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25th Knesset · outgoing

Abolition of the Statute of Limitations for Sex Offenses within the Family (Legislative Amendments) Bill

Translated from Hebrew: הצעת חוק לביטול ההתיישנות בעבירות מין במשפחה (תיקוני חקיקה)

TL;DRAbolishing the statute of limitations for sex offenses within the family, so that there is no limitation defense for these offenses without time limit.

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What does the bill do?

The proposal amends the Penal Law and the Criminal Procedure Law by deleting the limitation period for the sex offenses within the family listed in Section 354(a) of the Penal Law. Because of the nature of these offenses and the difficulties in reporting by the victims, the proposal leaves the decision on filing an indictment in the hands of the Attorney General. The provision also applies to acts committed before the law came into force, if certain conditions are met.

Passed preliminary readingFirst plenum vote: May 10, 2023
Initiated by: oppositionRead the full text (bill for preliminary reading) ↗

The votes on this bill

Passed37 for · 0 against · 0 abstained · 83 did not vote
Source: the Knesset's vote record ↗

Coalition 64 seats

LikudFor 4 · Absent 28
ShasFor 4 · Absent 7
United Torah JudaismAbsent 7
Religious ZionismAbsent 7
Otzma YehuditAbsent 6
NoamAbsent 1

Opposition 56 seats

Yesh AtidFor 10 · Absent 14
Blue and White – National UnityFor 4 · Absent 4
Yisrael BeytenuFor 5 · Absent 1
Ra'amFor 3 · Absent 2
Hadash–Ta'alFor 5
LaborFor 1 · Absent 3
New Hope – The United RightFor 1 · Absent 3

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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 · June 13, 2023For 8 · Against 0 · Passed