Bill Status of SB2623  102nd General Assembly


Short Description:  WORKERS COMP-ARM-SHOULDER-COMP

Senate Sponsors
Sen. Kyle McCarter - Dale A. Righter - Dan Duffy and Jim Oberweis

Last Action
DateChamber Action
  1/13/2015SenateSession Sine Die

Statutes Amended In Order of Appearance
820 ILCS 305/8from Ch. 48, par. 138.8


Synopsis As Introduced
Amends the Workers' Compensation Act. 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 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. Effective immediately.

Actions 
DateChamber Action
  11/7/2013SenateFiled with Secretary by Sen. Kyle McCarter
  11/7/2013SenateFirst Reading
  11/7/2013SenateReferred to Assignments
  11/7/2013SenateAdded as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Dale A. Righter
  11/14/2013SenateAdded as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Dan Duffy
  12/3/2013SenateAdded as Co-Sponsor Sen. Jim Oberweis
  1/29/2014SenateAssigned to Labor and Commerce
  3/5/2014SenateTo Subcommittee on Special Issues (LC)
  3/28/2014SenateRule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Assignments
  1/13/2015SenateSession Sine Die