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Colorado · 2026 Regular Session · Bill

SB 153: Licensed School Counselor Credit Hour Requirements

Enacted Official data

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Enacted

Last official action: ·Record last updated:

Plain-language summary

SB 153 is a bill introduced in the Colorado Senate on March 31, 2026. According to its official title, it concerns: Licensed School Counselor Credit Hour Requirements. Primary sponsor: Matt Martinez (Democratic), Jennifer Bacon (Democratic), Cleave Simpson (Republican), Chris Kolker (Democratic). It lists 24 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (May 4, 2026): Governor Signed.

Generated automatically from the official title, sponsor list, and status record only. It does not characterize the bill’s purpose or effects. How summaries are written

Official summary

Abstract published by the legislature (via Open States). Text as published by the legislature; reproduced verbatim.

To qualify for an initial special services license as a school counselor, an applicant must hold a master's degree or higher from an accredited institution of higher education. The degree must be in school counseling and require completion of at least 48 graduate semester credit hours.(Note: This summary applies to this bill as enacted.)

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 26 · Republican 2

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Matt MartinezPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse62
Jennifer BaconPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse7
Cleave SimpsonPrimary sponsorRepublicanSenate6
Chris KolkerPrimary sponsorDemocraticSenate16
Chad CliffordCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse37
James ColemanCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate33
Lisa CutterCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate20
Monica DuranCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse23
Lisa FrizellCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate2
Lorena GarcíaCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse35
Lori GoldsteinCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse29
Julie GonzalesCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate34
Eliza HamrickCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse61
Jamie JacksonCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse41
Iman JodehCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate29
Cathy KippCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate14
Mandy LindsayCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse42
William LindstedtCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate25
Janice MarchmanCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate15
Julie McCluskieCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse13
Karen McCormickCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse11
Kenny NguyenCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse33
Jacque PhillipsCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse31
Robert RodriguezCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate32
Gretchen RydinCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse38
Katie StewartCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse59
Tom SullivanCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate27
Katie WallaceCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate17

“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.

Recent official actions

  1. Governor Signed
  2. Sent to the Governor
  3. Signed by the President of the Senate
  4. Signed by the Speaker of the House
  5. House Third Reading Passed - No Amendments
  6. House Third Reading Laid Over Daily - No Amendments
  7. House Second Reading Special Order - Passed - No Amendments
  8. House Committee on Education Refer Unamended to House Committee of the Whole
  9. Senate Third Reading Passed - No Amendments
  10. Introduced In House - Assigned to Education
  11. Senate Second Reading Passed - No Amendments
  12. Senate Committee on Education Refer Unamended - Consent Calendar to Senate Committee of the Whole

Showing 12 most recent of 13 actions. Full history

Sources

  1. Open States / Plural (data from the official legislature website)
  2. Official legislature source