Newly released ethics reform legislation by a D.C. Council committee will likely face fire at an upcoming hearing from those who say it doesn’t go far enough to control a council that has seen five of its 13 members touched by scandal over the last year. Critics of the council said the legislation released Friday afternoon was a “step in the right direction” but pointed to areas like open government where more could have been done.

“Does it have enough teeth, is the question,” said Terry Lynch, a civic activist and executive director of the Downtown Cluster of Congregations. “I think the answer is no.”