FL SB 578

enacted

Alzheimer’s Disease Awareness Initiative

Florida · 2026 Regular Session · upper

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Quick answers

Did FL SB 578 pass?

Yes. FL SB 578 has been enacted into law. Latest recorded action (2026-05-22): Chapter No. 2026-83

What is FL SB 578 about?

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.

Who sponsors FL SB 578?

Simon, Children, Families, and Elder Affairs are the primary sponsors of FL SB 578.

Description

Introduced: 2026-01-13
Latest action: 2026-05-22 — Chapter No. 2026-83
Bill type: bill
Last updated: —

Subjects

social welfare

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

Newest first

2026-05-22
Chapter No. 2026-83
2026-05-21
Approved by Governor
executive-signature
2026-05-06
Signed by Officers and presented to Governor
executive-receipt
2026-03-17
Ordered enrolled
enrolled
2026-03-11
CS passed; YEAS 112, NAYS 0
passage
2026-03-11
Read 3rd time
reading-3
2026-03-11
Added to Third Reading Calendar
2026-03-11
Read 2nd time
reading-2
2026-03-10
1st Reading (Committee Substitute 1)
reading-1
2026-03-10
Bill added to Special Order Calendar (3/11/2026)
2026-03-10
Bill referred to House Calendar
2026-02-04
In Messages
2026-02-04
Immediately certified
2026-02-04
CS passed; YEAS 38 NAYS 0
passage
2026-02-04
Read 3rd time
reading-3
2026-02-04
Read 2nd time
reading-2
2026-02-02
Placed on Special Order Calendar, 02/04/26
2026-01-28
Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
2026-01-28
Favorable by- Fiscal Policy; YEAS 18 NAYS 0
committee-passage-favorable
2026-01-23
On Committee agenda-- Fiscal Policy, 01/28/26, 8:30 am, 412 Knott Building
2026-01-14
CS by Children, Families, and Elder Affairs read 1st time
2026-01-14
Now in Fiscal Policy
2026-01-14
Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
2026-01-13
Introduced
introduction
2026-01-12
CS by Children, Families, and Elder Affairs; YEAS 6 NAYS 0
2026-01-05
On Committee agenda-- Children, Families, and Elder Affairs, 01/12/26, 4:00 pm, 301 Senate Building
2025-12-09
Referred to Children, Families, and Elder Affairs; Fiscal Policy
referral-committee
2025-11-19
Filed
filing

Versions

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Votes

Favorable with Committee Substitute
2026-01-12 · pass · 6-0
Member-level votes (6)
- Harrell: yes
- Rouson: yes
- Sharief: yes
- Simon: yes
- Garcia: yes
- Grall: yes
Favorable
2026-01-28 · pass · 18-0
Member-level votes (20)
- Arrington: yes
- Avila: yes
- Bernard: yes
- Boyd: yes
- Bracy Davis: yes
- Bradley: yes
- Burton: yes
- Gaetz: yes
- Jones: yes
- Leek: yes
- Mayfield: yes
- Passidomo: yes
- Rodriguez: yes
- Simon: yes
- Truenow: yes
- Yarborough: yes
- Osgood: yes
- Gruters: yes
- Calatayud: other
- Davis: other
Third Reading
2026-02-04 · pass · 38-0
Member-level votes (39)
- Arrington: yes
- Garcia: yes
- Polsky: yes
- Avila: yes
- Grall: yes
- Rodriguez: yes
- Berman: yes
- Gruters: excused
- Rouson: yes
- Bernard: yes
- Harrell: yes
- Sharief: yes
- Boyd: yes
- Hooper: yes
- Simon: yes
- Bracy Davis: yes
- Jones: yes
- Smith: yes
- Bradley: yes
- Leek: yes
- Truenow: yes
- Brodeur: yes
- Martin: yes
- Trumbull: yes
- Burgess: yes
- Massullo: yes
- Wright: yes
- Burton: yes
- Mayfield: yes
- Yarborough: yes
- Calatayud: yes
- McClain: yes
- Albritton: yes
- Davis: yes
- Osgood: yes
- DiCeglie: yes
- Passidomo: yes
- Gaetz: yes
- Pizzo: yes
Passage, Third Reading
2026-03-11 · pass · 112-0
Member-level votes (117)
- Abbott: yes
- Eskamani: yes
- Oliver: yes
- Albert: yes
- Esposito: yes
- Overdorf: yes
- Alvarez, D.: yes
- Fabricio: yes
- Owen: yes
- Alvarez, J.: yes
- Franklin: yes
- Partington: yes
- Anderson: yes
- Gantt: yes
- Perez: yes
- Andrade: yes
- Garrison: yes
- Persons-Mulicka: yes
- Gentry: yes
- Plakon: yes
- Aristide: yes
- Gerwig: yes
- Baker: yes
- Giallombardo: yes
- Porras: yes
- Bankson: yes
- Gonzalez Pittman: yes
- Rayner: yes
- Barnaby: yes
- Gossett-Seidman: yes
- Redondo: yes
- Bartleman: yes
- Gottlieb: yes
- Rizo: yes
- Basabe: yes
- Greco: yes
- Robinson, F.: yes
- Benarroch: yes
- Griffitts: yes
- Robinson, W.: yes
- Berfield: yes
- Grow: yes
- Rosenwald: yes
- Black: yes
- Harris: yes
- Salzman: yes
- Blanco: yes
- Hart-Lowman: yes
- Sapp: yes
- Booth: yes
- Hinson: yes
- Shoaf: yes
- Borrero: yes
- Hodgers: yes
- Sirois: yes
- Botana: yes
- Holcomb: yes
- Skidmore: yes
- Boyles: yes
- Hunschofsky: yes
- Smith: yes
- Brackett: yes
- Jacques: yes
- Snyder: yes
- Brannan: yes
- Johnson: yes
- Spencer: yes
- Buchanan: yes
- Stark: yes
- Busatta: yes
- Kendall: yes
- Steele: yes
- Kincart Jonsson: yes
- Tant: yes
- Canady: yes
- Koster: yes
- Tendrich: yes
- Cassel: yes
- LaMarca: yes
- Tomkow: yes
- Chamberlin: yes
- Long: yes
- Chambliss: yes
- López, J.: yes
- Tramont: yes
- Chaney: yes
- Maggard: yes
- Tuck: yes
- Cobb: yes
- Maney: yes
- Valdés: yes
- Conerly: yes
- McClure: yes
- Weinberger: yes
- Cross: yes
- McFarland: yes
- Woodson: yes
- Daley: yes
- Melo: yes
- Yarkosky: yes
- Daniels: yes
- Michael: yes
- Yeager: yes
- Driskell: yes
- Miller: yes
- Young: yes
- Duggan: yes
- Mooney: yes
- Dunkley: yes
- Nix: yes
- Edmonds: yes
- Nixon: yes
- Antone: not voting
- Plasencia: not voting
- Joseph: not voting
- Campbell: not voting
- Trabulsy: not voting

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https://flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/578/ByCategory

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