Environment and climate
Votes on environmental protection and climate change
Timeline
Second and third reading6The votes where a law passes or fails
The law establishes a comprehensive arrangement for the transport and treatment of waste in Israel.
The law provides that a local authority ranked 1-5 on the periphery index, which received a balancing grant from the Ministry of Interior in each of the three years preceding the submission of the application, may ask the Israel Land Authority to allocate it land within its jurisdiction for the establishment and operation of a project for producing electricity from energy…
| Date | Vote | Reading | Result | For / Against |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 17, 2026 | Israel Land Authority Law (Amendment No. 16) (Allocation of Land to a Local Authority for a Renewable Energy Electricity Generation Facility) Bill, 2026 The law establishes a comprehensive arrangement for the transport and treatment of waste in Israel. Government billInitiator: Michel Buskila | Third reading | Passed | 13 / 0 |
| July 17, 2026 | Israel Land Authority Law (Amendment No. 16) (Allocation of Land to a Local Authority for a Renewable Energy Electricity Generation Facility) Bill, 2026 The law provides that a local authority ranked 1-5 on the periphery index, which received a balancing grant from the Ministry of Interior in each of the three years preceding the submission of the application, may ask the Israel Land Authority to allocate it land within its jurisdiction for the establishment and operation of a project for producing electricity from energy… Initiated by: coalitionInitiator: Moshe Saada, Sasson Guetta | Third reading | Passed | 15 / 0 |
| February 9, 2026 | Water and Sewage Corporations Law (Amendment No. 19) Bill, 2026 Government bill | Third reading | Passed | 12 / 2 |
| January 21, 2025 | Water and Sewage Corporations Law (Amendment No. 17) Bill, 2025 Government bill | Third reading | Passed | 9 / 0 |
| April 3, 2024 | Environmental Protection (Streamlining Environmental Licensing Procedures) (Legislative Amendments) Bill, 2024 Government bill | Third reading | Passed | 33 / 11 |
| June 20, 2023 | Water and Sewage Corporations Law (Amendment No. 15) Bill, 2023 Joint initiativeInitiator: David Bitan, Ofir Katz and 31 more | Third reading | Passed | 6 / 0 |
Preliminary and first reading14Bills at the start of the process
The law provides that a local authority ranked 1-5 on the periphery index, which received a balancing grant from the Ministry of Interior in each of the three years preceding the submission of the application, may ask the Israel Land Authority to allocate it land within its jurisdiction for the establishment and operation of a project for producing electricity from energy…
The bill allows local authorities that meet certain conditions to operate water and sewage services themselves, without being required to establish a corporation or join a regional company.
A proposal to allow local authorities to operate water and sewage services themselves, instead of only through corporations or regional companies, under certain conditions.
A proposal to allow local authorities to operate water and sewage services themselves, instead of only through corporations or regional companies, under certain conditions.
The bill allows local authorities that meet certain conditions to operate water and sewage services themselves, without being required to establish a corporation or join a regional company.
The law provides that a local authority ranked 1-5 on the periphery index, which received a balancing grant from the Ministry of Interior in each of the three years preceding the submission of the application, may ask the Israel Land Authority to allocate it land within its jurisdiction for the establishment and operation of a project for producing electricity from energy…
The proposal amends the National Parks Law to increase protection of national sites and to automatically declare certain sites as national sites.
The proposal provides for establishing a discounts committee in water and sewage corporations to consider requests for discounts on payments from low-income consumers.
A proposal to allow local authorities to operate water and sewage services themselves instead of corporations, and to dissolve the corporations accordingly.
The proposal adds provisions for handling construction waste through licensed sites and licensing of operators, carriers and containers, with financial sanctions for violations.
