ColoradoCommercial Sexual Activity with a Child Offenses
What it does
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.
More detail
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.)
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- Introduced
- Passed Senate
- Passed House
- To Governor
- Became Law
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History
- 2026
- Jun 3Governor Jared Polis SignedBecame Law
- May 22Signed by the President of the SenateMajor
- May 22Signed by the Speaker of the HouseMajor
- May 22Sent to the GovernorTo Governor
- May 13Senate Considered House Amendments - Result was to Concur - Repass
- Vote recorded CONCUR. Result: pass.Lower
- Vote recorded REPASS. Result: pass.Lower
- Vote recorded CONCUR. Result: pass.Upper
- Vote recorded REPASS. Result: pass.Upper
- May 11House Third Reading Passed with Amendments - FloorPassed House
- Vote recorded AMD (L.017). Result: pass.Lower
- Vote recorded PERM. Result: pass.Lower
- Vote recorded BILL. Result: pass.Lower
- May 9House Second Reading Special Order - Passed with Amendments - Committee, Floor
- May 4House Second Reading Laid Over Daily - No Amendments
- Apr 29House Committee on Judiciary Refer Amended to House Committee of the WholeMinor
- Vote recorded Refer Senate Bill 26-015, as amended, to the Committee of the Whole. Result: pass.Upper
- Vote recorded Adopt amendment L.007 (Attachment A). Result: pass.Upper
- Vote recorded Adopt amendment L.007 (Attachment A). Result: pass.Lower
- Vote recorded Refer Senate Bill 26-015, as amended, to the Committee of the Whole. Result: pass.Lower
- Apr 20Senate Third Reading Passed - No AmendmentsPassed Senate
- Vote recorded BILL. Result: pass.Lower
- Vote recorded BILL. Result: pass.Upper
- Apr 20Introduced In House - Assigned to JudiciaryMinor
- Apr 17Senate Committee on Appropriations Refer Amended to Senate Committee of the WholeMinor
- Vote recorded Adopt amendment L.006. Result: pass.Upper
- Vote recorded Refer Senate Bill 26-015, as amended, to the Committee of the Whole. Result: pass.Upper
- Apr 17Senate Second Reading Special Order - Passed with Amendments - Committee
- Feb 11Senate Committee on Judiciary Refer Amended to AppropriationsMinor
- Vote recorded Refer Senate Bill 26-015, as amended, to the Committee on Appropriations. Result: pass.Upper
- Vote recorded Adopt amendment L.001 (Attachment A). Result: pass.Upper
- Vote recorded Adopt amendment L.003 (Attachment B). Result: pass.Upper
- Feb 9Senate Committee on Judiciary Lay Over Unamended - Amendment(s) Failed
- Jan 14Introduced In Senate - Assigned to JudiciaryIntroduced