---
type: "Bill"
title: "Database on Psychotropic Meds/Children."
description: "Database on Psychotropic Meds/Children."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nc"
legislature: "North Carolina General Assembly"
session: "2001"
identifier: "SB 542"
citation: "North Carolina SB 542 (2001)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["CONFIDENTIALITY", "DATA SYSTEMS", "DHHS", "HEALTH SERVICES", "JUVENILE INSTITUTIONS", "JUVENILE JUSTICE DEPT.", "MEDICAL RECORDS", "MENTAL HEALTH", "MINORS", "PHARMACEUTICALS", "PRESENTED", "PRIVACY", "PUBLIC", "RATIFIED", "REPORTS", "STUDIES", "SEN. FOXX", "RECORDS", "CHAPTERED"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 5
action_count: 19
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2001-03-15"
last_action: "2001-05-25"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/c82836d5-2f34-46f3-b79b-ef7da1f1d720"
source_url: "http://www.ncleg.net/gascripts/BillLookUp/BillLookUp.pl?Session=2001&BillID=S542&votesToView=all"
source_hash: "073f1b899deb4d959c05a0b47fcfa1b50d8797ec01dc740510cd0152eb3b32de"
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-nc"]
---

# North Carolina SB 542 (2001) — Database on Psychotropic Meds/Children.

## Version chain

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

1. **Edition 1** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.ncleg.net/Sessions/2001/Bills/Senate/PDF/S542v1.pdf)
2. **Edition 2** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.ncleg.net/Sessions/2001/Bills/Senate/PDF/S542v2.pdf)
3. **Edition 3** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.ncleg.net/Sessions/2001/Bills/Senate/PDF/S542v3.pdf)
4. **Ratified** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.ncleg.net/Sessions/2001/Bills/Senate/PDF/S542v4.pdf)
5. **SL 2001-124** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.ncleg.net/Sessions/2001/Bills/Senate/PDF/S542v5.pdf)

## Votes

- Motion 8\To Concur — **47–0** (pass) · upper
- Second Reading — **102–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Allran — cosponsor (person)
- Ballantine — cosponsor (person)
- Berger — cosponsor (person)
- Bingham — cosponsor (person)
- Carpenter — cosponsor (person)
- Carrington — cosponsor (person)
- Forrester — cosponsor (person)
- Foxx — cosponsor (person)
- Garwood — cosponsor (person)
- Hartsell — cosponsor (person)
- Kerr — cosponsor (person)
- Kinnaird — cosponsor (person)
- Metcalf — cosponsor (person)
- Moore, K — cosponsor (person)
- Odom — cosponsor (person)
- Rucho — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2001-05-25** Ch. SL 2001-124 `became-law`
- **2001-05-25** Signed By Gov. 5/25/2001 `executive-signature`
- **2001-05-21** Pres. To Gov. 5/18/2001 `executive-receipt`
- **2001-05-17** Ratified
- **2001-05-16** Concurred In H/com Sub `amendment-passage`
- **2001-05-15** Placed On Cal For 5/16/2001
- **2001-05-15** Rec To Concur H Com Sub
- **2001-05-14** Passed 2nd & 3rd Reading `passage, reading-2, reading-3`
- **2001-05-10** Placed On Cal For 5/14/2001
- **2001-05-09** Cal Pursuant Rule 36(b)
- **2001-05-09** Reptd Fav Com Substitute `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2001-04-04** Ref to the Com on Health and, if favorable, to the Com on Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House `referral-committee`
- **2001-04-04** Rec From Senate
- **2001-04-02** Passed 3rd Reading `passage, reading-3`
- **2001-04-02** Amend Adopted #1 `amendment-passage`
- **2001-03-29** Passed 2nd Reading `reading-2`
- **2001-03-28** Reptd Fav `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2001-03-19** Ref To Com On Children & Human Resources `referral-committee`
- **2001-03-15** Filed `introduction`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/c82836d5-2f34-46f3-b79b-ef7da1f1d720`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official North Carolina legislature records).