Assembly Bill 75 mandates the Wisconsin Department of Justice (DOJ) to collect and report comprehensive data on criminal cases filed in circuit courts. The bill specifies that the DOJ must gather information such as the county of filing, names of the prosecuting attorney and court official, details of the criminal charge, release conditions, plea bargains, and case outcomes. This data will be provided by the director of state courts and must be reported annually to the legislature, while also being maintained in a searchable database on the DOJ's website for a period of ten years. The database is required to exclude any personally identifying information of defendants.

Additionally, the bill creates new statutory provisions under sections 165.845 and 758.19, which outline the responsibilities of the DOJ and the director of state courts in collecting and reporting this information. The new language emphasizes the importance of transparency and accessibility of criminal case data, ensuring that it is available for legislative review and public access while protecting the privacy of individuals involved in these cases. The provisions will take effect seven months after publication, applying to criminal case information entered from that date forward.