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type title description jurisdiction legislature session identifier citation classification subjects status primary_sponsors version_count action_count vote_count first_action last_action source source_identifier source_url source_hash vintage source_snapshot retrieved_at confidence tags
Bill Licensed School Counselor Credit Hour Requirements 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.) us/states/co Colorado General Assembly 2026A SB 153 Colorado SB 153 (2026A)
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Education & School Finance (Pre & K-12)
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C. Kolker
C. Simpson
J. Bacon
M. Martinez
7 13 3 2026-03-31 2026-05-04 openstates ocd-bill/27f641a5-2694-40fd-bb91-3b02274b968c https://leg.colorado.gov/bills/SB26-153 65e0ab340ee344208c399579325953b5d2286d3ba7dd9a08edc979bc45c797b6 2026-07-01 https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump 2026-07-06 reported
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Colorado SB 153 (2026A) — Licensed School Counselor Credit Hour Requirements

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.)

Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

  1. Introduced (filed) — source
  2. Engrossed (committee substitute) — source
  3. Final Act (committee substitute) — source
  4. Reengrossed (committee substitute) — source
  5. Rerevised (committee substitute) — source
  6. Revised (committee substitute) — source
  7. Signed Act (committee substitute) — source

Votes

  • BILL — pass (pass) · lower
  • Refer Senate Bill 26-153 to the Committee of the Whole. — pass (pass) · upper
  • Refer Senate Bill 26-153 to the Committee of the Whole and with a recommendation that it be placed on the consent calendar. — pass (pass) · upper

Sponsors

  • C. Kolker — primary (person)
  • C. Simpson — primary (person)
  • J. Bacon — primary (person)
  • M. Martinez — primary (person)
  • C. Clifford — cosponsor (person)
  • C. Kipp — cosponsor (person)
  • E. Hamrick — cosponsor (person)
  • G. Rydin — cosponsor (person)
  • I. Jodeh — cosponsor (person)
  • J. Coleman — cosponsor (person)
  • J. Gonzales — cosponsor (person)
  • J. Jackson — cosponsor (person)
  • J. Marchman — cosponsor (person)
  • J. McCluskie — cosponsor (person)
  • J. Phillips — cosponsor (person)
  • K. McCormick — cosponsor (person)
  • K. Nguyen — cosponsor (person)
  • K. Stewart — cosponsor (person)
  • K. Wallace — cosponsor (person)
  • L. Cutter — cosponsor (person)
  • L. Frizell — cosponsor (person)
  • L. García — cosponsor (person)
  • L. Goldstein — cosponsor (person)
  • M. Duran — cosponsor (person)
  • M. Lindsay — cosponsor (person)
  • R. Rodriguez — cosponsor (person)
  • T. Sullivan — cosponsor (person)
  • W. Lindstedt — cosponsor (person)

Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

  • 2026-05-04 Governor Signed executive-signature
  • 2026-04-23 Sent to the Governor executive-receipt
  • 2026-04-22 Signed by the Speaker of the House passage
  • 2026-04-22 Signed by the President of the Senate passage
  • 2026-04-21 House Third Reading Passed - No Amendments passage, reading-3
  • 2026-04-20 House Third Reading Laid Over Daily - No Amendments
  • 2026-04-17 House Second Reading Special Order - Passed - No Amendments
  • 2026-04-15 House Committee on Education Refer Unamended to House Committee of the Whole committee-passage, referral-committee
  • 2026-04-09 Introduced In House - Assigned to Education introduction
  • 2026-04-09 Senate Third Reading Passed - No Amendments passage, reading-3
  • 2026-04-08 Senate Second Reading Passed - No Amendments reading-2
  • 2026-04-06 Senate Committee on Education Refer Unamended - Consent Calendar to Senate Committee of the Whole committee-passage
  • 2026-03-31 Introduced In Senate - Assigned to Education introduction

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/27f641a5-2694-40fd-bb91-3b02274b968c. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Colorado legislature records).