# Florida SB 578: Alzheimer’s Disease Awareness Initiative

Florida SB 578, Alzheimer’s Disease Awareness Initiative, is a 2026 Senate bill sponsored by Children, Families, and Elder Affairs, Corey Simon (Republican); status signed, last action 2026-05-22 (Chapter No. 2026-83) (as of 2026-11-01).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/FL-SB578-2026
- As of: 2026-11-01
- Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts.

## Facts
- Bill: Florida SB 578
- State: Florida
- Session: 2026
- Title: Alzheimer’s Disease Awareness Initiative
- Status: signed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2025-11-19
- Last action: 2026-05-22, Chapter No. 2026-83
- Sponsors: Children, Families, and Elder Affairs, Corey Simon (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Subjects: Appropriation, Children, Families, and Elder Affairs, Fiscal Policy, House Calendar
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 4 (174 yes, 0 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 1

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- More Alzheimer’s help for Floridians and caregivers: benefit, low. Beginning July 1, 2026, Florida’s Department of Elderly Affairs must contract for a statewide Alzheimer’s Disease Awareness Initiative. It provides research-backed information and support for people affected by Alzheimer’s and related dementias, including caregivers. A website and electronic resour…

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Children, Families, and Elder Affairs
- Sponsor: Corey Simon (Republican), Senate

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-03-11 | House | House Floor Vote | pass | 112 | 0 |   |
| 2026-02-04 | Senate | Senate Floor Vote | pass | 38 | 0 |   |
| 2026-01-28 | Senate | Fiscal Policy Vote | pass | 18 | 0 |   |
| 2026-01-12 | Senate | Children, Families, and Elder Affairs Vote | pass | 6 | 0 |   |

## Bill text

- er, 2026-07-01: [HTML](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/578/BillText/er/HTML), [PDF](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/578/BillText/er/PDF)
- c1, 2026-01-14: [HTML](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/578/BillText/c1/HTML), [PDF](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/578/BillText/c1/PDF)
- Filed, 2025-11-19: [HTML](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/578/BillText/Filed/HTML), [PDF](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/578/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/2026/578/BillText/er/HTML)
- [er (PDF)](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/578/BillText/er/PDF)
- [c1 (HTML)](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/578/BillText/c1/HTML)
- [c1 (PDF)](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/578/BillText/c1/PDF)
- [Filed (HTML)](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/578/BillText/Filed/HTML)
- [Filed (PDF)](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/578/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)
- [Florida bills](https://policyrisk.com/states/florida/bills)
- [Florida state hub](https://policyrisk.com/states/florida)
- [All state legislation](https://policyrisk.com/state-bills)

Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/FL-SB578-2026 (as of 2026-11-01).