חוק לתיקון פקודת בתי הסוהר (הארכת הוראות שעה) (תיקוני חקיקה), התשפ"ו-2026Prisons Ordinance Amendment (Extension of Temporary Provisions) (Legislative Amendments) Law, 2026 · automatic translation · suggest a correction

Official summary of the law (Knesset)

Under the Law to Amend the Prisons Ordinance (Extension of Temporary Provisions) (Legislative Amendments), 2026, the validity of the temporary provision regulating the declaration of a state of incarceration emergency, which allows holding detainees in deviation from the provisions of the law regarding living space, entitlement to a bed, and separation between types of detainees, was extended until 31 January 2027. It was further provided that the declaration will no longer depend on the security situation prevailing in the country, but will be based on the significant increase in the number of prisoners resulting from the military operations taken due to the security situation in the country. In addition, the validity of the existing declaration of a state of incarceration emergency was extended until 15 September 2026. It was further provided that at the beginning of the term of a new Knesset and before the National Security Committee has been established, the Minister's requests to extend the declaration, as well as reports under the Law, will be forwarded to the Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee or another committee determined by the Knesset Committee. In addition, the temporary provision allowing the granting of special leave to a prisoner, not exceeding 45 days, was extended until 31 July 2027.

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What was said in the plenum

הצעת החוק מבקשת להאריך עד יולי 2027 הוראות שעה בפקודת בתי הסוהר, המאפשרות הכרזה על מצב חירום כליאתי המקנה סמכות לחרוג מתנאי שטח מחיה ולהלין עצירים גם ללא מיטה, וזאת לנוכח העלייה החדה במספר העצורים והאסירים מאז פרוץ מלחמת חרבות ברזל. הדיון התמקד בשאלה האם מדובר בצעד ביטחוני הכרחי וזמני הכפוף לפיקוח פרלמנטרי, או שמא בהנצחת מצב חירום הפוגע בתנאי הכליאה ובזכויות אסירים ועצורים.

An automatic summary of the plenum transcripts: the debate on the bill at every reading it was voted on. Arguments are given as the speakers made them; this is not an assessment. The list of speakers comes from the transcript, without a model. Transcripts of the sittings: 1, 2

Reservations to the second reading

23 reservations were filed: proposed changes to the text the committee brought to the second and third reading.

ההסתייגויות נועדו להגביל ולרכך את הוראות השעה בעניין מצב החירום הכליאתי, לחייב פיקוח פרלמנטרי ודיווח שוטף לוועדת הכנסת, להרחיב חלופות למאסר וחופשות מיוחדות, ולהציב תנאים נוספים להכרזה ולהארכתה.

By faction

• Labor opposition · 23 reservations · 4 members

A joint reservation counts for every faction whose members filed it.

Asked to speak: Ayman Odeh (Hadash–Ta'al), Ahmad Tibi (Hadash–Ta'al), Aida Touma Sliman (Hadash–Ta'al), Ofer Cassif (Hadash–Ta'al), Samir Bin Said (Hadash–Ta'al)

Proposers and reservation numbers are extracted automatically from the committee version, and the count is checked against the numbers printed in it. The descriptions are an automatic summary. Committee version for the second and third reading (PDF)