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SD SB59
Bill
Status
Introduced
1/13/2026
Primary Sponsor
John Carley
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AI Summary
- State agencies must use "Judea and Samaria," "Judea," or "Samaria" when referring to territory adjacent to Jordan that Israel obtained during the 1967 Six-Day War
- State agencies are prohibited from using the term "West Bank" to describe this territory in official government materials
- Official government materials include administrative rules, briefings, communications, guidance documents, press releases, and work products prepared by state agencies
- Teaching and research materials used or produced by postsecondary instructors at state institutions are exempted from the terminology requirement
- "State agency" is defined to include every board, commission, department, division, institution, and office of state government
Legislative Description
Require the use of certain geographic terminology in official materials of a state agency.
State Affairs and Government
Last Action
State Affairs Deferred to the 41st legislative day, Passed, YEAS 6, NAYS 3. S.J. 11
2/2/2026
Committee Referrals
State Affairs1/13/2026
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