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25th Knesset · outgoing

Planning and Building Law (Amendment – Establishment of a Special Committee to Promote and Regulate Planning in Druze Localities) (Temporary Provision) Bill

Translated from Hebrew: הצעת חוק התכנון והבנייה (תיקון - הקמת ועדה מיוחדת לקידום והסדרת התכנון ביישובים הדרוזים) (הוראת שעה)

TL;DRA proposal to establish a special committee to advance planning and construction in Druze communities, as a temporary provision for five years.

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What does the bill do?

The proposal establishes a special committee of eight members to handle planning and construction in twelve Druze communities listed in the proposal. The committee will include representatives of the Druze local authorities, of government ministries (Justice, Construction and Housing, Environmental Protection, Interior), a planner on behalf of the committee, and from the administration of the Survey of Israel. The committee will have powers identical to those of a local committee and a district committee in planning. The law will remain in force for five years from the day of its publication.

Rejected at preliminary readingFirst plenum vote: February 12, 2025

The votes on this bill

Rejected36 for · 45 against · 1 abstained · 38 did not vote
Source: the Knesset's vote record ↗

Coalition 62 seats

LikudAgainst 23 · Absent 9
ShasAgainst 9 · Absent 2
United Torah JudaismAgainst 6 · Absent 1
Religious ZionismAgainst 5 · Absent 1
New Hope – The United RightAgainst 2 · Absent 2
NoamAbsent 1

Left the coalition 14 seats

Opposition 44 seats

Yesh AtidFor 18 · Absent 6
Yisrael BeytenuFor 4 · Absent 2
Ra'amFor 3 · Abstained 1 · Absent 1
LaborFor 3 · Absent 1

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