# Colorado SB26-015: Commercial Sexual Activity with a Child Offenses Colorado SB26-015, Commercial Sexual Activity with a Child Offenses, is a 2026 Regular Session Senate bill sponsored by Byron Pelton (Republican), Dylan Roberts (Democratic), Jarvis Caldwell (Republican) and 1 others; status signed, last action 2026-06-03 (Governor Signed) (as of 2026-10-19). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/CO-SB26-015-2026A - As of: 2026-10-19 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Colorado SB26-015 - State: Colorado - Session: 2026 Regular Session - Title: Commercial Sexual Activity with a Child Offenses - Status: signed - Chamber: Senate - Introduced: 2026-01-14 - Last action: 2026-06-03, Governor Signed - Sponsors: Byron Pelton (Republican), Dylan Roberts (Democratic), Jarvis Caldwell (Republican), Monica Duran (Democratic) - Cosponsors: 42 - Subjects: Crimes, Corrections, & Enforcement - Touches household money: no - Roll calls: 10 (330 yes, 5 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 10 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Compensation coverage includes child exploitation victims: benefit, medium. Beginning July 1, 2026, Colorado's crime-victim compensation law recognizes soliciting, inducing, or engaging in commercial sexual activity with a child. It also recognizes specified versions of these offenses from before that date. Victims of covered offenses can qualify for compensation considera… - Added penalties and weapon bans for offenders: cost, low. Beginning July 1, 2026, listed child commercial-sex offenses and their older versions count under Colorado's habitual-sex-offender law. Attempts, conspiracies, and solicitations also count. Listed offenses and related attempts, conspiracies, solicitations, coercion, or intimidation also fall within… - Child sex convictions carry continuing restrictions: cost, low. Colorado's sex-offense and unlawful-sexual-behavior lists include specified renamed child commercial-sex offenses and their versions from before July 1, 2026. Beginning July 1, 2026, the child-sex-crime definition used for registration includes listed offenses, attempts, conspiracies, and solicitat… - Child sex defendants face fewer alternatives: cost, low. Knowingly soliciting a child or someone to procure a child, arranging a meeting, or directing someone to facilitate commercial sexual activity with a child is a class 3 felony. A probation sentence requires 364 days in county jail, with credit for prior custody. Sentence deductions and specified se… - Child sex laws cover more conduct: cost, low. Colorado uses “commercial sexual activity with a child” to describe the conduct covered by its revised child-sex laws. A child is anyone under 18. Commercial sexual activity involves something of value given, promised, or received in exchange for sexual activity. Covered activity includes sexual co… - Prison required for child commercial-sex offenses: cost, low. People controlling a sheltered or secluded place commit a class 3 felony by knowingly allowing child commercial sexual activity there. The rule also covers continued use after learning facts that should reasonably indicate that activity. Knowingly living partly or wholly on money or other value a c… - Prison required for recruiting exploited children: cost, low. For money or another thing of value, using menacing or criminal intimidation to induce a child into commercial sexual activity is a class 2 felony. Knowingly arranging or offering to arrange such a situation for something of value is a class 3 felony. Intentionally providing, transporting, or makin… - Tougher sentences for online child luring: cost, low. Internet luring is generally a class 5 felony, or class 4 when intended meetings involve sexual exploitation or sexual contact. Luring with intent to meet for commercial sexual activity with a child is a class 3 felony. That conviction requires state prison for at least the minimum of the standard… - Child exploitation sites face nuisance actions: cost, low. Buildings, parts of buildings, vehicles, and real property used for listed child commercial-sex offenses are class 1 public nuisances. Covered offenses include soliciting, pandering, keeping a place, pimping, and inducing the activity. The law also retains coverage for specified child-prostitution… - Parenting reviews add safeguards and costs: mixed, medium. Parenting-time rules now cover convictions for soliciting, keeping a place for, inducing, or engaging in child commercial sexual activity. For comparable convictions from another state or jurisdiction, courts must order a Colorado sex-offense-specific evaluation and parental risk assessment. Courts… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Byron Pelton (Republican), Senate - Sponsor: Dylan Roberts (Democratic), Senate - Sponsor: Jarvis Caldwell (Republican), House - Sponsor: Monica Duran (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Andrew Boesenecker (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Ava Flanell (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Anthony Hartsook (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Bob Marshall (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Carlos Barron (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Chad Clifford (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Chris Richardson (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Dusty Johnson (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Dan Woog (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Julie McCluskie (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Kyle Brown (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Kenny Nguyen (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Mandy Lindsay (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Meghan Lukens (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Manny Rutinel (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Ryan Gonzalez (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Rebecca Keltie (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Ron Weinberg (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Sheila Lieder (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Ty Winter (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Sen. 