Date	Chamber	Action
1/13/2015	Senate	Session Sine Die

Statutes Amended In Order of Appearance

820 ILCS 305/1

from Ch. 48, par. 138.1

Synopsis As Introduced
Amends the Workers' Compensation Act. Provides that an employee who is required to travel in connection with his or her employment and who suffers an injury while in travel status shall be eligible for benefits only if the injury arises out of and in the course of employment while he or she is actively engaged in the duties of employment. Defines "accident" and "injury". Provides that "injury" includes the aggravation of a pre-existing condition by an accident arising out of and in the course of the employment, but only for so long as the aggravation of the pre-existing condition continues to be the major contributing cause of the disability. Provides that an injury resulting directly or indirectly from idiopathic causes is not compensable. Effective immediately.

Actions 

Date	Chamber	Action
11/7/2013	Senate	Filed with Secretary by Sen. Kyle McCarter
11/7/2013	Senate	First Reading
11/7/2013	Senate	Referred to Assignments
11/7/2013	Senate	Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Dale A. Righter
11/14/2013	Senate	Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Dan Duffy
12/3/2013	Senate	Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Jim Oberweis
1/9/2014	Senate	Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Pamela J. Althoff
1/29/2014	Senate	Assigned to Labor and Commerce
3/5/2014	Senate	To Subcommittee on Special Issues (LC)
3/28/2014	Senate	Rule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Assignments
1/13/2015	Senate	Session Sine Die

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