Florida Bill S1404: Assisted Living Facilities Requiring Memory Care Licenses
Summary
Florida Senate Bill S1404 requires assisted living facilities (ALFs) that provide memory care services to obtain a specific memory care services license. The bill mandates that the Agency for Health Care Administration adopt rules governing these licenses by a specified date.
What changed
Florida Senate Bill S1404, enacted on March 17, 2026, introduces a new licensing requirement for assisted living facilities (ALFs) that offer memory care services. Facilities serving memory care residents or advertising such services must now obtain a dedicated memory care services license. To qualify for this license, ALFs must already hold a general licensure and meet specific prerequisites. The bill directs the Agency for Health Care Administration to develop and implement rules governing these new licenses by a designated deadline.
This legislation imposes new compliance obligations on ALFs operating in Florida. Facilities must review their service offerings and determine if they fall under the scope of memory care services requiring the new license. They will need to ensure they meet the existing licensure requirements and any new criteria established by the Agency for Health Care Administration's forthcoming rules. Compliance with these new licensing mandates will be critical to avoid potential penalties or operational disruptions.
What to do next
- Review current services to determine if memory care licensing is required.
- Ensure existing assisted living facility licensure is maintained.
- Monitor for and comply with new rules from the Agency for Health Care Administration regarding memory care services licenses.
Source document (simplified)
FL S1404 | 2026 | Regular Session
Florida Senate Bill 1404
FL State Legislature page for S1404
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Status
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 1)
Status: Enrolled on March 17 2026 - 75% progression
Action: 2026-03-17 - Ordered enrolled
Text: Latest bill text (Enrolled) [HTML]
Summary
Requiring licenses for assisted living facilities that provide memory care services; making technical changes; requiring an assisted living facility that serves memory care residents or holds itself out as providing memory care services to obtain a memory care services license; providing an exception; requiring an assisted living facility to maintain certain licensure and meet certain requirements in order to obtain a memory care services license; requiring the Agency for Health Care Administration to adopt rules governing memory care services licenses by a specified date, etc.
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Title
Memory Care
Sponsors
| Senate Fiscal Policy Committee | Senate Health Policy Committee | Sen. Colleen Burton [R] |
Roll Calls
2026-03-10 - House - House: Third Reading RCS#755 (Y: 111 N: 0 NV: 6 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2026-03-04 - Senate - Senate: Third Reading RCS#18 (Y: 37 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 2) [PASS]
2026-02-24 - Senate - Senate Fiscal Policy (Y: 18 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 2) [PASS]
2026-02-18 - Senate - Senate Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services (Y: 9 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2026-02-02 - Senate - Senate Health Policy (Y: 11 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-03-17 | Senate | Ordered enrolled |
| 2026-03-10 | House | CS passed; YEAS 111, NAYS 0 |
| 2026-03-10 | House | Read 3rd time |
| 2026-03-10 | House | Added to Third Reading Calendar |
| 2026-03-10 | House | Read 2nd time |
| 2026-03-09 | House | 1st Reading (Engrossed 1) |
| 2026-03-09 | House | Bill added to Special Order Calendar (3/10/2026) |
| 2026-03-09 | House | Bill referred to House Calendar |
| 2026-03-05 | House | In Messages |
| 2026-03-04 | Senate | CS passed as amended; YEAS 37 NAYS 0 |
| 2026-03-04 | Senate | Read 3rd time |
| 2026-03-04 | Senate | Amendment(s) adopted (620750) |
| 2026-03-04 | Senate | Read 2nd time |
| 2026-03-02 | Senate | Placed on Special Order Calendar, 03/04/26 |
| 2026-02-25 | Senate | CS/CS by Fiscal Policy read 1st time |
| 2026-02-25 | Senate | Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading |
| 2026-02-25 | Senate | Pending reference review -under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute) |
| 2026-02-24 | Senate | CS/CS by- Fiscal Policy; YEAS 18 NAYS 0 |
| 2026-02-19 | Senate | On Committee agenda-- Fiscal Policy, 02/24/26, 9:00 am, 412 Knott Building |
| 2026-02-18 | Senate | Now in Fiscal Policy |
| 2026-02-18 | Senate | Favorable by Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services; YEAS 9 NAYS 0 |
| 2026-02-13 | Senate | On Committee agenda-- Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services, 02/18/26, 8:30 am, 412 Knott Building |
| 2026-02-04 | Senate | Now in Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services |
| 2026-02-04 | Senate | CS by Health Policy read 1st time |
| 2026-02-04 | Senate | Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute) |
| 2026-02-02 | Senate | CS by Health Policy; YEAS 11 NAYS 0 |
| 2026-01-28 | Senate | On Committee agenda-- Health Policy, 02/02/26, 3:30 pm, 412 Knott Building |
| 2026-01-22 | Senate | Introduced |
| 2026-01-16 | Senate | Referred to Health Policy; Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services; Fiscal Policy |
| 2026-01-08 | Senate | Filed |
Same As/Similar To
H1295 (Similar To) 2026-03-10 - Laid on Table, refer to CS/CS/SB 1404
Code Citations
| Chapter | Article | Section | Citation Type | Statute Text |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 429 | 02 | | Amended Code | See Bill Text |
| 429 | 07 | | Amended Code | See Bill Text |
| 429 | 076 | | Amended Code | See Bill Text |
| 429 | 17 | | Amended Code | See Bill Text |
Florida State Sources
| Type | Source |
| --- | --- |
| Summary | https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/1404 |
| Text | https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/1404/BillText/Filed/HTML |
| Text | https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/1404/BillText/c1/HTML |
| Text | https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/1404/BillText/c2/HTML |
| Text | https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/1404/BillText/e1/HTML |
| Text | https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/1404/BillText/er/HTML |
| Amendment | https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/1404/Amendment/537686/HTML |
| Amendment | https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/1404/Amendment/620750/HTML |
| Supplement | https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/1404/Analyses/2026s01404.pre.hp.PDF |
| Supplement | https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/1404/Analyses/2026s01404.hp.PDF |
| Supplement | https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/1404/Analyses/2026s01404.pre.ahs.PDF |
| Supplement | https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/1404/Analyses/2026s01404.ahs.PDF |
| Supplement | https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/1404/Analyses/2026s01404.pre.fp.PDF |
| Supplement | https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/1404/Analyses/2026s01404.fp.PDF |
| Roll Call | https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/1404/Vote/2026-02-02%200330PM~S01404%20Vote%20Record.PDF |
| Roll Call | https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/1404/Vote/2026-02-18%200830AM~S01404%20Vote%20Record.PDF |
| Roll Call | https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/1404/Vote/2026-02-24%200900AM~S01404%20Vote%20Record.PDF |
| Roll Call | https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/1404/Vote/SenateVote_s01404c2018.PDF |
| Roll Call | https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/1404/Vote/HouseVote_s01404e1755.PDF |
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