WORK COMP-OD-FIREFIGHTER-EMT Senate SponsorsSen. Christine Radogno House Sponsors(Rep. Timothy L. Schmitz-Ron Sandack-Ed Sullivan, Jr., William Davis, Patricia R. Bellock, Jeanne M Ives and Dwight Kay) 8/9/2013SenatePublic Act . . . . . . . . . 98-0291 820 ILCS 305/6from Ch. 48, par. 138.6820 ILCS 310/1from Ch. 48, par. 172.36Amends 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 305/6820 ILCS 310/1Adds reference to:820 ILCS 305/1from Ch. 48, par. 138.1Replaces 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 305/1Adds reference to:820 ILCS 305/6from Ch. 48, par. 138.6820 ILCS 310/1from Ch. 48, par. 172.36Replaces 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. 2/15/2013SenateFiled with Secretary by Sen. Christine Radogno 2/15/2013SenateFirst Reading 2/15/2013SenateReferred to Assignments 2/27/2013SenateAssigned to Executive 3/6/2013SenatePostponed - Executive 3/13/2013SenatePostponed - Executive 3/15/2013SenateSenate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Christine Radogno 3/15/2013SenateSenate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments 3/19/2013SenateSenate Committee Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Executive 3/20/2013SenateSenate Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted 3/20/2013SenateDo Pass as Amended Executive; 013-000-000 3/20/2013SenatePlaced on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 21, 2013 4/10/2013SenateSenate Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Christine Radogno 4/10/2013SenateSenate Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Assignments 4/17/2013SenateSenate Floor Amendment No. 2 Pursuant to Senate Rule 3-8(b-1) - Referred to Executive 4/23/2013SenateSecond Reading 4/23/2013SenatePlaced on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading April 24, 2013 4/25/2013SenateSenate Floor Amendment No. 2 Recommend Do Adopt Executive; 015-000-000 4/25/2013SenateRecalled to Second Reading 4/25/2013SenateSenate Floor Amendment No. 2 Adopted; Radogno 4/25/2013SenatePlaced on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading 4/25/2013SenateThird Reading - Passed; 053-000-001 4/26/2013HouseArrived in House 4/26/2013HouseChief House Sponsor Rep. Timothy L. Schmitz 4/29/2013HouseFirst Reading 4/29/2013HouseReferred to Rules Committee 4/29/2013HouseAssigned to Labor & Commerce Committee 5/2/2013HouseAdded Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Ron Sandack 5/2/2013HouseAdded Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Ed Sullivan, Jr. 5/8/2013HouseAdded Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. William Davis 5/8/2013HouseDo Pass / Short Debate Labor & Commerce Committee; 014-000-000 5/9/2013HousePlaced on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate 5/10/2013HouseSecond Reading - Short Debate 5/10/2013HousePlaced on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate 5/14/2013HouseAdded Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Patricia R. Bellock 5/14/2013HouseAdded Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Jeanne M Ives 5/14/2013HouseAdded Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Dwight Kay 5/16/2013HouseThird Reading - Short Debate - Passed 115-000-000 5/16/2013SenatePassed Both Houses 6/14/2013SenateSent to the Governor 8/9/2013SenateGovernor Approved 8/9/2013SenateEffective Date January 1, 2014 8/9/2013SenatePublic Act . . . . . . . . . 98-0291