The move could be symbolic, as the bill passed unanimously and an override of the veto requires only a 2/3 majority.
If it becomes law, the bill would eliminate most mandatory minimum sentences, allow for jury trials in almost all misdemeanor cases, and reduce the maximum penalties for offenses such as burglaries, carjackings and robberies. The law would not take effect for three years, giving the courts, police and other groups time to prepare for implementation, officials have said.
Defenders of the legislation have said the lower maximum penalties more closely match terms that are actually being imposed. Some criticized the mayor on Tuesday for her veto stance. Paul Butler, a member of the Code Revision Commission Advisory Board and law professor at Georgetown, said the bill “would help cure some of D.C.’s vast racial inequities and make every community in our city safer.”
Council member Vincent C. Gray , previously the health committee chair, has vehemently objected to a proposed change from Mendelson that shrinks Gray’s oversight to a more narrow committee focused on hospitals and “health equity.”
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