republic-os/legislation/us/states/il/97th/hb-286.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "DCFS-PSYCHOTROPIC MEDS-KIDS"
description: "Creates the Administration of Psychotropic Medications to Children Act. Requires prior approval from an authorized agent before the administration of psychotropic medications to children for whom the Department of Children and Family Services has legal responsibility. Requires authorized agents to receive training on the list of psychotropic medications approved by the Pharmacological Review Committee, a committee created under the Act for the purpose of developing and publishing a manual that lists all Committee approved psychotropic medications, including the purpose of these medications, the acceptable range of dosages, contraindications, and time limits, if any. Contains provisions on medication approval standards; rules governing the administration of psychotropic medications to children housed in residential facilities or facilities run by the Illinois Department of Corrections; on-site inspections of residential facilities; required forms; training requirements; penalties for violators of the Act; and other matters. Effective immediately."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "97th"
identifier: "HB 286"
citation: "Illinois HB 286 (97th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 34
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2011-01-27"
last_action: "2011-08-04"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/cc8772bd-a0e9-410a-9738-1c6098d798c2"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=286&GAID=11&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=55316&SessionID=84&GA=97"
source_hash: "dd62ebade6de80c0f6e0c4b857ffc729bd4f559a4b4ed57324bdb78b5d9493d8"
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 HB 286 (97th) — DCFS-PSYCHOTROPIC MEDS-KIDS

Creates the Administration of Psychotropic Medications to Children Act. Requires prior approval from an authorized agent before the administration of psychotropic medications to children for whom the Department of Children and Family Services has legal responsibility. Requires authorized agents to receive training on the list of psychotropic medications approved by the Pharmacological Review Committee, a committee created under the Act for the purpose of developing and publishing a manual that lists all Committee approved psychotropic medications, including the purpose of these medications, the acceptable range of dosages, contraindications, and time limits, if any. Contains provisions on medication approval standards; rules governing the administration of psychotropic medications to children housed in residential facilities or facilities run by the Illinois Department of Corrections; on-site inspections of residential facilities; required forms; training requirements; penalties for violators of the Act; and other matters. Effective immediately.

## 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=09700HB0286&GA=97&SessionId=84&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=55316&DocNum=286&GAID=11&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09700HB0286eng&GA=97&SessionId=84&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=55316&DocNum=286&GAID=11&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09700HB0286enr&GA=97&SessionId=84&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=55316&DocNum=286&GAID=11&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **102–0** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **55–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Mary E. Flowers — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2011-01-27** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Mary E. Flowers `filing`
- **2011-01-28** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2011-01-28** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2011-02-08** Assigned to Human Services Committee `referral-committee`
- **2011-03-16** Do Pass / Short Debate Human Services Committee; 007-002-000 `committee-passage`
- **2011-03-16** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2011-03-16** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Mary E. Flowers `amendment-introduction`
- **2011-03-16** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2011-03-17** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Chapin Rose
- **2011-03-17** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Dan Brady
- **2011-03-28** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Human Services Committee
- **2011-03-31** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommends Be Adopted Human Services Committee; 011-000-000 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2011-04-01** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2011-04-01** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted by Voice Vote `amendment-passage`
- **2011-04-01** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2011-04-05** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Monique D. Davis
- **2011-04-05** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 102-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2011-04-06** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2011-04-06** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading April 7, 2011 `reading-1`
- **2011-04-07** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. William Delgado
- **2011-04-07** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2011-04-07** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2011-04-27** Assigned to Human Services `referral-committee`
- **2011-05-05** Postponed - Human Services
- **2011-05-10** Do Pass Human Services; 007-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2011-05-10** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 11, 2011
- **2011-05-12** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2011-05-12** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 13, 2011
- **2011-05-17** Third Reading - Passed; 055-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2011-05-17** Passed Both Houses
- **2011-06-15** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2011-08-04** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2011-08-04** Effective Date August 4, 2011
- **2011-08-04** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 97-0245 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/cc8772bd-a0e9-410a-9738-1c6098d798c2`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).