TO CREATE THE RECOGNIZING JUDEA AND SAMARIA ACT; AND TO PROHIBIT STATE AGENCIES FROM USING THE TERM "WEST BANK" IN OFFICIAL GOVERNMENT MATERIALS.
HB 1929, known as the Recognizing Judea and Samaria Act, prohibits state agencies from using the term "West Bank" in their official government materials and communications. Instead, state agencies are required to refer to this region as "Judea and Samaria." This bill directly affects how state agencies describe this specific geographic area in their official documents and communications.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2025
Committee Review
Apr 2025
House Passage
Apr 2025
Senate Passage
Apr 2025
Signed into Law
Apr 2025
Introduced Mar 31, 2025
Signed Apr 17, 2025
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The bill was renumbered from Act 797 to HB 1929 for the 95th General Assembly's Regular Session in 2025. The approval date was removed from the document, indicating this is a new legislative session version rather than a finalized act.
TECHNICAL
Removed the approval date (4/17/25) and Act number (Act 797), converting the document to a new bill format for the 2025 session.
Floor votes
How they voted
This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
16
Key actions
7
Committee
2
Amendments
1
Apr 17, 2025
Signed into law
Notification that HB1929 is now Act 797
lower
Apr 14, 2025
Lower · Passed
Returned from the Senate as passed.
lower
Apr 14, 2025
Upper · Passed
Returned to the House as passed.
upper
Apr 14, 2025
Upper · Passed
Read the third time and passed.
upper
Apr 8, 2025
Upper · Passed
Returned by the Committee, with the recommendation that it Do Pass
upper
Apr 7, 2025
Lower · Passed
Read the third time and passed and ordered transmitted to the Senate.
lower
Apr 3, 2025
Introduced
Amendment No. 1 read and adopted and the bill ordered engrossed.
lower
Apr 3, 2025
Lower · Passed
Returned by the Committee with the recommendation that it do pass as amended 1
lower
Mar 31, 2025
Introduced
Filed
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2 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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