Senate Bill 115 mandates the Wisconsin Department of Justice (DOJ) to collect and report detailed information on criminal cases filed in circuit courts. The bill specifies that the DOJ must gather data including the county of filing, names of the prosecuting attorney and court official, the criminal charge, bail conditions, plea bargains, and outcomes of the cases. This information will be compiled into a database that is accessible on the DOJ's website in a searchable format, ensuring that no personally identifiable information of defendants is included. The DOJ is also required to submit an annual report to the legislature summarizing the collected data.

Additionally, the bill creates new statutory provisions under sections 165.845 and 758.19, which outline the responsibilities of the director of state courts in providing the necessary information to the DOJ. The database must maintain the collected data for ten years following the filing of a criminal charge. The provisions of this bill will apply to criminal case information entered after its effective date, which is set for the first day of the seventh month following publication.