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Bill WRK COMP-FIREFIGHTER-EMT Amends the Workers' Compensation Act and the Workers' Occupational Diseases Act. Provides that any condition or impairment of health of a firefighter, emergency medical technician, or paramedic that results directly or indirectly from any bloodborne pathogen, lung or respiratory disease or condition, heart or vascular disease or condition, hypertension, tuberculosis, or cancer resulting in any disability to the employee shall be conclusively presumed to arise out of and in the course of the employee's employment and shall be conclusively presumed to be causally connected to the hazards or exposures of the employment. Provides that the presumption shall also apply to any hernia or hearing loss suffered by a firefighter, emergency medical technician, or paramedic. Provides that the presumption does not apply to an employee who has been a firefighter, emergency medical technician, or paramedic for less than 5 years at the time he or she files an Application for Adjustment of Claim concerning the condition or impairment. us/states/il Illinois General Assembly 95th HB 928 Illinois HB 928 (95th)
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Illinois HB 928 (95th) — WRK COMP-FIREFIGHTER-EMT

Amends the Workers' Compensation Act and the Workers' Occupational Diseases Act. Provides that any condition or impairment of health of a firefighter, emergency medical technician, or paramedic that results directly or indirectly from any bloodborne pathogen, lung or respiratory disease or condition, heart or vascular disease or condition, hypertension, tuberculosis, or cancer resulting in any disability to the employee shall be conclusively presumed to arise out of and in the course of the employee's employment and shall be conclusively presumed to be causally connected to the hazards or exposures of the employment. Provides that the presumption shall also apply to any hernia or hearing loss suffered by a firefighter, emergency medical technician, or paramedic. Provides that the presumption does not apply to an employee who has been a firefighter, emergency medical technician, or paramedic for less than 5 years at the time he or she files an Application for Adjustment of Claim concerning the condition or impairment.

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 — 7046 (pass) · lower
  • Third Reading — 3317 (pass) · upper

Sponsors

  • Jay C. Hoffman — primary (person)

Timeline

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

  • 2007-02-08 Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Jay C. Hoffman filing
  • 2007-02-08 First Reading reading-1
  • 2007-02-08 Referred to Rules Committee referral-committee
  • 2007-02-15 Assigned to Local Government Committee referral-committee
  • 2007-03-01 Do Pass / Short Debate Local Government Committee; 010-000-000 committee-passage
  • 2007-03-02 Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
  • 2007-03-06 House Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Jay C. Hoffman amendment-introduction
  • 2007-03-06 House Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee referral-committee
  • 2007-03-07 House Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommends Be Adopted Rules Committee; 003-001-000 committee-passage-favorable
  • 2007-03-15 House Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Jay C. Hoffman amendment-introduction
  • 2007-03-15 House Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Rules Committee referral-committee
  • 2007-03-21 House Floor Amendment No. 3 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Jay C. Hoffman amendment-introduction
  • 2007-03-21 House Floor Amendment No. 3 Referred to Rules Committee referral-committee
  • 2007-03-27 House Floor Amendment No. 3 Recommends Be Adopted Rules Committee; 004-000-000 committee-passage-favorable
  • 2007-04-26 Second Reading - Short Debate reading-2
  • 2007-04-26 House Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted by Voice Vote amendment-passage
  • 2007-04-26 House Floor Amendment No. 3 Adopted by Voice Vote amendment-passage
  • 2007-04-26 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
  • 2007-04-27 Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Eddie Washington
  • 2007-04-27 Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Mike Boland
  • 2007-04-27 Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. LaShawn K. Ford
  • 2007-04-27 Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 070-046-000 reading-3, passage
  • 2007-04-27 House Floor Amendment No. 2 Tabled Pursuant to Rule 40(a) amendment-failure
  • 2007-05-01 Arrive in Senate introduction
  • 2007-05-01 Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading reading-1
  • 2007-05-01 Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Terry Link
  • 2007-05-01 First Reading reading-1
  • 2007-05-01 Referred to Rules referral-committee
  • 2007-05-02 Assigned to Labor referral-committee
  • 2007-05-15 Do Pass Labor; 006-001-003 committee-passage
  • 2007-05-15 Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 16, 2007
  • 2007-05-22 Second Reading reading-2
  • 2007-05-22 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 23, 2007
  • 2007-05-24 Third Reading - Passed; 033-017-003 reading-3, passage
  • 2007-05-24 Passed Both Houses
  • 2007-06-22 Sent to the Governor executive-receipt
  • 2007-08-21 Governor Approved executive-signature
  • 2007-08-21 Effective Date January 1, 2008
  • 2007-08-21 Public Act . . . . . . . . . 95-0316 became-law

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/22f27176-0708-4c25-9213-7280fc7cb152. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).