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25th Knesset · outgoing

Penal Law (Amendment – Fine for Possession of an Illegal Weapon) Bill

Translated from Hebrew: הצעת חוק העונשין (תיקון - קנס על החזקת נשק בלתי חוקי)

TL;DRA proposal to add a minimum fine of NIS 100,000 for illegal weapons possession, for a period of three years.

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What does the bill do?

The bill amends the Penal Law in Section 144 to set that for anyone convicted of the offense of illegal weapons possession, the court will impose a fine of at least NIS 100,000, in addition to a prison sentence. The amendment applies for a period of three years from the day of the law's publication (until December 2024). The explanatory notes point to an increase in the phenomenon of illegal weapons possession and its connection to cases of violence and murder.

Rejected at preliminary readingFirst plenum vote: June 14, 2023
Initiated by: a party that left the coalitionRead the full text (bill for preliminary reading) ↗

The votes on this bill

Rejected33 for · 37 against · 0 abstained · 50 did not vote
Source: the Knesset's vote record ↗

Coalition 64 seats

LikudAgainst 15 · Absent 17
ShasAgainst 6 · Absent 5
United Torah JudaismAgainst 5 · Absent 2
Religious ZionismAgainst 6 · Absent 1
Otzma YehuditAgainst 4 · Absent 2
NoamAgainst 1

Opposition 56 seats

Yesh AtidFor 18 · Absent 6
Blue and White – National UnityFor 6 · Absent 2
Yisrael BeytenuAbsent 6
Ra'amFor 3 · Absent 2
Hadash–Ta'alFor 3 · Absent 2
LaborFor 2 · Absent 2
New Hope – The United RightFor 1 · Absent 3

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Other bills with a similar name · 1Separate bills (usually different amendments to the same law) - not readings of this bill.
Penal Law (Amendment – Fine for Possession of an Illegal Weapon) BillOctober 29, 2025