29 December 2025, 20:23 · 25th Knesset · vote no. 44961
הצעת חוק העונשין (תיקון מס' 161) (הברחה שלא דרך תחנת גבול), התשפ"ו-2025Bill Penal Law (Amendment No. 161) (Smuggling Not Through a Border Crossing), 2025 · automatic translation · suggest a correction
Bill passed first reading: 17 for, 0 against
17 of 120 voted — counted from roll-call records (no official result is published)
17 of 120 members voted. The plenum has no quorum: a decision passes by a simple majority of those voting. A special majority (61 votes) is needed only for no-confidence motions and some provisions of Basic Laws. Glossary →
What was put to the vote
«להעביר את הצעת החוק לוועדה שתקבע ועדת הכנסת להכנה לקריאה שניה ושלישית»
First reading: A vote on the bill after committee preparation (government bills start here). If it passes, it goes back to committee for further work. Glossary →
Bill: חוק העונשין (תיקון מס' 154), התשפ"ו-2026Penal Law (Amendment No. 154), 2026auto
By party on the day of the vote
- for
- abstained
- against
Likudהליכודcoalition11 for · 0 against — majority for
Shasהתאחדות הספרדים שומרי תורה תנועתו של מרן הרב עובדיה יוסף זצ"לcoalition3 for · 0 against — majority for
Yesh Atidיש עתידopposition0 for · 0 against · 3 present, not voting — did not vote
- Vladimir Beliakpresent, did not vote
- Merav Ben Aripresent, did not vote
- Mickey Levypresent, did not vote
Otzma Yehuditעוצמה יהודית בראשות איתמר בן גבירcoalition2 for · 0 against — majority for
Blue and Whiteכחול לבן - המחנה הממלכתיopposition0 for · 0 against · 1 present, not voting — did not vote
- Orit Farkash Hacohenpresent, did not vote
Roll call (21)
Showing 21 of 21
| Member | Party at the time | Vote | Source code |
|---|---|---|---|
| Akram Hasson | New Hope | for | 7 |
| Avichay Avraham Buaron | Likud | for | 7 |
| Tally Gotliv | Likud | for | 7 |
| May Golan | Likud | for | 7 |
| Amit Halevi | Likud | for | 7 |
| Nissim Vaturi | Likud | for | 7 |
| Ofir Katz | Likud | for | 7 |
| Hanoch Dov Milwidsky | Likud | for | 7 |
| Tsega Melaku | Likud | for | 7 |
| Etty Hava Atia | Likud | for | 7 |
| Moshe Passal | Likud | for | 7 |
| Osher Shkalim | Likud | for | 7 |
| Moshe Abutbul | Shas | for | 7 |
| Yinon Azoulay | Shas | for | 7 |
| Yakov Margi | Shas | for | 7 |
| Vladimir Beliak | Yesh Atid | present, did not vote | 6 |
| Merav Ben Ari | Yesh Atid | present, did not vote | 6 |
| Mickey Levy | Yesh Atid | present, did not vote | 6 |
| Orit Farkash Hacohen | Blue and White | present, did not vote | 6 |
| Tzvika Foghel | Otzma Yehudit | for | 7 |
| Yitzhak Kroizer | Otzma Yehudit | for | 7 |
Numbers and sources
- For
- 17
- Against
- 0
- Abstained
- 0
- Present, did not vote
- 4
Only members with a record are counted. No record does not mean the member was absent. Official results for votes after July 2021 are not published in the open data.