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A Libre party congresswoman, Dunia Jiménez, has introduced legislation to permanently halve the Siglo XXI municipal vehicle tax in San Pedro Sula, arguing that rising living costs and multi-vehicle households — where families can pay up to L15,000 (about $600) a year — have overburdened working-class budgets.

The Honduran Congress referred a bill regulating chemical precursors used in clandestine drug labs to the Defense Committee, with backing from Defense, Security, and Health officials.

A National Congress deputy introduced legislation to officially designate turquoise blue as the color of Honduras's national flag's upper and lower stripes, aiming to ensure uniform representation in official settings and public buildings.

Congress president Tomás Zambrano introduced a bill directing the Education Ministry to design and implement a national Bible and values reading program in schools, framed as an ethical formation tool, with the Education Commission now tasked to study and report back.

Congresswoman Merary Díaz introduced a proposal to grant tax incentives to developers who build free parking facilities in the capital, aiming to ease parking shortages.

A congressman from the Libre party has proposed a law to establish workplace rights and safety protections for women engaged in paid sex work, addressing what he says is a regulatory gap that has left them vulnerable to discrimination and violence.

A draft law to be sent to Congress on June 10 would create a Judicial Council to handle administrative functions—hiring, promotions, and discipline—with safeguards against nepotism, conflicts of interest, and political interference, separating those duties from the Supreme Court's judicial role.