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Elections and system of government

Votes on the electoral system and the structure of government

Timeline

Second and third reading6The votes where a law passes or fails
Preliminary and first reading34Bills at the start of the process
Elections to the 26th Knesset (Special Provisions and Legislative Amendments) Bill, 2026
July 8, 2026First reading
Passed32 / 19
Committee bill
Party Financing Law (Amendment No. 46 – Temporary Provision) (Financing of the Elections for the 26th Knesset) Bill, 2026
July 7, 2026First reading
Passed62 / 0
Committee bill
Basic Law: The Government (Amendment – Senior Appointments in the Civil Service) Bill

The bill gives the government exclusive authority to appoint and transfer senior officials in the civil service, with hearings in the Knesset and automatic termination of tenure after 100 days.

June 10, 2026Preliminary reading
Passed53 / 41
Initiated by: coalitionInitiator: Shalom Danino
Dissolution of the Twenty-Fifth Knesset Bill, 2026

A bill to dissolve the 25th Knesset and hold elections for the 26th Knesset within a range of dates between September and October 2026.

June 1, 2026First reading
Passed106 / 0
Joint initiativeInitiator: Ofir Katz, Uri Maklev and 3 more
Basic Law: The Government (Amendment – Restrictions on a Minister Serving in More Than One Ministry) Bill

A bill to limit a minister to heading only one ministry, except for the Prime Minister.

March 11, 2026Preliminary reading
Did not pass0 / 0
Initiated by: oppositionInitiator: Vladimir Beliak, Karine Elharrar
Knesset Law (Amendment – Election of a Committee Chair) Bill, 2026

The bill regulates in law the election of chairs of standing committees in the Knesset and sets a procedure for filling the position when it becomes vacant.

February 25, 2026Preliminary reading
Did not pass35 / 52
Initiated by: oppositionInitiator: Moshe Tur-Paz
Basic Law: The Government (Amendment – Maximum Period of Tenure in the Role of Prime Minister) Bill

A bill to limit the Prime Minister's tenure to at most eight consecutive years.

February 18, 2026Preliminary reading
Did not pass44 / 55
Initiated by: a party that left the coalitionInitiator: Benny Gantz, Pnina Tamano-Shata and 5 more
Basic Law: The Government (Amendment – Limiting the Prime Minister's Tenure to Two Consecutive Terms) Bill

A proposal to limit the Prime Minister's tenure to two consecutive terms of office or eight consecutive years.

January 14, 2026Preliminary reading
Did not pass39 / 55
Initiated by: oppositionInitiator: Oded Forer, Avigdor Liberman and 4 more
Basic Law: The Government (Amendment – Limiting the Prime Minister's Term of Office) Bill

A bill to limit the Prime Minister's tenure to two terms or eight years in total, with no possibility of being appointed to the position after reaching the limit.

January 14, 2026Preliminary reading
Did not pass44 / 54
Initiated by: oppositionInitiator: Efrat Rayten, Karine Elharrar
Basic Law: The Government (Amendment – Conditioning Membership in the Ministerial Committee on National Security Affairs on Military Service) Bill

A bill to bar ministers who did not serve in the army or who were declared deserters from being members of the Ministerial Committee on National Security Affairs.

December 24, 2025Preliminary reading
Did not pass33 / 53
Initiated by: oppositionInitiator: Meirav Cohen
Knesset Elections Law (Amendment – Voting by Aircrew Members) Bill, 2023

The bill allows commercial flight aircrew members to vote at a special polling station at the airport in Knesset elections, if they are abroad because of their job.

July 9, 2025Preliminary reading
Did not pass33 / 45
Initiated by: oppositionInitiator: Evgeny Sova, Avigdor Liberman and 4 more
Basic Law: The Government (Amendment – Limiting the Prime Minister's Term of Office) Bill

A bill to limit the Prime Minister's tenure to two terms or eight cumulative years.

July 9, 2025Preliminary reading
Did not pass37 / 47
Initiated by: oppositionInitiator: Efrat Rayten, Karine Elharrar
Basic Law: The Government (Amendment No. 18) (Abolishing the Alternate Government) Bill
November 11, 2024First reading
Passed62 / 0
Committee billInitiator: Eliyahu Revivo, Efrat Rayten and 1 more
Basic Law: The Government (Amendment – Abolishing the Alternate Government) Bill

Abolishing the alternation government mechanism by deleting the relevant sections in the Basic Laws and in laws concerning the government.

