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type: "Bill"
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title: "DHFS-PAYMNTS-BRAND NAME MEDS"
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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."
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jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
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legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
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session: "97th"
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identifier: "SB 2046"
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citation: "Illinois SB 2046 (97th)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: []
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: []
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version_count: 3
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action_count: 36
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vote_count: 2
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first_action: "2011-02-10"
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last_action: "2011-08-16"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/39d850a6-8016-48f6-813c-5239382f7244"
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source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=2046&GAID=11&DocTypeID=SB&LegId=58193&SessionID=84&GA=97"
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source_hash: "002f5783bc6cd811c705684863d4f276212008940da0626c2c22293af11b9ea1"
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vintage: "2026-07-01"
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source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
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retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
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confidence: "reported"
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tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-il"]
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---
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# Illinois SB 2046 (97th) — DHFS-PAYMNTS-BRAND NAME MEDS
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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.
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## Version chain
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The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
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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)
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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)
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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)
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## Votes
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- Third Reading — **116–0** (pass) · lower
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- Third Reading — **56–0** (pass) · upper
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## Sponsors
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- Dale A. Righter — primary (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2011-02-10** Filed with Secretary by Sen. Kirk W. Dillard `filing`
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- **2011-02-10** Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Kyle McCarter
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- **2011-02-10** First Reading `reading-1`
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- **2011-02-10** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
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- **2011-03-02** Assigned to Human Services `referral-committee`
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- **2011-03-08** To Human Services Subcommittee on Special Issues
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- **2011-03-10** Chief Sponsor Changed to Sen. Dale A. Righter
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- **2011-03-10** Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Heather A. Steans
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- **2011-03-10** Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Kirk W. Dillard
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- **2011-03-15** Reported Back To Human Services; 003-000-000
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- **2011-03-15** Do Pass Human Services; 007-000-000 `committee-passage`
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- **2011-03-15** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 16, 2011
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- **2011-03-15** Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Pamela J. Althoff
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- **2011-04-08** Second Reading `reading-2`
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- **2011-04-08** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading April 11, 2011
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- **2011-04-14** Third Reading - Passed; 056-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
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- **2011-04-14** Arrived in House `introduction`
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- **2011-04-14** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading `reading-1`
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- **2011-04-14** Chief House Sponsor Rep. Patricia R. Bellock
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- **2011-04-14** First Reading `reading-1`
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- **2011-04-14** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
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- **2011-04-25** Assigned to Human Services Committee `referral-committee`
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- **2011-05-11** Do Pass / Short Debate Human Services Committee; 011-000-000 `committee-passage`
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- **2011-05-11** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
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- **2011-05-16** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
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- **2011-05-16** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
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- **2011-05-19** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Jack D. Franks
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- **2011-05-19** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Keith Farnham
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- **2011-05-19** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Carol A. Sente
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- **2011-05-19** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Linda Chapa LaVia
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- **2011-05-19** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 116-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
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- **2011-05-19** Passed Both Houses
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- **2011-06-17** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
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- **2011-08-16** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
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- **2011-08-16** Effective Date January 1, 2012
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- **2011-08-16** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 97-0426 `became-law`
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## Source
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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).
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