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חוק לתיקון פקודת בתי הסוהר (מס' 64 – הוראת שעה – חרבות ברזל) (מצב חירום כליאתי) (תיקון מס' 3), התשפ"ה-2024

Government bill · Published 25 Dec 2024

  1. 1Tabled
  2. 2Reading 119 Dec 2024
  3. 3Committee
  4. 4Readings 2-324 Dec 2024
  5. 5Published25 Dec 2024

How it affects you

The prison emergency will continue until July 31, 2025, and may also allow departures from rules requiring prisoners to be held separately. An existing declaration will remain valid until February 28, 2025, while further extensions will be limited to two months each.

Who gains

  • The National Security Minister May declare an emergency when prisoners cannot be held separately

Who pays

  • Prisoners and detainees May be held contrary to separate-holding rules

Under the table

  • Late-night vote

    The final vote took place at 23:45.

  • Passed quickly

    5 days from first reading to the final vote, against a median of 39 in this Knesset.

  • Temporary provision

    The law, or part of it, is temporary and needs an extension to stay in force.

  • Few committee meetings

    Only one committee meeting discussed this law.

How they voted

Whole Knesset
Whole Knesset, Total 120
VoteCount
For27
Against5
Abstained2
Did not vote86

Who was in the room

הוועדה לביטחון לאומי

One committee meeting on this law

Invited most often

  • המשרד לביטחון לאומי6
  • משרד המשפטים1
  • האגודה לזכויות האזרח בישראל דודתו של שגיא דקל חן החטוף בעזה1
  • הסניגוריה הציבורית1
1 committee meetings
  • 23 Dec 2024הוועדה לביטחון לאומי17 invited