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This bill amends the Criminal Code of 2012 to expand the definitions of "terrorist act" and "catastrophe" to include acts targeting reproductive health care facilities. Specifically, the bill adds a new provision to the definition of "terrorist act" that considers it a terrorist act to intentionally cause substantial damage or destruction to any building or facility containing a reproductive health care entity, as defined in the Reproductive Health Act. Similarly, the bill modifies the definition of "vital public facility" in the section about causing a catastrophe to explicitly include entities providing reproductive health care. These changes mean that actions intended to damage or destroy reproductive health care facilities could now be prosecuted under terrorism and catastrophe statutes, which carry severe criminal penalties. The bill is effective immediately and appears to be designed to provide additional legal protections for reproductive health care facilities and those who work in them, potentially in response to increasing threats or violence against such entities.

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https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=2679&GAID=18&DocTypeID=HB&SessionID=114&GA=104