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Florida · 2026 Regular Session · Bill

HB 31: Recognizing Judea and Samaria

Did not advance Official data

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Enacted
  6. Did not advance

Last official action: ·Record last updated:

Plain-language summary

HB 31 is a bill introduced in the Florida House on September 23, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Recognizing Judea and Samaria. Primary sponsor: Debra Tendrich (Democratic), Chase Tramont (Republican), Government Operations Subcommittee. It lists 15 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (March 13, 2026): Died in Rules.

Generated automatically from the official title, sponsor list, and status record only. It does not characterize the bill’s purpose or effects. How summaries are written

Official summary

Abstract published by the legislature (via Open States). Text as published by the legislature; reproduced verbatim.

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."

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 3 · Republican 14

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Debra TendrichPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse89
Chase TramontPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse30
Government Operations SubcommitteePrimary sponsorNot applicable (committee)——
Doug BanksonCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse39
Yvette BenarrochCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse81
Dean BlackCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse15
Hillary CasselCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse101
Nan CobbCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse26
Kim DanielsCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse14
Mike GottliebCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse102
Jeff HolcombCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse53
Kim KendallCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse18
Patt ManeyCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse4
Monique MillerCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse33
Bill PartingtonCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse28
Rachel PlakonCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse36
Mike RedondoCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse118
Alex RizoCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse112

“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.

Recent official actions

  1. Died in Rules
  2. Received
  3. Referred to Rules
  4. In Messages
  5. CS passed; YEAS 92, NAYS 14
  6. Read 3rd time
  7. Added to Third Reading Calendar
  8. Read 2nd time
  9. Bill added to Special Order Calendar (2/11/2026)
  10. Added to Second Reading Calendar
  11. Bill released to House Calendar
  12. Reported out of State Affairs Committee

Showing 12 most recent of 27 actions. Full history

Sources

  1. Open States / Plural (data from the official legislature website)
  2. Official legislature source