August 5, 2024Preliminary reading
Passed18 / 0
Initiated by: coalitionInitiator: Eliyahu Revivo
Basic Law: The Government (Amendment No. 17) (Abolishing the Alternate Government) Bill

Repeal of the provisions of the law relating to an alternate government, with conforming changes to related sections of Basic Law: The Government.

August 5, 2024First reading
Passed18 / 0
Committee bill
Basic Law: The Government (Amendment – Limiting the Prime Minister's Tenure to Two Consecutive Terms) Bill

A bill to limit the Prime Minister's tenure to two consecutive terms only.

July 3, 2024Preliminary reading
Did not pass49 / 52
Initiated by: oppositionInitiator: Merav Michaeli
Knesset Law (Amendment No. 53) (Appeal against a Decision regarding Withdrawal from a Faction) Bill, 2024
June 19, 2024First reading
Passed5 / 0
Committee bill
Basic Law: The Government (Amendment – Duty to Appoint an Acting Prime Minister) Bill

The bill requires the Prime Minister to appoint an acting prime minister in advance from among the ministers who are members of the national security committee, automatically.

May 29, 2024Preliminary reading
Did not pass39 / 48
Initiated by: oppositionInitiator: Yoav Segalovitz
Basic Law: The Government (Amendment – Duty to Appoint an Acting Prime Minister) Bill

The proposal requires the Prime Minister to appoint an acting Prime Minister from among the ministers, deputy ministers or MKs from their party, instead of this being an option.

May 29, 2024Preliminary reading
Did not pass38 / 49
Initiated by: oppositionInitiator: Merav Michaeli
Basic Law: The Government (Amendment – Termination of the Tenure of the Prime Minister or a Minister Due to the Filing of an Indictment) Bill

A bill to amend Basic Law: The Government to end the tenure of a prime minister or minister when an indictment is filed for serious corruption offenses.

