Senate clears substitute to continue criminal-justice data integration work (SB150)

Senate Bill 150, a bill to continue and refine the state’s criminal justice data-management work, was substituted on the floor and approved by the Utah Senate on Feb. 15.

Senator Anderegg explained the third substitute corrects a previously incorrect fiscal note and adds a provision under section 7(a) directing the task force to develop ways to connect various record systems used throughout the state. He told senators the working group has been active for more than a year and that improving data timeliness—from an 18-month lag at BCI (Bureau of Criminal Identification) toward a 30-day dashboard, and ultimately nightly or daily polling—would help policymakers act on near-real-time information.

The sponsor said the substitute’s changes were limited to fiscal-note fixes and the new language on connectivity; after brief questions and no further debate the Senate adopted the third substitute and passed the bill by roll call (25 yay, 0 nay, 4 absent).

Action and next steps: The bill will move to the House. The sponsor described a six-month goal for significant improvements in data reporting cadence and pledged follow-up with the chamber on progress.