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Committee backs bill to add corrections data to state single-sign-on portal
Summary
The committee favorably recommended House Bill 31 to allow correctional records and certain debt‑agency information to be linked into the state's single‑sign‑on (DTS) citizen portal; members discussed ongoing and future fiscal decisions tied to the budget process.
The Senate committee voted to favorably recommend House Bill 31, the "offender information amendments," which would expand the state Department of Technology Services (DTS) single-sign-on portal to include additional records that support corrections case processing and allow certain government debt information to appear in the portal for users.
Representative Ballard, the floor sponsor, told the committee the state has already funded a DTS single-sign-on system for driver’s licenses and vital records, and that by the end of 2025 the portal is expected to include Medicaid records. She said HB 31 would permit relevant debt agencies to collaborate with DTS so that corrections personnel do not repeatedly reverify vital records and so that people with government debt can view obligations through the portal.
Committee members asked about the bill’s ongoing costs and fiscal note. Representative Ballard and other committee members said the fiscal impact will be addressed in the appropriations process; the bill sponsor understood it likely would wait until the final week of the session for budget decisions. Senator Musselman voiced frustration about fiscal notes in general and sought clarity on ongoing costs; the sponsor described the proposal as minimizing repeated manual work by corrections staff and enabling more efficient data flows.
Senator Musselman moved to favorably recommend HB 31 to the Senate floor; the committee approved the motion unanimously, 5–0.
Committee discussion clarified that the bill authorizes interagency data-sharing through the existing DTS single‑sign‑on infrastructure and does not itself appropriate the funds needed for systems work. Members said funding and implementation timing will be resolved through the normal budget and DTS project processes.
