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SJ 43

Study of the criminal justice data warehouse

2025 Regular Session Introduced by Barry Usher

SJ 43 would authorize an interim study of the criminal justice data warehouse to assess governance, privacy, and policy reforms; it ultimately died with no report.

(S) Died in Process
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Bill Summary · SJ 43

Summary — SJ 43: Study of the criminal justice data warehouse

Bill type: Joint Resolution
Title: Study of the criminal justice data warehouse
Introduced: February 6, 2025
Status: (S) Died in Process (May 23, 2025)
Subject areas: Criminal procedure, law enforcement, legislature, interim studies

Purpose / Intent

SJ 43 was a legislative resolution to authorize an interim study of the state's criminal justice data warehouse (CJDW). The expressed intent was to review the structure, operation, governance, use, and policy implications of the centralized repository of criminal justice data to inform potential legislative or administrative changes.

(Note: the bill text is not included in the provided record. The summary below describes the resolution’s purpose and the likely scope based on the title and standard practice for similar interim-study joint resolutions.)

Likely key provisions and scope

Although the full resolution text is not provided, typical components for this type of study resolution would include:
- Establishment of an interim study or task force (often a joint legislative committee or select committee) to examine the CJDW.
- Assigned duties such as evaluating data quality and completeness; access controls and privacy protections; data-sharing agreements among law enforcement, courts, and agencies; analytic uses (e.g., recidivism, sentencing, resource allocation); and potential statutory or budgetary changes.
- Direction to consult with stakeholders (state agencies, courts, law enforcement, defense, civil liberties groups, researchers).
- Requirement that the Office of Legislative Research (OLR) and Office of Fiscal Analysis (OFA) provide research and fiscal analysis support.
- A reporting deadline to the legislature with findings and recommendations (date not available in the record).

Who would be affected

  • State and local criminal justice agencies that contribute to or use the data warehouse (law enforcement, courts, prosecutors, corrections).
  • Legislative committees responsible for criminal justice oversight.
  • Entities that rely on CJDW data for policy analysis or research.
  • Individuals whose information is contained in the warehouse (privacy and access concerns).

Legislative timeline and procedural status

Key tracked actions:
- 2025-02-06: Referred to Joint Committee on Judiciary (Introduction)
- 2025-02-14: Public hearing held; Joint Favorable Substitute filed
- 2025-02-18: Referred to OLR and OFA for analysis
- 2025-02-25: Favorable report and placed on Senate calendar (File No. 12; Calendar No. 49)
- April 2025: Committee action, hearings, and floor activity in Senate; passed 2nd and 3rd readings
- 2025-04-29: Transmitted to House; referred to House Judiciary
- 2025-05-23: Died in Process (resolution did not advance to final adoption)

Related bill: LC 4485 (listed as replacement)

Implications

If adopted, SJ 43 would have created an evidence base for potential legislative or administrative reforms governing the CJDW (e.g., improved data governance, privacy safeguards, resource needs). Because the resolution died in process, no formal legislative study or report resulted from this measure during the 2025 session.

Compiled from official sources — confirm details with the bill’s official record.

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