MK Robert Elituv of the Yisrael Beiteinu party feels that MKs often abuse their power to submit legislation in order to gain personal prestige. He cites the following statistics to bolster his case:
* In the 14th Knesset, which ran for three years from 1996 to 1999, 2,675 bills were proposed, of which 138 were passed into law.
* In the 15th Knesset, which lasted eight months longer, until 2003, the number of proposed bills was 4,234, and 235 became law.
* In the 16th Knesset, which lasted three years and two months, 4,165 bills were proposed, and 202 became law.
* In the current Knesset, 1,905 bills have already been proposed, and nine laws were passed.
MK Elituv has therefore submitted a bill stipulating that each Knesset Member be restricted to proposing only three pieces of legislation during each few-month session of the Knesset. During the shorter summer session, Elituv would like to see only two bills per MK.
Israel's average of 58 new laws passed per year over the past decade compares favorably with France's annual average of 93 and the Italian law-production of nearly 600 per year.
* In the 14th Knesset, which ran for three years from 1996 to 1999, 2,675 bills were proposed, of which 138 were passed into law.
* In the 15th Knesset, which lasted eight months longer, until 2003, the number of proposed bills was 4,234, and 235 became law.
* In the 16th Knesset, which lasted three years and two months, 4,165 bills were proposed, and 202 became law.
* In the current Knesset, 1,905 bills have already been proposed, and nine laws were passed.
MK Elituv has therefore submitted a bill stipulating that each Knesset Member be restricted to proposing only three pieces of legislation during each few-month session of the Knesset. During the shorter summer session, Elituv would like to see only two bills per MK.
Israel's average of 58 new laws passed per year over the past decade compares favorably with France's annual average of 93 and the Italian law-production of nearly 600 per year.