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A new bill would require the Florida Department of Law Enforcement to provide security to major party nominees for statewide offices.

The proposed security measure follows several high-profile instances of political violence and assassination attempts across the U.S.

The bill specifies that only Democratic and Republican primary winners would receive the required security detail.

Amid heightened partisan tensions and repeated instances of political violence, one Florida lawmaker is pushing to provide more security to nominees for statewide offices.

Rep. Tyler Sirois, R-Merritt Island, filed his bill ( HB 401 ) Nov. 12. He didn’t immediately return a call seeking comment.

It would require the Florida Department of Law Enforcement to provide a security detail to t

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