Florida Senate Bill 578
Session 2026
Alzheimer’s Disease Awareness Initiative
Became Law
Signed by Governor on May 21, 2026
Sponsors
2 Sponsors
Children, Families, and Elder Affairs
First Action
Nov 19, 2025
Latest Action
May 22, 2026
Origin Chamber
Senate
Type
Bill
Bill Number
578
State
Florida
Session
2026
Children, Families, and Elder Affairs
grade
Primary
Motion Text
Third Reading
Senate Roll Call Votes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Excused
Yes
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Smith
Yes
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Yes
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.
S 578 Filed
S 578 c1
Bill Analysis -- Children, Families, and Elder Affairs (Pre-Meeting) (1/9/2026 4:00 PM)
Bill Analysis -- Children, Families, and Elder Affairs (Post-Meeting) (1/13/2026 10:00 AM)
Bill Analysis -- Fiscal Policy (Pre-Meeting) (1/27/2026 8:09 AM)
Bill Analysis -- Fiscal Policy (Post-Meeting) (1/28/2026 9:17 AM)
201536 - Amendment to S 578 Filed
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05/22/2026
Florida Legislature
Chapter No. 2026-83
05/21/2026
Florida Legislature
Approved by Governor
05/06/2026
Florida Legislature
Signed by Officers and presented to Governor
03/17/2026
Senate
Ordered enrolled
03/11/2026
House
CS passed; YEAS 112, NAYS 0
03/11/2026
House
Read 3rd time
03/11/2026
House
Added to Third Reading Calendar
03/11/2026
House
Read 2nd time
03/10/2026
House
1st Reading (Committee Substitute 1)
03/10/2026
House
Bill added to Special Order Calendar (3/11/2026)
03/10/2026
House
Bill referred to House Calendar
02/04/2026
House
In Messages
02/04/2026
Senate
Immediately certified
02/04/2026
Senate
CS passed; YEAS 38 NAYS 0
02/04/2026
Senate
Read 3rd time
02/04/2026
Senate
Read 2nd time
02/02/2026
Senate
Placed on Special Order Calendar, 02/04/26
01/28/2026
Senate
Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
01/28/2026
Senate
Favorable by- Fiscal Policy; YEAS 18 NAYS 0
01/23/2026
Senate
On Committee agenda-- Fiscal Policy, 01/28/26, 8:30 am, 412 Knott Building
01/14/2026
Senate
CS by Children, Families, and Elder Affairs read 1st time
01/14/2026
Senate
Now in Fiscal Policy
01/14/2026
Senate
Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
01/13/2026
Senate
Introduced
01/12/2026
Senate
CS by Children, Families, and Elder Affairs; YEAS 6 NAYS 0
01/05/2026
Senate
On Committee agenda-- Children, Families, and Elder Affairs, 01/12/26, 4:00 pm, 301 Senate Building
12/09/2025
Senate
Referred to Children, Families, and Elder Affairs; Fiscal Policy
11/19/2025
Senate
Filed
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FL Legislature
Open States
Record Created
Dec 8, 2025 9:30:02 AM
Record Updated
Jul 19, 2026 2:29:12 PM