SB 500: Security for Statewide Constitutional Office Candidates
GENERAL BILL by Avila
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: 1/14/2026 Senate - Now in Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Last Action: 1/14/2026 Senate - Now in Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Senate Committee References:
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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
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SB 500, Original Filed Version (Current Bill 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)
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: 1/23/2026 H 1st Reading (Committee Substitute 1) 
Committee Votes (1)
Date Committee Result 1/13/2026 4:00 PM Ethics and Elections 6 Yeas - 2 Nays Citations - Statutes (1)
Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help 99.122 Page 1 (pdf)