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1 STATE OF OKLAHOMA
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2 2nd Session of the 60th Legislature (2026)
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3 SENATE BILL 2153 By: Daniels
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7 AS INTRODUCED
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8 An Act relating to state government; creating the
8 Judea and Samaria Act; providing short title;
9 defining terms; prohibiting state agencies from using
9 certain term in certain materials; providing for
10 certain exception; providing for codification; and
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15 BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA:
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16 SECTION 1. NEW LAW A new section of law to be codified
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17 in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 9300 of Title 74, unless there
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18 is created a duplication in numbering, reads as follows:
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19 A. This act shall be known and may be cited as the "Judea and
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20 Samaria Act".
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21 B. As used in this act:
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22 1. "Judea and Samaria" means the land controlled by Israel from
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23 Jordan during the Six-Day War in 1967, with the land south of
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1 Jerusalem being considered Judea and the land north of Jerusalem
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2 being considered Samaria;
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3 2. "Official government material" means a guidance, rule,
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4 material, briefing, press release, or communication prepared by a
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5 state agency; and
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6 3. "State agency" means any board, commission, department,
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10 C. 1. Except as provided in paragraph 2 of this subsection, no
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11 state agency shall use the term "West Bank" to refer to Judea and
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12 Samaria in an official government material or use state funds to
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14 Samaria as West Bank.
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15 2. The executive head of a state agency may waive the
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18 a. determines that it is in the best interest of the
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20 b. electronically submits to the Governor, the President
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21 Pro Tempore of the Senate, and the Speaker of the
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3 SECTION 2. This act shall become effective November 1, 2026.
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