Date	Chamber	Action
8/8/2011	House	Public Act . . . . . . . . . 97-0268

Statutes Amended In Order of Appearance

820 ILCS 305/1

from Ch. 48, par. 138.1

820 ILCS 305/8

from Ch. 48, par. 138.8

Synopsis As Introduced
Amends the Workers' Compensation Act. Increases the city population floor limiting the ability of police officers and fire fighters to be considered "employees" under the Act. Provides that a member of a police department in any city whose population exceeds 500,000 is not considered an "employee" under the Act. Provides that a member of a fire department in any city whose population exceeds 500,000 is considered an "employee" under the Act only with respect to claims for any serious and permanent disfigurement. Further provides that members of a fire department in a city whose population exceeds 500,000 are eligible for compensation for serious and permanent disfigurement only where the disfigurement results from burns. Effective immediately.

Actions 

Date	Chamber	Action
2/9/2011	House	Filed with the Clerk by Rep. John E. Bradley
2/14/2011	House	First Reading
2/14/2011	House	Referred to Rules Committee
2/15/2011	House	Assigned to Labor Committee
3/2/2011	House	Do Pass / Short Debate Labor Committee; 019-000-000
3/3/2011	House	Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
3/8/2011	House	Second Reading - Short Debate
3/8/2011	House	Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
3/9/2011	House	Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 115-000-000
3/10/2011	Senate	Arrive in Senate
3/10/2011	Senate	Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading March 14, 2011
3/10/2011	Senate	Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Kwame Raoul
3/14/2011	Senate	First Reading
3/14/2011	Senate	Referred to Assignments
3/15/2011	Senate	Alternate Chief Sponsor Changed to Sen. A. J. Wilhelmi
4/27/2011	Senate	Assigned to Labor
5/4/2011	Senate	Do Pass Labor; 008-000-000
5/4/2011	Senate	Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 5, 2011
5/5/2011	Senate	Second Reading
5/5/2011	Senate	Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 6, 2011
5/12/2011	Senate	Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Linda Holmes
5/12/2011	Senate	Third Reading - Passed; 058-000-000
5/12/2011	House	Passed Both Houses
6/10/2011	House	Sent to the Governor
8/8/2011	House	Governor Approved
8/8/2011	House	Effective Date August 8, 2011
8/8/2011	House	Public Act . . . . . . . . . 97-0268

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