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<title>Illinois General Assembly - Bill Status for HB 6898   </title>
<shortdesc>WORKER COMP-VACCINATION</shortdesc>
<sponsor>
<sponsorhead1>House Sponsors</sponsorhead1><sponsors>Rep. George Scully, Jr.</sponsors>
</sponsor>
<lastaction>
<statusdate>1/11/2005</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Session Sine Die</action>
</lastaction>
<synopsis>
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<reference>820 ILCS 305/11</reference><aliasreference>from Ch. 48, par. 138.11</aliasreference><reference>820 ILCS 310/1</reference><aliasreference>from Ch. 48, par. 172.36</aliasreference><SynopsisText>     Amends the Workers' Compensation Act and the Workers' Occupational Diseases Act. Provides that any injury to or disease or death of an employee arising from the administration of a vaccine to the employee as part of a voluntary inoculation program sponsored or recommended by the employee's employer or in connection with any governmental program or recommendation for the inoculation of workers in the employee's occupation, geographical area, or other category that includes the employee is deemed to arise out of and in the course of employment. Effective immediately.</SynopsisText></synopsis>
<actions>
<statusdate>2/9/2004</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Filed with the Clerk by Rep. George Scully, Jr.</action>
<statusdate>2/9/2004</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>First Reading</action>
<statusdate>2/9/2004</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Referred to Rules Committee</action>
<statusdate>1/11/2005</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Session Sine Die</action>
</actions>
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