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| Bill | WORKERS' COMPENSATION REPOSE | Amends the Worker's Compensation Act and the Workers' Occupational Diseases Act. Provides that specified Sections limiting recovery do not apply to injuries or death resulting from an occupational disease as to which the recovery of compensation benefits under the Act would be precluded due to the operation of any period of repose or repose provision. Provides that, as to any such injury occupational disease, the employee, the employee's heirs, and any person having the standing under law to bring a civil action at law has the nonwaivable right to bring such an action against any employer or employers. Effective immediately. | us/states/il | Illinois General Assembly | 101st | SB 1596 | Illinois SB 1596 (101st) |
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enacted | 3 | 62 | 2 | 2019-02-15 | 2019-05-17 | openstates | ocd-bill/cc6eea88-ae68-4dad-9562-589efc9b7c73 | http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=1596&GAID=15&DocTypeID=SB&LegId=118626&SessionID=108&GA=101 | a759e5312eccc725a102af7e7bbf337e7272c3851c6cea94acc279e74b2807d4 | 2026-07-01 | https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump | 2026-07-06 | reported |
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Illinois SB 1596 (101st) — WORKERS' COMPENSATION REPOSE
Amends the Worker's Compensation Act and the Workers' Occupational Diseases Act. Provides that specified Sections limiting recovery do not apply to injuries or death resulting from an occupational disease as to which the recovery of compensation benefits under the Act would be precluded due to the operation of any period of repose or repose provision. Provides that, as to any such injury occupational disease, the employee, the employee's heirs, and any person having the standing under law to bring a civil action at law has the nonwaivable right to bring such an action against any employer or employers. Effective immediately.
Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
Votes
- Third Reading — 41–16 (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — 70–40 (pass) · lower
Sponsors
- André Thapedi — cosponsor (person)
- Cristina Castro — cosponsor (person)
- Curtis J. Tarver, II — cosponsor (person)
- Elgie R. Sims, Jr. — primary (person)
- Jacqueline Y. Collins — cosponsor (person)
- Jay Hoffman — primary (person)
- Jonathan Carroll — cosponsor (person)
- Joyce Mason — cosponsor (person)
- Katie Stuart — cosponsor (person)
- Linda Holmes — cosponsor (person)
- Marcus C. Evans, Jr. — cosponsor (person)
- Martin A. Sandoval — cosponsor (person)
- Patricia Van Pelt — cosponsor (person)
- Ram Villivalam — cosponsor (person)
- Robert Martwick — cosponsor (person)
- Robert Peters — cosponsor (person)
Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- 2019-02-15 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Elgie R. Sims, Jr.
filing - 2019-02-15 First Reading
reading-1 - 2019-02-15 Referred to Assignments
referral-committee - 2019-02-27 Assigned to Judiciary
referral-committee - 2019-03-05 Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Linda Holmes
- 2019-03-05 Do Pass Judiciary; 008-002-000
committee-passage - 2019-03-05 Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading
- 2019-03-05 Second Reading
reading-2 - 2019-03-05 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading March 6, 2019
- 2019-03-05 Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Ram Villivalam
- 2019-03-06 Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Jacqueline Y. Collins
- 2019-03-06 Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Robert Peters
- 2019-03-06 Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Martin A. Sandoval
- 2019-03-06 Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Patricia Van Pelt
- 2019-03-06 Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Cristina Castro
- 2019-03-06 Third Reading - Passed; 041-016-001
reading-3, passage - 2019-03-06 Arrived in House
introduction - 2019-03-06 Chief House Sponsor Rep. Jay Hoffman
- 2019-03-06 First Reading
reading-1 - 2019-03-06 Referred to Rules Committee
referral-committee - 2019-03-07 Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. André Thapedi
- 2019-03-07 Assigned to Judiciary - Civil Committee
referral-committee - 2019-03-07 To Commercial Law Subcommittee
- 2019-03-08 Fiscal Note Requested by Rep. Jay Hoffman
- 2019-03-08 State Mandates Fiscal Note Requested by Rep. Jay Hoffman
- 2019-03-08 Balanced Budget Note Requested by Rep. Jay Hoffman
- 2019-03-08 Correctional Note Requested by Rep. Jay Hoffman
- 2019-03-08 Home Rule Note Requested by Rep. Jay Hoffman
- 2019-03-08 Housing Affordability Impact Note Requested by Rep. Jay Hoffman
- 2019-03-08 Judicial Note Requested by Rep. Jay Hoffman
- 2019-03-08 Land Conveyance Appraisal Note Requested by Rep. Jay Hoffman
- 2019-03-08 Pension Note Requested by Rep. Jay Hoffman
- 2019-03-08 State Debt Impact Note Requested by Rep. Jay Hoffman
- 2019-03-08 Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Curtis J. Tarver, II
- 2019-03-11 State Debt Impact Note Filed
- 2019-03-11 Pension Note Filed
- 2019-03-11 Land Conveyance Appraisal Note Filed
- 2019-03-11 Balanced Budget Note Filed
- 2019-03-12 Correctional Note Filed
- 2019-03-12 State Mandates Fiscal Note Filed
- 2019-03-12 Home Rule Note Filed
- 2019-03-12 Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Katie Stuart
- 2019-03-12 Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Jonathan Carroll
- 2019-03-12 Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Marcus C. Evans, Jr.
- 2019-03-12 Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Robert Martwick
- 2019-03-12 Housing Affordability Impact Note Filed
- 2019-03-13 Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Joyce Mason
- 2019-03-13 Recommends Do Pass Subcommittee/ Judiciary - Civil Committee; 005-002-000
committee-passage - 2019-03-13 Reported Back To Judiciary - Civil Committee;
- 2019-03-13 Do Pass / Short Debate Judiciary - Civil Committee; 008-004-001
committee-passage - 2019-03-13 Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- 2019-03-13 Second Reading - Short Debate
reading-2 - 2019-03-13 Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate
reading-2 - 2019-03-13 Fiscal Note Filed
- 2019-03-14 Judicial Note Requested - Withdrawn by Rep. Jay Hoffman
- 2019-03-14 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- 2019-03-14 Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 070-040-001
reading-3, passage - 2019-03-14 Passed Both Houses
- 2019-03-20 Sent to the Governor
executive-receipt - 2019-05-17 Governor Approved
executive-signature - 2019-05-17 Effective Date May 17, 2019
- 2019-05-17 Public Act . . . . . . . . . 101-0006
became-law
Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/cc6eea88-ae68-4dad-9562-589efc9b7c73. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).