SB 1106 — Recognizing Judea and Samaria

Florida Senate - 2026 CS for SB 1106 By Senatorthe MassulloCommittee 11-01465-26on 20261106__Governmental AOversight bill to be entitled An act relating to recognizing Judea and Samaria;Accountability;

and Senator Massullo 585-02206-26 20261106c1 A bill to be entitled An act relating to recognizing Judea and Samaria;

prohibiting thestate useagencies offrom using the term “West Bank” in official government materials;

prohibiting thestate useagencies offrom using moneys to create official government materials using such term;

providingrequiring aninstructional exception;materials and library media center collections adopted by certain entities on or after a specified date to refer to a certain area as Judea and Samaria;

prohibiting instructional materials and library media center collections adopted by certain entities on or after a specified date from using the term “West Bank”;

(a) Refer to the landsland annexedliberated by Israel from Jordan during the 1967 Six-Day War by its historical name of “Judea and Samaria,” with the land south of Jerusalem being considered “Judea” and the land north of Jerusalem being considered “Samaria.”Page (b)1 Noof longer2 useCODING: the term “West Bank” in official government materials.

(2) DEFINITIONS.—As used in this act, the term:

(a) “Official government material” means a guidance, rule, material, briefing, press release, communication, or work Page 1 of 2 CODING:

Florida Senate - 2026 CS for SB 1106 11-01465-26585-02206-26 20261106__20261106c1 product“Samaria.” document(b) preparedNo bylonger ause statethe agency.term “West Bank” in official government materials.

(2) DEFINITIONS.—As used in this act, the term:

(a) “Official government material” means a guidance, rule, material, briefing, press release, communication, or work product document prepared by a state agency.

(3) PROHIBITIONS;PROHIBITIONS.—A state agency may not use the term “West Bank” to refer to Judea and Samaria in an official government material or use moneys to create an official government material that refers to Judea and Samaria as “West Bank.” Section 3.

EXCEPTION.—Instructional (a)materials, A state agency may not use the term “West Bank” to refer to Judea and Samaria in an official government material or use moneys to create an official government material that refers to Judea and Samaria as thedefined “West Bank.” (b) The head of a state agency may waive the prohibition under paragraph (a) if he or she determines that it is in thes. best interest of the state and, within 30 days after making such determination, submits a written explanation of the waiver to the President of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Representatives.

Section1006.28(1)(a), 3.Florida Statutes, and library media center collections that are adopted on or after July 1, 2026, by a district school board or charter school governing board must refer to the land liberated by Israel from Jordan during the 1967 Six-Day War by its historical name of “Judea and Samaria,” with the land south of Jerusalem being considered “Judea” and the land north of Jerusalem being considered “Samaria.” Such materials and collections adopted on or after July 1, 2026, by a district school board or charter school governing board may not use the term “West Bank” to refer to Judea and Samaria.

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