# Florida SB 1404: Memory Care

Florida SB 1404, Memory Care, is a 2026 Senate bill sponsored by Colleen Burton (Republican); status signed, last action 2026-05-26 (Chapter No. 2026-102) (as of 2026-10-19).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/FL-SB1404-2026
- As of: 2026-10-19
- Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts.

## Facts
- Bill: Florida SB 1404
- State: Florida
- Session: 2026
- Title: Memory Care
- Status: signed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2026-01-08
- Last action: 2026-05-26, Chapter No. 2026-102
- Sponsor: Colleen Burton (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 2
- Subjects: Appropriation, Health Policy, Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services, Fiscal Policy, House Calendar
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 5 (186 yes, 0 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 3

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- Stronger care standards for memory care residents: benefit, medium. Florida’s health care agency must adopt minimum memory care standards by June 1, 2027. Rules must cover written care policies, admission criteria, minimum care, services, activities, and building standards. Staff training must meet or exceed the requirements in Florida law, section 430.5025. The ru…
- Memory care residents get transition protections: mixed, medium. Facilities licensed before the new rules take effect have six months afterward to get a memory care license. A facility may keep serving residents accepted before that date without a license only through a limited exception. It must show the state it cannot reasonably get a license and notify resid…
- New licensing rules for memory care: mixed, medium. Florida creates a separate memory care license for assisted living facilities serving residents with Alzheimer’s disease or related dementia. Facilities licensed on or after the new rules take effect need this license to serve or advertise memory care. The license requires a standard assisted livin…

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Colleen Burton (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Fiscal Policy
- Cosponsor: Health Policy

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-03-10 | House | House Floor Vote | pass | 111 | 0 |   |
| 2026-03-04 | Senate | Senate Floor Vote | pass | 37 | 0 |   |
| 2026-02-24 | Senate | Fiscal Policy Vote | pass | 18 | 0 |   |
| 2026-02-18 | Senate | Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services Vote | pass | 9 | 0 |   |
| 2026-02-02 | Senate | Health Policy Vote | pass | 11 | 0 |   |

## Actions (33)

- 2026-05-26: Chapter No. 2026-102
- 2026-05-22: Approved by Governor
- 2026-05-21: Signed by Officers and presented to Governor
- 2026-03-17: Ordered enrolled (Senate)
- 2026-03-10: CS passed; YEAS 111, NAYS 0 (House)
- 2026-03-10: Read 3rd time (House)
- 2026-03-10: Added to Third Reading Calendar (House)
- 2026-03-10: Read 2nd time (House)
- 2026-03-09: 1st Reading (Engrossed 1) (House)
- 2026-03-09: Bill added to Special Order Calendar (3/10/2026) (House)
- 2026-03-09: Bill referred to House Calendar (House)
- 2026-03-05: In Messages (House)
- 2026-03-04: CS passed as amended; YEAS 37 NAYS 0 -SJ 546 (Senate)
- 2026-03-04: Read 3rd time -SJ 546 (Senate)
- 2026-03-04: Amendment(s) adopted (620750) -SJ 546 (Senate)
- 2026-03-04: Read 2nd time -SJ 546 (Senate)
- 2026-03-02: Placed on Special Order Calendar, 03/04/26 (Senate)
- 2026-02-25: CS/CS by Fiscal Policy read 1st time (Senate)
- 2026-02-25: Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading (Senate)
- 2026-02-25: Pending reference review -under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute) (Senate)
- 2026-02-24: CS/CS by- Fiscal Policy; YEAS 18 NAYS 0 (Senate)
- 2026-02-19: On Committee agenda-- Fiscal Policy, 02/24/26, 9:00 am, 412 Knott Building (Senate)
- 2026-02-18: Now in Fiscal Policy (Senate)
- 2026-02-18: Favorable by Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services; YEAS 9 NAYS 0 (Senate)
- 2026-02-13: On Committee agenda-- Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services, 02/18/26, 8:30 am, 412 Knott Building (Senate)
- 2026-02-04: Now in Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services (Senate)
- 2026-02-04: CS by Health Policy read 1st time (Senate)
- 2026-02-04: Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute) (Senate)
- 2026-02-02: CS by Health Policy; YEAS 11 NAYS 0 (Senate)
- 2026-01-28: On Committee agenda-- Health Policy, 02/02/26, 3:30 pm, 412 Knott Building (Senate)
- 2026-01-22: Introduced (Senate)
- 2026-01-16: Referred to Health Policy; Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services; Fiscal Policy (Senate)
- 2026-01-08: Filed (Senate)

## Bill text

- er, 2026-05-22: [HTML](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/1404/BillText/er/HTML), [PDF](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/1404/BillText/er/PDF)
- e1, 2026-03-04: [HTML](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/1404/BillText/e1/HTML), [PDF](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/1404/BillText/e1/PDF)
- c2, 2026-02-25: [HTML](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/1404/BillText/c2/HTML), [PDF](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/1404/BillText/c2/PDF)
- c1, 2026-02-04: [HTML](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/1404/BillText/c1/HTML), [PDF](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/1404/BillText/c1/PDF)
- Filed, 2026-01-08: [HTML](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/1404/BillText/Filed/HTML), [PDF](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/1404/BillText/Filed/PDF)

## Related bills

- SB 688: Naturopathic Medicine (vetoed)
- HB 325: Education and Workforce Development for Inmates (vetoed)
- HB 145: Claims Against the Government (vetoed)
- SB 14: Relief of Jose Correa by Miami-Dade County (signed)
- HB 6509: Relief/Estate of Mark LaGatta/Department of Transportation (signed)
- HB 6507: Relief/L.E./Department of Children and Families (signed)

## Sources
- [er (HTML)](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/1404/BillText/er/HTML)
- [er (PDF)](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/1404/BillText/er/PDF)
- [e1 (HTML)](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/1404/BillText/e1/HTML)
- [e1 (PDF)](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/1404/BillText/e1/PDF)
- [c2 (HTML)](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/1404/BillText/c2/HTML)
- [c2 (PDF)](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/1404/BillText/c2/PDF)
- [c1 (HTML)](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/1404/BillText/c1/HTML)
- [c1 (PDF)](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/1404/BillText/c1/PDF)
- [Filed (HTML)](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/1404/BillText/Filed/HTML)
- [Filed (PDF)](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/1404/BillText/Filed/PDF)

## Related
- [SB 688: Naturopathic Medicine](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/FL-SB688-2026)
- [HB 325: Education and Workforce Development for Inmates](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/FL-HB325-2026)
- [HB 145: Claims Against the Government](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/FL-HB145-2026)
- [SB 14: Relief of Jose Correa by Miami-Dade County](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/FL-SB14-2026)
- [HB 6509: Relief/Estate of Mark LaGatta/Department of Transportation](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/FL-HB6509-2026)
- [HB 6507: Relief/L.E./Department of Children and Families](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/FL-HB6507-2026)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/FL-SB1404-2026 (as of 2026-10-19).