SB 578 Florida Senate · 2026 Regular Session

Alzheimer’s Disease Awareness Initiative

Summary

Alzheimer’s Disease Awareness Initiative; Requiring the Department of Elderly Affairs to contract for the development and implementation of the Alzheimer’s Disease Awareness Initiative; providing requirements for the initiative; providing requirements for the entity with which the department contracts to develop and implement the initiative, etc.

Issues: ✓ Healthcare

Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2026

Committee Review

Mar 2026

Senate Passage

Feb 2026

House Passage

Mar 2026

Signed into Law

May 2026

Introduced Jan 13, 2026 Signed May 21, 2026

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What changed between versions

S 578 c1 → S 578 er · 1 edit

MINOR

The bill text was converted from a committee draft version to the final enrolled version, which is now ready to become law. The substantive policy content, including the creation of the Alzheimer's Disease Awareness Initiative, the requirement for a state contract, and the effective date of July 1, 2026, remains unchanged.

TECHNICAL

The document format was updated from a draft committee version (c1) to the final enrolled version (er), removing draft headers and adding official enrollment metadata.

Floor votes · Senate Feb 4, 2026 · House Mar 11, 2026

How they voted

39–0

Passed · 1 other

Total votes 40

Feb 4, 2026

D Democratic11

11 Yea

100% Yea

I Independent1

1 Yea

100% Yea

R Republican28

27 Yea 1

96% Yea

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

Full legislative history

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Key actions

Committee

May 21, 2026

Signed into law

Approved by Governor

legislature

Mar 11, 2026

Lower · Passed

CS passed; YEAS 112, NAYS 0

lower

Mar 10, 2026

Committee

Bill referred to House Calendar

lower

Feb 4, 2026

Upper · Passed

CS passed; YEAS 38 NAYS 0

upper

Jan 28, 2026

Upper · Passed

Favorable by- Fiscal Policy; YEAS 18 NAYS 0

upper

Jan 23, 2026

Upper · Passed

On Committee agenda-- Fiscal Policy, 01/28/26, 8:30 am, 412 Knott Building

upper

Jan 14, 2026

Upper · Passed

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

upper

Jan 13, 2026

Introduced

upper

Jan 5, 2026

Upper · Passed

On Committee agenda-- Children, Families, and Elder Affairs, 01/12/26, 4:00 pm, 301 Senate Building

upper

Dec 9, 2025

Committee

Referred to Children, Families, and Elder Affairs; Fiscal Policy

upper

1 primary · 0 co-sponsors