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House of Representatives approves slate of bills and resolutions in May 4 session
Summary
The House of Representatives met May 4, 2026, approved a package of bills and resolutions — including amendments to Law 54 on domestic violence — by electronic vote after floor readings and amendments; the chamber recessed until May 7, 2026.
The House of Representatives met on Monday, May 4, 2026, and approved a package of bills and resolutions during a 30-minute electronic vote that opened at 4:00 p.m. and closed at 4:28 p.m., the presiding officer announced. The final announcement stated, “todas las medidas han sido aprobadas.” (President)
Why it matters: The measures on the calendar included amendments to the law on prevention and intervention of domestic violence (Proyecto de la Cámara 103), multiple Cámara and Senate projects sent for concurrence or passage, and items sent to final vote after floor amendments and readings. Passage advances several proposals to their next procedural step and triggers any required transmittals or implementation steps described in each measure.
What passed: The session record lists the following measures as considered and approved (text and detailed descriptions are from the floor readings or the calendar as recorded): - Proyecto de la Cámara 103 — amendments to articles of Law 54 (Ley para la Prevención e Intervención a la Violencia Doméstica). The floor read amendments to the exposure and decrees to clarify duties for law-enforcement officers, prosecutors and judges to inform petitioners of their rights. (Introduced/read: Secretary; floor consideration: SEG 253–SEG 316.) - Proyecto de la Cámara 251 — presented and approved as amended on the floor. (SEG 262–SEG 356.) - Senate Project 64 — presented for consideration and approved as amended. (SEG 268–SEG 370.) - Senate Project 389 — text amendments were read and approved. (SEG 373–SEG 385.) - Senate Project 1120 — amendments to title and text read on the floor and approved. (SEG 386–SEG 401.) - Senate Project 919 — taken up on reconsideration, floor amendments were read and the project was approved after reconsideration. (SEG 493–SEG 525.) - Senate Project 276 — considered in reconsideration and approved as amended on the floor. (SEG 540–SEG 599.)
How the votes were held: The chamber opened a 30-minute electronic vote; the record notes the vote closed at 4:28 p.m. and the Secretary reported that each listed measure obtained a majority of the votes cast. The transcript does not provide an itemized roll-call tally in the floor record delivered here; it records only that measures obtained the majority and were approved.
Procedural notes and follow-up: The Secretary read communications from the Senate concerning nonconcurrence on amendments to certain Senate projects and requests to form conference committees; the House designated members for the conference committee where required. Representative Zaponte Hernández requested and received a 180-day extension for committees to report on a joint resolution he authored. The President announced a recess until May 7, 2026, at 11:00 a.m.
Quote: “Habiendo votado todos los legisladores presentes, se cierra la votación electrónica… Por el anuncio que han escuchado, todas las medidas han sido aprobadas,” the President announced after the electronic voting closed.
What is not specified: The transcript records approvals and floor amendments but does not include detailed committee reports, full bill text, or individual member roll-call tallies in this excerpt. Where the floor reading listed changes to specific pages and lines, the article notes those amendments as read on the floor but does not restate full legislative language.
Next steps: Each approved measure will follow the usual procedural path (transmittal to the other chamber, enactment steps, or implementation) according to the text of the measure and applicable rules. The House recessed and will reconvene May 7, 2026.
