---
type: "Bill"
title: "Relating to use of psychotropic medications for children in foster care."
description: "Directs Department of Human Services to report information regarding prescription of psychotropic medications to children in foster care."
jurisdiction: "us/states/or"
legislature: "Oregon Legislative Assembly"
session: "2021 Regular Session"
identifier: "HB 2333"
citation: "Oregon HB 2333 (2021 Regular Session)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Daniel Bonham", "John Lively", "Rep Leif"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 19
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2021-01-11T15:57:04+00:00"
last_action: "2021-09-25T15:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/04ebc7ae-1942-4a11-a2f2-50c1fe5dd5b1"
source_url: "https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2021R1/Measures/Overview/HB2333"
source_hash: "cf32a8bbd78aa1732cedc3724bacb9788e45a9237bdeb539b6300b5d61b3194a"
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-or"]
---

# Oregon HB 2333 (2021 Regular Session) — Relating to use of psychotropic medications for children in foster care.

Directs Department of Human Services to report information regarding prescription of psychotropic medications to children in foster care.

## Version chain

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

1. **House Amendments to Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2021R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/HB2333/House%20Amendments%20to%20Introduced)
2. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2021R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/HB2333/Introduced)
3. **A-Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2021R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/HB2333/A-Engrossed)
4. **HHS Amendment -1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2021R1/Downloads/ProposedAmendment/19096)
5. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2021R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/HB2333/Enrolled)

## Votes

- Third reading. Carried by Bonham. Passed. — **57–0** (pass) · lower
- Third reading. Carried by Anderson. Passed. — **28–0** (pass) · upper
- Heard and Reported Out — **4–0** (pass) · upper
- Heard and Reported Out with Amendments — **7–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Daniel Bonham — primary (person)
- John Lively — primary (person)
- Rep Leif — primary (person)
- Bill Kennemer — cosponsor (person)
- Bobby Levy — cosponsor (person)
- Boomer Wright — cosponsor (person)
- Cedric Hayden — cosponsor (person)
- Christine Drazan — cosponsor (person)
- David Brock Smith — cosponsor (person)
- E. Werner Reschke — cosponsor (person)
- Jami Cate — cosponsor (person)
- Kate Lieber — cosponsor (person)
- Raquel Moore-Green — cosponsor (person)
- Ron Noble — cosponsor (person)
- Shelly Boshart Davis — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2021-01-11T15:57:04+00:00** First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk. `introduction, reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2021-01-20T04:40:25+00:00** Referred to Human Services. `referral-committee`
- **2021-03-03T23:16:00+00:00** Public Hearing held.
- **2021-04-12T22:17:00+00:00** Work Session held.
- **2021-04-16T17:52:53+00:00** Recommendation: Do pass with amendments and be printed A-Engrossed. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-04-26T20:04:30+00:00** Second reading. `reading-2`
- **2021-04-27T18:45:52+00:00** Third reading. Carried by Bonham. Passed. `passage, reading-3`
- **2021-04-28T19:50:55+00:00** First reading. Referred to President's desk. `introduction, reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2021-04-29T19:11:50+00:00** Referred to Human Services, Mental Health and Recovery. `referral-committee`
- **2021-05-06T22:16:00+00:00** Public Hearing held.
- **2021-05-13T22:16:00+00:00** Work Session cancelled.
- **2021-05-18T22:17:00+00:00** Work Session held.
- **2021-05-28T15:20:51+00:00** Recommendation: Do pass the A-Eng. bill. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-05-28T17:07:48+00:00** Second reading. `reading-2`
- **2021-06-01T18:25:57+00:00** Third reading. Carried by Anderson. Passed. `passage, reading-3`
- **2021-06-02T20:47:21+00:00** Speaker signed. `passage`
- **2021-06-07T16:27:01+00:00** President signed. `passage`
- **2021-06-11T23:30:00+00:00** Governor signed. `executive-signature`
- **2021-09-25T15:00:00+00:00** Chapter 220, (2021 Laws): Effective date January 01, 2022.

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/04ebc7ae-1942-4a11-a2f2-50c1fe5dd5b1`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Oregon legislature records).