Date	Chamber	Action
1/13/2021	House	Session Sine Die

Statutes Amended In Order of Appearance

820 ILCS 305/1.2 new

820 ILCS 305/5

from Ch. 48, par. 138.5

820 ILCS 305/11

from Ch. 48, par. 138.11

820 ILCS 310/1.1 new

820 ILCS 310/5

from Ch. 48, par. 172.40

820 ILCS 310/11

from Ch. 48, par. 172.46

Synopsis As Introduced
Amends the Worker's Compensation Act and the Workers' Occupational Diseases Act. Provides that specified Sections limiting recovery do not apply to injuries or death resulting from an occupational disease as to which the recovery of compensation benefits under the Act would be precluded due to the operation of any period of repose or repose provision. Provides that, as to any such injury occupational disease, the employee, the employee's heirs, and any person having the standing under law to bring a civil action at law has the nonwaivable right to bring such an action against any employer or employers. Effective immediately.

Actions 

Date	Chamber	Action
2/13/2019	House	Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Jay Hoffman
2/13/2019	House	First Reading
2/13/2019	House	Referred to Rules Committee
2/26/2019	House	Assigned to Judiciary - Civil Committee
2/27/2019	House	To Civil Procedure Subcommittee
3/29/2019	House	Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
1/13/2021	House	Session Sine Die

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