19th Legislative Assembly of Puerto Rico

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19th Legislative Assembly of Puerto Rico
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Overview
Legislative body Legislative Assembly of Puerto Rico
TermJanuary 2, 2021 (2021-01-02) – January 1, 2025 (2025-01-01)
Election8 November 2020
Government Pierluisi government
27th Senate
Members27
President José Luis Dalmau
President pro tem Marially González Huertas
Majority Leader Javier Aponte Dalmau
Majority Whip Gretchen Marie Hau Irizarry
Minority Leaders Thomas Rivera Schatz (PNP), Ana Irma Rivera Lassén (MVC), M.ª de Lourdes Santiago Negrón (PIP), Joanne Rodríguez Veve (PD), José "Chaco" Vargas Vidot (Ind.)
Minority Whips Carmelo Ríos Santiago (PNP),Rafael Bernabe Riefkohl (MVC)
29th House of Representatives
Members51
Speaker Tatito Hernández Montañez
Speaker pro tem Conny Varela
Majority Leader Angel Matos García
Majority Whip Roberto Rivera Ruiz de Porras
Minority Leaders Carlos Johnny Méndez (PNP), Mariana Nogales Molinelli (MVC), Denis Márquez Lebrón (PIP), Lisie Burgos Muñiz (PD)
Minority Whips Gabriel Rodríguez Aguiló (PNP), José Bernardo Márquez Reyes (MVC)
Sessions
1stJanuary 11, 2021 [1]  – June 30, 2021
2ndAugust 16, 2021 – November 16, 2021
3rdJanuary 10, 2022 – June 30, 2022
4thAugust 15, 2022 – November 15, 2022
5thJanuary 9, 2023 – June 30, 2023
6thAugust 21, 2023 – November 14, 2023
7thJanuary 8, 2024 – June 30, 2024
8thAugust 19, 2024* – November 19, 2024*

The 19th Legislative Assembly of Puerto Rico will meet from January 2, 2021, to January 1, 2025. Members of the 31st House of Representatives of Puerto Rico were elected in the 2020 House of Representatives election, while members of the 27th Senate of Puerto Rico were elected the same day in the Senate election. The Popular Democratic Party (PPD in Spanish) does not have an outright majority in the Senate, but controls the chamber. While the PPD had a simple majority of representatives in the 31st House of Representatives from 2021 to 2022, this has ceased to be the case since 4 May 2022.

Contents

Major legislation

The following is a non-extensive list of legislation with far-reaching impact in Puerto Rican society approved by the 19th Legislative Assembly. For an extensive list of all legislation approved in this legislature see List of acts of the 19th Legislative Assembly of Puerto Rico .

Enacted

Proposed

Leadership

Senate

OfficeSenator [7] PartyDistrict
President Jose Luis Dalmau Santiago PPD District VII
Vice President Marially González Huertas PPD District V
Majority Leader Javier Antonio Aponte Dalmau PPD District VIII
Minority Leaders Thomas Rivera Schatz PNP At-large
María de Lourdes Santiago Negrón PIP At-large
Ana Irma Rivera Lassén MVC At-large
Joanne Rodríguez Veve PD At-large

House of Representatives

OfficeRepresentativePartyDistrict
Speaker of the House Tatito Hernández Montañez PPD District 11
Speaker Pro Tem Conny Varela PPD District 32
Majority Leader Angel Matos García PPD District 40
Minority Leaders Johnny Méndez PNP District 36
Mariana Nogales Molinelli MVC At-large
Denis Márquez Lebrón PIP At-large
Lisie Burgos Muñiz PD At-large

Party summary

Resignations and new members are discussed in the "Changes in membership" section below.

