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FL HB 31

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Recognizing 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
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Latest action
2026-03-13 — Died in Rules
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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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

  1. 2026-03-13

    Died in Rules

    failure

  2. 2026-02-18

    Received

    enrolled

  3. 2026-02-12

    Referred to Rules

    referral-committee

  4. 2026-02-12

    In Messages

  5. 2026-02-11

    CS passed; YEAS 92, NAYS 14

    passage

  6. 2026-02-11

    Read 3rd time

    reading-3

  7. 2026-02-11

    Added to Third Reading Calendar

  8. 2026-02-11

    Read 2nd time

    reading-2

  9. 2026-02-05

    Bill added to Special Order Calendar (2/11/2026)

  10. 2026-01-27

    Added to Second Reading Calendar

  11. 2026-01-27

    Bill released to House Calendar

  12. 2026-01-27

    Reported out of State Affairs Committee

  13. 2026-01-27

    Favorable by State Affairs Committee

    committee-passage-favorable

  14. 2026-01-23

    Added to State Affairs Committee agenda

  15. 2026-01-22

    1st Reading (Committee Substitute 1)

    reading-1

  16. 2026-01-22

    Now in State Affairs Committee

  17. 2026-01-22

    Referred to State Affairs Committee

    referral-committee

  18. 2026-01-21

    CS Filed

    filing

  19. 2026-01-21

    Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a)

    deferral

  20. 2026-01-21

    Reported out of Government Operations Subcommittee

  21. 2026-01-21

    Favorable with CS by Government Operations Subcommittee

    committee-passage-favorable

  22. 2026-01-16

    Added to Government Operations Subcommittee agenda

  23. 2026-01-13

    1st Reading (Original Filed Version)

    filing,reading-1

  24. 2025-10-01

    Now in Government Operations Subcommittee

  25. 2025-10-01

    Referred to State Affairs Committee

    referral-committee

  26. 2025-10-01

    Referred to Government Operations Subcommittee

    referral-committee

  27. 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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