Overview
- The General Assembly passed HB1446/SB1663 directing state agencies to use “Judea and Samaria” instead of “West Bank” in official materials.
- The measure awaits Governor Bill Lee’s signature before it can become law.
- Sen. Mark Pody and Rep. Chris Todd led the push after lobbying by Jewish and evangelical advocates.
- Evangelical activist Laurie Cardoza-Moore testified for the bill and sits on Tennessee’s textbook commission.
- The change affects only state documents and supporters’ historical and legal claims for the terminology are disputed in the coverage.