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Benavidez - Cosponsor: Barbara Kirkmeyer (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Chris Kolker (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Cleave Simpson (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Jeff Bridges (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: John Carson (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: James Coleman (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Jessie Danielson (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Janice Marchman (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Janice Rich (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Kyle Mullica (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Lisa Frizell (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Larry Liston (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Lynda Zamora Wilson (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Mark Baisley (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Marc Catlin (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Marc Snyder (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Rod Pelton (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Scott Bright (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Tony Exum (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Tom Sullivan (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: William Lindstedt (Democratic), Senate ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2026-05-13 | Senate | House amendments: Repass | pass | 35 | 0 | | | 2026-05-13 | Senate | House amendments: Concur | pass | 35 | 0 | | | 2026-05-11 | House | Third reading: Perm | pass | 65 | 0 | | | 2026-05-11 | House | Third reading: Bill | pass | 64 | 1 | | | 2026-05-11 | House | Third reading: Amd (l.017) | pass | 65 | 0 | | | 2026-04-29 | House | Refer Senate Bill 26-015, as amended, to the Committee of the Whole. | pass | 11 | 0 | | | 2026-04-29 | House | Adopt amendment L.007 (Attachment A). | pass | 8 | 3 | | | 2026-04-20 | Senate | Third reading: Bill | pass | 34 | 0 | | | 2026-04-17 | Senate | Refer Senate Bill 26-015, as amended, to the Committee of the Whole. | pass | 7 | 0 | | | 2026-02-11 | Senate | Refer Senate Bill 26-015, as amended, to the Committee on Appropriations. | pass | 6 | 1 | | ## Actions (16) - 2026-06-03: Governor Signed (House) - 2026-05-22: Signed by the President of the Senate (Senate) - 2026-05-22: Signed by the Speaker of the House (House) - 2026-05-22: Sent to the Governor (House) - 2026-05-13: Senate Considered House Amendments - Result was to Concur - Repass (Senate) - 2026-05-11: House Third Reading Passed with Amendments - Floor (House) - 2026-05-09: House Second Reading Special Order - Passed with Amendments - Committee, Floor (House) - 2026-05-04: House Second Reading Laid Over Daily - No Amendments (House) - 2026-04-29: House Committee on Judiciary Refer Amended to House Committee of the Whole (House) - 2026-04-20: Senate Third Reading Passed - No Amendments (Senate) - 2026-04-20: Introduced In House - Assigned to Judiciary (House) - 2026-04-17: Senate Committee on Appropriations Refer Amended to Senate Committee of the Whole (Senate) - 2026-04-17: Senate Second Reading Special Order - Passed with Amendments - Committee (Senate) - 2026-02-11: Senate Committee on Judiciary Refer Amended to Appropriations (Senate) - 2026-02-09: Senate Committee on Judiciary Lay Over Unamended - Amendment(s) Failed (Senate) - 2026-01-14: Introduced In Senate - Assigned to Judiciary (Senate) ## Bill text - Engrossed: [PDF](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/114827/download) - Final Act: [PDF](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/116628/download) - House Judiciary Preamend: [PDF](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/115571/download) - Introduced: [PDF](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/110712/download) - Reengrossed: [PDF](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/114907/download) - Rerevised: [PDF](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/116278/download) - Revised: [PDF](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/116256/download) - Senate Appropriations Preamend: [PDF](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/114826/download) - Senate Judiciary Preamend: [PDF](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/111859/download) - Signed Act: [PDF](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/117076/download) ## Related bills - HB26-1298: Background Checks for Child Welfare Placements (signed) - HB26-1250: Procedures Related to Civil Asset Forfeiture (signed) - HB26-1414: Medical Record Requests (signed) - HB26-1430: Transportation Funding Adjustments (signed) - SB26-155: Increase Access Homeowner's Insurance Enterprise (signed) - HB26-1429: County Administration Public Assistance Programs (signed) ## Sources - [Engrossed (PDF)](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/114827/download) - [Final Act (PDF)](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/116628/download) - [House Judiciary Preamend (PDF)](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/115571/download) - [Introduced (PDF)](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/110712/download) - [Reengrossed (PDF)](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/114907/download) - [Rerevised (PDF)](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/116278/download) - [Revised (PDF)](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/116256/download) - [Senate Appropriations Preamend (PDF)](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/114826/download) - [Senate Judiciary Preamend (PDF)](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/111859/download) - [Signed Act (PDF)](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/117076/download) ## Related - [HB26-1298: Background Checks for Child Welfare Placements](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/CO-HB26-1298-2026A) - [HB26-1250: Procedures Related to Civil Asset Forfeiture](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/CO-HB26-1250-2026A) - [HB26-1414: Medical Record Requests](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/CO-HB26-1414-2026A) - [HB26-1430: Transportation Funding Adjustments](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/CO-HB26-1430-2026A) - [SB26-155: Increase Access Homeowner's Insurance Enterprise](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/CO-SB26-155-2026A) - [HB26-1429: County Administration Public Assistance Programs](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/CO-HB26-1429-2026A) - [Colorado bills](https://policyrisk.com/states/colorado/bills) - [Colorado state hub](https://policyrisk.com/states/colorado) - [All state legislation](https://policyrisk.com/state-bills) Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/CO-SB26-015-2026A (as of 2026-10-19).