Government bill · 23rd Knesset · published as law 16 June 2020
חוק לייעול האכיפה והפיקוח העירוניים ברשויות המקומיות (הוראת שעה) (תיקון מס' 5), התש"ף-2020Law for Streamlining Municipal Enforcement and Supervision in Local Authorities (temporary provision) (Amendment No. 5), 2020 · automatic translation · suggest a correction
Status: התקבלה בקריאה שלישית
Topics: Police and internal security*, Local government* · * from the Knesset's official law classification
Official summary of the law (Knesset)
The Law for the Enhancement of Municipal Enforcement and Supervision in Local Authorities authorizes municipal inspectors to enforce by-laws within the jurisdiction of the local authority. In addition, the Law established the municipal policing system, under which inspectors of local authorities act in assistance to the Israel Police in actions to prevent violence. In order to perform their duties, municipal policing inspectors are granted powers that allow them, in the event of an act of violence, to require a person to identify themselves, and even to search them for weapons and detain them until a police officer arrives, using reasonable force. The Law was enacted as a temporary provision in 2011, and currently applies in several dozen local authorities. The validity of the temporary provision has been extended three times, and the Law extends it for a fourth time, until 30 June 2021.
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Hebrew original
החוק לייעול האכיפה והפיקוח העירוניים ברשויות המקומיות מסמיך פקחים עירוניים לאכיפת חוקי העזר בתחומי הרשות המקומית. בנוסף, החוק הקים את מערך השיטור העירוני, במסגרתו פועלים פקחים של הרשויות המקומיות בסיוע למשטרת ישראל בפעולות למניעת אלימות. לשם ביצוע תפקידם, מוענקים לפקחי השיטור העירוני סמכויות המאפשרות להם, במקרה של מעשה אלימות, לדרוש מאדם להזדהות, ואף לחפש עליו נשק ולעכבו עד לבואו של שוטר, תוך שימוש בכוח סביר. החוק נחקק כהוראת שעה בשנת 2011, והוא חל כיום בכמה עשרות רשויות מקומיות. תוקפה של הוראת השעה הוארך שלוש פעמים, והחוק מאריך אותה בפעם הרביעית, עד לתאריך כ׳ בתמוז התשפ״א (30 ביוני 2021).
Readings
- 3 June 2020 · First reading · להעביר את הצעת החוק לוועדההצעת חוק לייעול האכיפה והפיקוח העירוניים ברשויות המקומיות (הוראת שעה) (תיקון מס' 5), התש"ף-2020Bill for Streamlining Municipal Enforcement and Supervision in Local Authorities (temporary provision) (Amendment No. 5), 2020autoBill passed first reading15 for · 1 against
- 15 June 2020 · Third reading · אישור החוקהצעת חוק לייעול האכיפה והפיקוח העירוניים ברשויות המקומיות (הוראת שעה) (תיקון מס' 5), התש"ף-2020Bill for Streamlining Municipal Enforcement and Supervision in Local Authorities (temporary provision) (Amendment No. 5), 2020autoLaw passed43 for · 7 against
What was said in the plenum
The bill seeks to extend the validity of the temporary provision regulating the municipal policing framework in local authorities, which grants municipal inspectors enforcement powers and assistance to the police in preventing violence and quality-of-life offenses. The discussion focused on the question of how long to extend the provision (the government requested a year and a half, the committee approved one year) and on the need to examine the framework's effectiveness and funding sources before its permanent regulation.
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Hebrew original
הצעת החוק מבקשת להאריך את תוקף הוראת השעה המסדירה את מערך השיטור העירוני ברשויות המקומיות, המעניק לפקחים עירוניים סמכויות אכיפה וסיוע למשטרה במניעת אלימות ועבירות איכות חיים. הדיון התמקד בשאלה לכמה זמן להאריך את ההוראה (הממשלה בקשה שנה וחצי, הוועדה אישרה שנה אחת) ובצורך לבחון את יעילות המערך ומקורות מימונו טרם הסדרתו הקבוע.
Arguments for
- Municipal enforcement systems have proven effective, improving residents' quality of life and personal security as well as cooperation with the Israel Police, and therefore the temporary provision should be extended.Amir Ohana (Likud)
- The temporary provision should be extended for an additional period to allow the committee to conduct a comprehensive and thorough examination of the framework ahead of its permanent regulation.Miki Haimovich (Blue and White)
Arguments against
- During approximately ten years of repeated extensions, no investigation or thorough examination of the system's effectiveness was conducted, and this should have been done before each additional extension.Mickey Levy (Yesh Atid – Telem), Saeed Alkharumi (Joint List)
- There is a problem in that some local authorities continue to collect a guarding fee from residents and business owners without it being clear exactly what they receive in return and what the ratio is between the money collected and the service provided.Mickey Levy (Yesh Atid – Telem)
- There is a legal gap between the duration of validity of the enforcement provision and the duration of validity of the authorization to collect payment from residents, and the two laws should be coordinated and synchronized.Mickey Levy (Yesh Atid – Telem)
- Operating the project in various authorities, including Arab authorities, requires a thorough examination of its effectiveness, what needs to be improved, and what budgets are required to operate it, rather than approving it incidentally without sufficient discussion.Saeed Alkharumi (Joint List)
Who spoke (5)
| Member | Faction | Readings | Speeches | In the final vote |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amir Ohana | Likud coalition | First reading | 1 | for |
| Bezalel Smotrich | Yamina opposition | First reading | 1 | no record |
| Mickey Levy | Yesh Atid – Telem opposition | First reading | 1 | against |
| Miki Haimovich | Blue and White coalition | Third reading | 1 | for |
| Saeed Alkharumi | Joint List opposition | Third reading | 1 | no record |
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
No reservations were filed to this bill.
Asked to speak: Saeed Alkharumi (Joint List), Yulia Malinovsky (Yisrael Beytenu), Eitan Ginzburg (Blue and White), Ram Ben Barak (Yesh Atid – Telem), Gadeer Kamal-Mreeh (Yesh Atid – Telem)
Reservations, sections and other votes (1)
In order. Votes on reservations and individual sections are shown separately from the vote on the bill as a whole.
- 15 June 2020 · Second reading · קריאה שנייההצעת חוק לייעול האכיפה והפיקוח העירוניים ברשויות המקומיות (הוראת שעה) (תיקון מס' 5), התש"ף-2020Bill for Streamlining Municipal Enforcement and Supervision in Local Authorities (temporary provision) (Amendment No. 5), 2020auto41 for · 7 againstVote on sections of the bill