---
type: "Bill"
title: "Establish criminal justice data warehouse priorities"
description: "Establish criminal justice data warehouse priorities"
jurisdiction: "us/states/mt"
legislature: "Montana Legislature"
session: "2025"
identifier: "HB 117"
citation: "Montana HB 117 (2025)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Appropriations", "Criminal Procedure", "Information Technology"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Amy Regier"]
version_count: 52
action_count: 60
vote_count: 14
first_action: "2024-09-12T15:03:17+00:00"
last_action: "2025-05-19T21:24:16+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/21bc279e-2ce3-46ac-b621-0445322d9c83"
source_url: "https://bills.legmt.gov/#/laws/bill/2/LC0239?open_tab=sum"
source_hash: "e00dd2a6122e0fde620b1e6f284f448ef72b5f6e070bd966bdbb9b3107dfc11f"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-mt"]
---

# Montana HB 117 (2025) — Establish criminal justice data warehouse priorities

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **HB0117.001.001_Amendments-in-Context_final-full.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=299771)
2. **HB0117.002.002_Amendments-in-Context_final-condensed.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=306294)
3. **HB0117.002.002_Amendments-in-Context_final-full.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=306292)
4. **HB0117.003.001_Amendments-in-Context_final-condensed(2)(1).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=318029)
5. **HB0117.003.001_Amendments-in-Context_final-condensed(2).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=318028)
6. **HB0117.003.001_Amendments-in-Context_final-condensed.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=318030)
7. **HB0117.003.001_Amendments-in-Context_final-full.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=318027)
8. **HB0117_1(1).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=269567)
9. **HB0117_1(2).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=275156)
10. **HB0117_1(3).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=276224)
11. **HB0117_1(4).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=277907)
12. **HB0117_1(5).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=300201)
13. **HB0117_1(6).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=300458)
14. **HB0117_1(7).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=300459)
15. **HB0117_1(8).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=300460)
16. **HB0117_1(9).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=300461)
17. **HB0117_1.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=269566)
18. **HB0117_2(1).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=300463)
19. **HB0117_2(10).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=309827)
20. **HB0117_2(2).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=300464)
21. **HB0117_2(3).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=300465)
22. **HB0117_2(4).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=300468)
23. **HB0117_2(5).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=300477)
24. **HB0117_2(6).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=300489)
25. **HB0117_2(7).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=309824)
26. **HB0117_2(8).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=309825)
27. **HB0117_2(9).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=309826)
28. **HB0117_2.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=300462)
29. **HB0117_3(1).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=312091)
30. **HB0117_3(2).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=319192)
31. **HB0117_3(3).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=319193)
32. **HB0117_3(4).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=319194)
33. **HB0117_3(5).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=319195)
34. **HB0117_3.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=309856)
35. **HB0117_4(1).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=319198)
36. **HB0117_4(2).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=319678)
37. **HB0117_4(3).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=319679)
38. **HB0117_4.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=319196)
39. **HB0117_X(1).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=319681)
40. **HB0117_X(10).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=325055)
41. **HB0117_X(11).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=325693)
42. **HB0117_X(12).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=327285)
43. **HB0117_X(2).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=319682)
44. **HB0117_X(3).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=320022)
45. **HB0117_X(4).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=320023)
46. **HB0117_X(5).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=320024)
47. **HB0117_X(6).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=321088)
48. **HB0117_X(7).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=323231)
49. **HB0117_X(8).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=323232)
50. **HB0117_X(9).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=323233)
51. **HB0117_X.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=319680)
52. **LC0239.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=265382)

