Commercial Sexual Activity with a Child Offenses
Concerning offenses involving commercial sexual activity with a child.
Official status: Became Law
Prime sponsors
- Byron Pelton (Senate) — Prime Sponsor
- Dylan Roberts (Senate) — Prime Sponsor
- Monica Duran (House) — Prime Sponsor
- Jarvis Caldwell (House) — Prime Sponsor
Progress (from the official record)
Official summary
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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.)
Status timeline
| Date | Location | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 01/14/2026 | Senate | Introduced In Senate - Assigned to Judiciary |
| 02/09/2026 | Senate | Senate Committee on Judiciary Lay Over Unamended - Amendment(s) Failed |
| 02/11/2026 | Senate | Senate Committee on Judiciary Refer Amended to Appropriations |
| 04/17/2026 | Senate | Senate Committee on Appropriations Refer Amended to Senate Committee of the Whole |
| 04/17/2026 | Senate | Senate Second Reading Special Order - Passed with Amendments - Committee |
| 04/20/2026 | Senate | Senate Third Reading Passed - No Amendments |
| 04/20/2026 | House | Introduced In House - Assigned to Judiciary |
| 04/29/2026 | House | House Committee on Judiciary Refer Amended to House Committee of the Whole |
| 05/04/2026 | House | House Second Reading Laid Over Daily - No Amendments |
| 05/09/2026 | House | House Second Reading Special Order - Passed with Amendments - Committee, Floor |
| 05/11/2026 | House | House Third Reading Passed with Amendments - Floor |
| 05/13/2026 | Senate | Senate Considered House Amendments - Result was to Concur - Repass |
| 05/22/2026 | Senate | Signed by the President of the Senate |
| 05/22/2026 | House | Signed by the Speaker of the House |
| 05/22/2026 | Governor | Sent to the Governor |
| 06/03/2026 | Governor | Governor Signed |
Recorded votes
- 04/29/2026 — House Judiciary: “Adopt amendment L.007 (Attachment A).” — the motion passed on a vote of 8–3.
- 04/29/2026 — House Judiciary: “Refer Senate Bill 26-015, as amended, to the Committee of the Whole.” — the motion passed on a vote of 11–0.
- 04/17/2026 — Senate Appropriations: “Refer Senate Bill 26-015, as amended, to the Committee of the Whole.” — the motion passed on a vote of 7–0.
- 02/11/2026 — Senate Judiciary: “Refer Senate Bill 26-015, as amended, to the Committee on Appropriations.” — the motion passed on a vote of 6–1.
Proposed amendments (7 proposed amendments)
| Amendment | Committee / floor hearing | Offered | Disposition | Official document |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| L.001 | Committee amendment — Judiciary (Senate) | 02/11/2026 | Passed | View official document |
| L.003 | Committee amendment — Judiciary (Senate) | 02/11/2026 | Passed | View official document |
| L.006 | Committee amendment — Appropriations (Senate) | 04/17/2026 | Passed | View official document |
| L.007 | Committee amendment — Judiciary (House) | 04/29/2026 | Passed | View official document |
| L.016 Sponsor: Representative Duran | Floor amendment — Second Reading (House) | 05/09/2026 | Passed | View official document |
| L.015 Sponsor: Representative Duran | Floor amendment — Second Reading (House) | 05/09/2026 | Passed | View official document |
| L.017 Sponsor: Representative Duran | Floor amendment — Third Reading (House) | 05/11/2026 | Passed | View official document |
Source: Colorado General Assembly (leg.colorado.gov) · Data as of
Full text
- Signed Act version (official PDF), 06/04/2026
- Final Act version (official PDF), 05/21/2026
- Rerevised version (official PDF), 05/11/2026
- Revised version (official PDF), 05/09/2026
- Reengrossed version (official PDF), 04/20/2026
- Engrossed version (official PDF), 04/17/2026
- Introduced version (official PDF), 01/14/2026
Official record
View SB26-015 on leg.colorado.gov
Source: Colorado General Assembly (leg.colorado.gov) · Data as of
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