Children Are Not for Sale Act
Summary
The bill adds trading anything of monetary value to buy or sell sexual activity with a minor who the person knows is being trafficked for sexual servitude as an act of human trafficking of a minor for sexual servitude. The bill changes the penalty of human trafficking of a minor for sexual servitude from a class 2 felony to a class 1 felony and requires the court to sentence a person convicted of the felony to life imprisonment without the possibility of parole.(Note: This summary applies to this bill as introduced.)
Bill status
in committee
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2026
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Feb 2, 2026
Last action Feb 10, 2026
Floor votes
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Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
2
Key actions
1
Committee
1
Feb 10, 2026
Lower · Passed
House Committee on Judiciary Postpone Indefinitely
lower
Feb 2, 2026
Introduced
Introduced In House - Assigned to Judiciary
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Scott Bottoms
RRepublican
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