Florida · Senate Bill 578 · 2026 Regular Session

Alzheimer’s Disease Awareness Initiative

SB 578 Sponsored by Corey Simon Became law

  1. Introduced Nov 19, 2025
  2. In committee Dec 9, 2025
  3. Passed the Senate  
  4. Passed the House  
  5. To the governor May 6, 2026
  6. Became law May 21, 2026

What it does

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

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.

Every action

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

Show the 20 earlier steps
  1. SenateFiled
  2. CommitteeReferred to Children, Families, and Elder Affairs; Fiscal Policy · Senate Children, Families, and Elder Affairs
  3. CommitteeOn Committee agenda-- Children, Families, and Elder Affairs, 01/12/26, 4:00 pm, 301 Senate Building · Senate Children, Families, and Elder Affairs
  4. CommitteeCS by Children, Families, and Elder Affairs; YEAS 6 NAYS 0 · Senate Children, Families, and Elder Affairs6–0 vote
  5. SenateIntroduced
  6. SenatePending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
  7. CommitteeNow in Fiscal Policy · Senate Fiscal Policy
  8. CommitteeCS by Children, Families, and Elder Affairs read 1st time · Senate Children, Families, and Elder Affairs
  9. CommitteeOn Committee agenda-- Fiscal Policy, 01/28/26, 8:30 am, 412 Knott Building · Senate Fiscal Policy
  10. CommitteeFavorable by- Fiscal Policy; YEAS 18 NAYS 0 · Senate Fiscal Policy18–0 vote
  11. SenatePlaced on Calendar, on 2nd reading
  12. SenatePlaced on Special Order Calendar, 02/04/26
  13. SenateRead 2nd time -SJ 253
  14. SenateRead 3rd time -SJ 253
  15. SenateCS passed; YEAS 38 NAYS 0 -SJ 253
  16. SenateImmediately certified -SJ 253
  17. HouseIn Messages
  18. HouseBill referred to House Calendar
  19. HouseBill added to Special Order Calendar (3/11/2026)
  20. House1st Reading (Committee Substitute 1)
  1. HouseRead 2nd time
  2. HouseAdded to Third Reading Calendar
  3. HouseRead 3rd time
  4. HouseCS passed; YEAS 112, NAYS 0
  5. SenateOrdered enrolled
  6. GovernorSigned by Officers and presented to Governor
  7. GovernorApproved by Governor
  8. Chapter No. 2026-83

Roll calls

4 recorded votes: 2 on the floor, 2 in committee. Each shows how every member voted.

Third Reading · Full Senate

38–0
Feb 4, 2026 · journal entry
Yes 38 No 0 Not voting 1
Democrats: 11 yes, 0 no Independents: 1 yes, 0 no Republicans: 26 yes, 0 no
How each member voted

Yes · 38

Excused · 1

Passage; Third Reading · Full House

112–0
Mar 11, 2026 · journal entry
Yes 112 No 0 Not voting 5
Democrats: 30 yes, 0 no Republicans: 82 yes, 0 no
How each member voted

Yes · 112

Not voting · 5

Committee and other votes

DateWhereQuestionResult
Jan 12, 2026 Senate Children, Families, and Elder Affairs CS by Children, Families, and Elder Affairs; YEAS 6 NAYS 0
Members

Yes · 6

 Passed 6–0
Jan 28, 2026 Senate Fiscal Policy Favorable by- Fiscal Policy; YEAS 18 NAYS 0
Members

Yes · 18

Not voting · 2

 Passed 18–0

Sponsors

The member who introduced it.

  • Corey SimonR Primary sponsor · District 3
  • CF Children, Families, and Elder Affairs Sponsoring committee

From Florida's official records (flsenate.gov), checked Nov 14, 2026. Text links go to the official versions; LegiList does not copy bill text.