# Kansas HB 2520: Increasing the number of allowed residents in a home plus facility from 12 to 16. Kansas HB 2520, Increasing the number of allowed residents in a home plus facility from 12 to 16., is a 2025–2026 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Committee on Health and Human Services; status signed, last action 2026-04-06 (Approved by Governor on Monday, April 6, 2026) (as of 2026-10-19). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/KS-HB2520-2025-2026 - As of: 2026-10-19 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Kansas HB 2520 - State: Kansas - Session: 2025–2026 Regular Session - Title: Increasing the number of allowed residents in a home plus facility from 12 to 16. - Status: signed - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2026-01-22 - Last action: 2026-04-06, Approved by Governor on Monday, April 6, 2026 - Sponsor: Committee on Health and Human Services - Cosponsors: 0 - Subjects: senate committee on public health and welfare, house committee on health and human services - Touches household money: no - Roll calls: 4 (254 yes, 70 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 0 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview No economic impacts identified for this bill. ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Committee on Health and Human Services ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2026-04-23 | House | Yea: 37 Nay: 3 | pass | 37 | 3 | | | 2026-04-23 | House | Yea: 90 Nay: 32 | pass | 90 | 32 | | | 2026-03-19 | Senate | Final Action - Passed | pass | 37 | 3 | | | 2026-02-19 | House | Final Action - Passed as amended | pass | 90 | 32 | | ## Actions (18) - 2026-04-06: Approved by Governor on Monday, April 6, 2026 (House) - 2026-03-26: Enrolled and presented to Governor on Friday, March 27, 2026 (House) - 2026-03-19: Final Action - Passed; Yea 37, Nay 3 (Senate) - 2026-03-18: Committee of the Whole - Be passed (Senate) - 2026-03-16: Committee Report recommending bill be passed by Senate Committee on Public Health and Welfare (Senate) - 2026-03-11: Hearing: Wednesday, March 11, 2026, 8:30 AM — Room 142-S (Senate) - 2026-02-26: Referred to Senate Committee on Public Health and Welfare (Senate) - 2026-02-25: Engrossed on Friday, February 20, 2026 (House) - 2026-02-25: Received and Introduced (Senate) - 2026-02-19: Final Action - Passed as amended; Yea 90, Nay 32, Absent 3 (House) - 2026-02-18: Committee of the Whole - Committee Report be adopted (House) - 2026-02-18: Committee of the Whole - Motion to Amend - Offered by Rep. Nikki McDonald (House) - 2026-02-18: Committee of the Whole - Amendment by Rep. Nikki McDonald was rejected (House) - 2026-02-18: Committee of the Whole - Be passed as amended (House) - 2026-02-13: Committee Report recommending bill be passed as amended by House Committee on Health and Human Services (House) - 2026-02-03: Hearing: Tuesday, February 3, 2026, 1:30 PM — Room 112-N (House) - 2026-01-22: Introduced (House) - 2026-01-22: Referred to House Committee on Health and Human Services (House) ## Bill text - As Amended by House Committee: [PDF](https://www.kslegislature.gov/b2025_26/bills/download/?apn=b2025_26/year2/ready_for_publication/hb_2520/hb2520_01_0000.pdf) - As Introduced: [PDF](https://www.kslegislature.gov/b2025_26/bills/download/?apn=b2025_26/year2/ready_for_publication/hb_2520/hb2520_00_0000.pdf) - Enrolled: [PDF](https://www.kslegislature.gov/b2025_26/bills/download/?apn=b2025_26/year2/ready_for_publication/hb_2520/hb2520_enrolled.pdf) ## Related bills - SB 430: Adding mitragynine to schedule I of the uniform controlled substances act and reconciling multiple amendments to certain statutes in the Kansas criminal code. (signed) - SB 82: Providing tax credits for expenditures for lockable gun and ammunition storage and the retail sale of higher ethanol blends of fuel, discontinuing the tax cred… (signed) - SB 300: Providing for the apportionment of business income by manufacturers of alcoholic liquor depending on whether the taxpayer is a qualifying Kansas investor or a… (signed) - HB 2029: Reconciling multiple amendments to certain statutes. (signed) - HB 2018: Senate Substitute for HB 2018 by Committee on Federal and State Affairs - Creating the crime of interference with the conduct of a religious assembly, providin… (became law) - HB 2530: Substitute for HB 2530 by Committee on Education - Providing for the transferability of credentials earned through ACT workkeys career readiness assessments to… (failed) ## Sources - [As Amended by House Committee (PDF)](https://www.kslegislature.gov/b2025_26/bills/download/?apn=b2025_26/year2/ready_for_publication/hb_2520/hb2520_01_0000.pdf) - [As Introduced (PDF)](https://www.kslegislature.gov/b2025_26/bills/download/?apn=b2025_26/year2/ready_for_publication/hb_2520/hb2520_00_0000.pdf) - [Enrolled (PDF)](https://www.kslegislature.gov/b2025_26/bills/download/?apn=b2025_26/year2/ready_for_publication/hb_2520/hb2520_enrolled.pdf) ## Related - [SB 430: Adding mitragynine to schedule I of the uniform controlled substances act and r…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/KS-SB430-2025-2026) - [SB 82: Providing tax credits for expenditures for lockable gun and ammunition storage…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/KS-SB82-2025-2026) - [SB 300: Providing for the apportionment of business income by manufacturers of alcoholi…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/KS-SB300-2025-2026) - [HB 2029: Reconciling multiple amendments to certain statutes.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/KS-HB2029-2025-2026) - [HB 2018: Senate Substitute for HB 2018 by Committee on Federal and State Affairs - Creat…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/KS-HB2018-2025-2026) - [HB 2530: Substitute for HB 2530 by Committee on Education - Providing for the transferab…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/KS-HB2530-2025-2026) - [Kansas bills](https://policyrisk.com/states/kansas/bills) - [Kansas state hub](https://policyrisk.com/states/kansas) - [All state legislation](https://policyrisk.com/state-bills) Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/KS-HB2520-2025-2026 (as of 2026-10-19).