Bill Status of SB2041  102nd General Assembly


Short Description:  WORK COMP IMPAIRMENT STANDARD

Senate Sponsors
Sen. Donald P. DeWitte, Dan McConchie, Jil Tracy, Terri Bryant and Jason Plummer

Last Action
DateChamber Action
  1/10/2023SenateSession Sine Die

Statutes Amended In Order of Appearance
820 ILCS 305/11from Ch. 48, par. 138.11


Synopsis As Introduced
Amends the Workers' Compensation Act. Establishes standards with respect to cannabis for impairment sufficient to bar compensation for injuries to employees who are intoxicated. Provides that the presence of 5 nanograms of tetrahydrocannabinol in the blood or 10 nanograms of tetrahydrocannabinol in other bodily substances shall create a rebuttable presumption that intoxication is the proximate cause of the injury. Contains the statement: "Authorized use may be evidenced only by written consent by the employer to the employee, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld".

Actions 
DateChamber Action
  2/26/2021SenateFiled with Secretary by Sen. Donald P. DeWitte
  2/26/2021SenateFirst Reading
  2/26/2021SenateReferred to Assignments
  3/16/2021SenateAssigned to Executive
  3/23/2021SenateAdded as Co-Sponsor Sen. Dan McConchie
  3/24/2021SenateAdded as Co-Sponsor Sen. Jil Tracy
  3/24/2021SenateTo Executive- Cannabis
  4/13/2021SenateAdded as Co-Sponsor Sen. Terri Bryant
  4/14/2021SenateAdded as Co-Sponsor Sen. Jason Plummer
  4/16/2021SenateRule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Assignments
  1/10/2023SenateSession Sine Die