IN SB0081

Establishes a 14-member Criminal Law and Sentencing Policy Study Committee to evaluate criminal laws, sentencing policies, and corrections systems, with members appointed from the legislature, judiciary, prosecuting attorneys, public defenders, probation officers, and corrections officials

Increases the penalty for operating a motor vehicle without ever having received a valid license from a Class C misdemeanor to a Class A misdemeanor for repeat offenders, and requires courts to recommend a 90-day to 2-year prohibition on obtaining a license

Suspends driver's licenses for 1-2 years for individuals convicted of felony resisting law enforcement involving a motor vehicle when they exceeded the speed limit by 20+ mph, committed criminal recklessness, or engaged in aggressive driving

Specifies that license suspensions begin when a person is released from incarceration rather than on the conviction date if the sentence includes both imprisonment and license suspension

Requires the study committee to examine in 2010 whether parolees should earn credit time to shorten parole periods and address minors sending sexually explicit material via cell phones or internet ("sexting")