Alabama legislation · 2026 Regular Session
Alabama HJR241: Recommending state government entities to avoid using the term, "West Bank"
Status: Signed into law, April 17, 2026
What the bill says
An act, recommending state government entities to avoid using the term, "west bank.".
From the enrolled text:
An Act, RECOMMENDING STATE GOVERNMENT ENTITIES TO AVOID USING THE TERM, "WEST BANK." WHEREAS, the State of Alabama has long supported the creation of a Jewish state and homeland, evidenced by the unanimous passage of a 1943 joint resolution, which became Act 144; and WHEREAS, the names "Judea" and "Samaria" are the historically and biblically accurate terms for the ancestral heartland of the Jewish people, comprising the historical, spiritual, and geographical core of the Land of Israel; and WHEREAS, the renaming of the territory to "West Bank" was a political and administrative process designed to formalize Jordan's control over the areas of Judea and Samaria that it occupied during the 1948 Arab-Israeli War; and WHEREAS, Israel liberated the land from Jordan during the 1967 Six-Day War and reinstated its historical name, with the land south of Jerusalem being considered Judea and the land north of Jerusalem being considered Samaria; the ongoing use of "West Bank" expunges the Jewish identity of Judea and Samaria and obscures the deep historical, religious, and legal connections of the Jewish people to the land; now therefore, Page land; now therefore, HJR241 Enrolled BE IT RESOLVED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF ALABAMA, BOTH HOUSES THEREOF CONCURRING, That to continue our long-standing tradition of supporting a Jewish state, and to acknowledge the ancient history of the land reaching …
Sponsors
- Gidley, Mark (R, HD-029) · primary sponsor
- Shaver, Ginny (R, HD-039)
- Collins, Terri (R, HD-008)
- DuBose, Susan (R, HD-045)
- Hall, Laura (D, HD-019)
- Marques, Rhett (R, HD-091)
- Butler, Mack (R, HD-028)
- Stadthagen, Scott (R, HD-009)
- Sorrells, Jeff (R, HD-087)
- Holk-Jones, Frances (R, HD-095)
- Rigsby, Phillip (R, HD-025)
- Lamb, Bill (R, HD-062)
Latest actions
- : Enacted
- : Delivered to Governor
- : Enrolled
- : Ready to Enroll
- : Reported from RULES
- : Reported Out of Committee Second House
- : Pending Committee Action in Second House
- : Received in the Senate and referred to the Senate committee on RULES
- : Lovvorn motion to Adopt - Adopted Voice Vote
- : Reported from Rules
Subjects: Resolutions
Common questions
- What is HJR241?
- HJR241 is a bill in the Alabama Legislature (2026 Regular Session): Recommending state government entities to avoid using the term, "West Bank".
- What does HJR241 do?
- In its own words: An act, recommending state government entities to avoid using the term, "west bank.".
- What is the status of HJR241?
- Signed into law as of April 17, 2026. Latest action: Enacted (April 17, 2026).
- Who sponsored HJR241?
- Gidley, Mark (R, HD-029), with 11 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for HJR241?
- On the Alabama Legislature website: https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/instrument/2026RS/HJR241
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