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Splitting and merging bills
A large bill can split into several bills, and several similar bills can merge into one. One path then becomes several, or the reverse.
A bill may contain several topics, some agreed and others disputed.
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- A bill may contain several topics, some agreed and others disputed.
- The committee can propose splitting the bill into several separate bills, and the plenum votes on the split. From that point each part proceeds independently, at its own pace.
- Conversely, several bills on the same subject, for example from different Knesset members or from the government, can merge and continue in committee as one bill.
- Knesset data links split bills to their parts and merged bills to their contributors, allowing their paths to be traced.