## Votes

- Do Adopt — **47–2** (pass) · upper
- be_concurred_in_as_amended — **8–0** (pass) · upper
- Do Adopt — **100–0** (pass) · lower
- Do Concur — **37–62** (fail) · lower
- Do Concur — **50–0** (pass) · upper
- Do Adopt — **45–5** (pass) · upper
- Do Pass — **96–3** (pass) · lower
- Do Pass — **96–3** (pass) · lower
- Do Concur — **48–2** (pass) · upper
- do_pass — **17–6** (pass) · lower
- Do Concur — **50–0** (pass) · upper
- Do Adopt — **100–0** (pass) · lower
- be_concurred_in_as_amended — **22–0** (pass) · upper
- do_pass — **20–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Amy Regier — primary (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2024-09-12T15:03:17+00:00** (LC) Drafter Assigned
- **2024-10-09T16:54:11+00:00** (LC) Draft in Legal Review
- **2024-10-31T21:25:25+00:00** (LC) Draft in Edit
- **2024-11-13T23:53:10+00:00** (LC) Draft in Input/Proofing
- **2024-11-14T17:51:35+00:00** (LC) Draft in Final Drafter Review
- **2024-11-17T16:42:58+00:00** (LC) Draft in Assembly
- **2024-11-18T21:05:39+00:00** (LC) Draft Ready for Delivery
- **2024-12-27T20:19:09+00:00** (H) Introduced
- **2024-12-30T20:19:34+00:00** (H) Referred to Committee - (H) Judiciary `referral-committee`
- **2025-01-06T18:41:00+00:00** (H) First Reading `reading-1`
- **2025-01-07T22:38:28+00:00** (H) Hearing - (H) Judiciary
- **2025-01-16T18:10:22+00:00** (H) Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed - (H) Judiciary `committee-passage`
- **2025-01-16T18:14:18+00:00** (H) Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed - (H) Judiciary `committee-passage`
- **2025-01-16T20:21:37+00:00** (H) Committee Report--Bill Passed - (H) Judiciary `committee-passage`
- **2025-01-20T21:25:00+00:00** (H) 2nd Reading Passed `reading-2, reading-2`
- **2025-01-20T21:58:00+00:00** (H) Rereferred to Committee - (H) Appropriations `referral-committee, referral-committee`
- **2025-01-21T00:07:32+00:00** (H) Hearing - (H) Judiciary
- **2025-01-29T23:02:05+00:00** (H) Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed - (H) Appropriations `committee-passage`
- **2025-01-29T23:09:46+00:00** (H) Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed - (H) Appropriations `committee-passage`
- **2025-01-30T20:20:00+00:00** (H) Committee Report--Bill Passed - (H) Appropriations `committee-passage`
- **2025-01-31T21:31:00+00:00** (H) 3rd Reading Passed `passage, reading-3`
- **2025-01-31T21:49:01+00:00** (H) Transmitted to Senate
- **2025-02-03T20:18:55+00:00** (S) First Reading `reading-1`
- **2025-02-13T16:36:28+00:00** (S) Referred to Committee - (S) Judiciary `referral-committee`
- **2025-03-18T15:16:10+00:00** (S) Hearing - (S) Judiciary
- **2025-03-28T13:11:11+00:00** (S) Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred as Amended - (S) Judiciary
- **2025-03-28T21:28:00+00:00** (S) Committee Report--Bill Concurred as Amended - (S) Judiciary
- **2025-04-01T15:10:45+00:00** (H) Fiscal Note Requested
- **2025-04-01T19:40:00+00:00** (S) 2nd Reading Concurred `reading-2, reading-2`
- **2025-04-01T21:40:00+00:00** (S) Rereferred to Committee - (S) Finance and Claims `referral-committee, referral-committee`
- **2025-04-03T01:16:46+00:00** (S) Hearing - (S) Finance and Claims
- **2025-04-04T19:43:50+00:00** (H) Fiscal Note Received `receipt`
- **2025-04-04T19:44:39+00:00** (H) Fiscal Note Signed
- **2025-04-04T22:47:00+00:00** (H) Fiscal Note Printed
- **2025-04-14T15:34:47+00:00** (S) Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred as Amended - (S) Finance and Claims
- **2025-04-14T18:29:00+00:00** (S) Committee Report--Bill Concurred as Amended - (S) Finance and Claims
- **2025-04-15T19:00:00+00:00** (S) Scheduled for 2nd Reading `reading-2`
- **2025-04-15T19:28:00+00:00** (S) 2nd Reading Concurred `reading-2, reading-2`
- **2025-04-16T19:30:00+00:00** (S) 3rd Reading Concurred `passage, reading-3`
- **2025-04-16T21:07:27+00:00** (S) Returned to House with Amendments
- **2025-04-18T18:07:00+00:00** (H) 2nd Reading Senate Amendments Not Concurred `reading-2`
- **2025-04-23T00:45:55+00:00** (H) Free Conference Committee Appointed
- **2025-04-25T00:59:48+00:00** (S) Free Conference Committee Appointed
- **2025-04-25T15:31:20+00:00** (H) Hearing - Free Conference Committee on HB 117
- **2025-04-28T19:44:28+00:00** (H) Free Conference Committee Report Received `receipt`
- **2025-04-29T16:00:00+00:00** (S) Scheduled for 2nd Reading `reading-2`
- **2025-04-29T17:39:00+00:00** (S) 2nd Reading Free Conference Committee Report Adopted `reading-2`
- **2025-04-29T18:48:48+00:00** (H) Scheduled for 2nd Reading `reading-2`
- **2025-04-29T20:20:00+00:00** (H) 2nd Reading Free Conference Committee Report Adopted `reading-2`
- **2025-04-30T15:00:00+00:00** (H) Scheduled for 3rd Reading `reading-3`
- **2025-04-30T16:00:00+00:00** (S) Scheduled for 3rd Reading `reading-3`
- **2025-04-30T17:06:00+00:00** (H) 3rd Reading Free Conference Committee Report Adopted
- **2025-04-30T19:47:00+00:00** (S) 3rd Reading Free Conference Committee Report Adopted
- **2025-04-30T20:17:56+00:00** (H) Sent to Enrolling
- **2025-05-02T15:46:16+00:00** (H) Returned from Enrolling
- **2025-05-05T18:30:46+00:00** (H) Signed by Speaker `passage`
- **2025-05-06T20:00:00+00:00** (S) Signed by President `passage`
- **2025-05-07T15:03:52+00:00** (H) Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2025-05-13T18:30:00+00:00** (H) Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2025-05-19T21:24:16+00:00** Chapter Number Assigned `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/21bc279e-2ce3-46ac-b621-0445322d9c83`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Montana legislature records).