---
type: "Bill"
title: "DHFS-PAYMNTS-BRAND NAME MEDS"
description: "Amends the Medical Assistance Article of the Illinois Public Aid Code. Provides that the Department of Healthcare and Family Services may by rule provide for reimbursement of the dispensing of a 90-day supply of a generic or brand name (rather than generic), non-narcotic maintenance medication in circumstances where it is cost effective."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "97th"
identifier: "SB 2046"
citation: "Illinois SB 2046 (97th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 36
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2011-02-10"
last_action: "2011-08-16"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/39d850a6-8016-48f6-813c-5239382f7244"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=2046&GAID=11&DocTypeID=SB&LegId=58193&SessionID=84&GA=97"
source_hash: "002f5783bc6cd811c705684863d4f276212008940da0626c2c22293af11b9ea1"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-il"]
---

# Illinois SB 2046 (97th) — DHFS-PAYMNTS-BRAND NAME MEDS

Amends the Medical Assistance Article of the Illinois Public Aid Code. Provides that the Department of Healthcare and Family Services may by rule provide for reimbursement of the dispensing of a 90-day supply of a generic or brand name (rather than generic), non-narcotic maintenance medication in circumstances where it is cost effective.

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09700SB2046&GA=97&SessionId=84&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=58193&DocNum=2046&GAID=11&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09700SB2046eng&GA=97&SessionId=84&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=58193&DocNum=2046&GAID=11&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09700SB2046enr&GA=97&SessionId=84&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=58193&DocNum=2046&GAID=11&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **116–0** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **56–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Dale A. Righter — primary (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2011-02-10** Filed with Secretary by Sen. Kirk W. Dillard `filing`
- **2011-02-10** Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Kyle McCarter
- **2011-02-10** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2011-02-10** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2011-03-02** Assigned to Human Services `referral-committee`
- **2011-03-08** To Human Services Subcommittee on Special Issues
- **2011-03-10** Chief Sponsor Changed to Sen. Dale A. Righter
- **2011-03-10** Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Heather A. Steans
- **2011-03-10** Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Kirk W. Dillard
- **2011-03-15** Reported Back To Human Services; 003-000-000
- **2011-03-15** Do Pass Human Services; 007-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2011-03-15** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 16, 2011
- **2011-03-15** Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Pamela J. Althoff
- **2011-04-08** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2011-04-08** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading April 11, 2011
- **2011-04-14** Third Reading - Passed; 056-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2011-04-14** Arrived in House `introduction`
- **2011-04-14** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading `reading-1`
- **2011-04-14** Chief House Sponsor Rep. Patricia R. Bellock
- **2011-04-14** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2011-04-14** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2011-04-25** Assigned to Human Services Committee `referral-committee`
- **2011-05-11** Do Pass / Short Debate Human Services Committee; 011-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2011-05-11** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2011-05-16** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2011-05-16** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2011-05-19** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Jack D. Franks
- **2011-05-19** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Keith Farnham
- **2011-05-19** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Carol A. Sente
- **2011-05-19** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Linda Chapa LaVia
- **2011-05-19** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 116-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2011-05-19** Passed Both Houses
- **2011-06-17** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2011-08-16** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2011-08-16** Effective Date January 1, 2012
- **2011-08-16** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 97-0426 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/39d850a6-8016-48f6-813c-5239382f7244`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).