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House of Representatives approves final voting calendar and passes a slate of bills and resolutions
Summary
The House set and approved a final voting calendar June 24, 2026, and the measures on that calendar — a mix of House and Senate projects and joint resolutions — were reported approved after electronic voting and voice votes; several members registered explanatory votes or abstentions for possible conflicts.
The House of Representatives convened June 24, 2026, set a final voting calendar and approved the measures contained on it after a 15-minute electronic voting period and a series of voice votes. The calendar included House projects 144, 623, 1013, 1064, 1080 and 1325; Senate projects 58, 144, 240, 779, 976, 1021 and 1034; and joint resolutions including House 328 and Senate joint resolutions 152 and 153.
Why it matters: The measures on the final calendar cover a range of policy areas — from municipal transition procedures and administrative procedure modernization to retirement-system adjustments and programmatic changes in health and education — and the collective approvals move those items forward in Puerto Rico's legislative process.
What happened: The presiding officer and the portavoz led a procedural reading of text and proposed in-salon amendments for multiple bills. After debate and textual amendments were considered on individual items (for example, changes to House Project 144 and text edits to House Project 1013), members moved to set a final voting calendar and opened electronic voting. The Clerk announced that the electronic voting period had closed and that “all the measures in the calendar” obtained a majority and were approved. Several lawmakers requested explanatory votes or abstentions for potential conflicts on some items; those requests were recorded before the electronic ballot closed.
Details and process notes: Many measures were approved by voice vote after the Clerk read amendments and exposition language into the record. The House also handled procedural motions to return bills to committee and to withdraw certain projects from further processing. Where the transcript records multiple seconders for reconsideration motions, the body accepted the motions and proceeded to consider the measures on their amended texts.
What comes next: With final passage recorded, approved measures will proceed according to statutory processes (e.g., enrollment, transmission to the other chamber, or further technical processing). The House recessed for the day and scheduled a reconvening for June 25, 2026, at 11:00 a.m.
