Senate Committee of Reference Report
Committee on Appropriations
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April 17, 2026
After consideration on the merits, the Committee recommends the following:
SB26-015 be amended as follows, and as so amended, be referred to the Committee of the Whole with favorable recommendation:
Page 1, Line 1Amend printed bill, page 3, strike line 1 and substitute "child -
Page 1, Line 2sentencing."
Page 1, Line 3Page 3, strike lines 14 through 19 and substitute:
Page 1, Line 4"(2) (a) Soliciting for child prostitution commercial sexual
Page 1, Line 5activity with a child is a class 3 felony.
Page 1, Line 6(b) A person convicted of soliciting for commercial sexual
Page 1, Line 7activity with a child shall be sentenced in accordance with the
Page 1, Line 8provisions of section 18-1.3-401 and this subsection (2).
Page 1, Line 9(c) Because of the harms suffered by victims of crimes
Page 1, Line 10involving commercial sexual activity with a child, the general
Page 1, Line 11assembly encourages courts to exercise their discretion to
Page 1, Line 12sentence persons convicted of soliciting for commercial sexual
Page 1, Line 13activity with a child to the department of corrections for a
Page 1, Line 14term of at least the minimum of the presumptive range for a
Page 1, Line 15class 3 felony, as set forth in section 18-1.3-401.
Page 1, Line 16(d) If the court sentences the person to a term of
Page 1, Line 17probation as permitted by section 18-1.3-202, the court shall
Page 1, Line 18order as a condition of probation that the person serve three
Page 1, Line 19hundred sixty-four days imprisonment in the county jail. During
Page 1, Line 20the mandatory period of imprisonment, the person is not eligible
Page 1, Line 21for deductions of their sentence pursuant to section 17-26-109,
Page 1, Line 22including for trusty prisoner status pursuant to section
Page 1, Line 2317-26-109 (1)(b); except that the person receives credit for the
Page 1, Line 24time served in custody for the offense prior to the conviction.
Page 1, Line 25During the mandatory period of imprisonment, the court does
Page 1, Line 26not have discretion to employ any sentencing alternatives
Page 1, Line 27described in section 18-1.3-106.".