Date	Chamber	Action
3/10/2023	House	Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee

Statutes Amended In Order of Appearance

820 ILCS 305/6

from Ch. 48, par. 138.6

Synopsis As Introduced
Amends the Workers' Compensation Act. Provides that the rebuttable presumption concerning specified conditions or impairments of health of an employee employed as a firefighter, emergency medical technician, emergency medical technician-intermediate, advanced emergency medical technician, or paramedic is intended to shift the burden of proof to the employing entity and any party attacking the presumption must establish by clear and convincing evidence an independent and non-work related cause for the condition or disability and prove that no aspect of the employment contributed to the condition. Provides that the rebuttable presumption relating to hearing loss cannot be overcome with evidence allegedly showing that the injured employee did not meet specified exposure thresholds.

Actions 

Date	Chamber	Action
12/29/2022	House	Prefiled with Clerk by Rep. Rita Mayfield
1/12/2023	House	First Reading
1/12/2023	House	Referred to Rules Committee
2/15/2023	House	Assigned to Labor & Commerce Committee
3/2/2023	House	To Business & Industry Innovation Subcommittee
3/10/2023	House	Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee

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