Illinois House Bill 5721 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1)
Status: Introduced on February 9 2010 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2010-02-09 - Referred to Rules Committee
Pending: House Rules Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

Amends the Workers' Compensation Act. Provides that no compensation is payable if an injury was caused primarily by the intoxication of the employee, the influence of alcohol or certain drugs not prescribed by a physician, or the combined influence of alcohol and drugs that affected the employee to the extent that the intoxication constituted a departure from employment. Contains provisions regarding evidence, admissibility, presumptions, and other matters. Requires an employee to notify the employer of the prescription of any narcotic drug that may adversely affect the employee's ability to safely perform his or her job duties before the start of any job duties. Effective immediately.

WRK COMP-INTOXICATION-EMPLOYEE

Rep. Michael Zalewski [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2010-02-09		Referred to Rules Committee
2010-02-09		First Reading
2010-02-09		Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Michael J. Zalewski

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=5721&GAID=10&DocTypeID=HB&SessionID=76&GA=96
Text	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/96/HB/09600HB5721.htm