CO Bill Updates Child Prostitution Terminology and Sentencing for Commercial Sexual Activity Offenses
Summary
Colorado SB26-015 proposes to replace the term 'child prostitution' with 'commercial sexual activity with a child' across multiple criminal offense statutes, including soliciting, pandering, keeping a place, pimping, inducement, and patronizing a child. The bill expands the actus reus for soliciting offenses to include knowingly soliciting a child as a means of committing the offense and requires knowledge that arrangements will facilitate commercial sexual activity. Internet luring of a child is elevated to a class 3 felony when committed with intent to meet for commercial sexual activity purposes, with mandatory minimum sentencing.
What changed
The bill modifies six criminal offense definitions related to commercial sexual activity with a child by updating terminology throughout Colorado Revised Statutes. For the crime of soliciting for commercial sexual activity with a child, the bill adds that knowingly soliciting a child constitutes the offense and requires knowledge that arranging or offering to arrange a meeting will facilitate the activity. The bill also elevates internet luring of a child to a class 3 felony when the offense is committed with intent to meet for purposes of engaging in commercial sexual activity, and mandates minimum sentencing at the presumptive range minimum for affected offenses.
For legal professionals and law enforcement, this bill represents a modernization of statutory language to reflect contemporary understanding of child exploitation. Defense counsel should note the expanded scope of the soliciting offense, which now includes additional mental state elements. Prosecutors gain an enhanced penalty provision for internet luring when tied to commercial sexual activity. The mandatory minimum sentencing provisions apply to all listed offenses regardless of circumstances.
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SB26-015
Commercial Sexual Activity with a Child Offenses
| Type | Bill |
|---|---|
| Session | 2026 Regular Session |
| Subjects | Crimes, Corrections, & Enforcement |
Concerning offenses involving commercial sexual activity with a child.
Recent Bill (PDF) Recent Fiscal Note (PDF) Bill Summary:
The bill changes terminology related to child prostitution to commercial sexual activity 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 to at least the minimum of the presumptive range for the level of offense associated with the crime.
In the crime of soliciting for commercial sexual activity with a child, the bill 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 bill 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 introduced.)
Prime Sponsors
Byron Pelton
Senator
Dylan Roberts
Representative
Monica Duran
Representative
Jarvis Caldwell
Committees
Senate
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Status
Under Consideration
Introduced
Under Consideration
Upcoming Schedule
1 meeting
Apr 20
Senate Third Reading of Bills - Final Passage
10:00 AM Senate Chamber
Related Documents & Information
| Date | Version | Documents |
|---|---|---|
| 04/17/2026 | Engrossed | |
| 01/14/2026 | Introduced |
| Date | Version | Documents |
|---|---|---|
| 04/17/2026 | PA2 | |
| 02/12/2026 | PA1 |
| Date | Version | Documents |
|---|---|---|
| 02/27/2026 | First Revised Fiscal Note | |
| 02/04/2026 | Initial Fiscal Note |
| Date | Version | Documents |
|---|---|---|
| 04/15/2026 | SA1 |
| Activity | Vote | Documents |
|---|---|---|
| Adopt amendment L.006 | The motion passed without objection. | Vote summary |
| Refer Senate Bill 26-015, as amended, to the Committee of the Whole. | The motion passed on a vote of 7-0. | Vote summary |
| Hearing Summary | Committee Report: PDF | |
| Activity | Vote | Documents |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Adopt amendment L.001 (Attachment A) | The motion passed without objection. | Vote summary |
| Adopt amendment L.003 (Attachment B) | The motion passed without objection. | Vote summary |
| Refer Senate Bill 26-015, as amended, to the Committee on Appropriations. | The motion passed on a vote of 6-1. | Vote summary |
| Hearing Summary | Committee Report: PDF | |
| Activity | Vote | Documents |
| --- | --- | --- |
Hearing Summary
| Date | Amendment Number | Committee/ Floor Hearing | Status | Documents |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 04/17/2026 | L.006 | SEN Appropriations | Passed [] | PDF |
| 02/11/2026 | L.003 | SEN Judiciary | Passed [] | PDF |
| 02/11/2026 | L.001 | SEN Judiciary | Passed [*] | PDF |
* Amendments passed in committee are not incorporated into the measure unless adopted by the full House or Senate.
** The status of Second Reading amendments may be subsequently affected by the adoption of an amendment to the Committee of the Whole Report. Refer to the House or Senate Journal for additional information.
| Date | Location | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 04/17/2026 | Senate | Senate Second Reading Special Order - Passed with Amendments - Committee |
| 04/17/2026 | Senate | Senate Committee on Appropriations Refer Amended to Senate Committee of the Whole |
| 02/11/2026 | Senate | Senate Committee on Judiciary Refer Amended to Appropriations |
| 02/09/2026 | Senate | Senate Committee on Judiciary Lay Over Unamended - Amendment(s) Failed |
| 01/14/2026 | Senate | Introduced In Senate - Assigned to Judiciary |
Prime Sponsor
Sen. B. Pelton | Sen. D. Roberts
Rep. J. Caldwell | Rep. M. Duran
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