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Ángel Toledo López
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Nov 5 to 11
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Jun 28, 2026
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November 2026
Nov 8 to 11
- Puerto Rico Senators Propose Fund to Cushion Electricity Bill Increases
Puerto Rico Senators Joanne M. Rodríguez Veve, an independent at-large senator, and Ángel Toledo López filed a bill to create the Electric System Rate Stabilization Fund, a reserve to cushion extraordinary increases in electricity bills.
Nov 1 to 7
- Puerto Rico Senate Passes School Immigration Protections After Amendments Draw Criticism
Puerto Rico’s Senate approved a bill meant to set protections for students with unresolved immigration status or ongoing immigration cases, but amendments added to it have drawn questions.
October 2026
Oct 22 to 28
- Senate President Rivera Schatz Convenes Affordable Housing Summit in Capitol as Prices Rise and Sales Fall
Puerto Rico Senate President Thomas Rivera Schatz and Senate Housing and Social Welfare Committee Chairwoman Jamie Barlucea Rodríguez have convened a multisector summit to seek solutions to the island’s growing housing affordability problems.
- Health Officials Warn of 'Medicaid cliff' as Congress Urged to Act Before October 2027
Health Secretary Víctor Ramos and the Puerto Rico Health Insurance Administration (ASES) executive director, Carlos Santiago Rosario, told the Senate Government Committee on Monday that they are confident their lobbying before the federal government will secure adequate Medicaid funding, and that Vital plan beneficiaries will not be affected next year.
Oct 15 to 21
- Senator Calls on Resident Commissioner Pablo José Hernández to Explain Puerto Rico’s Exclusion from Federal Housing Law
Puerto Rico Senator Ángel Toledo López on Monday called on Resident Commissioner in Washington Pablo José Hernández to explain why he failed to include in the 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act an amendment to fix income-limit inequality for families applying for public housing and Section 8 vouchers on the island.
- Senator Ángel Toledo López Supports $1,000 Minimum Pension for Retirees with Guaranteed Funds
In Puerto Rico, Senator Ángel Toledo López expressed support for a $1,000 monthly minimum pension for government retirees, but warned that the Fiscal Control Board will not approve it without identified recurring funds.
- Senate to Investigate State of Justice Administration in Puerto Rico
The Puerto Rico Senate approved Resolution 595 on Thursday, which orders a study on the state of justice administration in Puerto Rico and a request for information on a second questioned contract in the Department of Family (DF).
- Rivera Schatz Gains Support for Possible Candidacy
In Puerto Rico, several legislators of the New Progressive Party (PNP) participated in a reorganization process and confirmation of local committee members in the town of Camuy.
Oct 8 to 14
- Puerto Rico’s Three Law Schools Unite to Discuss Notarial Function
In Puerto Rico, students from the three law schools participated in a conversation about notarial practice, analyzing the different perspectives of the notary, inspector, and property registrar in evaluating public documents.
Oct 1 to 7
- Senate Approves Puerto Rican Sign Language Bill for a Third Time
The Puerto Rico Senate approved Senate Bill 1463 for the third time.
September 2026
Sep 22 to 28
- Bill Introduced to Allow Digital Publication of Judicial Edicts and Government Notices
Senator Ángel Toledo López of the Partido Nuevo Progresista has introduced a bill, Project of the Senate 1485, to allow the publication of judicial edicts and government regulatory notices in online newspapers, in addition to print publications.
- Senator Renews Bill to Officially Recognize Puerto Rican Sign Language
Puerto Rico Senator Ángel A. Toledo López has presented, for the third time, a bill (P. del S. 1463) seeking to officially recognize Puerto Rican Sign Language (LSP) as the natural, culturally and linguistically legitimate language of the deaf community in Puerto Rico.
Sep 15 to 21
- Puerto Rico Senate Approves Bill Lowering Legal Adult Age to 18
The Puerto Rico Senate approved Senate Bill 1245 on Monday, reforming the Civil Code to lower the legal age of majority to 18.
- PR Senator Seeks More Public Hearings on Bill to Overhaul Special Legal Procedures Code
Senator Ángel Toledo López, at-large member and chair of the Senate Government and Judiciary committees, told Microjuris he plans another round of public hearings next month on his bill, P. del S. 1435, which would repeal Law 140 and the Code of Civil Procedure by creating a new "Código de Procedimientos Legales Especiales de Puerto Rico."
- PR Senate Hears Testimony on Bill to Overhaul Special Legal Procedures Code
The Puerto Rico Senate’s Judiciary Committee, chaired by at-large Senator Ángel Toledo López, held a public hearing on Senate Bill 1435, which he authored, to evaluate creation of the "Código de Procedimientos Legales Especiales de Puerto Rico" (Code of Special Legal Procedures of Puerto Rico).
Sep 8 to 14
- Senator Questions Shift of Tree-Trimming Duties from LUMA Back to PREPA
Senator Ángel Toledo raised concerns during a Senate Government Commission public hearing about the transfer of some tree-trimming (vegetation clearance) responsibilities near electrical lines from LUMA Energy back to the Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority (PREPA).
July 2026
Jul 15 to 21
- Puerto Rico Senate Bill Would Require Disclosure of AI-Generated Ads and Digital Replicas
Puerto Rico Senate Bill 1385, introduced by Sen. Ángel Toledo-López, would require advertisers to disclose when artificial intelligence is used to create fictional human figures or digital replicas of real people in ads targeting consumers in Puerto Rico.
June 2026
Jun 22 to 28
- Legislative Assembly Defines Last Proposals Before Session Closes
The Puerto Rico Legislative Assembly is in its final hours of the third ordinary session, which ends on Tuesday, and is focused on resolving differences in measures approved by both the Senate and the House of Representatives.