Republicans in the state want police to have the power to override the charging decisions that are normally given to state’s attorneys.

House Republican Minority Leader Jim Durkin says if a state’s attorney rejects felony charges from a local police department or declines to further investigate the case, that Police Chief should have the ability override that decision.

The bill would only apply to police departments in counties where there are more than 3 million people. That’s Cook County where the Chicago Police Department has an override option, but other police departments don’t.