Committee hears continuation of justice data warehouse bill, proponents stress privacy controls and multiyear timeline

Representative Amy Regier, sponsor of House Bill 117, opened the Judiciary Committee hearing by saying the bill continues work begun in 2023’s Senate Bill 11 to create an integrated justice data warehouse overseen by the Board of Crime Control and advised by the Criminal Justice Oversight Council. She said HB 117 sets criminal justice data priorities for the 2025–26 interim and urged legislative investment to continue the effort.

Brett Schandelson, director of the Office of State Public Defender and a member of the Criminal Justice Oversight Council, told the committee SB 11 began as a pilot and that a statewide, scalable structure will likely take four to six years and sustained funding. “This is not a one‑session or even one biennium kind of project,” Schandelson said, urging a do‑pass recommendation.

Brian Gookin, director of the Department of Corrections and chair of the data warehouse working group, supported the bill and said the warehouse will reduce siloing across law enforcement,…