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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.

Effective Date: 7/1/2026
Last Action: 2/4/2026 House - In Messages
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Senate Committee References:
  1. Children, Families, and Elder Affairs (CF)
  2. Fiscal Policy (FP)

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  • Bill History

    Date Chamber Action
    11/19/2025 Senate • Filed
    12/9/2025 Senate • Referred to Children, Families, and Elder Affairs; Fiscal Policy
    1/5/2026 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Children, Families, and Elder Affairs, 01/12/26, 4:00 pm, 301 Senate Building
    1/12/2026 Senate • CS by Children, Families, and Elder Affairs; YEAS 6 NAYS 0
    1/13/2026 Senate • Introduced
    1/14/2026 Senate • 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 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Fiscal Policy, 01/28/26, 8:30 am, 412 Knott Building
    1/28/2026 Senate • Favorable by- Fiscal Policy; YEAS 18 NAYS 0
    • Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
    2/2/2026 Senate • Placed on Special Order Calendar, 02/04/26
    2/4/2026 Senate • Read 2nd time
    • Read 3rd time
    • CS passed; YEAS 38 NAYS 0
    • Immediately certified
    2/4/2026 House • In Messages

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  • CS/SB 578, Committee Substitute 1 (Current Bill Version) Posted 1/14/2026 at 8:37 AM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   Fiscal Policy (Pre-Meeting) 1/27/2026 (pdf)
    Fiscal Policy (Post-Meeting) 1/28/2026 (pdf)

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    H 513 (c1) Alzheimer's Disease Awareness Initiative Human Services Subcommittee Similar Last Action: 2/6/2026 H Now in Health Care Budget Subcommittee

    Committee Votes (1)

    Date Committee Result
    1/28/2026 8:30 AM Fiscal Policy 18 Yeas - 0 Nays

    Floor Votes (1)

    Date Chamber Result
    2/4/2026 8:54 AM Senate 38 Yeas - 0 Nays

    Citations - Statutes (1)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    430.5016 Page 1 (pdf)

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  • SB 578, Original Filed Version Posted 11/19/2025 at 8:16 AM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   Children, Families, and Elder Affairs (Pre-Meeting) 1/9/2026 (pdf)
    Children, Families, and Elder Affairs (Post-Meeting) 1/13/2026 (pdf)

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    H 513 Alzheimer's Disease Awareness Initiative Human Services Subcommittee Similar Last Action: 2/6/2026 H Now in Health Care Budget Subcommittee

    Committee Amendments (1)

    Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Committee Action Format
    201536 - Amendment
    Delete lines 16 - 18 and insert:
    Children, Families, and Elder Affairs
    (Simon)
    1/9/2026
    3:59 PM
    Replaced by Committee Substitute
    1/13/2026
    Web Page
    PDF

    Committee Votes (1)

    Date Committee Result
    1/12/2026 4:00 PM Children, Families, and Elder Affairs 6 Yeas - 0 Nays

    Citations - Statutes (1)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    430.505 Page 1 (pdf)

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