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Read. Follow. Verify.Kansas Law Increases Maximum Resident Capacity in Home Plus Facilities from 12 to 16
Last action · April 9, 2026: Approved by Governor on Monday, April 6, 2026
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What This Bill Does
House Bill 2520 amends the Adult Care Home Licensure Act to increase the maximum resident capacity for '' adult care facilities from 12 to 16 individuals. Facilities serving more than eight individuals must adjust staffing resources, and those with more than 12 residents as of July 1, 2026, must maintain written safety and emergency response plans. Additionally, personnel providing services to residents with dementia are required to complete annual training.
Expands housing and care capacity for individuals needing personal and supervised nursing care by allowing existing and new facilities to house up to 16 residents instead of 12, while establishing new staffing, safety plan, and dementia training requirements for larger facilities.
- House Bill 2520 was introduced during the 2025-2026 legislative session and signed into law by the Governor in April 2026. context
- Adult care homes in Kansas are licensed and regulated by the Kansas Department for Aging and Disability Services. context
Who It Affects
Groups the bill's text affects, as described in the record. Being affected is not a position for or against it.
Home plus facility operators
Operators are permitted to house up to 16 residents instead of 12, but must meet new staffing adjustments, written emergency plan requirements, and annual dementia training mandates.
Adult care home residents
Residents experience changes to maximum facility capacities and mandatory safety and staffing standards implemented by facilities.
Kansas Department for Aging and Disability Services
The licensing agency is responsible for reviewing written safety plans during surveys and enforcing regulations under the Adult Care Home Licensure Act.
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Votes, people, money & the original sourceWhere This Stands
Current status: Signed into law.
Procedural history
20 actions- Apr 9, 2026HouseEnrolledApproved by Governor on Monday, April 6, 2026
- Mar 26, 2026HouseEnrolled and presented to Governor on Friday, March 27, 2026
- Mar 19, 2026SenateFloorFinal Action - Passed
- Mar 18, 2026SenateCommittee of the Whole - Now working on
- Mar 18, 2026SenateFloorCommittee of the Whole - Be passed
- Mar 16, 2026SenateFloorCommittee Report recommending bill be passed by
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- Mar 11, 2026SenateHearing: Wednesday, March 11, 2026, 8:30 AM — Room 142-S
- Feb 26, 2026SenateCommitteeReferred to Senate Committee on Public Health and Welfare
- Feb 25, 2026HouseEngrossed on Friday, February 20, 2026
- Feb 25, 2026SenateIntroducedReceived and Introduced
- Feb 19, 2026HouseFloorFinal Action - Passed as amended
- Feb 18, 2026HouseCommittee of the Whole - Now working on
- Feb 18, 2026HouseFloorCommittee of the Whole - Committee Report be adopted
- Feb 18, 2026HouseCommittee of the Whole - Motion to Amend - Offered by
- Feb 18, 2026HouseCommittee of the Whole - Amendment by was rejected
- Feb 18, 2026HouseFloorCommittee of the Whole - Be passed as amended
- Feb 13, 2026HouseFloorCommittee Report recommending bill be passed as amended by
- Feb 3, 2026HouseHearing: Tuesday, February 3, 2026, 1:30 PM — Room 112-N
- Jan 22, 2026HouseIntroducedIntroduced
- Jan 22, 2026HouseCommitteeReferred to House Committee on Health and Human Services
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Expansion of Adult Care Home Capacities
The legislation modifies longstanding facility size thresholds by raising the home plus resident ceiling from 12 to 16 while attaching mandatory safety plan and dementia training requirements for larger operations.
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www.kslegislature.gov
Analysis Score
0–100- Significance65How much this matters to a regular citizen
- Controversy15Intensity of disagreement among stakeholders
- Entertainment5Compellingness for a non-policy-wonk reader
- Buzz25Current news / social attention level
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