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Committee adopts amendments allowing prosecutors to reclassify certain offenses during case pendency
3406655 · May 19, 2025
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Summary
The Senate Judiciary Committee adopted A‑4 amendments to House Bill 2473A, clarifying that district attorneys may elect at any time during a case to treat certain misdemeanors or nonperson felonies as higher or lower classes, and sent the amended bill to the floor with a due‑pass recommendation.
The Senate Committee on Judiciary on Monday adopted the dash‑A‑4 amendments to House Bill 2473A, a criminal‑law bill that clarifies prosecutorial authority to elect how certain offenses are charged while a case is pending.
Committee counsel summarized the basic change: the amendments…
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