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The follow-up bill was scheduled for a Thursday committee hearing and it wasn’t clear if the amendment contained the bill’s final language or if more changes were coming.

Measure would need three-fifths support in both houses on session's final day of 2022 By JERRY NOWICKICapitol ...

The measure would need three-fifths support in House and Senate on the veto sessions final day of 2022; Democrats have majorities in both chambers.

One of Republicans’ major concerns has been that the legal standards were too narrow for determining when a defendant could be kept in jail as they await trial. A Democratic proposal addresses that by expanding the list of crimes for which someone can be denied pretrial release.

Two days before lawmakers were scheduled to adjourn for the year, one of the lead negotiators of the SAFE-T Act criminal justice reform filed a long-awaited amendment detailing several changes to the landmark cash bail overhaul.

The new measure would need three-fifths support in both houses on the session’s last day this year.

Two days before lawmakers were scheduled to adjourn for the year, one of the lead negotiators of the SAFE-T Act criminal justice reform filed a long-awaited amendment detailing several changes to the landmark cash bail overhaul.

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (Capitol News Illinois) - Two days before lawmakers were scheduled to adjourn for the year, one of the lead negotiators of the SAFE-...

With the window for the 117th Congress to enact pro-transparency legislation for OLC opinions rapidly closing this year, it is vital for you to take this opportunity now to rein in the excessive secrecy that has shrouded the OLC and undermined our democracy for far too long.

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