Penal Law (Amendment – Harsher Punishment for Offenses against Medical Staff) Bill
Translated from Hebrew: הצעת חוק העונשין (תיקון - החמרת הענישה על עבירות כלפי אנשי צוות רפואי)
TL;DRThe proposal sets a penalty of six years in prison for assaulting medical staff in connection with their duties.
Translated from Hebrew
What does the bill do?
The proposal amends Section 382A of the Penal Law so that the assault of a medical caregiver in connection with their role or duty will be punished by six years in prison. The explanatory notes state that this proposal aims to give a deterrent response to the rise in repeated attacks on medical teams, and to protect them because of their public contribution.
Passed preliminary readingFirst plenum vote: March 6, 2023
Initiated by: oppositionRead the full text (bill for preliminary reading) ↗
The votes on this bill
Passed26 for · 0 against · 1 abstained · 93 did not vote
Coalition 64 seats
LikudFor 2 · Absent 30
ShasAbsent 11
United Torah JudaismFor 1 · Absent 6
Religious ZionismAbsent 7
Otzma YehuditAbsent 6
NoamAbsent 1
Opposition 56 seats
Yesh AtidFor 2 · Abstained 1 · Absent 21
Blue and White – National UnityFor 5 · Absent 3
Yisrael BeytenuFor 3 · Absent 3
Ra'amFor 4 · Absent 1
Hadash–Ta'alFor 5
LaborAbsent 4
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