FL HB 31
deadRecognizing Judea and Samaria
Florida · 2026 Regular Session · lower
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Quick answers
Did FL HB 31 pass?
No. FL HB 31 did not pass — it was defeated or died in the legislative process. Latest recorded action (2026-03-13): Died in Rules
What is FL HB 31 about?
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."
Who sponsors FL HB 31?
Tendrich, Tramont, Government Operations Subcommittee are the primary sponsors of FL HB 31, joined by 15 cosponsors.
Description
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."
- Introduced
- —
- Latest action
- 2026-03-13 — Died in Rules
- Bill type
- bill
- Last updated
- —
Subjects
Sponsors
- Tendrichprimary
- Tramontprimary
- Government Operations Subcommitteeprimary
- Partingtoncosponsor
- Millercosponsor
- Maneycosponsor
- Kendallcosponsor
- Holcombcosponsor
- Gottliebcosponsor
- Rizocosponsor
- Cobbcosponsor
- Casselcosponsor
- Blackcosponsor
- Benarrochcosponsor
- Banksoncosponsor
- Danielscosponsor
- Redondocosponsor
- Plakoncosponsor
Committees
Not provided by source.
Action timeline
Newest first
2026-03-13
Died in Rules
failure
2026-02-18
Received
enrolled
2026-02-12
Referred to Rules
referral-committee
2026-02-12
In Messages
2026-02-11
CS passed; YEAS 92, NAYS 14
passage
2026-02-11
Read 3rd time
reading-3
2026-02-11
Added to Third Reading Calendar
2026-02-11
Read 2nd time
reading-2
2026-02-05
Bill added to Special Order Calendar (2/11/2026)
2026-01-27
Added to Second Reading Calendar
2026-01-27
Bill released to House Calendar
2026-01-27
Reported out of State Affairs Committee
2026-01-27
Favorable by State Affairs Committee
committee-passage-favorable
2026-01-23
Added to State Affairs Committee agenda
2026-01-22
1st Reading (Committee Substitute 1)
reading-1
2026-01-22
Now in State Affairs Committee
2026-01-22
Referred to State Affairs Committee
referral-committee
2026-01-21
CS Filed
filing
2026-01-21
Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a)
deferral
2026-01-21
Reported out of Government Operations Subcommittee
2026-01-21
Favorable with CS by Government Operations Subcommittee
committee-passage-favorable
2026-01-16
Added to Government Operations Subcommittee agenda
2026-01-13
1st Reading (Original Filed Version)
filing,reading-1
2025-10-01
Now in Government Operations Subcommittee
2025-10-01
Referred to State Affairs Committee
referral-committee
2025-10-01
Referred to Government Operations Subcommittee
referral-committee
2025-09-23
Filed
filing
Versions
Documents
Votes
Passage, Third Reading
2026-02-11 · pass · 92-14
Member-level votes (117)
- Abbott: yes
- Eskamani: no
- Oliver: yes
- Albert: yes
- Esposito: yes
- Overdorf: yes
- Alvarez, D.: yes
- Fabricio: yes
- Owen: yes
- Alvarez, J.: yes
- Partington: yes
- Anderson: yes
- Gantt: no
- Perez: yes
- Andrade: yes
- Garrison: yes
- Persons-Mulicka: yes
- Gentry: yes
- Plakon: yes
- Aristide: yes
- Gerwig: yes
- Plasencia: yes
- Baker: yes
- Giallombardo: yes
- Porras: yes
- Bankson: yes
- Gonzalez Pittman: yes
- Rayner: no
- Gossett-Seidman: yes
- Redondo: yes
- Bartleman: no
- Gottlieb: yes
- Rizo: yes
- Basabe: yes
- Greco: yes
- Robinson, F.: no
- Benarroch: yes
- Griffitts: yes
- Robinson, W.: yes
- Berfield: yes
- Grow: yes
- Rosenwald: yes
- Black: yes
- Harris: no
- Salzman: yes
- Blanco: yes
- Hart-Lowman: no
- Sapp: yes
- Booth: yes
- Hinson: no
- Shoaf: yes
- Borrero: yes
- Hodgers: yes
- Sirois: yes
- Botana: yes
- Holcomb: yes
- Skidmore: no
- Boyles: yes
- Hunschofsky: no
- Smith: yes
- Brackett: yes
- Jacques: yes
- Snyder: yes
- Brannan: yes
- Johnson: yes
- Buchanan: yes
- Stark: yes
- Busatta: yes
- Kendall: yes
- Steele: yes
- Campbell: no
- Kincart Jonsson: yes
- Canady: yes
- Koster: yes
- Tendrich: yes
- Cassel: yes
- LaMarca: yes
- Tomkow: yes
- Chamberlin: yes
- Trabulsy: yes
- Chambliss: yes
- López, J.: yes
- Tramont: yes
- Chaney: yes
- Maggard: yes
- Tuck: yes
- Cobb: yes
- Maney: yes
- Valdés: yes
- Conerly: yes
- McClure: yes
- Weinberger: yes
- McFarland: yes
- Woodson: no
- Melo: yes
- Yarkosky: yes
- Michael: yes
- Yeager: yes
- Driskell: no
- Miller: yes
- Duggan: yes
- Mooney: yes
- Dunkley: yes
- Nix: yes
- Edmonds: yes
- Nixon: no
- Franklin: not voting
- Antone: not voting
- Barnaby: not voting
- Spencer: not voting
- Joseph: not voting
- Tant: not voting
- Long: not voting
- Cross: not voting
- Daley: not voting
- Daniels: not voting
- Young: not voting
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