Date	Chamber	Action
8/9/2013	Senate	Public Act . . . . . . . . . 98-0291

Statutes Amended In Order of Appearance

820 ILCS 305/6

from Ch. 48, par. 138.6

820 ILCS 310/1

from Ch. 48, par. 172.36

Synopsis As Introduced
Amends the Workers' Compensation Act and the Workers' Occupational Diseases Act. Restricts specific rebuttable presumptions to firefighters and emergency medical technicians or paramedics who are cross trained as firefighters.

Senate Committee Amendment No. 1

	Deletes reference to:
	820 ILCS 305/6

820 ILCS 310/1

	Adds reference to:
	820 ILCS 305/1	from Ch. 48, par. 138.1

Replaces everything after the enacting clause. Amends the Workers' Compensation Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the short title.

Senate Floor Amendment No. 2

	Deletes reference to:
	820 ILCS 305/1

	Adds reference to:
	820 ILCS 305/6	from Ch. 48, par. 138.6

820 ILCS 310/1

from Ch. 48, par. 172.36

Replaces everything after the enacting clause. Amends the Workers' Compensation Act and the Workers' Occupational Diseases Act in connection with firefighters, emergency medical technicians, and paramedics. Provides that, with respect to health conditions resulting from bloodborne pathogens, lung or respiratory diseases, and certain other diseases, a rebuttable presumption that those impairments arise out of employment does not apply to emergency medical technicians and paramedics who are employed by a private employer and who spend the preponderance of their time engaged in medical transports.

Actions 

Date	Chamber	Action
2/15/2013	Senate	Filed with Secretary by Sen. Christine Radogno
2/15/2013	Senate	First Reading
2/15/2013	Senate	Referred to Assignments
2/27/2013	Senate	Assigned to Executive
3/6/2013	Senate	Postponed - Executive
3/13/2013	Senate	Postponed - Executive
3/15/2013	Senate	Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Christine Radogno
3/15/2013	Senate	Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments
3/19/2013	Senate	Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Executive
3/20/2013	Senate	Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted
3/20/2013	Senate	Do Pass as Amended Executive; 013-000-000
3/20/2013	Senate	Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 21, 2013
4/10/2013	Senate	Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Christine Radogno
4/10/2013	Senate	Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Assignments
4/17/2013	Senate	Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Pursuant to Senate Rule 3-8(b-1) - Referred to Executive
4/23/2013	Senate	Second Reading
4/23/2013	Senate	Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading April 24, 2013
4/25/2013	Senate	Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Recommend Do Adopt Executive; 015-000-000
4/25/2013	Senate	Recalled to Second Reading
4/25/2013	Senate	Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Adopted; Radogno
4/25/2013	Senate	Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading
4/25/2013	Senate	Third Reading - Passed; 053-000-001
4/26/2013	House	Arrived in House
4/26/2013	House	Chief House Sponsor Rep. Timothy L. Schmitz
4/29/2013	House	First Reading
4/29/2013	House	Referred to Rules Committee
4/29/2013	House	Assigned to Labor & Commerce Committee
5/2/2013	House	Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Ron Sandack
5/2/2013	House	Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Ed Sullivan, Jr.
5/8/2013	House	Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. William Davis
5/8/2013	House	Do Pass / Short Debate Labor & Commerce Committee; 014-000-000
5/9/2013	House	Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
5/10/2013	House	Second Reading - Short Debate
5/10/2013	House	Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
5/14/2013	House	Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Patricia R. Bellock
5/14/2013	House	Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Jeanne M Ives
5/14/2013	House	Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Dwight Kay
5/16/2013	House	Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 115-000-000
5/16/2013	Senate	Passed Both Houses
6/14/2013	Senate	Sent to the Governor
8/9/2013	Senate	Governor Approved
8/9/2013	Senate	Effective Date January 1, 2014
8/9/2013	Senate	Public Act . . . . . . . . . 98-0291

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