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25th Knesset · outgoing

Penal Law (Amendment No. 155) Bill

Translated from Hebrew: הצעת חוק העונשין (תיקון מס' 155)

TL;DRThe bill extends the statute of limitations for sexual offenses against minors.

Translated from Hebrew

What does the bill do?

The bill changes Section 354 of the Penal Law so that the statute of limitations for offenses of rape, unlawful penetration and indecent act committed against a minor will begin on the day they reach age 33 (and not 28 as currently), without distinguishing between offenses within the family or outside it. The bill also repeals subsections (c) to (e) of the existing Section 354. The amendment will also apply to offenses for which the statute of limitations had not yet expired under the previous arrangement.

Became lawFirst plenum vote: February 22, 2023
Joint initiativeRead the full text (law as published in the official gazette (Reshumot)) ↗

The votes on this bill

Passed13 for · 0 against · 0 abstained · 107 did not vote
Source: the Knesset's vote record ↗

Coalition 67 seats

LikudFor 2 · Absent 30
ShasAbsent 11
United Torah JudaismAbsent 7
Religious ZionismAbsent 7
Otzma YehuditFor 1 · Absent 5
New Hope – The United RightAbsent 4

Left the coalition 9 seats

Blue and White – National UnityFor 1 · Absent 7
NoamAbsent 1

Opposition 44 seats

Yesh AtidFor 5 · Absent 19
Yisrael BeytenuAbsent 6
Ra'amAbsent 5
Hadash–Ta'alFor 2 · Absent 3
LaborFor 2 · Absent 2

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Other plenum votes on this bill

Procedural votes that are not a reading of the bill (for example, a motion to send it back to committee) - so they are not shown as readings.

  • Transfer of the bill between committees · April 2, 2023For 6 · Against 0 · Passed