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<title>Illinois General Assembly - Bill Status for HB 2799         </title>
<shortdesc>WORKERS COMP-PRIOR INJURY</shortdesc>
<sponsor>
<sponsorhead1>House Sponsors</sponsorhead1><sponsors>Rep. Dan Ugaste, Andrew S. Chesney, Steven Reick, Darren Bailey and Chris Miller</sponsors>
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<lastaction>
<statusdate>1/13/2021</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, in computing the compensation to be paid to an employee who, before the accident for which the employee claims compensation, had before that time sustained an injury resulting in a permanency award or settlement, the award or settlement shall be deducted from any award made for the subsequent injury. Provides that, if an employee received an award or settlement for a shoulder injury between 2012 and the effective date of the amendatory Act, then the award or settlement shall be converted to the appropriate number of weeks for an arm and the credit taken against any award or settlement shall be taken on the arm. Effective immediately.</SynopsisText></synopsis>
<actions>
<statusdate>2/14/2019</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Dan Ugaste</action>
<statusdate>2/14/2019</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>First Reading</action>
<statusdate>2/14/2019</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Referred to Rules Committee</action>
<statusdate>2/26/2019</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Assigned to Labor &amp; Commerce Committee</action>
<statusdate>3/6/2019</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>To Workforce Development Subcommittee</action>
<statusdate>3/29/2019</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee</action>
<statusdate>5/1/2019</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Andrew S. Chesney</action>
<statusdate>5/1/2019</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Steven Reick</action>
<statusdate>5/1/2019</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Darren Bailey</action>
<statusdate>5/1/2019</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Chris Miller</action>
<statusdate>1/13/2021</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Session Sine Die</action>
</actions>
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