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25th Knesset · outgoing

Notification and Reporting on the Appointment of External Advisers to Members of the Ministerial Committee on National Security Affairs and to the Prime Minister Bill

Translated from Hebrew: הצעת חוק יידוע ודיווח על מינוי יועצים חיצוניים לחברי ועדת השרים לענייני ביטחון לאומי ולראש הממשלה

TL;DRA bill imposing mandatory reporting by senior officeholders on engagements with external advisers, and publication of the reports to the public.

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What does the bill do?

The bill places a duty on the members of the Ministerial Committee on National Security and the Prime Minister to report to the State Comptroller on any engagement with an external adviser within 14 days. The report will include the adviser's identity, the length of the engagement, its cost, the adviser's other workplaces and the funding body. The State Comptroller will publish the reports on the Comptroller's website within 30 days, except in cases of concern for state security or a trade secret. The bill sets a fine of up to 800,000 new shekels for failure to report.

Rejected at preliminary readingFirst plenum vote: October 22, 2025

The votes on this bill

Rejected37 for · 51 against · 0 abstained · 32 did not vote
Source: the Knesset's vote record ↗

Coalition 67 seats

LikudAgainst 24 · Absent 8
ShasAgainst 6 · Absent 5
Otzma YehuditAgainst 4 · Absent 2
New Hope – The United RightAgainst 3 · Absent 1

Left the coalition 9 seats

NoamAbsent 1

Opposition 44 seats

Yesh AtidFor 23 · Absent 1
Yisrael BeytenuFor 3 · Absent 3
Ra'amAbsent 5
LaborFor 4

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