The North Carolina House of Representatives voted to pass a criminal justice package named after the Ukrainian refugee who was stabbed to death on a North Carolina train in August.

In an 81-31 vote, the North Carolina House passed Iryna’s Law, named after Iryna Zarutska, who was fatally stabbed in the neck while riding the Charlotte light rail. The bill would focus “on eliminating cashless bail for many crimes” and would limit “the discretion that magistrates and judges have in making pretrial release decisions,” according to the Associated Press.

The passing of the House Bill 307, known as “Iryna’s Law” comes after the North Carolina Senate passed the bill, which will be sent to Gov. Josh Stein (D-NC).

Breitbart News reported that the suspect behind the fatal stabbing, Decarlos Bro

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