Illinois Senate Bill 2530 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 8-0)
Status: Failed on January 13 2021 - 100% progression
Action: 2021-01-13 - Session Sine Die
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

Amends the Workers' Compensation Act. Provides that any emergency services personnel, public safety personnel, or individuals licensed as emergency medical services personnel under the Emergency Medical Services (EMS) Systems Act who have been diagnosed by a licensed psychiatrist with post-traumatic stress disorder are entitled to benefits under the Act. Provides that a qualifying individual is not required to demonstrate physical injury to receive benefits under the Act. Requires the Illinois Workers' Compensation Commission to ensure that services provided under the amendatory Act comply with all applicable federal parity regulations including, but not limited to, the Paul Wellstone and Pete Domenici Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act of 2008. Requires emergency services providers and law enforcement agencies to provide employees with educational training related to mental health awareness, prevention, mitigation, and treatment.

WORKER COMP-PTSD-EMS-POLICE

Sen. Michael Hastings [D]	Sen. Mattie Hunter [D]	Sen. Iris Martinez [D]	Sen. Laura Murphy [D]
Sen. Robert Martwick [D]	Sen. Heather Steans [D]	Sen. Patricia Van Pelt [D]	Sen. William Cunningham [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2021-01-13	Senate	Session Sine Die
2020-05-15	Senate	Rule 2-10 Committee/3rd Reading Deadline Established As May 31, 2020
2020-05-07	Senate	Rule 2-10 Third Reading/Passage Deadline Established As May 29, 2020
2020-05-07	Senate	Rule 2-10 Committee Deadline Established As May 22, 2020
2020-04-30	Senate	Rule 2-10 Third Reading/Passage Deadline Established As May 22, 2020
2020-04-30	Senate	Rule 2-10 Committee Deadline Established As May 15, 2020
2020-04-23	Senate	Rule 2-10 Third Reading/Passage Deadline Established As May 15, 2020
2020-04-23	Senate	Rule 2-10 Committee Deadline Established As May 7, 2020
2020-04-16	Senate	Rule 2-10 Committee Deadline Established As April 30, 2020
2020-04-12	Senate	Pursuant to Senate Rule 3-9(b) / Referred to Assignments
2020-03-25	Senate	Rule 2-10 Third Reading/Passage Deadline Established As May 7, 2020
2020-03-25	Senate	Rule 2-10 Committee Deadline Established As April 24, 2020
2020-03-18	Senate	Rule 2-10 Committee Deadline Established As April 2, 2020
2020-02-06	Senate	Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Bill Cunningham
2020-02-06	Senate	Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Patricia Van Pelt
2020-02-05	Senate	Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Heather A. Steans
2020-02-05	Senate	Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Laura M. Murphy
2020-02-05	Senate	Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Iris Y. Martinez
2020-02-04	Senate	Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Robert F. Martwick
2020-02-04	Senate	Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Mattie Hunter
2020-02-04	Senate	Assigned to Judiciary
2020-01-28	Senate	Referred to Assignments
2020-01-28	Senate	First Reading
2020-01-28	Senate	Filed with Secretary by Sen. Michael E. Hastings

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
820	305	29.3	New Code	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=2530&GAID=15&DocTypeID=SB&SessionID=108&GA=101
Text	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/101/SB/10100SB2530.htm