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25th Knesset · outgoing

Prohibition of Conversion Therapy for a Minor Bill

Translated from Hebrew: הצעת חוק איסור טיפול המרה לקטין

TL;DRThe law prohibits conversion therapy for minors and imposes criminal and tort penalties on violators.

Translated from Hebrew

What does the bill do?

The bill prohibits health, mental health and education professionals from performing, recommending or referring minors to conversion therapy – treatments aimed at changing sexual orientation or gender identity. Anyone who violates this law will be liable to imprisonment of up to one year and/or a fine, as well as civil compensation of no less than 120,000 new shekels without the need to prove damage. The bill also applies to students in pre-military academies.

Rejected at preliminary readingFirst plenum vote: January 14, 2026
Initiated by: oppositionRead the full text (bill for preliminary reading) ↗

The votes on this bill

Rejected37 for · 58 against · 0 abstained · 25 did not vote
Source: the Knesset's vote record ↗

Coalition 67 seats

LikudFor 1 · Against 23 · Absent 8
ShasAgainst 9 · Absent 2
United Torah JudaismAgainst 6 · Absent 1
Religious ZionismAgainst 5 · Absent 2
Otzma YehuditAgainst 5 · Absent 1
New Hope – The United RightAgainst 3 · Absent 1

Left the coalition 9 seats

Blue and White – National UnityFor 6 · Absent 2
NoamAgainst 1

Opposition 44 seats

Yesh AtidFor 22 · Absent 2
Yisrael BeytenuFor 3 · Absent 3
Ra'amAgainst 4 · Absent 1
Hadash–Ta'alFor 1 · Against 2 · Absent 2
LaborFor 4

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Other bills with a similar name · 3Separate bills (usually different amendments to the same law) - not readings of this bill.
Prohibition of Conversion Therapy for a Minor BillJanuary 14, 2026Prohibition of Conversion Therapy for a Minor BillJune 21, 2023Prohibition of Conversion Therapy for a Minor BillJune 21, 2023