RALEIGH, N.C. (WTVD) -- North Carolina's Senate Republicans overcame a roadblock to pass a new bill Monday that would usher in a series of changes to the criminal justice system.

It came in response to last month's deadly stabbing of a woman on a Charlotte light rail. Decarlos Brown, 34, is facing state and federal charges in connection to the case, which has drawn national attention.

House Bill 307 is called Iryna's Law. It is named after Iryna Zarutska, the 23-year-old Ukrainian refugee killed in that attack.

The proposed legislation has several components, including eliminating cashless bail for certain offenses and creating a new category of violent offenses in which a judge or magistrate must impose certain conditions for pretrial release, including GPS monitoring.

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