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<title>Illinois General Assembly - Bill Status for HB 6182   </title>
<shortdesc>WORKERS COMP PREVIOUS INJURY</shortdesc>
<sponsor>
<sponsorhead1>House Sponsors</sponsorhead1><sponsors>Rep. Dwight Kay-Chad Hays-Thomas Morrison-Paul Evans</sponsors>
</sponsor>
<lastaction>
<statusdate>1/8/2013</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Session Sine Die</action>
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<synopsis>
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<reference>820 ILCS 305/8</reference><aliasreference>from Ch. 48, par. 138.8</aliasreference><SynopsisText>     Amends the Workers' Compensation Act. Provides that, with respect to the computation of compensation to be paid to an employee who had previously sustained an injury resulting in payment of compensation for partial disability for injuries not involving serious and permanent disfigurement and injuries for which the Act provides a schedule of benefits, the amount of the prior award for the partial disability with respect to the same portion of the body shall be deducted. Limits cumulative awards for partial disability to 500 weeks, which shall constitute a complete loss of use of the body as a whole.</SynopsisText></synopsis>
<actions>
<statusdate>5/29/2012</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Dan Brady</action>
<statusdate>5/30/2012</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>First Reading</action>
<statusdate>5/30/2012</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Referred to Rules Committee</action>
<statusdate>5/30/2012</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Chief Sponsor Changed to Rep. Dwight Kay</action>
<statusdate>5/31/2012</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Chad Hays</action>
<statusdate>5/31/2012</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Thomas Morrison</action>
<statusdate>5/31/2012</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Paul Evans</action>
<statusdate>1/8/2013</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Session Sine Die</action>
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