Bill Title: 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.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 16-0)

Status: (Passed) 2019-05-17 - Public Act . . . . . . . . . 101-0006 [SB1596 Detail]

Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [HTML]

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Voting Records

Chamber	Vote	Date	Yea	Nay	NV	Abs	Total	Result	Source	View
House	Third Reading in House	2019-03-14	70	40	2	1	113	Passed	Link	View
Senate	Third Reading in Senate	2019-03-06	41	16	2	0	59	Passed	Link	View

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