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LC 3638

Generally revise criminal law

2025 Regular Session

LC 3638 would broadly revise criminal law (definitions, penalties, procedures), but the draft died in process in May 2025 with no concrete provisions released.

(LC) Draft Died in Process
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Bill Summary · LC 3638

LC 3638 — Generally revise criminal law

Overview

  • Bill Number: LC 3638
  • Title: Generally revise criminal law
  • Subject: Crimes
  • Status: Draft; Died in Process
  • Introduced: December 17, 2024
  • Classification: bill
  • Drafter: Assigned December 17, 2024
  • Legislative actions:
    • 2024-12-17: Drafter Assigned
    • 2025-01-20: Draft On Hold
    • 2025-05-23: Draft Died in Process

Purpose and intent

The bill is described as a general revision of criminal law. Based on the title and subject, its intended goal appears to be broad reform of criminal statutes, definitions of offenses, penalties, and related criminal-law processes. However, the available information does not include the bill’s actual text or stated objectives beyond the general aim to revise criminal law.

Key provisions

  • Specific provisions are not provided in the available material. As a result, the exact changes to definitions, offenses, penalties, sentencing, procedural rules, or administrative processes are not known.
  • In typical general-revision bills, potential areas of reform may include: redefinition or consolidation of offenses, adjustments to criminal penalties or sentencing schemes, updates to procedural safeguards (e.g., burden of proof, collection of evidence, rights of the accused), reform of collateral consequences, and alignment with modern standards of criminal justice. These are general possibilities only and are not stated in the provided bill text.

Affected parties and impacts

  • Defendants and accused individuals: possible changes to offense definitions and penalties; potential shifts in sentencing guidelines.
  • Victims: potential changes in how offenses are defined and prosecuted; possible impacts on victims’ rights or remedies depending on the final provisions.
  • Law enforcement, prosecutors, and the judiciary: potential adjustments to charging practices, case handling, and sentencing.
  • Corrections and public safety systems: possible effects depending on any changes to penalties or incarceration structures.

Procedural history and timeline

  • Introduced: December 17, 2024
  • Drafter Assigned: December 17, 2024
  • 2025-01-20: Draft On Hold
  • 2025-05-23: Draft Died in Process
  • Status implication: The bill did not advance beyond the drafting stage and, as of May 23, 2025, is considered to have died in process. It may be reintroduced in the future in a new form within the same session or a subsequent legislative session, if at all.

Notes for readers

  • The summary reflects only the metadata and status information provided. The actual text and specific provisions of LC 3638 are not included in the available data, so no substantive provisions can be cited here.
  • For a complete understanding, the bill’s full text and any fiscal notes, committee analyses, and sponsor statements would be needed.

Compiled from official sources — confirm details with the bill’s official record.

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