Illinois House Bill 2797 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 5-0)
Status: Introduced on February 14 2019 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2019-05-01 - Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Chris Miller
Pending: House Rules Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

Amends the Workers' Compensation Act. Provides that an injury arises out of and in the course of employment only if the accident significantly caused or contributed to both the resulting condition and the disability. Provides that an injury does not arise out of and in the course of employment if (1) the hazard or risk was not incidental to employment and was a hazard or risk to which the general public is also exposed, (2) the injury did not occur at a time and place and under circumstances reasonably required by the employment, or (3) the disability resulted from a personal risk. Limits conditions under which repetitive or cumulative trauma is compensable. Provides that gradual deterioration or progressive degeneration of the body caused by aging is not compensable as repetitive or cumulative trauma. Effective immediately.

WORKERS COMP-CAUSATION

Rep. Dan Ugaste [R]	Sen. Andrew Chesney [R]	Rep. Steven Reick [R]	Sen. Darren Bailey [R]
Rep. Chris Miller [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2019-05-01	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Chris Miller
2019-05-01	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Darren Bailey
2019-05-01	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Steven Reick
2019-05-01	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Andrew S. Chesney
2019-03-29	House	Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
2019-03-06	House	To Workforce Development Subcommittee
2019-02-26	House	Assigned to Labor & Commerce Committee
2019-02-14	House	Referred to Rules Committee
2019-02-14	House	First Reading
2019-02-14	House	Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Dan Ugaste

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
820	305	1	Amended Code	Citation Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=2797&GAID=15&DocTypeID=HB&SessionID=108&GA=101
Text	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/101/HB/10100HB2797.htm