State Representative Tom Weber said on Apr. 24 that House Bill 4104 is important for reforming the SAFE-T Act, a law he described as flawed. “We need to reform the SAFE-T to ensure that other families do not suffer like Megan Bos’ family and too many others have under this flawed law,” Weber said. “House Bill 4104 helps us do that by putting more discretion into the hands of judges to hold potentially dangerous criminals.”
The discussion comes after Jennifer Bos, mother of Antioch resident Megan Bos who was found dead last year, publicly supported changes to the law. According to Fox 32, Jennifer Bos is now advocating for House Bill 4104, which would allow judges broader authority to deny pretrial release.
A Republican-led task force calling for amendments to the SAFE-T Act was announced in Springfield earlier this week. April marks one year since Megan Bos’s body was discovered behind a Waukegan home.
Jennifer Bos said, “I’ve waited over a year to speak to the many ways the SAFE-T Act and Megan’s case connect, and show the reform that’s desperately needed.” Her involvement has brought renewed attention from both lawmakers and community members regarding pretrial release policies in Illinois.
Weber has served as a Republican representative in Illinois’ State House since his election in 2019 for District 64, succeeding Barbara Wheeler according to Ballotpedia.
Supporters of House Bill 4104 say its passage could impact how judges handle cases involving potentially dangerous individuals while addressing concerns raised by recent high-profile incidents.
