Nothing in the tracker became law or passed a chamber this week. 29 of the 30 tracked measures recorded some action during the week.
The measures that moved this week would touch everyday matters: Puerto Rico’s AutoExpreso electronic toll account (PC 1352, which would cut the fine for a low-balance toll infraction from fifteen dollars to five dollars), the rights of people who use service animals (PC 1409), and the rules for riding personal watercraft (PC 1266). Others dealt with housing, with investigations into abandoned properties (RS 252) and into the temporary lodging program for residents of Vieques and Culebra (RS 474). Several reached the Legislature’s special-orders calendars, the daily lists of measures ready for floor action, rather than the end of the process, so what residents saw were measures lined up for votes, not laws taking effect.
It was a week of work in progress, not of finish lines. No tracked measure was enacted, and 18 of the 30 tracked measures remain in committee against 12 that have passed a chamber. The House carried most of the activity, with 19 of the 29 actions against 10 for the Senate. By subject, Health and Oversight led with 5 measures each, followed by Housing and Visitors with 3 apiece, which fits a week heavy on investigations and on small amendments to existing laws.
What moved
| Measure (Identifier and English title, translated from the Spanish original; the link opens the bill's page, with every step it has taken and its official record) | Chamber (House (Cámara) or Senate) | Status (The stage the latest action puts it at) | Last action (The official action in English; tap it for the Legislature's Spanish) |
|---|---|---|---|
| RS 474 Order Senate Housing and Social Welfare Committee to Investigate | Senate | Passed a chamber | On the Senate floor calendar (En el Calendario de Ordenes Especiales del Senado), Oct 22 |
| PC 938 Amend Various Laws Related to Proclamations and Awareness Days | House | Passed a chamber | On the Senate floor calendar (En el Calendario de Ordenes Especiales del Senado), Oct 22 |
| PC 1178 Amend, Add, and Renumber Sections of the Tourism Office Law | House | In committee | Committee meeting (Reunión Ejecutiva: Oficina de la Comisión), Oct 22 |
| PC 1409 Amend Articles 1-5 of the Animal Assistance Act and Add New Articles 6-10 | House | In committee | On the House floor calendar (En el Calendario de Ordenes Especiales de la Cámara), Oct 22 |
| RCS 168 Start Energy Interconnection Regulation Process | Senate | Passed a chamber | On the House floor calendar (En el Calendario de Ordenes Especiales de la Cámara), Oct 22 |
| PC 1352 Amend Articles 22.02 and 23.08 of the Puerto Rico Vehicle and Traffic Law | House | Passed a chamber | On the Senate floor calendar (En el Calendario de Ordenes Especiales del Senado), Oct 22 |
| PS 1297 To Create Law for Mental Health Chatbots and Artificial Intelligence Therapy in Puerto Rico | Senate | In committee | On the Senate floor calendar (En el Calendario de Ordenes Especiales del Senado), Oct 22 |
| RS 252 Senate Committees on Housing and Social Welfare and Municipal Affairs to Investigate Abandoned Properties | Senate | Passed a chamber | On the Senate floor calendar (En el Calendario de Ordenes Especiales del Senado), Oct 22 |
| PC 1045 Amend Law 110 - 2020, the Natural Resources and Environmental Agency Guards Law | House | In committee | Committee meeting (Reunión Ejecutiva: Oficina de la Comisión), Oct 22 |
| PC 1402 Amend Article 9 of the 1999 Uniform Sign and Billboard Law | House | In committee | On the House floor calendar (En el Calendario de Ordenes Especiales de la Cámara), Oct 22 |
Each measure links to its own page, with every step it has taken and its original text on the Legislature’s site; each last action is in English, with the Legislature’s own Spanish a tap away.
The tracker by status
| Status (The stage its latest action puts it at) | Measures |
|---|---|
| Passed a chamber | 12 |
| In committee | 18 |
This is the 7th Legislature Week (last week’s is here). The full list, refreshed daily with Spanish titles and sponsors, is on the legislature tracker.