| Date | Vote | Reading | Result | For / Against |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 9, 2026 | Israel Land Authority Law (Amendment No. 16) (Allocation of Land to a Local Authority for a Renewable Energy Electricity Generation Facility) Bill, 2026 The law provides that a local authority ranked 1-5 on the periphery index, which received a balancing grant from the Ministry of Interior in each of the three years preceding the submission of the application, may ask the Israel Land Authority to allocate it land within its jurisdiction for the establishment and operation of a project for producing electricity from energy… Initiated by: coalitionInitiator: Moshe Saada, Sasson Guetta | First reading | Passed | 13 / 0 |
| March 31, 2026 | Water and Sewage Corporations Law (Amendment No. 21) (Operation of Water and Sewage Services by a Local Authority) Bill, 2026 The bill allows local authorities that meet certain conditions to operate water and sewage services themselves, without being required to establish a corporation or join a regional company. Initiated by: a party that left the coalitionInitiator: Eitan Ginzburg | First reading | Passed | 11 / 0 |
| March 31, 2026 | Water and Sewage Corporations Law (Amendment No. 20) (Operation of Water and Sewage Services by a Local Authority) Bill, 2026 A proposal to allow local authorities to operate water and sewage services themselves, instead of only through corporations or regional companies, under certain conditions. Initiated by: oppositionInitiator: Waleed Taha, Mansour Abbas and 3 more | First reading | Passed | 11 / 0 |
| January 6, 2026 | Water and Sewage Corporations Law (Amendment No. 19) Bill, 2025 Government bill | First reading | Passed | 8 / 0 |
| December 17, 2025 | Water and Sewage Corporations Law (Amendment – Termination of Engagement with a Company) Bill, 2023 A proposal to allow local authorities to operate water and sewage services themselves, instead of only through corporations or regional companies, under certain conditions. Initiated by: oppositionInitiator: Waleed Taha, Mansour Abbas and 3 more | Preliminary reading | Passed | 17 / 0 |
| December 17, 2025 | Water and Sewage Corporations Law (Amendment – Operation of Water and Sewage Services by a Local Authority) Bill, 2025 The bill allows local authorities that meet certain conditions to operate water and sewage services themselves, without being required to establish a corporation or join a regional company. Initiated by: a party that left the coalitionInitiator: Eitan Ginzburg | Preliminary reading | Passed | 31 / 1 |
| December 10, 2025 | Israel Land Authority Law (Amendment – Allocation of Land to Local Authorities for Establishing Renewable Energy Facilities) Bill, 2025 The law provides that a local authority ranked 1-5 on the periphery index, which received a balancing grant from the Ministry of Interior in each of the three years preceding the submission of the application, may ask the Israel Land Authority to allocate it land within its jurisdiction for the establishment and operation of a project for producing electricity from energy… Initiated by: coalitionInitiator: Moshe Saada, Sasson Guetta | Preliminary reading | Passed | 42 / 0 |
| May 28, 2025 | National Parks, Nature Reserves, National Sites and Memorial Sites Law (Amendment – Preserving the Status of National Sites) Bill, 2024 The proposal amends the National Parks Law to increase protection of national sites and to automatically declare certain sites as national sites. Initiated by: oppositionInitiator: Meirav Cohen | Preliminary reading | Did not pass | 23 / 49 |
| January 6, 2025 | Water and Sewage Corporations Law (Amendment No. 17) Bill, 2024 Government bill | First reading | Passed | 36 / 21 |
| January 31, 2024 | Water and Sewage Corporations Law (Amendment – Establishment of a Discounts Committee) Bill, 2023 The proposal provides for establishing a discounts committee in water and sewage corporations to consider requests for discounts on payments from low-income consumers. Initiated by: oppositionInitiator: Yasir Hujeirat, Mansour Abbas and 3 more | Preliminary reading | Did not pass | 7 / 37 |
| July 5, 2023 | Water and Sewage Corporations Law (Amendment – Operation of Water and Sewage Services by a Local Authority) Bill, 2023 A proposal to allow local authorities to operate water and sewage services themselves instead of corporations, and to dissolve the corporations accordingly. Initiated by: coalitionInitiator: Gideon Sa'ar | Preliminary reading | Did not pass | 28 / 47 |
| May 17, 2023 | Maintenance of Cleanliness Law (Amendment – Handling of Construction Waste) Bill, 2023 The proposal adds provisions for handling construction waste through licensed sites and licensing of operators, carriers and containers, with financial sanctions for violations. Initiated by: coalitionInitiator: Michel Buskila | Preliminary reading | Passed | 22 / 0 |
| March 29, 2023 | Water and Sewage Corporations Law (Amendment No. 14) (Regional Corporations and Appointment of Officers in Water and Sewage Corporations) Bill, 2023 Joint initiativeInitiator: David Bitan, Ofir Katz and 31 more | First reading | Passed | 12 / 0 |
| February 22, 2023 | Water and Sewage Corporations Law (Amendment – Various Provisions Regarding Regional Corporations) Bill, 2023 Joint initiativeInitiator: David Bitan, Ofir Katz and 31 more | Preliminary reading | Passed | 34 / 0 |
Other plenum votes16Approvals, motions for the agenda and procedural decisions
The law sets a unique mechanism for rehabilitating areas damaged by war through urban renewal, with the aim of enabling fast, efficient and comprehensive rehabilitation, while balancing the public interest against protecting the property rights of the individual.
A proposal to allocate land in the Negev and the Galilee to discharged soldiers free of charge for building homes, without transferring ownership.
A proposal to allocate land in the Negev and the Galilee to discharged soldiers and those who served in national-civic service for building homes, free of charge.
A bill to amend the Reserve Service Law in order to guarantee the allocation of discounted housing units to reservists who served extended service.
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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 140 MKs: 120 serving today, plus 20 who served at some point in the current term and actually voted on this topic - which is why the number is above 120.