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<title>Illinois General Assembly - Bill Status for HB 2799         </title>
<shortdesc>WORKERS COMP-INJURY</shortdesc>
<sponsor>
<sponsorhead1>House Sponsors</sponsorhead1><sponsors>Rep. Keith R. Wheeler</sponsors>
</sponsor>
<lastaction>
<statusdate>1/10/2017</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Session Sine Die</action>
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<synopsis>
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<reference>820 ILCS 305/1</reference><aliasreference>from Ch. 48, par. 138.1</aliasreference><SynopsisText>     Amends the Workers' Compensation Act. Defines the terms "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.</SynopsisText></synopsis>
<actions>
<statusdate>2/20/2015</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Keith R. Wheeler</action>
<statusdate>2/20/2015</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>First Reading</action>
<statusdate>2/20/2015</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Referred to Rules Committee</action>
<statusdate>3/2/2015</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Assigned to Labor &amp; Commerce Committee</action>
<statusdate>3/19/2015</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>To Workers Compensation Subcommittee</action>
<statusdate>3/27/2015</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee</action>
<statusdate>1/10/2017</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Session Sine Die</action>
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