Florida Senate Bill 500
Session 2026
Security for Statewide Constitutional Office Candidates
Active
Failed in Senate on Mar 13, 2026
Sponsors
2 Sponsors
Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice
First Action
Nov 14, 2025
Latest Action
Mar 13, 2026
Origin Chamber
Senate
Type
Bill
Bill Number
500
State
Florida
Session
2026
Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice
grade
Primary
Motion Text
Favorable with Committee Substitute
Senate Roll Call Votes
Yes
Other
Smith
Yes
Summary
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.
Bill Analysis -- Ethics and Elections (Pre-Meeting) (1/12/2026 4:12 PM)
Bill Analysis -- Ethics and Elections (Post-Meeting) (1/14/2026 2:59 PM)
Bill Analysis -- Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice (Pre-Meeting) (2/24/2026 8:44 AM)
Bill Analysis -- Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice (Post-Meeting) (2/27/2026 8:29 AM)
857630 - Amendment to S 500 Filed
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03/13/2026
Senate
Died on Calendar
03/06/2026
Senate
Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
03/06/2026
Senate
Original reference(s) removed: Fiscal Policy
03/03/2026
Senate
CS by Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice read 1st time
02/27/2026
Senate
Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
02/25/2026
Senate
CS by Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice; YEAS 5 NAYS 2
02/20/2026
Senate
On Committee agenda-- Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice, 02/25/26, 1:30 pm, 37 Senate Building
01/14/2026
Senate
Now in Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice
01/13/2026
Senate
Introduced
01/13/2026
Senate
Favorable by Ethics and Elections; YEAS 6 NAYS 2
01/08/2026
Senate
On Committee agenda-- Ethics and Elections, 01/13/26, 4:00 pm, 37 Senate Building
12/01/2025
Senate
Referred to Ethics and Elections; Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice; Fiscal Policy
11/14/2025
Senate
Filed
Sources
FL Legislature
Open States
Record Created
Dec 8, 2025 9:30:01 AM
Record Updated
Mar 27, 2026 1:43:08 PM