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25th Knesset · outgoing

Encouragement of Activity in the Capital Market (Legislative Amendments) Bill

Translated from Hebrew: הצעת חוק לעידוד פעילות בשוק ההון (תיקוני חקיקה)

TL;DRA proposal to expand and refine the capital market in Israel through changes to the Securities Law and the Joint Investment Trust Law.

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What does the bill do?

The proposal includes four main amendments: (1) extending the maturity period of commercial securities up to five years in repeat issuances, to diversify corporations' sources of financing; (2) expanding dual-listing options on the stock exchange for foreign corporations under certain conditions; (3) setting conditions for dual-class companies in issuing different classes of shares with different voting rights; (4) creating a new type of private investment trust fund for investing in alternative assets (infrastructure, real estate, private debt) that are not traded on the stock exchange, with flexibility in redemption schedules.

Became lawFirst plenum vote: July 1, 2024

The votes on this bill

Passed6 for · 0 against · 0 abstained · 114 did not vote
Source: the Knesset's vote record ↗

Coalition 67 seats

LikudFor 1 · Absent 31
ShasFor 1 · Absent 10
Religious ZionismFor 1 · Absent 6

Left the coalition 9 seats

NoamAbsent 1

Opposition 44 seats

Yesh AtidFor 1 · Absent 23
Yisrael BeytenuFor 1 · Absent 5
Ra'amAbsent 5
LaborAbsent 4

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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.

  • Decision on debate procedure · July 28, 2026For 8 · Against 0 · Passed