# Colorado SB26-153: Licensed School Counselor Credit Hour Requirements Colorado SB26-153, Licensed School Counselor Credit Hour Requirements, is a 2026 Regular Session Senate bill sponsored by Chris Kolker (Democratic), Cleave Simpson (Republican), Jennifer Bacon (Democratic) and 1 others; status signed, last action 2026-05-04 (Governor Signed) (as of 2026-10-19). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/CO-SB26-153-2026A - As of: 2026-10-19 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Colorado SB26-153 - State: Colorado - Session: 2026 Regular Session - Title: Licensed School Counselor Credit Hour Requirements - Status: signed - Chamber: Senate - Introduced: 2026-03-31 - Last action: 2026-05-04, Governor Signed - Sponsors: Chris Kolker (Democratic), Cleave Simpson (Republican), Jennifer Bacon (Democratic), Matthew Martinez (Democratic) - Cosponsors: 24 - Subjects: Education & School Finance (Pre & K-12) - Touches household money: no - Roll calls: 4 (105 yes, 10 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 1 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Colorado school counselors face graduate credit minimum: cost, high. Colorado sets a degree requirement for an initial special services license with a school counselor endorsement. Applicants must hold a master's degree or higher in school counseling from an accredited college or university. The degree must include at least 48 graduate semester credit hours. Applica… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Chris Kolker (Democratic), Senate - Sponsor: Cleave Simpson (Republican), Senate - Sponsor: Jennifer Bacon (Democratic), House - Sponsor: Matthew Martinez (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Chad Clifford (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Eliza Hamrick (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Gretchen Rydin (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Jamie Jackson (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Julie McCluskie (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Jacque Phillips (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Karen McCormick (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Kenny Nguyen (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Katie Stewart (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Lorena Garcia (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Lori Goldstein (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Monica Duran (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Mandy Lindsay (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Cathy Kipp (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Iman Jodeh (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: James Coleman (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Julie Gonzales (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Janice Marchman (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Katie Wallace (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Lisa Cutter (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Lisa Frizell (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Robert Rodriguez (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Tom Sullivan (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: William Lindstedt (Democratic), Senate ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2026-04-21 | House | Third reading: Bill | pass | 54 | 9 | | | 2026-04-15 | House | Refer Senate Bill 26-153 to the Committee of the Whole. | pass | 12 | 1 | | | 2026-04-09 | Senate | Third reading: Bill | pass | 33 | 0 | | | 2026-04-06 | Senate | Refer Senate Bill 26-153 to the Committee of the Whole and with a recommendation that it be placed on the consent calendar. | pass | 6 | 0 | | ## Actions (13) - 2026-05-04: Governor Signed (House) - 2026-04-23: Sent to the Governor (House) - 2026-04-22: Signed by the President of the Senate (Senate) - 2026-04-22: Signed by the Speaker of the House (House) - 2026-04-21: House Third Reading Passed - No Amendments (House) - 2026-04-20: House Third Reading Laid Over Daily - No Amendments (House) - 2026-04-17: House Second Reading Special Order - Passed - No Amendments (House) - 2026-04-15: House Committee on Education Refer Unamended to House Committee of the Whole (House) - 2026-04-09: Senate Third Reading Passed - No Amendments (Senate) - 2026-04-09: Introduced In House - Assigned to Education (House) - 2026-04-08: Senate Second Reading Passed - No Amendments (Senate) - 2026-04-06: Senate Committee on Education Refer Unamended - Consent Calendar to Senate Committee of the Whole (Senate) - 2026-03-31: Introduced In Senate - Assigned to Education (Senate) ## Bill text - Engrossed: [PDF](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/114261/download) - Final Act: [PDF](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/115091/download) - Introduced: [PDF](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/113909/download) - Reengrossed: [PDF](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/114286/download) - Rerevised: [PDF](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/115016/download) - Revised: [PDF](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/114857/download) - Signed Act: [PDF](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/115754/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/114261/download) - [Final Act (PDF)](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/115091/download) - [Introduced (PDF)](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/113909/download) - [Reengrossed (PDF)](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/114286/download) - [Rerevised (PDF)](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/115016/download) - [Revised (PDF)](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/114857/download) - [Signed Act (PDF)](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/115754/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-SB26-153-2026A (as of 2026-10-19).