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Died HOUSE · SESSION 2026

No. CS/HB 31

Recognizing Judea and Samaria
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Government Operations Subcommittee; Tramont; Tendrich
FILED BY
Chase Tramont — District 30, Republican [search donations]
Debra Tendrich — District 89, Democrat [search donations]
EFFECTIVE
7/1/2026
DIED IN
Rules
PROVIDED SUMMARY

Recognizing Judea and Samaria; Prohibits use of term "West Bank" in official government materials; prohibits use of moneys to create official government materials using such term; requires instructional materials & library media center collections adopted or acquired by certain entities on or after specified date to refer to certain area as Judea & Samaria; prohibits instructional materials & library media center collections adopted or acquired by certain entities on or after specified date from using term "West Bank."

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Plain English Summary

AI-GENERATED
Requires calling the West Bank 'Judea and Samaria' in official materials.

The bill creates section 1.016, Florida Statutes, directing every state agency to stop calling the region 'West Bank' and instead use the historical names Judea and Samaria.

State agencies may not use the term 'West Bank' in official government materials, and may not spend public money to create materials that use it.

Public school and charter school instructional materials and library media center collections adopted or acquired on or after July 1, 2026 must use the new terminology and may not call the area the West Bank.

Materials a school district or charter school already owns before July 1, 2026 are not required to be replaced or withdrawn.

KEY PROVISIONS
§ 1 Bans 'West Bank' in official state materials majors. 1.016

AIMakes it unlawful for any state agency to use the term 'West Bank' in official government materials, or to spend public money producing materials that use it, when referring to Judea and Samaria.

“A state agency may not use the term "West Bank" to refer to Judea and Samaria in an official government material” bill text, line 40 →
§ 2 Requires calling the area 'Judea and Samaria' majors. 1.016

AIStates the Legislature's intent to refer to the land Israel took from Jordan in 1967 by the historical names Judea, for the area south of Jerusalem, and Samaria, for the area north of Jerusalem.

“Refer to the land liberated by Israel from Jordan during the 1967 Six-Day War by its historical name” bill text, line 27 →
§ 3 Bars new school materials from saying 'West Bank' major

AIApplies the same naming rule to instructional materials and library collections that school districts or charter schools adopt or acquire starting July 1, 2026; materials already in use before that date are not covered.

“may not use the term "West Bank" to refer to Judea and Samaria.” bill text, line 40 →
TIMELINE
3/13/2026
Died in Rules
2/18/2026
Received
2/12/2026
Referred to Rules
2/12/2026
In Messages
2/11/2026
CS passed; YEAS 92, NAYS 14
2/11/2026
Read 3rd time
2/11/2026
Added to Third Reading Calendar
2/11/2026
Read 2nd time
2/5/2026
Bill added to Special Order Calendar (2/11/2026)
1/27/2026
Added to Second Reading Calendar
1/27/2026
Bill released to House Calendar
1/27/2026
Reported out of State Affairs Committee
1/27/2026
Favorable by State Affairs Committee
1/23/2026
Added to State Affairs Committee agenda
1/22/2026
1st Reading (Committee Substitute 1)
1/22/2026
Now in State Affairs Committee
1/22/2026
Referred to State Affairs Committee
1/21/2026
CS Filed
1/21/2026
Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a)
1/21/2026
Reported out of Government Operations Subcommittee
1/21/2026
Favorable with CS by Government Operations Subcommittee
1/16/2026
Added to Government Operations Subcommittee agenda
1/13/2026
1st Reading (Original Filed Version)
10/1/2025
Now in Government Operations Subcommittee
10/1/2025
Referred to State Affairs Committee
10/1/2025
Referred to Government Operations Subcommittee
9/23/2025
Filed
21 EARLIER →
STATUTES IT CHANGES
s. 1.016
+12 / −0
s. 1.016
+156 / −0
STAFF ANALYSES