Kansas 2025-2026 Regular Session

Kansas House Bill HB2520

Introduced
1/22/26  
Refer
1/22/26  
Report Pass
2/13/26  
Engrossed
2/25/26  
Refer
2/26/26  
Report Pass
3/16/26  
Enrolled
3/26/26  

Caption

Increasing the number of allowed residents in a home plus facility from 12 to 16.

Impact

The impact of HB2520 on state laws is primarily seen in how it modifies the licensed capability of adult care homes. Facilities transitioning to expand their resident capacity are required to demonstrate compliance with existing care standards and develop plans that ensure they can adequately respond to the increased number of residents. Additionally, facilities must provide specialized training for personnel who care for residents with dementia, thereby reinforcing a commitment to quality care amid changes in operational scale.

Summary

House Bill 2520 aims to amend the Adult Care Home Licensure Act in Kansas by increasing the cap on residents for 'home plus' facilities from 12 to 16. This increase permits these facilities to accommodate more residents who require personal care and potentially nursing support, thus allowing for greater flexibility in serving populations with specific care needs. The legislation is structured to ensure that while increasing capacity, facilities must also maintain standards of care, particularly through staffing adjustments and operational planning.

Sentiment

General sentiment towards HB2520 appears to be supportive among several stakeholders who view the increase in resident capacity as a positive step towards addressing the growing demand for adult care services. Advocates argue that it corresponds to demographic trends necessitating enhanced service options for aging populations. However, there may be concerns regarding the implications for staffing and resource allocation, ensuring that increased capacity does not lead to diminished quality of care.

Contention

Notable points of contention related to HB2520 center around the potential challenges that licensed facilities may face in meeting enhanced care requirements as their populations grow. Questions have been raised about whether existing standards are sufficient to ensure that quality of care is consistently upheld as more residents are admitted. As these facilities navigate the new requirements, there may be variability in how well different establishments adapt to the increased capacity, prompting discussions on regulatory oversight.

Companion Bills

No companion bills found.

Previously Filed As

KS SB6

Providing a sales tax exemption for sales of electricity to residential premises by municipally owned or operated utilities.

KS SB2

Eliminating the income limit to qualify for the subtraction modification exempting social security benefits, increasing the income tax credit amount for household and dependent care expenses, establishing the veterans' valor property tax relief act providing for an income tax credit or refund for eligible individuals, citing the increased property tax homestead refund claim section as the homeowners' property tax freeze program, decreasing the normal privilege tax rate, increasing the extent of property tax exemption for residential property from the statewide school levy, decreasing the rate of ad valorem tax imposed by a school district; providing for certain transfers to the state school district finance fund, reducing the state rate of tax on sales of food and food ingredients and modifying the percent credited to the state highway fund from revenue collected.

KS SB1

Modifying income tax rates for individuals, exempting all social security benefits from Kansas income tax, increasing the Kansas standard deduction and the Kansas personal exemption, increasing the income tax credit amount for household and dependent care expenses, decreasing the privilege tax normal tax, excluding internal revenue code section 1031 exchange transactions as indicators of fair market value for property tax valuation purposes, increasing the extent of property tax exemption for residential property from the statewide school levy, providing for certain transfers to the state school district finance fund and abolishing the local ad valorem tax reduction fund and the county and city revenue sharing fund.

KS SB8

Exempting the sale of firearms, firearms accessories, ammunition, firearm safes and firearm safety devices from the retatilers' sales tax.

KS SB7

Authorizing federally licensed firearm dealers, in addition to county sheriffs, to receive applications for concealed carry licenses and forward such applications to the attorney general, prohibiting sheriffs from assessing any fee related to application services and allowing dealers to assess a fee related to application services not to exceed $20.

KS HB2003

Establishing the veterans' valor property tax relief act providing for an income tax credit or refund for eligible individuals, modifying the definition of household income and increasing the appraised value threshold for eligibility of seniors and disabled veterans related to increased property tax claims and citing the section as the homeowners' property tax freeze program, providing property tax exemptions for certain personal property including watercraft, marine equipment, off-road vehicles, motorized bicycles and certain trailers, excluding internal revenue code section 1031 exchange transactions as indicators of fair market value, providing for certain exclusions from the prohibition of paying taxes under protest after a valuation notice appeal and providing four prior years' values on the annual valuation notice.

KS HB2002

Expanding medical assistance eligibility and enacting the cutting healthcare costs for all Kansans act.

KS SCR1603

Proposing to amend section 1 of article 11 of the constitution of the state of Kansas to limit property tax valuation increases for residential property.

KS SCR1604

Proposing to amend section 1 of article 11 of the constitution of the state of Kansas to limit property tax valuation increases for real property and personal property mobile homes.

KS HB2001

Authorizing the secretary of commerce to enter into agreements with major professional sports franchises to establish STAR bond projects for a major professional sports complex, providing for additional revenue sources, expanding the powers and discretion of the secretary and making other changes to the STAR bonds financing act to facilitate such projects, limiting the secretary’s authority to approve such projects to one year unless extended by the legislative coordinating council, authorizing the Kansas development finance authority to issue STAR bonds for such projects, transferring funds under certain circumstances from the state gaming revenues fund to the attracting professional sports to Kansas fund for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, and, if approved by the legislative coordinating council, for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2026.

Similar Bills

No similar bills found.