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91_HB1405eng HB1405 Engrossed LRB9101703RCcs 1 AN ACT to amend the Criminal Code of 1961 by adding 2 Section 12-21.7. 3 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, 4 represented in the General Assembly: 5 Section 5. The Criminal Code of 1961 is amended by 6 adding Section 12-21.7 as follows: 7 (720 ILCS 5/12-21.7 new) 8 Sec. 12-21.7. Aggravated endangerment of the life or 9 health of a child. 10 (a) A person commits the offense of aggravated 11 endangerment of the life or health of a child when he or she 12 commits an offense under Section 12-21.6, and any of the 13 following factors were present at the time of the commission 14 of the offense: 15 (1) the child was under the age of 12; 16 (2) the offense constituted an immediate threat to 17 the life of the child; or 18 (3) the offense was committed in conjunction with 19 the commission of another offense. 20 (b) Sentence. A violation of this Section is a Class 4 21 felony. A second or subsequent violation of this Section is 22 a Class 2 felony.