- 2024 LEGISLATURE LRBs0146/1LRB-1000/1 CMH:amnCMH:cjs ASSEMBLY SUBSTITUTEBILL AMENDMENT460 1,September TO28, ASSEMBLY2023 BILL- 460Introduced Decemberby 12,Representatives 2023ORTWELL -, OfferedONOVAN , GOEBEN, M AGNAFICI, M OSES and M URSAU, cosponsored by RepresentatiORTWELL.Senators W ANGGAARD and B ALLWEG .

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aA studyN onA maintainingCT anto indexcreate system16.971 for(10m) discovery.and 971.23 (4) of the statutes;

relating to:

index of discovery for district attorneys and public defenders.

Analysis by the Legislative Reference Bureau Under current law, the Department of Administration maintains automated justice information systems that are compatible among counties and agencies.

DOA also maintains a case management system that allows district attorneys to manage and share all case-related information;

DOA must provide access to this system to the Department of Justice.

This bill requires that DOA maintain an index system for discovery that allows district attorneys and public defenders to manage and organize all discovery-related information.

For further information see the state fiscal estimate, which will be printed as an appendix to this bill.

SECTION 10Nonstatutory1. provisions.

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TheSECTION findings2. of the study shall be completed and presented to the legislature in the manner provided under s.

13.172971.23 (2)(4) noof laterthe thanstatutes Marchis 1,created 2025.to read:

971.23 (4) DISCOVERY INDEX SUBMISSIOA party must input disclosures to the index system maintained under s.

16.971 (10m) at the times and in the sequence that the court orders.