a cada modalidad de infracción; y para otros fines relacionados.

Puerto Rico Legislature’s bill record, via Open States

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Where it stands

Open
378 days
Filed Oct 16, 2025
Last step
24 days ago
Oct 5
First committee report withdrawn
Stage
Passed a chamber
Step 4 of 5
  1. IntroducedOct 16, 2025
  2. In committeeOct 20, 2025
  3. On the floorApr 13
  4. Passed a chamberApr 13
  5. Became lawNot yet
Sponsors
Wilmer Reyes Berríos, Brenda Pérez Soto, Ángel Toledo López, Jeison Rosa Ramos, Héctor J. Sánchez Álvarez, Luis D. Colón La Santa, Rafael Santos Ortiz, Héctor G. González López
Filed in
The Senate

Read the original bill, in Spanish: PS 816

Every step

On record, newest first.

  1. In committee

    1. Returned to committee

      Devuelto a la Comisión(es)

    2. First committee report withdrawn

      Se retira 1er Informe

  2. In House 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 House Calendar Committee

      Remitido a Comisión de Calendarios de la Cámara

  3. In House committee

    1. First reading in the House

      Aparece en Primera Lectura de la Cámara

    2. Sent to committee

      Referido a Comisión(es)

  4. 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

  5. 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

  6. In Senate committee

    1. First reading in the Senate

      Aparece en Primera Lectura del Senado

    2. Sent to committee

      Referido a Comisión(es)

  7. 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.