SB 398 Florida Senate · 2025 Regular Session

Awareness Program for Alzheimer’s Disease and Dementia-related Disorders

Summary

Awareness Program for Alzheimer’s Disease and Dementia-related Disorders; Requiring the Department of Elderly Affairs to contract for the development and implementation of the Alzheimer’s Disease Awareness Program; requiring the Alzheimer’s Disease Advisory Committee to evaluate the program and make certain recommendations, etc.

Issues: ✓ Healthcare

Bill status died 3 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Mar 2025

Committee Review

Apr 2025

Senate Passage

Apr 2025

House Passage

Governor

Introduced Mar 4, 2025 Last action Jun 16, 2025

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What changed between versions

S 398 Filed → S 398 c1 · 5 edits

MODERATE

The bill was amended from its original filed version to a committee substitute version, primarily changing the header information to reflect committee review and final committee substitute status. The substantive policy content regarding the Alzheimer's Disease Awareness Program, including program requirements, funding amounts, and effective dates, remained unchanged.

TECHNICAL

Header information was updated to reflect Committee Substitute 1 status with Committee on Fiscal Policy and additional senators (Smith, Berman, Sharief) added as co-sponsors, and the document was renumbered to 594-03702-25 2025398c1.

Page numbers and formatting markers were removed, converting the document from a multi-page draft format to a single consolidated version.

FISCAL

The $1.5 million appropriation for the 2025-2026 fiscal year remains the same.

TIMELINE

The effective date of July 1, 2025 remains unchanged.

REQUIREMENT

All program requirements, including website content, outreach programs, and advisory committee responsibilities, remain identical to the original version.

Floor votes · Senate Apr 24, 2025

How they voted

37–0

Passed · 1 other

Total votes 38

Apr 24, 2025

D Democratic10

10 Yea

100% Yea

I Independent1

1 Yea

100% Yea

R Republican27

26 Yea 1

96% Yea

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions

Key actions

Committee

Apr 24, 2025

Upper · Passed

CS passed; YEAS 37 NAYS 0

upper

Apr 17, 2025

Upper · Passed

Pending reference review -under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)

upper

Apr 14, 2025

Upper · Passed

On Committee agenda-- Fiscal Policy, 04/17/25, 9:00 am, 412 Knott Building

upper

Mar 18, 2025

Upper · Passed

Favorable by Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services; YEAS 10 NAYS 0

upper

Mar 13, 2025

Upper · Passed

On Committee agenda-- Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services, 03/18/25, 9:30 am, 412 Knott Building

upper

Mar 5, 2025

Upper · Passed

Now in Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services

upper

Mar 4, 2025

Introduced

upper

Mar 4, 2025

Upper · Passed

Favorable by Children, Families, and Elder Affairs; YEAS 7 NAYS 0

upper

Feb 27, 2025

Upper · Passed

On Committee agenda-- Children, Families, and Elder Affairs, 03/04/25, 4:00 pm, 301 Senate Building

upper

Feb 10, 2025

Committee

Referred to Children, Families, and Elder Affairs; Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services; Fiscal Policy

upper

1 primary · 2 co-sponsors