Statewide ballot measure
Proposition 133 (Initiative 108): Life without parole for human trafficking of a minor for sexual servitude
On the November 3, 2026 ballot
- Ballot number
- Proposition 133
- Filed as
- Initiative 108
- Type of measure (Legislative Council)
- Statutory
The ballot question
Shall there be a change to the Colorado Revised Statutes modifying existing law concerning human trafficking of a minor for sexual servitude, and, in connection therewith, creating new law expanding human trafficking of a minor for sexual servitude to include knowingly trading anything of monetary value to buy or sell sexual activity with a minor and increasing the penalty to be life in prison without parole or release?
What a vote does
- A yes vote means
- Knowingly trading anything of monetary value to buy or sell sexual activity with a minor would become a way to commit human trafficking of a minor for sexual servitude. The offense would become a class 1 felony punishable by life in prison without parole or release. The governor would retain pardon, commutation and clemency authority. The changes would apply to offenses committed on or after January 1, 2027.
- A no vote means
- Human trafficking of a minor for sexual servitude would remain a class 2 felony. The measure’s additional definition of the offense and life-without-parole sentence would not take effect.
Figures from the fiscal estimate
- Takes effect: January 1, 2027
- Applies to offenses committed on or after that date.
- Estimated state cost: $0 initially
- Fiscal year 2026–27; about $50,000 in added spending beginning around fiscal year 2041–42.
- Convictions assumed: About 3 a year
- Fiscal estimate based on eight convictions from fiscal years 2022–23 through 2024–25.
Legislative Council ballot analysis
Official documents
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Key dates
- October 2 to October 9: county clerks mail ballots to active voters.
- October 12: drop boxes open.
- October 26: last suggested day to return a ballot by mail.
- From October 27: return your ballot to a drop box or vote center instead of mailing it.
- November 3, 2026, Election Day: ballots are due by 7:00 p.m.
Page updated September 29, 2026