Illinois House Bill 782 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Introduced on January 17 2019 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2021-01-10 - Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
Text: Latest bill text (Engrossed) [HTML]

Amends the Public Employee Disability Act. Provides that upon the occurrence of circumstances, directly or indirectly attributable to COVID-19, occurring on or after March 9, 2020 and on or before June 30, 2021 (instead of December 31, 2020) which would hinder the physical recovery from an injury of an eligible employee within a one-year period, the eligible employee shall be entitled to an extension of no longer than 60 days by which he or she shall continue to be paid by the employing public entity on the same basis as he or she was paid before the injury. Amends the Chicago Police and Chicago Firefighter Articles of the Illinois Pension Code. In provisions concerning line-of-duty death benefits and other death benefits, provides a rebuttable presumption that the death of a policeman or fireman from COVID-19 was a fatal injury while in active service if the policeman or fireman was exposed to and contracted COVID-19 on or after March 9, 2020 and on or before June 30, 2021 (instead of December 31, 2020). Amends the Workers' Occupational Diseases Act. Provides that the rebuttable presumption that the exposure to and contraction of COVID-19 by a COVID-19 first responder or front-line worker was causally connect to the hazards or exposures of the employee's first responder or front-line work employment if the diagnosis of COVID-19 was made on or after March 9, 2020 and on or before June 30, 2021 (instead of December 31, 2020). Amends the State Mandates Act to require implementation without reimbursement by the State. Effective immediately.

EMPLOYMENT-TECH

Rep. Jay Hoffman [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2021-01-10	House	Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
2021-01-10	House	House Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted
2021-01-10	House	House Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommends Be Adopted Labor & Commerce Committee; 024-000-000
2021-01-08	House	House Floor Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Labor & Commerce Committee
2021-01-06	House	Chief Sponsor Changed to Rep. Jay Hoffman
2021-01-05	House	House Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee
2021-01-05	House	House Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Jay Hoffman
2021-01-02	House	Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
2021-01-02	House	Approved for Consideration Rules Committee; 003-001-000
2019-04-12	House	Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
2019-04-10	House	Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate **
2019-04-10	House	Second Reading - Short Debate
2019-03-29	House	Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate **
2019-03-27	House	Do Pass / Short Debate Executive Committee; 011-000-000
2019-02-05	House	Assigned to Executive Committee
2019-01-18	House	Referred to Rules Committee
2019-01-18	House	First Reading
2019-01-17	House	Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Michael J. Madigan

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
820	5	1.1	Amended Code	Citation Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=782&GAID=15&DocTypeID=HB&SessionID=108&GA=101
Text	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/101/HB/10100HB0782.htm
Text	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/101/HB/10100HB0782eng.htm
Amendment	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/101/HB/10100HB0782ham001.htm