Preliminary Bill 213 proposes a national emergency-drill framework covering public institutions, schools and private establishments with employees on site or receiving members of the public. The National Assembly’s record shows introduction on October 20, 2026, with committee adoption pending in Government, Justice and Constitutional Affairs. Representative Lenín Alberto Ulate Rodríguez is listed as the proposer, alongside five co-sponsors. It remains a proposal, not an enacted requirement.

Article 2 sets the second Monday of October for the annual exercise and allows additional or sector-specific activities according to identified threats and operational capacity. The explanatory statement cites Executive Decree 47 of April 22, 2024, which designated the same date as National Drill Day. The proposed development therefore goes beyond choosing a date: it would organize responsibilities, participation arrangements and evaluation of results.

For businesses, Article 3 provides for participation adapted to their activities, operations and risks, subject to technical parameters in implementing regulations. Article 4 permits alternatives where interrupting a facility could compromise life, health, transport, telecommunications or public safety. Those alternatives would not remove the need to assess emergency procedures and identify improvements. The text does not require identical evacuations or the simultaneous shutdown of every participating establishment.

Article 5 incorporates accessibility, assistance and support for people with disabilities, reduced mobility or other barriers to safe participation. Article 6 assigns coordination to SINAPROC, working with competent institutions without altering their legal powers. Article 7 requires documented difficulties and recommended improvements. Information would remain subject to applicable rules on personal-data protection, access to information and the security of critical facilities.

SINAPROC could reschedule the exercise through a reasoned decision when technical or safety concerns, an emergency or force majeure prevented it from taking place, with timely notice to participants. For building managers, retailers, schools and service operators, this framework could make emergency preparation and operational continuity more predictable. Its practical value would depend on regulations, risk-appropriate exercises and follow-through on the weaknesses they reveal, rather than attendance alone.

The submission letter and proposed articles are dated October 19, while the filing stamp and legislative record show October 20; these describe different milestones. The preliminary bill does not establish a newly enforceable obligation today. Legislative approval and promulgation would be required before the proposed regime takes effect. Implementing rules would then need to develop the technical parameters, participation arrangements and evaluation mechanisms contemplated by Article 9, within the powers already assigned to the institutions involved.

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