CS/SB 578: Alzheimer’s Disease Awareness Initiative

GENERAL BILL by Children, Families, and Elder Affairs, Simon

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.

Current Bill Version Posted: 3/18/2026 08:41 AM

• Senate Committee References (2)

  1. Children, Families, and Elder Affairs (CF)
  2. Fiscal Policy (FP)

• Related Bills (1)

  Bill Number Subject Filed By Last Action and Location	Relationship Learn more about bill relationships
  H 513 (c1) by Human Services Subcommittee Alzheimer's Disease Awareness Initiative Last Action: 3/11/2026 H Laid on Table, refer to CS/SB 578	Similar

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• Bill History

  S = Senate, H = House

  11/19/2025	S	• Filed
  12/9/2025	S	• Referred to Children, Families, and Elder Affairs; Fiscal Policy
  1/5/2026	S	• On Committee agenda-- Children, Families, and Elder Affairs, 01/12/26, 4:00 pm, 301 Senate Building
  1/12/2026	S	• CS by Children, Families, and Elder Affairs; YEAS 6 NAYS 0
  1/13/2026	S	• Introduced
  1/14/2026	S	• Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute) • Now in Fiscal Policy • CS by Children, Families, and Elder Affairs read 1st time
  1/23/2026	S	• On Committee agenda-- Fiscal Policy, 01/28/26, 8:30 am, 412 Knott Building
  1/28/2026	S	• Favorable by- Fiscal Policy; YEAS 18 NAYS 0 • Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
  2/2/2026	S	• Placed on Special Order Calendar, 02/04/26
  2/4/2026	S	• Read 2nd time -SJ 253 • Read 3rd time -SJ 253 • CS passed; YEAS 38 NAYS 0 -SJ 253 • Immediately certified -SJ 253
  2/4/2026	H	• In Messages
  3/10/2026	H	• Bill referred to House Calendar • Bill added to Special Order Calendar (3/11/2026) • 1st Reading (Committee Substitute 1)
  3/11/2026	H	• Read 2nd time • Added to Third Reading Calendar • Read 3rd time • CS passed; YEAS 112, NAYS 0
  3/17/2026	S	• Ordered enrolled
  5/6/2026		• Signed by Officers and presented to Governor
  5/21/2026		• Approved by Governor
  5/22/2026		• Chapter No. 2026-83