HB 1082 Colorado House · 2026 Regular Session

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
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Committee
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Feb 10, 2026
Lower · Passed
House Committee on Judiciary Postpone Indefinitely
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Feb 2, 2026
Introduced
Introduced In House - Assigned to Judiciary
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1 primary · 0 co-sponsors

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Scott Bottoms
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