Sen. Randolph Bracy

Fourteen-year-olds could no longer be charged as adults for serious crimes at the discretion of state attorneys under a bill approved by the Senate Judiciary Committee on February 15.

SB 474, by Sen. Randolph Bracy, D-Orlando, would also set the minimum age at 17 to be charged as an adult for less serious felonies or for misdemeanors where the defendant had a previous felony conviction.