Florida SB 500: Prohibited Acts by Health Care Practitioners

Bill Text

500 
Security for Statewide Constitutional Office Candidates 
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Requiring the Department of Law Enforcement to provide certain candidates with a protective security detail for a specified time period, etc. 
Committee Substitute 1 
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General Bill 
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 Florida Senate - 2026 CS for SB 500 

 By the Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice; 
 and Senators Avila and Wright 

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 1 A bill to be entitled 
 2 An act relating to security for statewide 
 3 constitutional office candidates; creating s. 99.122, 
 4 F.S.; requiring the Department of Law Enforcement to 
 5 provide certain candidates with a protective security 
 6 detail for a specified time period; providing an 
 7 effective date. 
 8 
 9 Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: 
 10 
 11 Section 1. Section 99.122, Florida Statutes, is created to 
 12 read: 
 13 99.122 Protective security detail for nominees and 
 14 officers-elect.— 
 15 (1) Immediately upon the adjournment of the meeting of the 
 16 Elections Canvassing Commission certifying the results of the 
 17 primary election under s. 102.111, the Department of Law 
 18 Enforcement must provide a protective security detail to all 
 19 nominees of a political party, other than the nominees of a 
 20 minor political party as defined in s. 97.021(20), to the 
 21 following offices: 
 22 (a) The Governor. 
 23 (b) The Lieutenant Governor. 
 24 (c) A cabinet officer. 
 25 (2) The protective security detail must be provided 
 26 immediately upon the adjournment of the meeting of the Elections 
 27 Canvassing Commission certifying the results of the primary 
 28 election under s. 102.111 until the relevant nominee concedes 
 29 the general election or upon adjournment of the meeting of the 
 30 Elections Canvassing Commission certifying the results of the 
 31 general election under s. 102.111, whichever is earlier. The 
 32 Department of Law Enforcement must continue to provide a 
 33 protective security detail to the officers-elect until the 
 34 officers-elect assume office. 
 35 Section 2. This act shall take effect July 1, 2026.