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CS/SB 500: Security for Statewide Constitutional Office Candidates

GENERAL BILL by Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice ; Avila ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Wright

Security for Statewide Constitutional Office Candidates; Requiring the Department of Law Enforcement to provide certain candidates with a protective security detail for a specified time period, etc.

Effective Date: 7/1/2026
Last Action: 3/6/2026 Senate - Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Senate Committee References:
  1. Ethics and Elections (EE)
  2. Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice (ACJ)

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  • Bill History

    Date Chamber Action
    11/14/2025 Senate • Filed
    12/1/2025 Senate • Referred to Ethics and Elections; Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice; Fiscal Policy
    1/8/2026 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Ethics and Elections, 01/13/26, 4:00 pm, 37 Senate Building
    1/13/2026 Senate • Favorable by Ethics and Elections; YEAS 6 NAYS 2
    • Introduced
    1/14/2026 Senate • Now in Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice
    2/20/2026 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice, 02/25/26, 1:30 pm, 37 Senate Building
    2/25/2026 Senate • CS by Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice; YEAS 5 NAYS 2
    2/27/2026 Senate • Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
    3/3/2026 Senate • CS by Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice read 1st time
    3/6/2026 Senate • Original reference(s) removed: Fiscal Policy
    • Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading

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  • CS/SB 500, Committee Substitute 1 (Current Bill Version) Posted 2/27/2026 at 10:25 AM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   None

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    H 401 (c1) Security for Nominees and Officers-elect to the Offices of Governor and Lieutenant Governor State Affairs Committee Similar Last Action: 2/26/2026 S Received Track This Bill

    Citations - Statutes (1)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    99.122 Page 1 (pdf)

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  • SB 500, Original Filed Version Posted 11/14/2025 at 8:38 AM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   Ethics and Elections (Pre-Meeting) 1/12/2026 (pdf)
    Ethics and Elections (Post-Meeting) 1/14/2026 (pdf)
    Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice (Pre-Meeting) 2/24/2026 (pdf)
    Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice (Post-Meeting) 2/27/2026 (pdf)

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    H 401 (c1) Security for Nominees and Officers-elect to the Offices of Governor and Lieutenant Governor State Affairs Committee Similar Last Action: 2/26/2026 S Received Track This Bill

    Committee Amendments (1)

    Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Committee Action Format
    857630 - Amendment
    Delete line 20 and insert:     		Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice
    (Avila)     		2/24/2026
    8:10 AM     		Replaced by Committee Substitute
    2/27/2026     		Web Page
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    Committee Votes (2)

    Date Committee Result
    1/13/2026 4:00 PM Ethics and Elections 6 Yeas - 2 Nays
    2/25/2026 1:30 PM Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice 5 Yeas - 2 Nays

    Citations - Statutes (1)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    99.122 Page 1 (pdf)

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