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Florida Senate
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2026
CS for SB 1106
By
the Committee on Governmental Oversight and Accountability;
and Senator Massullo
585-02206-26 20261106c1
1 A bill to be entitled
2 An act relating to recognizing Judea and Samaria;
3 providing a short title; creating s. 1.016, F.S.;
4 providing legislative intent; defining terms;
5 prohibiting state agencies from using the term “West
6 Bank” in official government materials; prohibiting
7 state agencies from using moneys to create official
8 government materials using such term; requiring
9 instructional materials and library media center
10 collections adopted by certain entities on or after a
11 specified date to refer to a certain area as Judea and
12 Samaria; prohibiting instructional materials and
13 library media center collections adopted by certain
14 entities on or after a specified date from using the
15 term “West Bank”; providing an effective date.
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17 Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:
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19 Section 1.
This act may be cited as the “Recognizing Judea
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and Samaria Act.”
21 Section 2. Section 1.016, Florida Statutes, is created to
22 read:
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1.016
Recognizing Judea and Samaria.—
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(1) LEGISLATIVE INTENT.—It is the intent of the Legislature
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to:
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(a) Refer to the land liberated by Israel from Jordan
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during the 1967 Six-Day War by its historical name of “Judea and
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Samaria,” with the land south of Jerusalem being considered
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“Judea” and the land north of Jerusalem being considered
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“Samaria.”
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(b) No longer use the term “West Bank” in official
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government materials.
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(2) DEFINITIONS.—As used in this act, the term:
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(a) “Official government material” means a guidance, rule,
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material, briefing, press release, communication, or work
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product document prepared by a state agency.
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(b) “State agency” means every department, division,
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office, board, commission, and institution of this state.
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(3) PROHIBITIONS.—A state agency may not use the term “West
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Bank” to refer to Judea and Samaria in an official government
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material or use moneys to create an official government material
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that refers to Judea and Samaria as “West Bank.”
43 Section 3.
Instructional materials, as defined in s.
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1006.28(1)(a), Florida Statutes, and library media center
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collections that are adopted on or after July 1, 2026, by a
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district school board or charter school governing board must
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refer to the land liberated by Israel from Jordan during the
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1967 Six-Day War by its historical name of “Judea and Samaria,”
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with the land south of Jerusalem being considered “Judea” and
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the land north of Jerusalem being considered “Samaria.” Such
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materials and collections adopted on or after July 1, 2026, by a
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district school board or charter school governing board may not
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use the term “West Bank” to refer to Judea and Samaria.
54 Section 4. This act shall take effect July 1, 2026.