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Local government

Votes on local authorities and local government

Timeline

Second and third reading11The votes where a law passes or fails
Municipalities Ordinance Amendment (No. 162) Bill, 2026
July 28, 2026Third reading
Passed6 / 0
Government bill
Local Councils Ordinance Amendment (No. 82) Bill, 2026
July 14, 2026Third reading
Passed49 / 37
Government bill
Local Authorities (Elections) Law (Amendment No. 58) Bill, 2025
January 14, 2026Third reading
Passed15 / 8
Joint initiativeInitiator: Hanoch Milwidsky, Oded Forer and 16 more
Increasing the Housing Supply in Local Authorities (Legislative Amendments) Bill, 2025

It is proposed that when determining the number of residents for the purpose of setting the number of council members, approval of employee salaries that takes into account the number of residents in the local authority, the standard positions in the local authority that are set according to the number of residents and their classification, and the number of deputy heads of the authority and their salaries - account will also be taken of…

June 16, 2025Third reading
Did not pass0 / 0
Initiated by: a party that left the coalitionInitiator: Ya'akov Asher
Local Authorities (Election Financing) Law (Amendment No. 19) Bill, 2024
March 31, 2025Third reading
Passed44 / 19
Initiated by: coalitionInitiator: Nissim Vaturi
Economic Efficiency (Legislative Amendments for Achieving the Budget Targets for Budget Year 2025) (Freezing the Salaries of Officeholders in Government Authorities and Local Authorities in 2025) Bill, 2024
December 19, 2024Third reading
Passed56 / 1
Government bill
Local Authorities (Interest and Linkage Differentials on Compulsory Payments) Law (Amendment No. 3) Bill, 2024
July 2, 2024Third reading
Passed9 / 0
Initiated by: a party that left the coalitionInitiator: Erez Malul, Yonatan Mishraki
Local Authorities (Election Financing) Law (Temporary Provision) Bill, 2024
June 26, 2024Third reading
Passed24 / 0
Initiated by: coalitionInitiator: Sharren Haskel, Eli Dellal and 3 more
Municipalities Ordinance Amendment (No. 157) Bill, 2024
April 1, 2024Third reading
Passed47 / 30
Initiated by: a party that left the coalitionInitiator: Ya'akov Asher
Municipalities Ordinance Amendment (No. 156 – Temporary Provision – Decision on Imposing General Municipal Property Tax for the 2024 Fiscal Year) Bill, 2024
March 26, 2024Third reading
Passed17 / 0
Government bill
Local Authorities (Elections) Law (Amendment No. 53) Bill, 2023
July 5, 2023Third reading
Passed43 / 32
Joint initiativeInitiator: Amit Halevi, Avihai Boaron and 2 more
Preliminary and first reading48Bills at the start of the process
Local Authorities (Election Financing) Law (Amendment – Representation of Women in the Local Authority) Bill, 2026

A bill to increase the financial incentive for election lists that show representation of women, from an addition of 15% to additions of 20% and 30% in election funding.

July 8, 2026Preliminary reading
Did not pass22 / 39
Initiated by: oppositionInitiator: Meirav Cohen, Matti Sarfati Harkavi
Traffic Ordinance Amendment (Enforcement of Traffic Offenses by Local Authorities) Bill, 2026

A bill to expand local authorities' powers to enforce traffic offenses using cameras, including running a red light and illegal parking.

June 3, 2026Preliminary reading
Passed10 / 0
Initiated by: a party that left the coalitionInitiator: Yael Ron Ben-Moshe
Local Councils Ordinance Amendment (No. 81) Bill, 2026
May 12, 2026First reading
Passed20 / 10
Government bill
Local Authorities (Exemption of Soldiers, War Casualties and Police Officers from Arnona) Law (Amendment – Arnona Discount for a Person Serving in Active Reserve Duty) (Temporary Provision) Bill, 2024

A proposal to grant a 50% exemption from municipal property tax (arnona) to reservists in active service during the war period, with full indemnification of local authorities.

December 24, 2025Preliminary reading
Did not pass37 / 58
Initiated by: oppositionInitiator: Sharon Nir, Avigdor Liberman and 4 more
Israel Land Authority Law (Amendment – Allocation of Land to Local Authorities for Establishing Renewable Energy Facilities) Bill, 2025

The law provides that a local authority ranked 1-5 on the periphery index, which received a balancing grant from the Ministry of Interior in each of the three years preceding the submission of the application, may ask the Israel Land Authority to allocate it land within its jurisdiction for the establishment and operation of a project for producing electricity from energy…

December 10, 2025Preliminary reading
Passed42 / 0
Initiated by: coalitionInitiator: Moshe Saada, Sasson Guetta
Municipalities Ordinance Amendment (Tenders Committee) Bill, 2023

The bill changes the composition and functions of the tenders committee in municipalities, and decision-making authority over tenders and contracts moves from the authority to the committee.

July 2, 2025Preliminary reading
Did not pass29 / 46
Initiated by: oppositionInitiator: Yoav Segalovitz, Elazar Stern and 4 more
Local Authorities (Rights and Duties of Council Members) Bill, 2023

A proposal to regulate the rights and duties of local council members, including participation pay, reimbursement of expenses, insurance and legal aid.

