Montana legislation · 2025 Regular Session
Montana SJ43: Study of the criminal justice data warehouse
Status: Failed, May 23, 2025
What the bill says
A joint resolution of the senate and the house of representatives of the state of montana requesting an interim study on the implementation of the montana criminal justice data warehouse; requesting that legislative council assign the study to the criminal justice oversight council; and requiring that the final results of the study be reported to the 70th legislature.
From the engrossed text:
A JOINT RESOLUTION OF THE SENATE AND THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE STATE OF MONTANA REQUESTING AN INTERIM STUDY ON THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE MONTANA CRIMINAL JUSTICE DATA WAREHOUSE; REQUESTING THAT LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL ASSIGN THE STUDY TO THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE OVERSIGHT COUNCIL; AND REQUIRING THAT THE FINAL RESULTS OF THE STUDY BE REPORTED TO THE 70TH LEGISLATURE. WHEREAS, the 2023 Legislature enacted Senate Bill No. 11 to establish a state criminal justice data warehouse for the purposes of improving the collection of state and local criminal justice system data, data sharing, and data integration; and WHEREAS, the criminal justice data warehouse will assist state and local officials in making datainformed decisions about the criminal justice system; and WHEREAS, the criminal justice data warehouse is housed in the Montana Board of Crime Control, which is tasked with implementing the data warehouse in consultation with the Criminal Justice Oversight Council; and WHEREAS, the Montana Board of Crime Control and members of the Criminal Justice Oversight Council formed a subcommittee workgroup in the 2023-2024 interim to develop a mission statement and a list of objectives for the data warehouse; and WHEREAS, the Criminal Justice Oversight Council brought House Bill No. 117 to the 69th Legislature requesting an appropriation of $1.5 million to the Montana Board of Crime Control for the continued work …
Sponsors
- Usher, Barry (R, 19) · primary sponsor
Latest actions
- : (S) Died in Process
- : (H) 1st Reading
- : (H) Referred to Committee
- : (S) Transmitted to House
- : (S) 3rd Reading
- : (S) Scheduled for 3rd Reading
- : (S) 2nd Reading
- : (S) Scheduled for 2nd Reading
- : (S) Committee Report
- : (S) Committee Executive Action
Votes
- Do Pass (April 29, 2025): 41 yea, 9 nay, passed
- Do Pass (April 28, 2025): 40 yea, 8 nay, passed
Subjects: Criminal Procedure, Interim Study Resolutions
Common questions
- What is SJ43?
- SJ43 is a bill in the Montana Legislature (2025 Regular Session): Study of the criminal justice data warehouse.
- What does SJ43 do?
- In its own words: A joint resolution of the senate and the house of representatives of the state of montana requesting an interim study on the implementation of the montana criminal justice data warehouse; requesting that legislative council assign the study to the criminal justice oversight council; and requiring that the final results of the study be reported to the 70th legislature.
- What is the status of SJ43?
- Failed as of May 23, 2025. Latest action: (S) Died in Process (May 23, 2025).
- Who sponsored SJ43?
- Usher, Barry (R, 19).
- Where is the official record for SJ43?
- On the Montana Legislature website: https://bills.legmt.gov/#/laws/bill/2/LC4485
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