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Tennessee HouseHB 1446

State Government - As enacted, enacts the "Recognizing Judea and Samaria Act." - Amends TCA Title 3; Title 4 and Title 8. HB1446 has been assigned Public Chapter Number 877 by the Secretary of State.

Passed 70–22Party-line

What it does: This bill enacts the "Recognizing Judea and Samaria Act," which generally prohibits a department, division, office, board, commission, or institution of this state ("state agency") from (i) using the term "West Bank" to refer to Judea and Samaria in a guidance, rule, material, briefing, press release, communication, or work product document prepared by a state agency and (ii) using state funds to create official government material that refers to Judea and Samaria as "West Bank." However, this bill authorizes the executive head of a state agency to waive the prohibition if the executive head… (official summary)

Question before the chamber: REGULAR CALENDAR PREVIOUS QUESTION AS AMENDED PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION

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The tally

Yes 70 · No 22 · Not voting 6 · Present 1

Bar: green = yes, brown = no, striped = not voting.

Votes by party
PartyYesNoNot voting / present
Democrats0222
Republicans7004 / 1

Most Democrats voted no; most Republicans voted yes.

The full roll (99)

Yes 70

No 22

Present 1

Not voting 6

“Not voting” is a recorded non-vote, not a reason for the absence. Parties come from public rosters; how we count.