June 11, 2025Preliminary reading
Passed54 / 48
Initiated by: coalitionInitiator: Eti Atiya
Arrangements in the State Economy Law (Legislative Amendments for Achieving the Budget Targets) (Amendment No. 20) (Municipal Property Tax Discount for a Disabled Family Member) Bill, 2025

A proposal to expand the municipal property tax (arnona) discount for those eligible for a disability benefit, including over age 18, up to a total rate of 90%.

June 10, 2025First reading
Passed11 / 0
Initiated by: a party that left the coalitionInitiator: Ya'akov Asher, Moshe Gafni
Increasing the Housing Supply in Local Authorities (Legislative Amendments) Bill, 2025

It is proposed that when determining the number of residents for the purpose of setting the number of council members, approval of employee salaries that takes into account the number of residents in the local authority, the standard positions in the local authority that are set according to the number of residents and their classification, and the number of deputy heads of the authority and their salaries - account will also be taken of…

May 26, 2025First reading
Passed16 / 1
Initiated by: a party that left the coalitionInitiator: Ya'akov Asher
Local Authorities (Corporate Risk Management) Bill, 2023

A bill to require local authorities to manage corporate risks systematically through a risk survey, a professional committee and a dedicated risk manager.

March 19, 2025Preliminary reading
Passed32 / 6
Initiated by: coalitionInitiator: Hanoch Milwidsky
Local Authorities (Attendance Fees for Meetings and Reimbursement of Expenses for Council Members) Bill, 2023

A bill to grant unsalaried council members remuneration for attending meetings and reimbursement of expenses related to their role.

March 12, 2025Preliminary reading
Passed17 / 1
Initiated by: coalitionInitiator: Dan Illouz
Municipalities Ordinance Amendment (Meeting Attendance Fees and Reimbursement of Expenses for Council Members) Bill, 2023

A bill to set a fixed monthly remuneration for council members in local authorities who do not currently receive remuneration.

March 12, 2025Preliminary reading
Passed15 / 1
Joint initiativeInitiator: Ya'akov Asher, Eti Atiya
Increasing the Housing Supply in Local Authorities (Legislative Amendments) Bill, 2025

It is proposed that when determining the number of residents for the purpose of setting the number of council members, approval of employee salaries that takes into account the number of residents in the local authority, the standard positions in the local authority that are set according to the number of residents and their classification, and the number of deputy heads of the authority and their salaries - account will also be taken of…

March 5, 2025Preliminary reading
Passed47 / 35
Initiated by: a party that left the coalitionInitiator: Ya'akov Asher
Arrangements in the State Economy Law (Legislative Amendments for Achieving the Budget Targets) (Amendment – Municipal Property Tax Discount for a Disabled Family Member) Bill, 2022

A proposal to expand the municipal property tax (arnona) discount for those eligible for a disability benefit, including over age 18, up to a total rate of 90%.

February 12, 2025Preliminary reading
Passed5 / 0
Initiated by: a party that left the coalitionInitiator: Ya'akov Asher, Moshe Gafni
Statistics Ordinance Amendment (Reference to the Characterization of Local Authorities) Bill, 2024

The proposal provides that decisions on matters based on the socio-economic index of local authorities will be required to use the index of communities for communities in regional councils.

February 5, 2025Preliminary reading
Passed25 / 0
Initiated by: a party that left the coalitionInitiator: Moshe Gafni, Yinon Azulai
Local Authorities (Elections) Law (Amendment – Preventing the Participation of a Candidate or a List of Candidates in Elections) Bill, 2023

The bill allows a candidate or a list of candidates in local authority elections to be disqualified because of ideological positions or support for terror, as in Knesset elections.

December 18, 2024Preliminary reading
Passed37 / 14
Joint initiativeInitiator: Dan Illouz, Yitzhak Kroizer and 10 more
Local Authorities (Exemption of Soldiers, War Casualties and Police Officers from Arnona) Law (Amendment – Arnona Discount for a Person Serving in Active Reserve Duty) (Temporary Provision) Bill, 2024

A bill for a 90% arnona discount for active reservists during a special emergency situation on the home front, in the period set under the Civil Defense Law.

December 4, 2024Preliminary reading
Did not pass31 / 55
Initiated by: oppositionInitiator: Vladimir Beliak
Local Authorities (Exemption of Soldiers, War Casualties and Police Officers from Arnona) Law (Amendment – Arnona Discount for a Person Serving in Active Reserve Duty) (Temporary Provision) Bill, 2024

A bill to add an arnona discount for active reservists, similar to the existing discounts for soldiers, war victims and police officers.

November 27, 2024Preliminary reading
Did not pass34 / 49
Initiated by: oppositionInitiator: Sharon Nir, Avigdor Liberman and 4 more
Local Authorities (Elections) Law (Amendment – Restriction of the Right to Be Elected) Bill, 2022
November 27, 2024Preliminary reading
Passed51 / 11
Joint initiativeInitiator: Hanoch Milwidsky, Oded Forer and 16 more
Local Authorities (Election Financing) Law (Amendment No. 19) (Prohibition on Receiving Donations from a Cooperative Settlement) Bill, 2024
November 25, 2024First reading
Passed40 / 28
Initiated by: coalitionInitiator: Nissim Vaturi
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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 142 MKs: 120 serving today, plus 22 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· 36
Shas· 14

Left the coalition(9 seats)

Noam· 1

Opposition(44 seats)

Ra'am· 5
Labor· 4