Establish criminal justice data warehouse priorities

The bill text was restructured to remove redundant 'Whereas' clauses and consolidate the legislative intent into a cleaner format.

The bill number was updated from HB0117.4 to HB 117, and page headers were adjusted to reflect the enrolled version.

Minor text edits were made to improve readability, such as changing 'NEW SECTION' to 'Section' and standardizing the amendment language for MCA 44-7-126.

The bill title and summary were updated to reflect that this version amends Section 44-7-126, MCA, instead of just adding new sections.

The text of Section 44-7-126 was rewritten to include specific data analysis goals, such as tracking offender history, sentence terms, and recidivism timelines.

Specific appropriation amounts were added to the bill text, including $480,000 for software acquisition and $504,243 for personnel positions.

The bill number was changed from HB0117.3 to HB0117.4, indicating a revision in the legislative process.

Funding allocations for the Board of Crime Control and Judiciary were updated to include new restrictions on how unspent money must be used or returned.

A new requirement was added stating that any unused funds from the Board of Crime Control must be dedicated to the Criminal Justice Data Warehouse.

A new requirement was added stating that unused grant funds from the Judiciary must be returned to the Board of Crime Control before the end of the biennium.

The bill number was updated from HB 117.2 to HB 117.3 to reflect its progression through the legislative process.

The allocation of $500,000 was modified to explicitly include the Board of Crime Control as a recipient of funds for data contribution purposes, whereas it previously only mentioned the court administrator.

Header formatting and bill numbering were adjusted from HB 117.1 to HB0117.2, and page markers were updated.

Bill number changed from LC 0239 to HB 117, and the sponsor was identified as A. Regier.

Page headers and footers were updated to reflect the new bill number and authorized print version status.