SB 15STATE · ColoradoIntroduced

Commercial Sexual Activity with a Child Offenses

The act changes terminology related to child prostitution to commercial sexual activity with a child in the crimes of soliciting for child prostitution, pandering of a child, keeping a place of child prostitution, pimping a child, inducement of child prostitution, and patronizing a prostituted child, including changing the name of the offenses for soliciting for child prostitution, keeping a place of child prostitution, inducement of child prostitution, and patronizing a prostituted child.     A court is required to sentence an offender convicted of one of the listed offenses, other than soliciting for commercial sexual activity with a child, to at least the minimum of the presumptive range for the level of offense associated with the crime. For an offense of soliciting for commercial sexual activity with a child, if the court sentences the person to probation, the court shall order as a condition of probation that the person serve 364 days in the county jail.     In the crime of soliciting for commercial sexual activity with a child, the act adds knowingly soliciting a child for commercial sexual activity as a means of committing the offense and requires that when arranging or offering to arrange a meeting, the offender must know that meeting will facilitate commercial sexual activity with a child. The act removes the spousal exception from the crime of engaging in commercial sexual activity with a child.     The act makes the penalty for internet luring of a child a class 3 felony when the offense is committed with the intent to meet for the purpose of engaging in commercial sexual activity. In this circumstance, a court is required to sentence the offender to at least the minimum of the presumptive range for the class 3 felony.(Note: This summary applies to this bill as enacted.)

Voted: 6/3/2026Source

How representatives voted

21 yea·1 nay

Action history

  • 4/29/2026House Committee on Judiciary Refer Amended to House Committee of the Whole
  • 4/20/2026Introduced In House - Assigned to Judiciary
  • 4/20/2026Senate Third Reading Passed - No Amendments
  • 4/17/2026Senate Second Reading Special Order - Passed with Amendments - Committee
  • 4/17/2026Senate Committee on Appropriations Refer Amended to Senate Committee of the Whole
  • 2/11/2026Senate Committee on Judiciary Refer Amended to Appropriations
  • 2/9/2026Senate Committee on Judiciary Lay Over Unamended - Amendment(s) Failed
  • 1/14/2026Introduced In Senate - Assigned to Judiciary