Overview

• The presidency filed the initiative on Sept. 25, and Chamber president Kenia López Rabadán received it for committee review.
• The bill outlaws production, sale, distribution and advertising of electronic cigarettes and vapes nationwide, with penalties of one to eight years in prison and fines of 11,314 to 226,280 pesos.
• Consolidated procurement of medicines, high‑tech equipment and other supplies would be planned and overseen by the Health Ministry to improve availability, pricing and oversight, with incentives for domestic pharmaceutical investment.
• The package strengthens COFEPRIS to act more quickly and simplify procedures, and adds health‑law controls for fentanyl and other toxic substances.
• Modernization provisions formalize telemedicine and digital health records, create a National Health Infrastructure Master Plan and allow regulated domestic production of hemoderivados.