Illinois House Bill 4151 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Republican 2-1)
Status: Introduced on January 17 2020 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2020-06-23 - House Committee Amendment No. 1 Rule 19(c) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
Pending: House Rules Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

Amends the Workers' Compensation Act. In a provision creating the Illinois Workers' Compensation Commission, provides that each Commissioner appointed on or after the effective date of the amendatory Act shall be required to be authorized to practice law in this State by the Illinois Supreme Court and to maintain this authorization throughout his or her term of employment. Removes a provision that requires Commissioner candidates, other than the Chairman, to: (i) be licensed to practice law in the State of Illinois; (ii) have served as an arbitrator at the Illinois Workers' Compensation Commission for at least 3 years; or (iii) have at least 4 years of professional labor relations experience. Provides that each Commissioner appointed on or after the effective date of the amendatory Act shall receive an annual salary of 70% of a Circuit Court Judge in the Judicial Court constituted by the First Judicial District under the Salaries Act and the Chairman shall receive an annual salary of 5% more than the other Commissioners. Provides that the performance of all arbitrators shall be reviewed by the Chairman every other year, or more at the discretion of the Chairman (rather than the performance of all arbitrators shall be reviewed by the Chairman on an annual basis). Provides that the Chairman shall have the discretion to assign arbitrators by county (rather than no arbitrator shall hear cases in any county, other than Cook County, for more than 2 years in each 3-year term). Provides that on and after the effective date of the amendatory Act, the Secretary and each arbitrator shall receive a per annum salary of 5% less than the per annum salary of members of the Illinois Workers' Compensation Commission as provided in a specified provision of the Act, payable in equal monthly installments. Effective immediately.

WORK COMP-COMMISSIONER SALARY

Rep. Jay Hoffman [D]

Rep. Dan Brady [R]

Rep. James Durkin [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2020-06-23	House	House Committee Amendment No. 1 Rule 19(c) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
2020-06-23	House	Rule 19(b) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
2020-03-03	House	House Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Labor & Commerce Committee
2020-02-26	House	Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Jim Durkin
2020-02-26	House	Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Dan Brady
2020-02-24	House	House Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee
2020-02-24	House	House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Jay Hoffman
2020-02-04	House	Assigned to Labor & Commerce Committee
2020-01-22	House	Referred to Rules Committee
2020-01-22	House	First Reading
2020-01-17	House	Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Jay Hoffman

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
820	305	13	Amended Code	Citation Text
820	305	14	Amended Code	Citation Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=4151&GAID=15&DocTypeID=HB&SessionID=108&GA=101
Text	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/101/HB/10100HB4151.htm
Amendment	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/101/HB/10100HB4151ham001.htm