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Bill WORKERS' COMP-ABILITY TO PAY Amends the Workers' Compensation Act. Permits a single commissioner to approve of enforcement actions under provisions of the Act concerning insuring an employer's ability to pay compensation, replacing the current requirement of a panel of 3 commissioners. Permits the Illinois Workers' Compensation Commission to, if an employer's business is declared to be extra hazardous, issue a work-stop order while awaiting a ruling from the Commission or while awaiting proof of insurance by the employer. Provides that investigative actions must be acted upon within 90 days of the issuance of a complaint. Raises the maximum allowable penalty for noncompliance with certain insurance requirements from $2,000 to $10,000. Doubles the maximum allowable penalties, to $1,000 per day, with a minimum penalty of $20,000, for employers found to be in noncompliance more than once. Provides that an employer with 2 or more violations may no longer self-insure or purchase an insurance policy from a private broker for one year or until all penalties are paid, during which time the employer must purchase insurance from the Assigned Risk Pool through the National Council on Compensation Insurance. us/states/il Illinois General Assembly 101st HB 269 Illinois HB 269 (101st)
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Illinois HB 269 (101st) — WORKERS' COMP-ABILITY TO PAY

Amends the Workers' Compensation Act. Permits a single commissioner to approve of enforcement actions under provisions of the Act concerning insuring an employer's ability to pay compensation, replacing the current requirement of a panel of 3 commissioners. Permits the Illinois Workers' Compensation Commission to, if an employer's business is declared to be extra hazardous, issue a work-stop order while awaiting a ruling from the Commission or while awaiting proof of insurance by the employer. Provides that investigative actions must be acted upon within 90 days of the issuance of a complaint. Raises the maximum allowable penalty for noncompliance with certain insurance requirements from $2,000 to $10,000. Doubles the maximum allowable penalties, to $1,000 per day, with a minimum penalty of $20,000, for employers found to be in noncompliance more than once. Provides that an employer with 2 or more violations may no longer self-insure or purchase an insurance policy from a private broker for one year or until all penalties are paid, during which time the employer must purchase insurance from the Assigned Risk Pool through the National Council on Compensation Insurance.

Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

  1. Introduced (filed) — source
  2. Engrossed (committee substitute) — source
  3. Enrolled (enrolled) — source

Votes

  • Third Reading — 10410 (pass) · lower
  • Third Reading — 570 (pass) · upper

Sponsors

  • Jay Hoffman — primary (person)
  • Linda Holmes — primary (person)

Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

  • 2019-01-10 Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Jay Hoffman filing
  • 2019-01-10 First Reading reading-1
  • 2019-01-10 Referred to Rules Committee referral-committee
  • 2019-01-29 Assigned to Labor & Commerce Committee referral-committee
  • 2019-03-27 Do Pass / Short Debate Labor & Commerce Committee; 018-008-000 committee-passage
  • 2019-03-29 Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
  • 2019-04-01 Fiscal Note Requested by Rep. Tom Demmer
  • 2019-04-01 State Mandates Fiscal Note Requested by Rep. Tom Demmer
  • 2019-04-03 House Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Jay Hoffman amendment-introduction
  • 2019-04-03 House Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee referral-committee
  • 2019-04-03 Fiscal Note Filed
  • 2019-04-09 House Floor Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Labor & Commerce Committee
  • 2019-04-10 House Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommends Be Adopted Labor & Commerce Committee; 023-000-000 committee-passage-favorable
  • 2019-04-10 Second Reading - Short Debate reading-2
  • 2019-04-10 Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate reading-2
  • 2019-04-11 State Mandates Fiscal Note Filed
  • 2019-04-11 House Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted amendment-passage
  • 2019-04-11 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
  • 2019-04-11 Removed from Short Debate Status
  • 2019-04-11 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Standard Debate
  • 2019-04-11 Third Reading - Standard Debate - Passed 104-010-000 reading-3, passage
  • 2019-04-12 Arrive in Senate introduction
  • 2019-04-12 Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading reading-1
  • 2019-04-12 Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Linda Holmes
  • 2019-04-12 First Reading reading-1
  • 2019-04-12 Referred to Assignments referral-committee
  • 2019-04-24 Assigned to Judiciary referral-committee
  • 2019-05-08 Do Pass Judiciary; 010-000-000 committee-passage
  • 2019-05-08 Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 9, 2019
  • 2019-05-09 Second Reading reading-2
  • 2019-05-09 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 14, 2019
  • 2019-05-16 Third Reading - Passed; 057-000-000 reading-3, passage
  • 2019-05-16 Passed Both Houses
  • 2019-06-14 Sent to the Governor executive-receipt
  • 2019-07-12 Governor Approved executive-signature
  • 2019-07-12 Effective Date January 1, 2020
  • 2019-07-12 Public Act . . . . . . . . . 101-0040 became-law

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/f7550dd5-5c59-48f7-9f72-338223be953e. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).