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type: "Bill"
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title: "WORKERS' COMP-ABILITY TO PAY"
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description: "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."
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jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
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legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
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session: "101st"
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identifier: "HB 269"
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citation: "Illinois HB 269 (101st)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: []
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: []
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version_count: 3
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action_count: 37
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vote_count: 2
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first_action: "2019-01-10"
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last_action: "2019-07-12"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/f7550dd5-5c59-48f7-9f72-338223be953e"
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source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=269&GAID=15&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=114357&SessionID=108&GA=101"
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source_hash: "736c70e4679a6fda272016d672aa98e7e4c4508c435392ae4e0c4c50aaa7747b"
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vintage: "2026-07-01"
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source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
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retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
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confidence: "reported"
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tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-il"]
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---
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# Illinois HB 269 (101st) — WORKERS' COMP-ABILITY TO PAY
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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.
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## Version chain
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The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
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1. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=10100HB0269&GA=101&SessionId=108&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=114357&DocNum=269&GAID=15&SpecSess=&Session=&print=true)
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2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=10100HB0269eng&GA=101&SessionId=108&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=114357&DocNum=269&GAID=15&SpecSess=&Session=&print=true)
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3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=10100HB0269enr&GA=101&SessionId=108&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=114357&DocNum=269&GAID=15&SpecSess=&Session=&print=true)
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## Votes
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- Third Reading — **104–10** (pass) · lower
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- Third Reading — **57–0** (pass) · upper
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## Sponsors
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- Jay Hoffman — primary (person)
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- Linda Holmes — primary (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2019-01-10** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Jay Hoffman `filing`
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- **2019-01-10** First Reading `reading-1`
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- **2019-01-10** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
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- **2019-01-29** Assigned to Labor & Commerce Committee `referral-committee`
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- **2019-03-27** Do Pass / Short Debate Labor & Commerce Committee; 018-008-000 `committee-passage`
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- **2019-03-29** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
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- **2019-04-01** Fiscal Note Requested by Rep. Tom Demmer
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- **2019-04-01** State Mandates Fiscal Note Requested by Rep. Tom Demmer
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- **2019-04-03** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Jay Hoffman `amendment-introduction`
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- **2019-04-03** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
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- **2019-04-03** Fiscal Note Filed
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- **2019-04-09** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Labor & Commerce Committee
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- **2019-04-10** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommends Be Adopted Labor & Commerce Committee; 023-000-000 `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2019-04-10** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
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- **2019-04-10** Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
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- **2019-04-11** State Mandates Fiscal Note Filed
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- **2019-04-11** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted `amendment-passage`
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- **2019-04-11** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
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- **2019-04-11** Removed from Short Debate Status
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- **2019-04-11** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Standard Debate
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- **2019-04-11** Third Reading - Standard Debate - Passed 104-010-000 `reading-3, passage`
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- **2019-04-12** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
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- **2019-04-12** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading `reading-1`
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- **2019-04-12** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Linda Holmes
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- **2019-04-12** First Reading `reading-1`
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- **2019-04-12** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
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- **2019-04-24** Assigned to Judiciary `referral-committee`
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- **2019-05-08** Do Pass Judiciary; 010-000-000 `committee-passage`
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- **2019-05-08** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 9, 2019
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- **2019-05-09** Second Reading `reading-2`
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- **2019-05-09** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 14, 2019
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- **2019-05-16** Third Reading - Passed; 057-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
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- **2019-05-16** Passed Both Houses
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- **2019-06-14** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
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- **2019-07-12** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
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- **2019-07-12** Effective Date January 1, 2020
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- **2019-07-12** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 101-0040 `became-law`
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## Source
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OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/f7550dd5-5c59-48f7-9f72-338223be953e`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).
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