WRK COMP-FIREFIGHTER-EMT House SponsorsRep. Jay C. Hoffman-Eddie Washington-Mike Boland-LaShawn K. Ford Senate Sponsors(Sen. Terry Link) 8/21/2007HousePublic Act . . . . . . . . . 95-0316 820 ILCS 305/6from Ch. 48, par. 138.6820 ILCS 310/1from Ch. 48, par. 172.36 Amends the Workers' Compensation Act and the Workers' Occupational Diseases Act. Provides that any condition or impairment of health of a firefighter, emergency medical technician, or paramedic that results directly or indirectly from any bloodborne pathogen, lung or respiratory disease or condition, heart or vascular disease or condition, hypertension, tuberculosis, or cancer resulting in any disability to the employee shall be conclusively presumed to arise out of and in the course of the employee's employment and shall be conclusively presumed to be causally connected to the hazards or exposures of the employment. Provides that the presumption shall also apply to any hernia or hearing loss suffered by a firefighter, emergency medical technician, or paramedic. Provides that the presumption does not apply to an employee who has been a firefighter, emergency medical technician, or paramedic for less than 5 years at the time he or she files an Application for Adjustment of Claim concerning the condition or impairment.House Amendment No. 1 Provides that any condition or impairment of health of a firefighter, emergency medical technician, or paramedic that results directly or indirectly from any bloodborne pathogen, lung or respiratory disease or condition, heart or vascular disease or condition, hypertension, tuberculosis, or cancer resulting in any disability to the employee shall be rebuttably (rather than conclusively) presumed to arise out of and in the course of the employee's employment and shall be rebuttably (rather than conclusively) presumed to be causally connected to the hazards or exposures of the employment. In both locations where new language was added by the introduced bill, adds language providing as follows: "The Finding and Decision of the Illinois Workers' Compensation Commission under this paragraph shall not be admissible or be deemed res judicata in any disability claim under the Pension Code arising out of the same medical condition; however, this sentence makes no change to the law set forth in Krohe v. City of Bloomington, 204 Ill.2d 392.".House Amendment No. 3 Provides that the Finding and Decision of the Illinois Workers' Compensation Commission under only the rebuttable presumption provisions of the Workers' Compensation Act and Workers' Occupational Diseases Act relating to any condition or impairment of health of a firefighter, emergency medical technician, or paramedic that results directly or indirectly from any bloodborne pathogen, lung or respiratory disease or condition, heart or vascular disease or condition, hypertension, tuberculosis, or cancer resulting in any disability to the employee shall not be admissible or deemed res judicata in any disability claim under the Illinois Pension Code arising out of the same medical condition. 2/8/2007HouseFiled with the Clerk by Rep. Jay C. Hoffman 2/8/2007HouseFirst Reading 2/8/2007HouseReferred to Rules Committee 2/15/2007HouseAssigned to Local Government Committee 3/1/2007HouseDo Pass / Short Debate Local Government Committee; 010-000-000 3/2/2007HousePlaced on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate 3/6/2007HouseHouse Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Jay C. Hoffman 3/6/2007HouseHouse Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee 3/7/2007HouseHouse Amendment No. 1 Recommends Be Adopted Rules Committee; 003-001-000 3/15/2007HouseHouse Amendment No. 2 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Jay C. Hoffman 3/15/2007HouseHouse Amendment No. 2 Referred to Rules Committee 3/21/2007HouseHouse Amendment No. 3 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Jay C. Hoffman 3/21/2007HouseHouse Amendment No. 3 Referred to Rules Committee 3/27/2007HouseHouse Amendment No. 3 Recommends Be Adopted Rules Committee; 004-000-000 4/26/2007HouseSecond Reading - Short Debate 4/26/2007HouseHouse Amendment No. 1 Adopted by Voice Vote 4/26/2007HouseHouse Amendment No. 3 Adopted by Voice Vote 4/26/2007HousePlaced on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate 4/27/2007HouseAdded Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Eddie Washington 4/27/2007HouseAdded Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Mike Boland 4/27/2007HouseAdded Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. LaShawn K. Ford 4/27/2007HouseThird Reading - Short Debate - Passed 070-046-000 4/27/2007HouseHouse Amendment No. 2 Tabled Pursuant to Rule 40(a) 5/1/2007SenateArrive in Senate 5/1/2007SenatePlaced on Calendar Order of First Reading 5/1/2007SenateChief Senate Sponsor Sen. Terry Link 5/1/2007SenateFirst Reading 5/1/2007SenateReferred to Rules 5/2/2007SenateAssigned to Labor 5/15/2007SenateDo Pass Labor; 006-001-003 5/15/2007SenatePlaced on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 16, 2007 5/22/2007SenateSecond Reading 5/22/2007SenatePlaced on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 23, 2007 5/24/2007SenateThird Reading - Passed; 033-017-003 5/24/2007HousePassed Both Houses 6/22/2007HouseSent to the Governor 8/21/2007HouseGovernor Approved 8/21/2007HouseEffective Date January 1, 2008 8/21/2007HousePublic Act . . . . . . . . . 95-0316