Israel

Parliament

Political system
Parliamentary system
Structure of parliament
Unicameral
IPU membership
Yes

Law-making

Data on parliament’s law-making role and activities

Legislative activity

Number of laws adopted by parliament, per year
204
(2024)
Total number of laws adopted by Parliament in the previous legislature
102
(2022-11)
Number of laws adopted in the previous legislature that were initiated by parliament
25
(2022-11)
Number of laws adopted in the previous legislature that were initiated by the government
77
(2022-11)
Percentage of laws initiated by parliament in the previous legislature
25%
(2022-11)
Dates of the previous legislature
06 Apr 2021 to 15 Nov 2022
(2022-11)
Outcome when the two chambers cannot agree on a piece of draft legislation
No information available

Executive-legislative relations

Legislation adopted by parliament requires the assent of the Head of State
No
Number of times the Head of State declined to give assent to legislation, per year
0
(2023)
Consequences when the Head of State declines to give assent to legislation
Not applicable
Final decision when parliament and the Head of State do not agree
Not applicable

Existence of a procedure to introduce emergency legislation

There is a procedure for introducing emergency legislation into parliament
Yes
Number of times the procedure for emergency legislation was used, per year
2

Notes:

The government may pass emergency regulations without advance parliamentary approval, which are valid for up to 3 months. The Law requires the Government to lay the emergency regulations before the Foreign Affairs and Defence Committee of the Knesset. The Knesset is then authorized to prolong or annul the emergency regulations.

Historical data for IPU membership

Historical data for IPU membership
Year IPU membership
2020-09
List of values for 2020-09
No
2019-04
List of values for 2019-04
No
2018-06
List of values for 2018-06
No