Overview
- Senate Bill 97 would repeal state crimes for prostitution-related conduct between consenting adults and bar local criminal ordinances.
- Crimes involving minors, human trafficking and pimping would remain illegal, with existing immunity and reporting protections for trafficking victims and minors preserved.
- The proposal adds regulatory elements, including written service contracts kept as public records and licensing rules, and removes prostitution-based barriers in professional licensing and nuisance law.
- The measure is assigned to the Senate Judiciary Committee but no hearing is set, and sponsors acknowledge the votes are uncertain.
- Backers include Sens. Nick Hinrichsen and Lisa Cutter and the ACLU of Colorado; Republicans and some local officials are resisting on trafficking and local-control grounds, the governor has signaled support for adult autonomy, and reports conflict on whether the effective date would be immediate or July 1, 2026.