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1 State of Arkansas As Engrossed: H4/3/25
2 95th General Assembly
A Bill
3 Regular Session, 2025 HOUSE BILL 1929
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5 By: Representative McAlindon
6 By: Senator J. Dotson
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8 For An Act To Be Entitled
9 AN ACT TO CREATE THE RECOGNIZING JUDEA AND SAMARIA
10 ACT; TO PROHIBIT STATE AGENCIES FROM USING THE TERM
11 "WEST BANK" IN OFFICIAL GOVERNMENT MATERIALS; AND FOR
12 OTHER PURPOSES.
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16 TO CREATE THE RECOGNIZING JUDEA AND
17 SAMARIA ACT; AND TO PROHIBIT STATE
18 AGENCIES FROM USING THE TERM "WEST BANK"
19 IN OFFICIAL GOVERNMENT MATERIALS.
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21 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ARKANSAS:
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23 SECTION 1. Arkansas Code Title 25, Chapter 1, is amended to add an
24 additional subchapter to read as follows:
25 Subchapter 13 -- Recognizing Judea and Samaria Act
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27 25-1-1301. Legislative intent.
28 It is the intent of the General Assembly to:
29 (1) Refer to the land controlled by Israel from Jordan during
30 the 1967 Six-Day War by its historical name of "Judea and Samaria", with the
31 land south of Jerusalem being considered "Judea" and the land north of
32 Jerusalem being considered "Samaria"; and
33 (2) No longer use the term "West Bank" in official government
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36 25-1-1302. Prohibition on use of materials that use the term "West
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1 Bank" -- Definitions.
2 (a) As used in this section:
3 (1) "Official government material" means a guidance, rule,
4 material, briefing, press release,or communication prepared by a state
5 agency; and
6 (2) "State agency" means every department, division, office,
7 board, commission, and institution of this state.
8 (b)(1) Except as provided under subsection (c) of this section, a
9 state agency shall not use the term "West Bank" to refer to Judea and Samaria
10 in an official government material.
11 (2) A state agency shall not use state moneys to create an
12 official government material that refers to Judea and Samaria as "West Bank".
13 (c) The executive head of a state agency may waive the prohibition
14 under subsection (b) of this section if the executive head:
15 (1) Determines that it is in the interests of the state to do
16 so; and
17 (2) Submits a written explanation of the waiver no later than
18 thirty (30) days after the date on which the executive head of the state
19 agency makes a determination under subdivision (c)(1) of this section to the:
20 (A) General Assembly if the General Assembly is in
21 session; or
22 (B) Legislative Council if the General Assembly is not in
23 session.
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