JUST IN: North Carolina Lawmakers PASS ‘Iryna’s Law’ to OUTLAW Cashless Bail for Violent Criminals

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The North Carolina House just approved ‘Iryna’s Law,’ which is aimed at banning cashless bail for violent offenders.

Of course, the legislation was named in honor of Iryna Zarutska, the Ukrainian refugee who lost her life at the hands of a repeat, violent criminal who was let loose on the streets when a judge granted him cashless bail.

Check it out:

BREAKING: North Carolina House passes “Iryna’s Law” to end cashless bail for violent criminals

“Iryna’s Law” focuses on eliminating cashless bail for many crimes

The bill limits the discretion magistrates and judges have in making pretrial release decisions

It also establishes… pic.twitter.com/L5ZPb2X43u

— Unlimited L's (@unlimited_ls) September 23, 2025

BREAKING: North Carolina House passes “Iryna’s Law” to end cashless bail for violent criminals

“Iryna’s Law” focuses on eliminating cashless bail for many crimes

The bill limits the discretion magistrates and judges have in making pretrial release decisions

It also establishes guidelines for when offenders should be examined for possible involuntary commitment

#BREAKING: The NC House of Representatives has just passed “Iryna’s Law” which ends cashless bail for violent criminals.

You have not been forgotten, Iryna

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— Matt Van Swol (@matt_vanswol) September 23, 2025

North Carolina Rep. John Bell provided more details on the law:

Iryna’s Law has been filed! It restricts cashless bail, holds magistrates accountable, strengthens mental health checks & removes judicial roadblocks to the death penalty.

NC deserves safe communities. NOT reckless pro-criminal policies. #ncpol pic.twitter.com/q2fG7alaYp

— Rep. John Bell (@JohnBellNC) September 22, 2025

The bill passed the House with an overwhelming majority of 82-30.

On Monday, it passed in the Senate.

Per Axios:

A crime bill that will limit North Carolina’s ability to offer cashless bail and revive the death penalty is moving swiftly through the legislature, passing the Senate 28-8 on Monday, less than 24 hours after being unveiled.

Why it matters: State leaders feel pressured to act after the fatal stabbing of Ukrainian refugee Iryna Zarutsksa, 23, on the Charlotte light rail.

They’ve dubbed the legislation “Iryna’s Law.”

Now, it’s headed to North Carolina Gov. Stein’s desk.

It’s unclear whether or not he will sign it into law.

WCNC reported:

House Bill 307 aims to restore public confidence in the justice system by ensuring violent offenders face stricter consequences and setting more stringent conditions for pretrial release, according to lawmakers supporting the measure. The House approved HB307 by an 82-30 vote on Tuesday afternoon. The legislation now heads to Gov. Stein’s desk.

“We’re dealing with a local government, really Mecklenburg County and the city of Charlotte, two local governments that in my opinion have lost institutional control of their areas,” Rep. Destin Hall, the Republican House speaker, said.

The legislation would eliminate cashless bail options for certain categories of violent offenders and establish strict conditions that defendants must meet to secure pretrial release. The proposal represents a significant shift away from recent criminal justice reforms that emphasized alternatives to traditional cash bail systems.

The bill was introduced in March, but was altered on Sunday with the title “Iryna’s Law.” The name change comes in the wake of the Aug. 22 stabbing death of 23-year-old Ukrainian woman Iryna Zarutska on the light rail train in Charlotte’s South End. The case gained national attention and put a focus on transit safety in Charlotte. Decarlos Brown, the murder suspect, had a lengthy criminal history in Mecklenburg County.

In addition to clamping down on cashless bail, Iryna’s Law would also revive the death penalty in North Carolina.

CNN has more on how the death penalty would be impacted:

The bill initially contained language that would require certain appeals for death row inmates be heard and reviewed by courts by the end of 2027. More than 120 people are on death row in North Carolina, but an execution hasn’t been carried out since 2006.

But an amendment from powerful Senate leader Phil Berger would direct the state Adult Correction Department secretary to find another form of execution if lethal injection — currently the state’s sole method — is declared unconstitutional or is “not available,” potentially if the drugs can’t be accessed.

The secretary would have to select another method that’s been adopted by another state. That could include the use of a firing squad, a method used to execute South Carolina inmates twice this year, or perhaps electrocution.

Capital punishment has been put on hold in North Carolina in part over legal challenges on the use of the injection drugs. Inmate challenges also have occurred under a now-repealed law that has allowed some prisoners to receive life without parole if they could show racial bias was the reason for their death sentence.

Berger told reporters Monday that he would seek to loosen the knot that has halted executions.

“For nearly two decades, judicial and administrative roadblocks have stopped true justice for victims, and it’s time for that to end,” Berger said in a news release Monday.

What do you think?

Do you support ‘Iryna’s Law’?

Should more states adopt similar laws?

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