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Introduced
01/14/2026
01/14/2026
In Committee
04/29/2026
04/29/2026
Crossed Over
05/22/2026
05/22/2026
Passed
05/22/2026
05/22/2026
Dead
Introduced Session
2026 Regular Session
Bill Summary
CONCERNING OFFENSES INVOLVING COMMERCIAL SEXUAL ACTIVITY WITH A CHILD.
AI Summary
This bill, concerning offenses involving commercial sexual activity with a child, aims to update and strengthen laws related to child exploitation by redefining terms and increasing penalties. It clarifies that "child" means anyone under 18 and "commercial sexual activity" involves any sexual act for which something of value is exchanged. The bill revises existing laws to replace the term "child prostitution" with "commercial sexual activity with a child" and mandates that courts sentence individuals convicted of soliciting for commercial sexual activity with a child to at least the minimum of the presumptive range for a class 3 felony, with specific conditions for probation including mandatory jail time. It also increases penalties for related offenses like pandering, procurement, keeping a place for commercial sexual activity, pimping, and inducing commercial sexual activity with a child, generally classifying them as class 2 or class 3 felonies with mandatory minimum prison sentences. Furthermore, the bill makes these offenses subject to stricter regulations regarding parenting time, sex offender registration, and eligibility for pretrial diversion programs, and it updates various statutes to reflect these changes, with most provisions taking effect on July 1, 2026.
Committee Categories
Budget and Finance, Justice
Sponsors (46)
Jarvis Caldwell (R)*,
Monica Duran (D)*,
Byron Pelton (R)*,
Dylan Roberts (D)*,
Mark Baisley (R),
Carlos Barron (R),
Adrienne Benavidez (D),
Andrew Boesenecker (D),
Jeff Bridges (D),
Scott Bright (R),
Kyle Brown (D),
John Carson (R),
Marc Catlin (R),
Chad Clifford (D),
James Coleman (D),
Jessie Danielson (D),
Tony Exum (D),
Ava Flanell (R),
Lisa Frizell (R),
Ryan Gonzalez (R),
Tony Hartsook (R),
Dusty Johnson (R),
Rebecca Keltie (R),
Barbara Kirkmeyer (R),
Chris Kolker (D),
Sheila Lieder (D),
Mandy Lindsay (D),
William Lindstedt (D),
Larry Liston (R),
Meghan Lukens (D),
Janice Marchman (D),
Bob Marshall (D),
Julie McCluskie (D),
Kyle Mullica (D),
Kenny Nguyen (D),
Rod Pelton (R),
Janice Rich (R),
Chris Richardson (R),
Manny Rutinel (D),
Cleave Simpson (R),
Marc Snyder (D),
Tom Sullivan (D),
Ron Weinberg (R),
Ty Winter (R),
Dan Woog (R),
Lynda Zamora Wilson (R),
Last Action
Sent to the Governor (on 05/22/2026)
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