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Lawmakers back funding to continue Montana criminal‑justice data warehouse work
Summary
Senators heard proponents for HB 117, a follow‑up to 2023’s SB 11, requesting appropriations and staff to continue building a statewide criminal justice data warehouse intended to break data silos and support evidence‑based policymaking.
Representative Amy Regier opened House Bill 117 as a continuation of 2023’s Senate Bill 11 and the work to build an integrated criminal justice data warehouse under the Board of Crime Control. "House Bill 117 builds on the hard work already done to create a database giving lawmakers empirical evidence for decision making," Regier said. The bill seeks appropriations for software, two FTEs and $500,000 to begin bringing court data into the warehouse.
Janice Friess, director of…
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