After more than a year of parliamentary process and numerous controversies, the security measure promoted by the Meloni government has become law. Initiated as a bill in early 2024, approved by the Chamber last September, subject to criticism by the Quirinal and later transformed into a decree, the text today received the final green light from the Senate with a vote of confidence, replicating what happened last week in the Chamber. The measure also sparked strong controversy on the final day of debate. During the explanations of vote, senators from PD, M5S and AVS staged a silent protest displaying signs reading “Denounce us all”, making irony about the new crime of passive resistance introduced by the decree. Italia Viva chose not to participate in the protest, while reiterating its opposition to the measure. Senator Raffaella Paita said, “Ours is an institutional mode, tough on content but respectful of the rules”. Also heated was Matteo Renzi's intervention, who harshly criticized yet another confidence vote: “They are making you crushers,” he said addressing the majority, pointing out that “the stateswoman from Garbatella” could have learned from the local administrators present among the senators. The Chamber erupted into chaos after the words of Fratelli d'Italia Senator Alberto Balboni, who made allusions to relations between some opposition figures and organized crime. The chair censured him twice, while Stefano Patuanelli (M5S) announced that, “after Balboni's shameful intervention”, he would not participate in the vote. The decree introduces a series of measures to strengthen public safety: extension of the urban banning order (DASPO), transformation of the roadblock into a crime, harsher penalties for begging with minors, use of bodycams by law enforcement agencies, legal support for officers, restrictions on the sale of cannabis light, aggravating factors for crimes against public officials and health care workers, new regulations for the Intelligence, Guardia di Finanza, and military personnel on mission, as well as interventions for the reintegration of prisoners.