Quintana Roo Congress Opens Session, Approves Isla Mujeres Transit Agreement

Chetumal, Quintana Roo — The 18th Legislature of the Quintana Roo Congress began the first regular session of its third legislative year on Saturday, taking up proposals on animal welfare and a long-term public transit plan for Isla Mujeres.

A proposed decree adding Article 179 Ter-4 to the Quintana Roo Penal Code was referred to committees for analysis and a later ruling. The measure seeks to set protections for animals and establish penalties for those who harm them.

Lawmakers approved a 15-year transit agreement that puts the state government in charge of public transport services in Isla Mujeres. The proposal, requested by municipal president Atenea Gómez Ricalde, passed in the full session with 24 votes in favor and one against. Following a clause-by-clause review, legislators approved the ruling and sent it to the executive for publication in the Official State Gazette.

The chamber also approved a decree reforming the Quintana Roo Civil Code to create a technology platform for registering government procedures electronically, including property and commercial records. Deputy José Luis Pech Varguez said the reform gives citizens legal certainty when buying a property, allowing them to check its status from their phones. He added that the measure has limitations because the rules are administrative rights and a government service in which citizens trust. The decree passed 24 to 1, and board president Lilia Inés Mis declared it approved.

Later, Deputy María José Osorio Rosas took the floor to talk about the opening of the session, saying that “there are causes that need our attention.” She also commemorated the International Day of Indigenous Women, observed Sept. 5.

At the close, Mis called lawmakers to a solemn session on Sunday at 2 p.m., when the governor will deliver the state’s fourth government report.