Marriage & Family Therapy Clinical Requirements
Concerning measures to increase access to licensure as a marriage and family therapist.
Official status: Became Law
Prime sponsors
- Rebekah Stewart (House) — Prime Sponsor
- Lisa Feret (House) — Prime Sponsor
- Jessie Danielson (Senate) — Prime Sponsor
Progress (from the official record)
Official summary
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The act allows an applicant for licensure as a marriage and family therapist (LMFT) whose master's or doctoral degree program did not include an internship or practicum to also be registered as an LMFT candidate but requires these candidates to complete an additional 700 supervised clinical hours to become an LMFT. (Note: This summary applies to this bill as enacted.)
Status timeline
| Date | Location | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 02/18/2026 | House | Introduced In House - Assigned to Business Affairs & Labor |
| 03/04/2026 | House | House Committee on Business Affairs & Labor Refer Unamended to House Committee of the Whole |
| 03/05/2026 | House | House Second Reading Special Order - Passed - No Amendments |
| 03/06/2026 | House | House Third Reading Passed - No Amendments |
| 03/11/2026 | Senate | Introduced In Senate - Assigned to Business, Labor, & Technology |
| 04/09/2026 | Senate | Senate Committee on Business, Labor, & Technology Refer Unamended - Consent Calendar to Senate Committee of the Whole |
| 04/13/2026 | Senate | Senate Second Reading Passed - No Amendments |
| 04/14/2026 | Senate | Senate Third Reading Passed - No Amendments |
| 05/20/2026 | House | Signed by the Speaker of the House |
| 05/20/2026 | Senate | Signed by the President of the Senate |
| 05/20/2026 | Governor | Sent to the Governor |
| 05/26/2026 | Governor | Governor Signed |
Recorded votes
- 04/09/2026 — Senate Business, Labor, & Technology: “Refer House Bill 26-1228 to the Committee of the Whole and with a recommendation that it be placed on the consent calendar.” — the motion passed on a vote of 5–0.
- 03/04/2026 — House Business Affairs & Labor: “Refer House Bill 26-1228 to the Committee of the Whole.” — the motion passed on a vote of 12–0.
Full text
- Signed Act version (official PDF), 05/27/2026
- Final Act version (official PDF), 05/19/2026
- Rerevised version (official PDF), 04/14/2026
- Revised version (official PDF), 04/13/2026
- Reengrossed version (official PDF), 03/06/2026
- Engrossed version (official PDF), 03/05/2026
- Introduced version (official PDF), 02/18/2026
Official record
View HB26-1228 on leg.colorado.gov
Source: Colorado General Assembly (leg.colorado.gov) · Data as of
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