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Judicial overhaul

Votes on changes to the justice system and the rule of law

Timeline

Second and third reading7The votes where a law passes or fails
Preliminary and first reading26Bills at the start of the process
Courts Law (Amendment – Psychiatrist's Opinion Regarding Publication Bans) Bill, 2026

A bill to amend the Courts Law: banning publication of the name of a suspect in a sexual offense will require a psychiatric opinion attesting to mental harm.

June 10, 2026Preliminary reading
Passed17 / 0
Initiated by: oppositionInitiator: Adi Azuz
Attorney General and Chief Prosecutor (Appointment, Tenure, Duties and Powers) Bill, 2026

The law sets that the Attorney General will give legal opinions and legal advice on matters of law to all parts of the executive branch, and will help the government carry out its policy and goals within the framework of the law, uphold the rule of law in the executive branch and establish uniformity and coordination in it in interpreting the law.

June 2, 2026First reading
Passed65 / 47
Initiated by: coalitionInitiator: Hanoch Milwidsky, Yitzhak Kroizer and 17 more
Courts Law (Amendment No. 109) (Judge's Visit to Prisons) Bill, 2026

A proposal to add an obligation for judges to visit prisons – in their first year in office and again every four years.

May 12, 2026First reading
Passed5 / 0
Initiated by: a party that left the coalitionInitiator: Yinon Azulai
Independence, Status and Powers of the Legal Adviser of a Government Ministry Bill, 2025

A bill to ensure the independence of legal advisers in every government ministry in making legal decisions, with less subordination to management.

January 7, 2026Preliminary reading
Passed58 / 50
Initiated by: coalitionInitiator: Avihai Boaron
Basic Law: The Judiciary (Amendment – Leave for the State to Appeal a Person's Criminal Acquittal) Bill

The proposal restricts the state's right to appeal acquittals in criminal proceedings, and makes such an appeal require leave from the court.

December 24, 2025Preliminary reading
Passed16 / 0
Initiated by: coalitionInitiator: Simcha Rothman
Basic Law: The Judiciary (Amendment – Leave for the State to Appeal a Person's Criminal Acquittal) Bill

The bill limits the state's right to appeal a person's acquittal in criminal proceedings, and will require leave of the court.

December 24, 2025Preliminary reading
Passed19 / 0
Initiated by: a party that left the coalitionInitiator: Eitan Ginzburg
Courts Law (Amendment – Determining Panels in the Supreme Court and Determining a Further Hearing) Bill, 2025

The bill changes the assignment of panels at the Supreme Court to be computerized and without human intervention, and requires a hearing by a full panel in the case of a request for a further hearing.

December 17, 2025Preliminary reading
Passed48 / 37
Initiated by: coalitionInitiator: Simcha Rothman, Michal Waldiger and 2 more
Criminal Procedure Law (Amendment – Preventing Conflicts of Interest in the Investigation of the Attorney General and the State Attorney) Bill, 2024

The proposal requires appointing a prosecutor external to the State Attorney's Office in investigations against the Attorney General and the State Attorney, in order to prevent conflicts of interest.

December 10, 2025Preliminary reading
Passed56 / 44
Initiated by: coalitionInitiator: Simcha Rothman
Splitting the Role of the Attorney General Bill, 2024

The proposal transfers the authority to decide on criminal prosecutions against the Prime Minister, ministers and MKs from the Attorney General to a committee of three jurists.

October 29, 2025Preliminary reading
Passed61 / 46
Initiated by: coalitionInitiator: Michel Buskila
Splitting the Role of the Attorney General Bill, 2023

A bill to transfer from the powers of the Attorney General to the State Attorney decisions on investigating and indicting the Prime Minister and members of the government.

October 29, 2025Preliminary reading
Passed61 / 46
Initiated by: coalitionInitiator: Eli Dellal, Amit Halevi and 9 more
Splitting the Role of the Attorney General Bill, 2024

A proposal to transfer from the Attorney General to the State Attorney the powers to decide on opening an investigation and indicting the Prime Minister and members of the government.

October 29, 2025Preliminary reading
Passed61 / 48
Initiated by: coalitionInitiator: Yitzhak Kroizer
Splitting the Role of the Attorney General Bill, 2024

A proposal to split the role of the Attorney General, so that decisions on investigating and prosecuting the Prime Minister and its members will pass to a new legal adviser to be appointed by a public committee.

October 29, 2025Preliminary reading
Passed60 / 48
Initiated by: coalitionInitiator: Nissim Vaturi
Splitting the Role of the Attorney General Bill, 2024

The proposal splits the role of the Attorney General and transfers the powers to decide on investigations and prosecutions of prime ministers and ministers to a three-member committee.

October 29, 2025Preliminary reading
Passed60 / 47
Initiated by: coalitionInitiator: Eliyahu Revivo
Splitting the Role of the Attorney General Bill, 2025

A bill to split the role of the Attorney General into three separate positions: legal adviser, prosecutor general, and the state's representative in court.

October 29, 2025Preliminary reading
Passed59 / 44
Initiated by: coalitionInitiator: Simcha Rothman, Ohad Tal and 1 more
Courts Law (Amendment – Duty of a Judge to Visit Prisons) Bill, 2022

A proposal to add an obligation for judges to visit prisons – in their first year in office and again every four years.

March 12, 2025Preliminary reading
Passed12 / 1
Initiated by: a party that left the coalitionInitiator: Yinon Azulai
Courts Law (Amendment – Cooling-Off Period for Appointing a Judge Who Served as a State Attorney) Bill, 2023

Setting a three-year cooling-off period between the end of service as a prosecutor and appointment as a judge in the courts.

March 12, 2025Preliminary reading
Passed54 / 40
Initiated by: coalitionInitiator: Hanoch Milwidsky
Basic Law: The Judiciary (Amendment – Judicial Powers and Rules of Procedure with Committee Approval) Bill

A proposal to amend Basic Law: The Judiciary: judicial powers and rules of procedure in civil courts will require the approval of the Knesset Constitution, Law and Justice Committee.

December 25, 2024Preliminary reading
Passed27 / 2
Initiated by: coalitionInitiator: Simcha Rothman
Courts Law (Amendment – Transparency in Supported Organizations) Bill, 2023

The proposal requires disclosure of foreign funding in petitions to the Supreme Court and reporting to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs on organizations supported mainly from abroad.

December 11, 2024Preliminary reading
Passed54 / 18
Joint initiativeInitiator: Ariel Kallner, Zvika Fogel and 13 more
Basic Law: The Judiciary (Amendment – Denial of Standing to Anyone Who Rewards Terrorism) Bill

The proposal prevents 'terror rewarders' and organizations supporting them from petitioning the High Court of Justice against legal decisions regarding compensation for terror victims.

October 30, 2024Preliminary reading
Passed52 / 23
Initiated by: coalitionInitiator: Simcha Rothman
Courts Law (Amendment No. 107) (International Mediation Arrangement) Bill, 2023
April 1, 2024First reading
Passed14 / 0
Government bill
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Other plenum votes5Approvals, motions for the agenda and procedural decisions

Knesset map by topic

A weighted position for each MK across all the votes on this topic (a third reading counts for more). 🟡 Mixed = voted both for and against in different votes. The map shows 143 MKs: 120 serving today, plus 23 who served at some point in the current term and actually voted on this topic - which is why the number is above 120.

Coalition(67 seats)

Likud· 37
Shas· 14

Left the coalition(9 seats)

Noam· 1

Opposition(44 seats)

Ra'am· 5
Labor· 4