Puerto Rico House approves final voting calendar, passes listed measures and condolence motions

The Puerto Rico House of Representatives approved a final voting calendar and passed the measures on that calendar during an afternoon session, the presiding officer announced.

A lawmaker presented a final calendar that included a series of measures — identified on the floor by project numbers — which the House approved without debate. "No habiendo objeción, se aprueba," the clerk said as the chamber recorded approval of the calendar and other motions. The clerk later reported the outcome: "Como resultado, todas las medidas han obtenido a la mayoría de los votos," confirming that the measures received the required majority.

Representative Denis Márquez registered an explanatory vote on Proyecto de la Cámara 1149, and Representative Jiménez Torres requested an abstention on Proyecto de la Cámara 310; both exceptions were authorized by the presiding officer. The presiding officer opened a 30-minute voting window and closed it once all legislators present had voted.

Members also used the motions period to offer condolence and recognition motions. Representative Jiménez Torres asked the House to approve a motion of condolence for the family Avilés Ortiz de Orocovi following the death of William Javier Avilés Ortiz; the chamber approved the motion without objection. Additional condolence motions and recognitions presented by the chamber's president (identified in the record as Carlos Johnny Méndez) were likewise approved.

The presiding officer recognized visitors from Colegio Católico San Antonio of Guayama in the gallery and welcomed them to the chamber. The House recessed at 2:23 p.m. and set its next sitting for Thursday, April 16, 2026, at 11:00 a.m.

Votes at a glance: the record shows the final vote closed after a 30-minute window and that "all measures" on the calendar were approved; specific vote tallies and individual roll-call results were not specified in the transcript.