Georgia’s Republican Governor, Brian Kemp, has signed a bill to oversee “rogue” prosecutors amid growing attention on Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis’s handling of the prosecution of former President Donald Trump.

The bill will empower the Prosecuting Attorneys Qualifications Commission, formed the year before, to independently establish rules without requiring approval from the state Supreme Court.

Addressing the media at the bill’s signing, Kemp cited concerns about crime and emphasized the necessity of the legislation to ensure prosecutors are efficiently handling criminal cases.

“This legislation will help us ensure rogue or incompetent prosecutors are held accountable if they refuse to uphold the law,” Kemp said. “As we know all too well, crime has been on the rise across the country, and especially prevalent in cities where prosecutors are giving criminals a free pass or failing to put them behind bars due to lack of professional conduct.”

“When out of touch prosecutors put politics over public safety, the community suffers, and people and property are put at risk,” he continued. “Today, we are renewing our commitment that we won’t forfeit public safety for prosecutors. They let criminals off the hook. Georgians deserve better, and they deserve to feel safe in their own communities.”

Democrats in the state claim the measure is aimed at Willis, but House Speaker Jon Burns, a Republican, made it clear that neither Willis nor any other individual was the target of the legislation.

“For us in the House, our focus is not on any one person, not on any one situation,” Burns told reporters. “It’s about asking the folks that are elected, just like me, to do their jobs and protect the citizens of this state.”

The legislation bears similarities to that passed in Texas, where the legislature passed a bill primarily due to concerns that prosecutors would not pursue cases involving abortion.