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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)



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 -SJ 253
• Read 3rd time -SJ 253
• CS passed; YEAS 38 NAYS 0 -SJ 253
• Immediately certified -SJ 253
2/4/2026 House • In Messages