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25th Knesset · outgoing

Housing Benefits for Discharged Combat Soldiers and Reservists Bill

Translated from Hebrew: הצעת חוק מתן הטבות בדיור ללוחמים משוחררים ולמשרתי מילואים

TL;DRA bill to amend the Reserve Service Law in order to guarantee the allocation of discounted housing units to reservists who served extended service.

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What does the bill do?

The bill adds a new section to the Reserve Service Law requiring every housing program of a state or local authority that allocates discounted housing to include housing units for reservists who served at least 80 days cumulatively within a six-month period. The allocation is set at separate rates for soldiers in the combat system and for other soldiers. Units not given to eligible soldiers will be offered to other candidates eligible for the program.

Passed preliminary readingFirst plenum vote: February 28, 2024

The votes on this bill

Passed25 for · 1 against · 0 abstained · 94 did not vote
Source: the Knesset's vote record ↗

Coalition 72 seats

LikudFor 13 · Absent 19
ShasFor 3 · Absent 8
United Torah JudaismFor 2 · Absent 5
Religious ZionismFor 1 · Absent 6
NoamAbsent 1

Opposition 48 seats

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

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Other plenum votes on this bill

Procedural votes that are not a reading of the bill (for example, a motion to send it back to committee) - so they are not shown as readings.

  • Transfer of the bill between committees · January 7, 2025For 6 · Against 0 · Passed