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SB 15

BillStateCOSenate
Commercial Sexual Activity with a Child Offenses
About This Bill
Latest Action · Jun 3, 2026
Governor Signed
Session
2026A
Introduced
Jan 14, 2026
Primary Sponsor
B. Pelton· sponsor

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.)

Subjects

Crimes, Corrections, & Enforcement

Co-sponsors (45)

D. Roberts · sponsor
J. Caldwell · sponsor
M. Duran · sponsor
M. Baisley · cosponsor
A. Benavidez · cosponsor
J. Bridges · cosponsor
S. Bright · cosponsor
J. Carson · cosponsor
M. Catlin · cosponsor
J. Coleman · cosponsor
J. Danielson · cosponsor
T. Exum · cosponsor
L. Frizell · cosponsor
B. Kirkmeyer · cosponsor
C. Kolker · cosponsor
W. Lindstedt · cosponsor
L. Liston · cosponsor
J. Marchman · cosponsor
K. Mullica · cosponsor
R. Pelton · cosponsor
J. Rich · cosponsor
C. Simpson · cosponsor
M. Snyder · cosponsor
T. Sullivan · cosponsor
L. Zamora Wilson · cosponsor
C. Barron · cosponsor
A. Boesenecker · cosponsor
K. Brown · cosponsor
C. Clifford · cosponsor
A. Flanell · cosponsor
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