A bill requiring warnings labels to be placed on all cellphones sold in Israel passed one of three approval stages by the Knesset on Wednesday, February 29.  The bill, also forbidding targeting minors in advertising, would require all cellphones and advertisements to bear a label reading:

“Warning – the Health Ministry cautions that heavy use and carrying the device next to the body may increase the risk of cancer, especially among children.”

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Israel Knesset – Procedures

The initial step toward the Israeli Knesset passing this bill has been taken. However, we understand from someone familiar with the process that it may take time and several rounds of redrafting before such legislation passes into law:

“To become law, a regular state bill must pass three readings in the Knesset (while private bills have four readings). In the first reading, the bill is presented to the plenary, followed by a short debate on its contents, after which it is referred to the appropriate Knesset committee for detailed discussion and redrafting, if necessary. When the committee has completed its work, the bill is returned to the plenary for its second reading, at which time committee members who have reservations may present them to the plenary. Following a general debate, each article of the bill is put to a vote and, unless it is necessary to return it again to committee, the third reading takes place immediately, and a vote is taken on the bill as a whole. If the bill passes, it is signed by the presiding speaker and is later published in the Official Gazette, with the signatures of the president, prime minister, Knesset speaker and the minister responsible for the law’s implementation. Finally, the state seal is affixed to it by the minister of justice, and the bill becomes law.”