Mental health
Votes on psychological treatment and mental health services
Timeline
Second and third reading2The votes where a law passes or fails
| Date | Vote | Reading | Result | For / Against |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 20, 2025 | Settlement of Accounts Between Hospitals and Health Funds (Mental Health) Bill, 2025 Government bill | Third reading | Passed | 64 / 50 |
| July 23, 2024 | Mental Health Day Bill, 2024 Joint initiativeInitiator: Michal Waldiger, Waleed Alhwashla and 1 more | Third reading | Passed | 16 / 0 |
Preliminary and first reading14Bills at the start of the process
The bill allows foster parents to give consent to psychiatric treatment and treatment with psychiatric medication, but not to psychiatric hospitalization.
The bill allows a foster parent to consent to psychiatric treatment and psychiatric medication for a child in outpatient treatment, but not to psychiatric hospitalization.
A proposal to add a right to funding of mental health and couples therapy for family members and partners of reservists in the Iron Swords War, for a period of one year after the end of service.
A bill to amend the Courts Law: banning publication of the name of a suspect in a sexual offense will require a psychiatric opinion attesting to mental harm.
A proposal to extend entitlement to psychological treatment for victims of hostile acts even without recognition of disability.
A proposal to require educational institutions in communities near Israel's border to have a social worker or educational psychologist for at least 10 hours a week.
The bill requires full reimbursement of ambulance travel costs for mental health patients, even if they were not admitted to the hospital.
The proposal requires full reimbursement of ambulance transport fees for mental health patients, even if they were not admitted to a hospital.
A bill to establish an annual Mental Health Day on October 10, to raise public awareness and reduce stigma toward mental illness.
A bill to establish an annual Mental Health Day on October 10, to raise public awareness and reduce stigma toward mental illness.
| Date | Vote | Reading | Result | For / Against |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 8, 2026 | Foster Care for Children Law (Amendment – Giving Consent to Psychiatric Treatment) Bill, 2026 The bill allows foster parents to give consent to psychiatric treatment and treatment with psychiatric medication, but not to psychiatric hospitalization. Initiated by: oppositionInitiator: Meirav Ben-Ari | Preliminary reading | Passed | 8 / 0 |
| July 8, 2026 | Foster Care for Children Law (Amendment – Giving Consent to Psychiatric Treatment) Bill, 2026 The bill allows a foster parent to consent to psychiatric treatment and psychiatric medication for a child in outpatient treatment, but not to psychiatric hospitalization. Joint initiativeInitiator: Michal Waldiger, Karine Elharrar | Preliminary reading | Passed | 7 / 0 |
| June 24, 2026 | Reserve Service Law (Amendment – Psychological and Couples Therapy for Family Members of Reservists) (Temporary Provision – Swords of Iron) Bill, 2024 A proposal to add a right to funding of mental health and couples therapy for family members and partners of reservists in the Iron Swords War, for a period of one year after the end of service. Initiated by: a party that left the coalitionInitiator: Michael Biton | Preliminary reading | Did not pass | 32 / 46 |
| June 10, 2026 | Courts Law (Amendment – Psychiatrist's Opinion Regarding Publication Bans) Bill, 2026 A bill to amend the Courts Law: banning publication of the name of a suspect in a sexual offense will require a psychiatric opinion attesting to mental harm. Initiated by: oppositionInitiator: Adi Azuz | Preliminary reading | Passed | 17 / 0 |
| January 21, 2026 | Victims of Hostile Action (Pensions) Law (Amendment – Entitlement to Psychological Treatment) Bill, 2024 A proposal to extend entitlement to psychological treatment for victims of hostile acts even without recognition of disability. Joint initiativeInitiator: Merav Michaeli, Moshe Gafni | Preliminary reading | Passed | 19 / 0 |
| January 6, 2026 | National Health Insurance Law (Amendment No. 73) (Reimbursement of Ambulance Fees for a Mental Health Patient) Bill, 2025 Joint initiativeInitiator: Michal Waldiger, Iman Khatib-Yassin and 2 more | First reading | Passed | 11 / 0 |
| November 6, 2024 | Compulsory Education Law (Amendment – Social Worker or Educational Psychologist in an Educational Institution in a Locality Near the Border) Bill, 2023 A proposal to require educational institutions in communities near Israel's border to have a social worker or educational psychologist for at least 10 hours a week. Initiated by: oppositionInitiator: Debbie Biton | Preliminary reading | Did not pass | 45 / 60 |
| July 10, 2024 | National Health Insurance Law (Amendment – Reimbursement of Ambulance Fees for a Mental Health Patient) Bill, 2023 The bill requires full reimbursement of ambulance travel costs for mental health patients, even if they were not admitted to the hospital. Initiated by: oppositionInitiator: Iman Khatib-Yassin | Preliminary reading | Passed | 25 / 0 |
| July 10, 2024 | National Health Insurance Law (Amendment – Reimbursement of Ambulance Fees for a Mental Health Patient) Bill, 2022 Joint initiativeInitiator: Michal Waldiger, Iman Khatib-Yassin and 2 more | Preliminary reading | Passed | 25 / 0 |
| July 10, 2024 | National Health Insurance Law (Amendment – Reimbursement of Ambulance Fees for a Mental Health Patient) Bill, 2023 The proposal requires full reimbursement of ambulance transport fees for mental health patients, even if they were not admitted to a hospital. Initiated by: oppositionInitiator: Waleed Alhwashla | Preliminary reading | Passed | 25 / 0 |
| July 2, 2024 | Mental Health Day Bill, 2024 Joint initiativeInitiator: Michal Waldiger, Waleed Alhwashla and 1 more | First reading | Passed | 14 / 0 |
| February 7, 2024 | Mental Health Day Bill, 2023 A bill to establish an annual Mental Health Day on October 10, to raise public awareness and reduce stigma toward mental illness. Initiated by: oppositionInitiator: Waleed Alhwashla | Preliminary reading | Passed | 26 / 0 |
| February 7, 2024 | Mental Health Day Bill, 2022 Joint initiativeInitiator: Michal Waldiger, Waleed Alhwashla and 1 more | Preliminary reading | Passed | 28 / 0 |
| February 7, 2024 | Mental Health Day Bill, 2023 A bill to establish an annual Mental Health Day on October 10, to raise public awareness and reduce stigma toward mental illness. Initiated by: oppositionInitiator: Waleed Alhwashla | Preliminary reading | Passed | 28 / 0 |
Other plenum votes9Approvals, motions for the agenda and procedural decisions
A bill to establish an annual Mental Health Day on October 10, to raise public awareness and reduce stigma toward mental illness.
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 137 MKs: 120 serving today, plus 17 who served at some point in the current term and actually voted on this topic - which is why the number is above 120.