Skip to main content
25th Knesset · outgoing

Rehabilitation, Strengthening and Development of the City of Kiryat Shmona Bill

Translated from Hebrew: הצעת חוק שיקום, חיזוק ופיתוח העיר קריית שמונה

TL;DRA bill for the rehabilitation of Kiryat Shmona including establishing an emergency room, a university, transportation and municipal property tax benefits, and employment preference.

Translated from Hebrew

What does the bill do?

The bill sets several legislative amendments intended to develop Kiryat Shmona: establishing an emergency room run by the Ministry of Health within a year, granting university status to Tel-Hai College under the name 'Kiryat Shmona University,' a 50% discount on public transportation for the city's residents, a 90% discount on tolls on national Highway 6, an exemption for businesses from paying municipal property tax for 5 years, and a 50% municipal property tax discount for residents under age 30. The bill also directs that certain jobs in the city be treated as preferred work (tourism, restaurants, informal education) and requires government authorities to allow residents to work remotely at least 3 days a week.

Rejected at preliminary readingFirst plenum vote: March 25, 2026
Initiated by: a party that left the coalitionRead the full text (bill for preliminary reading) ↗

The votes on this bill

Rejected38 for · 48 against · 0 abstained · 34 did not vote
Source: the Knesset's vote record ↗

Coalition 67 seats

LikudAgainst 24 · Absent 8
ShasAgainst 9 · Absent 2
United Torah JudaismAgainst 2 · Absent 5
Religious ZionismAgainst 6 · Absent 1
Otzma YehuditAgainst 3 · Absent 3

Left the coalition 9 seats

NoamAbsent 1

Opposition 44 seats

Yesh AtidFor 22 · Absent 2
Yisrael BeytenuFor 3 · Absent 3
Ra'amAbsent 5
Hadash–Ta'alFor 3 · Absent 2
LaborFor 3 · Absent 1

Tap an MK for detailsChanged position between readingsOnly MKs who held a seat on the day of the vote are shown