# Colorado HB26-1228: Marriage & Family Therapy Clinical Requirements Colorado HB26-1228, Marriage & Family Therapy Clinical Requirements, is a 2026 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Jessie Danielson (Democratic), Lisa Feret (Democratic), Rebekah Stewart (Democratic); status signed, last action 2026-05-26 (Governor Signed) (as of 2026-10-19). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/CO-HB26-1228-2026A - As of: 2026-10-19 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Colorado HB26-1228 - State: Colorado - Session: 2026 Regular Session - Title: Marriage & Family Therapy Clinical Requirements - Status: signed - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2026-02-18 - Last action: 2026-05-26, Governor Signed - Sponsors: Jessie Danielson (Democratic), Lisa Feret (Democratic), Rebekah Stewart (Democratic) - Cosponsors: 25 - Subjects: Professions & Occupations - Touches household money: no - Roll calls: 4 (114 yes, 0 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 2 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Remote supervision allowed for family therapist licenses: benefit, low. Colorado marriage and family therapist license applicants can receive required clinical supervision in person or remotely. This does not reduce the required face-to-face client hours. The law takes effect at 12:01 a.m., 90 days after final adjournment of the 2026 legislative session, on the followi… - New therapist license path requires extra hours: mixed, high. Colorado marriage and family therapist applicants need an accredited master’s or doctoral degree in that field, or an equivalent degree. For applications filed on or after March 1, 2027, the degree does not need to include a practicum or internship. Applicants using this path must complete 700 extr… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Jessie Danielson (Democratic), Senate - Sponsor: Lisa Feret (Democratic), House - Sponsor: Rebekah Stewart (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Bob Marshall (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Chad Clifford (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Emily Sirota (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Gretchen Rydin (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Jennifer Bacon (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Jamie Jackson (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Kyle Brown (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Kenny Nguyen (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Lorena Garcia (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Michael Carter (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Monica Duran (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Mandy Lindsay (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Manny Rutinel (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Naquetta Ricks (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Sean Camacho (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Sheila Lieder (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Tammy Story (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Cathy Kipp (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Iman Jodeh (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: John Carson (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: James Coleman (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Janice Marchman (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Lisa Cutter (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Nick Hinrichsen (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Tom Sullivan (Democratic), Senate ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2026-04-14 | Senate | Third reading: Bill | pass | 35 | 0 | | | 2026-04-09 | Senate | Refer House Bill 26-1228 to the Committee of the Whole and with a recommendation that it be placed on the consent calendar. | pass | 5 | 0 | | | 2026-03-06 | House | Third reading: Bill | pass | 62 | 0 | | | 2026-03-04 | House | Refer House Bill 26-1228 to the Committee of the Whole. | pass | 12 | 0 | | ## Actions (12) - 2026-05-26: Governor Signed (House) - 2026-05-20: Signed by the Speaker of the House (House) - 2026-05-20: Signed by the President of the Senate (Senate) - 2026-05-20: Sent to the Governor (House) - 2026-04-14: Senate Third Reading Passed - No Amendments (Senate) - 2026-04-13: Senate Second Reading Passed - No Amendments (Senate) - 2026-04-09: Senate Committee on Business, Labor, & Technology Refer Unamended - Consent Calendar to Senate Committee of the Whole (Senate) - 2026-03-11: Introduced In Senate - Assigned to Business, Labor, & Technology (Senate) - 2026-03-06: House Third Reading Passed - No Amendments (House) - 2026-03-05: House Second Reading Special Order - Passed - No Amendments (House) - 2026-03-04: House Committee on Business Affairs & Labor Refer Unamended to House Committee of the Whole (House) - 2026-02-18: Introduced In House - Assigned to Business Affairs & Labor (House) ## Bill text - Engrossed: [PDF](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/112916/download) - Final Act: [PDF](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/116527/download) - Introduced: [PDF](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/112148/download) - Reengrossed: [PDF](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/112946/download) - Rerevised: [PDF](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/114549/download) - Revised: [PDF](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/114480/download) - Signed Act: [PDF](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/116710/download) ## Related bills - HB26-1298: Background Checks for Child Welfare Placements (signed) - HB26-1250: Procedures Related to Civil Asset Forfeiture (signed) - HB26-1414: Medical Record Requests (signed) - HB26-1430: Transportation Funding Adjustments (signed) - SB26-155: Increase Access Homeowner's Insurance Enterprise (signed) - HB26-1429: County Administration Public Assistance Programs (signed) ## Sources - [Engrossed (PDF)](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/112916/download) - [Final Act (PDF)](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/116527/download) - [Introduced (PDF)](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/112148/download) - [Reengrossed (PDF)](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/112946/download) - [Rerevised (PDF)](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/114549/download) - [Revised (PDF)](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/114480/download) - [Signed Act (PDF)](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/116710/download) ## Related - [HB26-1298: Background Checks for Child Welfare Placements](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/CO-HB26-1298-2026A) - [HB26-1250: Procedures Related to Civil Asset Forfeiture](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/CO-HB26-1250-2026A) - [HB26-1414: Medical Record Requests](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/CO-HB26-1414-2026A) - [HB26-1430: Transportation Funding Adjustments](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/CO-HB26-1430-2026A) - [SB26-155: Increase Access Homeowner's Insurance Enterprise](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/CO-SB26-155-2026A) - [HB26-1429: County Administration Public Assistance Programs](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/CO-HB26-1429-2026A) - [Colorado bills](https://policyrisk.com/states/colorado/bills) - [Colorado state hub](https://policyrisk.com/states/colorado) - [All state legislation](https://policyrisk.com/state-bills) Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/CO-HB26-1228-2026A (as of 2026-10-19).