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25th Knesset · outgoing

Traffic Ordinance Amendment (Exemption from the Broadcasting Corporation Fee for a Person with a Hearing Disability) Bill

Translated from Hebrew: הצעת חוק לתיקון פקודת התעבורה (פטור מתשלום אגרה לתאגיד השידור לאדם עם מוגבלות בשמיעה)

TL;DRAn exemption from paying the broadcasting corporation fee for vehicle owners who are people with hearing disabilities.

Translated from Hebrew

What does the bill do?

The bill changes the Traffic Ordinance to apply an exemption from paying the broadcasting corporation fee for vehicle owners who are people with hearing disabilities, provided they present proof of this condition to the Licensing Authority, as defined by the Minister of Welfare and Social Security. The purpose of the bill is to correct a situation in which deaf people are required by law to pay a fee to a broadcasting corporation that they cannot listen to.

Rejected at preliminary readingFirst plenum vote: July 12, 2023

The votes on this bill

Rejected42 for · 52 against · 0 abstained · 26 did not vote
Source: the Knesset's vote record ↗

Coalition 64 seats

LikudAgainst 26 · Absent 6
ShasAgainst 9 · Absent 2
United Torah JudaismAgainst 6 · Absent 1
Religious ZionismAgainst 6 · Absent 1
Otzma YehuditAgainst 4 · Absent 2
NoamAgainst 1

Opposition 56 seats

Yesh AtidFor 20 · Absent 4
Yisrael BeytenuFor 5 · Absent 1
Ra'amFor 5
Hadash–Ta'alFor 4 · Absent 1
LaborAbsent 4

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