Montana legislation · 2025 Regular Session
Montana HB117: Establish criminal justice data warehouse priorities
Status: Signed into law, May 19, 2025
What the bill says
An act establishing criminal justice data warehouse project priorities for the 20252026 interim; providing definitions; providing appropriations; amending section 44-7126, mca; and providing an immediate effective date.
From the engrossed text:
AN ACT ESTABLISHING CRIMINAL JUSTICE DATA WAREHOUSE PROJECT PRIORITIES FOR THE 20252026 INTERIM; PROVIDING DEFINITIONS; PROVIDING APPROPRIATIONS; AMENDING SECTION 44-7126, MCA; AND PROVIDING AN IMMEDIATE EFFECTIVE DATE. WHEREAS, there is a criminal justice data warehouse housed in the Board of Crime Control; and WHEREAS, the Board of Crime Control shall consult with the Criminal Justice Oversight Council to establish and maintain the criminal justice data warehouse; and WHEREAS, the Criminal Justice Oversight Council provides direction and recommendations to the Board of Crime Control on data collection project priorities for the criminal justice data warehouse. Section 1. Projects for 2025-2026 interim. (1) In preparation for the 2027 legislative session, the board shall prioritize the following projects: (a) create a unique identifier to link data from separate state and local criminal justice agencies and the judicial branch in a manner that is efficient and protects the confidentiality requirements for any personally identifiable information; (b) consult with the council to determine research priorities to answer questions about the criminal justice system, prioritize data collection, and develop data warehouse governance policies; (c) consult with the council to identify and expand on the data elements that the board shall collect to achieve the purposes of 44-7-126; (d) acquire a software application to assist with mastering records received in the criminal justice data warehouse from disparate …
Sponsors
- Regier, Amy (R, 6) · primary sponsor
Latest actions
- : Chapter Number Assigned
- : (H) Signed by Governor
- : (H) Transmitted to Governor
- : (S) Signed by President
- : (H) Signed by Speaker
- : (H) Returned from Enrolling
- : (H) Sent to Enrolling
- : (S) 3rd Reading Free Conference Committee Report Adopted
- : (S) 3rd Reading Free Conference Committee Report
- : (H) 3rd Reading Free Conference Committee Report
Votes
- Do Adopt (April 30, 2025): 45 yea, 5 nay, passed
- Do Adopt (April 30, 2025): 100 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Do Adopt (April 29, 2025): 46 yea, 2 nay, passed
- Do Adopt (April 29, 2025): 98 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Do Concur (April 18, 2025): 36 yea, 62 nay, failed
- Do Concur (April 16, 2025): 50 yea, 0 nay, passed
Subjects: Criminal Procedure, Information Technology, Appropriations
Common questions
- What is HB117?
- HB117 is a bill in the Montana Legislature (2025 Regular Session): Establish criminal justice data warehouse priorities.
- What does HB117 do?
- In its own words: An act establishing criminal justice data warehouse project priorities for the 20252026 interim; providing definitions; providing appropriations; amending section 44-7126, mca; and providing an immediate effective date.
- What is the status of HB117?
- Signed into law as of May 19, 2025. Latest action: Chapter Number Assigned (May 19, 2025).
- Who sponsored HB117?
- Regier, Amy (R, 6).
- Where is the official record for HB117?
- On the Montana Legislature website: https://bills.legmt.gov/#/laws/bill/2/LC0239
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