May 22, 2024Preliminary reading
Did not pass35 / 43
Initiated by: oppositionInitiator: Yoav Segalovitz
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Other plenum votes50Approvals, motions for the agenda and procedural decisions
Party Financing Law (Amendment No. 46 – Temporary Provision) (Financing of the Elections for the 26th Knesset) Bill, 2026
July 16, 2026Motion to return the bill to committee
Passed5 / 0
Committee bill
Government announcement under Section 31(b) of Basic Law: The Government to transfer to the Minister of Finance the powers vested in the Minister of Interior under Sections 1J(c) and 8(b) of the Foreign Workers Law, 1991 – regarding the enactment of regulations on an annual fee for receiving a permit to employ a foreign worker in the hotel industry
July 7, 2026Approval of a motion in the plenum
Passed52 / 1
Government announcement under Section 31(b) of Basic Law: The Government to transfer to the Prime Minister the powers vested in the Minister of Interior under Section 11C of the Entry into Israel Law, 1952 – regarding revoking the residence permit of an infiltrator convicted of committing an offense and removing them from Israel
July 7, 2026Approval of a motion in the plenum
Passed53 / 0
Government announcement under Section 31(b) of Basic Law: The Government to transfer to the Minister of Finance the powers vested in the Minister of Interior under Section 4 of the Mikveh Israel Agricultural School Law, 1976.
July 7, 2026Approval of a motion in the plenum
Passed54 / 0
Government announcement under Section 31(b) of Basic Law: The Government to transfer to the Prime Minister the powers vested in the Minister of Interior under Section 3A(c1) of the Entry into Israel Law, 1952, regarding the extension of a visitor's residence permit for a foreign worker, or the granting of a new visa and permit to a foreign worker, in special and exceptional circumstances of the foreign worker's contribution to the economy, to culture, to sport or to society.
June 22, 2026Approval of a motion in the plenum
Passed18 / 0
House Committee proposal regarding the re-establishment of the Special Committee for Amendments to Basic Law: The Government
February 23, 2026Approval of a motion in the plenum
Passed57 / 46
Government announcement under Section 31(b) of Basic Law: The Government to transfer to the Prime Minister the powers vested in the Minister of Interior under several laws
January 14, 2026Approval of a motion in the plenum
Passed16 / 9
Government announcement under Section 31(b) of Basic Law: The Government to transfer to the Prime Minister the powers vested in the Minister of Interior under several laws
January 5, 2026Approval of a motion in the plenum
Passed52 / 46
Government announcement under Section 31(b) of Basic Law: The Government to transfer to the Prime Minister the power vested in the Minister of Interior under Section 23A of the Civil Service (Appointments) Law, 1959, regarding assigning the role of head of the Population and Immigration Authority and assigning the role of chair of the District Planning and Building Committee of the Tel Aviv District
December 8, 2025Approval of a motion in the plenum
Passed47 / 38
Government announcement under Section 31(b) of Basic Law: The Government to transfer to Minister Amihai Eliyahu the powers vested in the Minister of Justice under Sections 3, 18, 20A and 24A of the Extradition Law, 1954
December 1, 2025Approval of a motion in the plenum
Passed47 / 38
Government announcement under Section 31(b) of Basic Law: The Government to transfer to the Prime Minister the powers vested in the Minister of Interior under several laws
November 25, 2025Approval of a motion in the plenum
Passed47 / 41
Government announcement under Section 31(a) of Basic Law: The Government, regarding the appointment of Minister Yariv Levin as Minister of Labor, Minister of Religious Services and Minister of Jerusalem and Jewish Tradition, in addition to his role as Minister of Justice
November 24, 2025Approval of a motion in the plenum
Passed48 / 42
Government announcement under Section 31(a) of Basic Law: The Government, regarding the appointment of Minister Haim Katz as Minister of Health and Minister of Welfare and Social Affairs, in addition to his roles as Minister of Tourism and Minister of Construction and Housing
November 24, 2025Approval of a motion in the plenum
Passed48 / 42
Government announcement under Section 31(b) of Basic Law: The Government to transfer to the Prime Minister the powers vested in the Minister of Interior under several laws
November 17, 2025Approval of a motion in the plenum
Passed51 / 46
Government announcement under Section 31(b) of Basic Law: The Government to transfer to the Prime Minister the powers vested in the Minister of Labor under several laws
November 17, 2025Approval of a motion in the plenum
Passed51 / 46
Government announcement under Section 31(a) of Basic Law: The Government, regarding the appointment of Minister Haim Katz as Minister of Construction and Housing, in addition to his roles as Minister of Tourism and as Acting Minister of Health and Minister of Welfare and Social Affairs
September 17, 2025Approval of a motion in the plenum
Passed42 / 27
Government announcement on the transfer of the powers vested in the Minister of the Negev, Galilee and National Resilience under Section 5(g) of the Negev Development Authority Law (Amendment No. 4) (Amendment), under the Planning and Building Law, 1965, except the powers to appoint representatives as members of a planning body, and under the Disengagement Plan Implementation Law, 2005, to the Minister of Agriculture and Food Security, under Section 31(b) of Basic Law: The Government
April 1, 2025Approval of a motion in the plenum
Passed9 / 0
Government announcement on the appointment of Minister Itamar Ben Gvir as Minister of National Security, the appointment of Minister Amihai Eliyahu as Minister of Heritage and the appointment of Minister Yitzhak Wasserlauf as Minister of the Negev, Galilee and National Resilience, all in place of Minister Haim Katz who filled these roles in an acting capacity, under Section 31(a) of Basic Law: The Government
March 19, 2025Approval of a motion in the plenum
Passed65 / 46
Government announcement on the addition of MKs Itamar Ben Gvir, Amihai Eliyahu and Yitzhak Wasserlauf as ministers in the government, under Section 15 of Basic Law: The Government
March 19, 2025Approval of a motion in the plenum
Passed65 / 46
Government announcement on the transfer of the power vested under the Law on the Center for the Heritage of the Six-Day War, the Liberation of Jerusalem and Its Unification, at Ammunition Hill, 2017, from the Prime Minister to the Minister of Heritage, under Section 31(b) of Basic Law: The Government
November 12, 2024Approval of a motion in the plenum
Passed44 / 31
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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 152 MKs: 120 serving today, plus 32 who served at some point in the current term and actually voted on this topic - which is why the number is above 120.

Coalition(67 seats)

Likud· 44
Shas· 14

Left the coalition(9 seats)

Noam· 1

Opposition(44 seats)

Ra'am· 5
Labor· 4