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25th Knesset · outgoing

Credit Card Payment for Public Transportation Rides (Legislative Amendments) Bill, 2024 (P/3334/25)

Translated from Hebrew: הצעת חוק תשלום בכרטיס אשראי בעד נסיעה בתחבורה ציבורית (תיקוני חקיקה), התשפ"ד–2024 (פ/3334/25)

TL;DRThe bill requires bus and train operators to allow payment of fares by credit card, starting nine months after the law is published.

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What does the bill do?

The bill amends the Traffic Ordinance and the Railways Ordinance to require public transportation operators (buses, national rail and local trains) to allow passengers to pay fares by credit card as defined in the Banking Law. The aim of the bill is to make it easier for passengers, mainly occasional ones, to pay for their trip without needing to download apps or buy a dedicated card in advance. The amendment takes effect nine months after the law is published, to allow the required technical systems to be put in place.

Passed first readingFirst plenum vote: July 20, 2023

The votes on this bill

Passed15 for · 0 against · 0 abstained · 105 did not vote
Source: the Knesset's vote record ↗

Coalition 67 seats

LikudFor 2 · Absent 30
ShasFor 5 · Absent 6
Otzma YehuditFor 1 · Absent 5

Left the coalition 9 seats

NoamAbsent 1

Opposition 44 seats

Yesh AtidFor 4 · Absent 20
Ra'amFor 1 · Absent 4
LaborAbsent 4

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