One month after Iryna Zarutska was fatally stabbed while riding the Charlotte light rail, the North Carolina legislature passed a bill named after the 23-year-old victim that would issue reforms to the state's criminal justice system.

House Bill 307, known as Iryna's Law, seeks to modify the law relating to pretrial release conditions -- specifically for those "charged with a violent offense." The bill proposes removing cashless bail, studying the "intersection between mental health and the judicial system," and adding an "aggravated sentencing factor" to those who commit offenses while a victim was using a public transportation system, according to the bill.

The bill passed the Senate on Monday night and the House on Tuesday. It now heads to North Carolina Gov. Josh Stein's desk for

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