Senate

AffiliationParty
(shading indicates control of presidency and leadership of the chamber)
TotalVacant
Popular Democratic Citizen Victory Independence Independent Project Dignity New Progressive
End of previous Legislature 7011021300
Begin (2 January 2021)12211110270
30 June 20229261
11 September 202210270
Latest voting share 

House of Representatives

AffiliationParty
(shading indicates control of presidency and leadership of the chamber)
TotalVacant
Popular Democratic Citizen Victory Independence Independent Project Dignity New Progressive
End of previous Legislature 16110034510
Begin (2 January 2022)26210121510
11 January 2021 [lower-alpha 1] 20501
21 March 2021 [lower-alpha 1] 21510
4 May 2022 [lower-alpha 2] 251
11 September 2022 [lower-alpha 3] 20501
6 December [lower-alpha 3] 21510
Latest voting share 

Changes in membership

Senate

District
Vacated byReason for changeSuccessorDate of successor's
installation
I - San Juan Henry Neumann Resigned, effective on 30 June 2022 [8]
A special election was held on 11 September 2022 [9] 		Juan Oscar Morales Rodríguez 11 September 2022

House of Representatives

District
Vacated byReason for changeSuccessorDate of successor's
installation
2 Luis Raúl Torres Changed party, 4 May 2022 [10] Luis Raúl Torres 4 May 2022
3 Juan Oscar Morales Rodríguez Became senator, vacating House seat, [11]
Vacancy filled in special election in December. [12] 		José «Cheíto» Hernández Concepción. [13] 6 December 2022
At-large Néstor A. Alonso Vega Resigned upon being charged on 11 January 2021. [14]
A special election was held on 21 March 2021. [15] 		José «Che» Pérez Cordero. [16] 21 March 2021

Notes

  1. 1 2 In At-Large seat: Néstor A. Alonso Vega (PNP) resigned on 11 January 2021 as he was charged with corruption. His successor, José Pérez Cordero was elected on 21 March 2021.
  2. ↑ In District 2: Luis Raúl Torres Cruz (PPD) broke from the party caucus and declared himself independent on 4 May 2022.
  3. 1 2 In San Juan District 3 seat: Juan Oscar Morales Rodríguez (PNP) became Senator, leaving a vacancy that was filled in a special election in December.

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References

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  2. ↑ "Ley Especial de Salario Base para el Magisterio del Sistema de Educacion Publico" (PDF). Sistema Único de Trámite Legislativo (in Spanish). Oficina de Servicios Legislativos. Retrieved 10 May 2022.
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  6. ↑ "PC1037". Sistema Único de Trámite Legislativo (in Spanish). Oficina de Servicios Legislativos. Retrieved 3 November 2022.
  7. ↑ "Senators of the 19th Legislative Assembly". Senado de Puerto Rico (in Spanish). Puerto Rico Senate. Retrieved 8 May 2022.
  8. ↑ "El senador Henry Neumann renuncia a su puesto". El Nuevo Día (in Spanish). 21 June 2022. Retrieved 12 September 2022.
  9. ↑ "CEE Event: Special Election for District I senator". senadordistrito1.ceepur.org. Retrieved 12 September 2022.
  10. ↑ Rico, Sofía (4 May 2022). "Representante Luis Raúl Torres se desafilia del PPD". Noticel. Retrieved 5 May 2022.
  11. ↑ "Juan Oscar Morales es el ganador de la elección especial por silla en el Senado". Metro Puerto Rico (in Spanish). Retrieved 20 January 2023.
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  13. ↑ "Certificación para el cargo de representante" (PDF). www.ceepur.org (in Spanish). Comisión Estatal de Elecciones de Puerto Rico. 6 December 2022. Retrieved 19 January 2023.
  14. ↑ "Néstor Alonso renuncia a su escaño en la Cámara de Representantes". El Nuevo Día . 11 January 2021. Retrieved 8 May 2022.
  15. ↑ "Special Election to cover the vacancy of the At-Large Representative". State Election Commission. State Election Commission.
  16. ↑ "Lista la CEE para la elección especial del PNP". El Nuevo Día . 22 February 2021. Retrieved 8 May 2022.
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