Florida · Senate Bill 398 · 2025 Regular Session

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

SB 398 Sponsored by Danny Burgess Died in committee

  1. Introduced Jan 29, 2025
  2. In committee Feb 10, 2025
  3. Passed the Senate  
  4. Passed the House  
  5. To the governor  
  6. Became law Jul 1, 2025

What it does

The legislature's own summary of the bill, or its official long title.

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.

Every action

21 steps, oldest first, as the legislature records them.

Show the 13 earlier steps
  1. SenateFiled
  2. CommitteeReferred to Children, Families, and Elder Affairs; Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services; Fiscal Policy · Senate Children, Families, and Elder Affairs
  3. CommitteeOn Committee agenda-- Children, Families, and Elder Affairs, 03/04/25, 4:00 pm, 301 Senate Building · Senate Children, Families, and Elder Affairs
  4. CommitteeFavorable by Children, Families, and Elder Affairs; YEAS 7 NAYS 0 · Senate Children, Families, and Elder Affairs7–0 vote
  5. SenateIntroduced
  6. CommitteeNow in Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services · Senate Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services
  7. CommitteeOn Committee agenda-- Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services, 03/18/25, 9:30 am, 412 Knott Building · Senate Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services
  8. CommitteeFavorable by Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services; YEAS 10 NAYS 0 · Senate Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services10–0 vote
  9. CommitteeNow in Fiscal Policy · Senate Fiscal Policy
  10. CommitteeOn Committee agenda-- Fiscal Policy, 04/17/25, 9:00 am, 412 Knott Building · Senate Fiscal Policy
  11. CommitteeCS by- Fiscal Policy; YEAS 16 NAYS 0 · Senate Fiscal Policy16–0 vote
  12. SenatePending reference review -under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
  13. SenatePlaced on Calendar, on 2nd reading
  1. SenatePlaced on Special Order Calendar, 04/24/25
  2. CommitteeCS by Fiscal Policy read 1st time · Senate Fiscal Policy
  3. SenateRead 2nd time -SJ 528
  4. SenateRead 3rd time -SJ 528
  5. SenateCS passed; YEAS 37 NAYS 0 -SJ 52837–0 vote
  6. HouseIn Messages
  7. HouseIndefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration
  8. HouseDied in Messages

Roll calls

4 recorded votes: 1 on the floor, 3 in committee. Each shows how every member voted.

CS passed; YEAS 37 NAYS 0 -SJ 528 · Full Senate

37–0
Apr 24, 2025 · journal entry
Yes 37 No 0 Not voting 1
Democrats: 10 yes, 0 no Independents: 1 yes, 0 no Republicans: 26 yes, 0 no
How each member voted

Yes · 37

Not voting · 1

Committee and other votes

DateWhereQuestionResult
Mar 4, 2025 Senate committee Favorable by Children, Families, and Elder Affairs; YEAS 7 NAYS 0 Passed 7–0
Mar 18, 2025 Senate committee Favorable by Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services; YEAS 10 NAYS 0 Passed 10–0
Apr 17, 2025 Senate committee CS by- Fiscal Policy; YEAS 16 NAYS 0 Passed 16–0

Sponsors

The member who introduced it, joined by 3 cosponsors: 3 Democrats.

  • Danny BurgessR Primary sponsor · District 23
  • FP Fiscal Policy Sponsoring committee
All 3 cosponsors

From Florida's official records (leg.state.fl.us; flhouse.gov), checked Nov 2, 2026. Text links go to the official versions; LegiList does not copy bill text.