Illinois Senate Bill 2624 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 13-0)
Status: Failed on January 13 2015 - 100% progression
Action: 2015-01-13 - Session Sine Die
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

Amends the Workers' Compensation Act. Provides that an employee who is required to travel in connection with his or her employment and who suffers an injury while in travel status shall be eligible for benefits only if the injury arises out of and in the course of employment while he or she is actively engaged in the duties of employment. Defines "accident" and "injury". Provides that "injury" includes the aggravation of a pre-existing condition by an accident arising out of and in the course of the employment, but only for so long as the aggravation of the pre-existing condition continues to be the major contributing cause of the disability. Provides that an injury resulting directly or indirectly from idiopathic causes is not compensable. Further provides that, with respect to the computation of compensation to be paid to an employee who had previously sustained an injury resulting in payment of compensation for partial disability for injuries not involving serious and permanent disfigurement and injuries for which the Act provides a schedule of benefits, the amount of the prior award for the partial disability with respect to the same portion of the body shall be deducted. Limits cumulative awards for partial disability to 500 weeks, which shall constitute a complete loss of use of the body as a whole. Provides that no employer shall be required to pay temporary partial disability benefits to an employee who has been discharged for cause. Provides that injuries to the shoulder are deemed to be injuries to the arm and injuries to the hip are deemed to be injuries to the leg. Provides for the computation of compensation when there are multiple employers and when there is less than full-time work. Effective immediately.

WORKER COMP-VARIOUS

Sen. Christine Radogno [R]	Sen. Kyle McCarter [R]	Sen. Dale Righter [R]	Sen. Dan Duffy [R]
Sen. Bill Brady [R]	Sen. Pamela Althoff [R]	Sen. David Luechtefeld [R]	Sen. Jason Barickman [R]
Sen. Susan Rezin [R]	Sen. Jim Oberweis [R]	Sen. Chapin Rose [R]	Sen. Darin LaHood [R]
Sen. Karen McConnaughay [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2015-01-13	Senate	Session Sine Die
2014-03-28	Senate	Rule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Assignments
2014-03-05	Senate	To Subcommittee on Special Issues (LC)
2014-02-05	Senate	Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Karen McConnaughay
2014-01-29	Senate	Assigned to Labor and Commerce
2014-01-29	Senate	Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Darin M. LaHood
2013-12-19	Senate	Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Chapin Rose
2013-12-03	Senate	Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Jim Oberweis
2013-12-02	Senate	Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Sue Rezin
2013-11-22	Senate	Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Jason A. Barickman
2013-11-19	Senate	Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. David S. Luechtefeld
2013-11-14	Senate	Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Dan Duffy
2013-11-12	Senate	Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Pamela J. Althoff
2013-11-12	Senate	Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. William E. Brady
2013-11-08	Senate	Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Kyle McCarter
2013-11-08	Senate	Chief Sponsor Changed to Sen. Christine Radogno
2013-11-07	Senate	Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Dale A. Righter
2013-11-07	Senate	Referred to Assignments
2013-11-07	Senate	First Reading
2013-11-07	Senate	Filed with Secretary by Sen. Kyle McCarter

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
820	305	1	Amended Code	Citation Text
820	305	10	Amended Code	Citation Text
820	305	8	Amended Code	Citation Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=2624&GAID=12&DocTypeID=SB&SessionID=85&GA=98
Text	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/98/SB/09800SB2624.htm