Date: August 25, 2023

P. de la C. 1648: To amend Article 2.02 of Law 168-2019, known as the “Weapons Act of 2020”, as amended, to set limits on the number of ammunition that can be purchased in a calendar year and to amend the amount of ammunition purchased by a person that will activate the duty of armories to notify the Arms License Office of the Police Bureau, as well as the powers of the Police to investigate the purchasers of the ammunition.

Date: October 17, 2023

To order the Development Commissions of the Southeast Region; and the Special Committee for the Eradication of Poverty of the Senate of Puerto Rico to conduct research on the impact of poverty on child development in the municipalities of Aibonito; Arroyo; Barranquitas; Cayey; Cidra; Coamo; Comerío; Corozal; Guayama; Juana Díaz; Naranjito; Orocovis; Salinas; Santa Isabel and Villalba, in order to identify strategies to address the socio-economic reality experienced by thousands of children; and to evaluate the results of programs and initiatives established by the Government to combat and eradicate poverty.

To amend Article 17 of Act No. 209 of August 28, 2003, as amended, known as the “Puerto Rico Institute of Statistics Act”, to provide that the civil actions contemplated in this Act may be brought into force in the event of non-compliance by government bodies with obligations related to statistical activities, the preparation of the statistical product or publication of statistical reports, as required in their organic laws, regulations or special laws; incorporate a correction technique in paragraph (1) of that Article; and for other purposes.