Para añadir un nuevo Capítulo XII al Libro II de la Ley Núm. 107-2020, según enmendada, conocida como “Código Municipal de Puerto Rico”, a los fines de disponer que los municipios utilicen exclusivamente direcciones de correo electrónico oficiales con el dominio oficial del Gobierno de Puerto Rico, “.pr.gov”, para sus comunicaciones; prohibir el uso de cuentas de correo electrónico personales o privadas para dichos fines; ordenar al Puerto Rico Innovation and Technology Service (PRITS) brindar asistencia técnica a los municipios para la implantación de esta política pública; y para otros fines relacionados.

2025-2028 Session

Mandates all Puerto Rico municipalities use only official .pr.gov email for official communications, bans personal emails, with PRITS providing technical support.

Firmado por el Presidente del Senado

Overview

PS 787 proposes adding a new Chapter XII to Book II of Law 107-2020 (the “Código Municipal de Puerto Rico”) to mandate that municipalities communicate exclusively through official email addresses with the government domain .pr.gov. The bill also would prohibit the use of personal or private email accounts for official municipal communications and would require the Puerto Rico Innovation and Technology Service (PRITS) to provide technical assistance to municipalities to implement this policy. The aim is to strengthen official communications, security, and record-keeping across Puerto Rico’s municipal governments.

Key Provisions

Add Chapter XII to Book II of Law 107-2020 (Código Municipal de Puerto Rico) to implement the policy.

Communications: Municipalities must use exclusively official email addresses with the domain .pr.gov for all official communications.

Prohibition: Personal or private email accounts may not be used for official municipal communications.

Implementation Support: PRITS must provide technical assistance to municipalities to adopt and implement the new email policy.

Other Related Purposes: The bill states it is for other related purposes, which could include related administrative or compliance measures.

Affected Parties

Municipal governments and municipal departments/entities in Puerto Rico.

PRITS (Puerto Rico Innovation and Technology Service), as the agency responsible for providing technical assistance.

Residents, businesses, and other government entities that interact with municipalities, who would experience changes in how official communications are conducted.

Implementation and Timeline

Introduced: October 15, 2025.

Legislative actions so far:

October 15, 2025: Filed (Radicado).
October 16, 2025: Appeared in First Reading in the Senate (Primera Lectura) and referred to committees.

Current status: Referido a Comisión(es) (referred to committees). No enacted provisions or effective dates specified in the summary provided.

Potential Impacts and Considerations

Security and Accountability: Using a single government-domain email system could improve security, traceability, and record-keeping of official communications.

Technical and Financial Needs: Municipalities may require upgrades to their IT infrastructure, training, and user adoption support; PRITS would coordinate the technical assistance.

Transition Period: The bill does not specify a transition timeline or enforcement mechanisms; details would be clarified in the final bill language and during committee consideration.

Interoperability: External communications and interactions with residents or other governments would shift to official domain emails, potentially affecting workflows and vendor communications.

Next Steps

Committee review and potential amendments in the Senate.

Possible non-legislative hearings or stakeholder input.

If approved, the bill would move to other legislative bodies as applicable and require final enactment and promulgation before taking effect (with any transition provisions to be specified).

Note: The summary reflects the text and status provided and does not include provisions not stated in the bill materials.

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