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HB 2524 Kansas House · 2025-2026 Regular Session

Permitting the secretary for children and families to license family foster homes when certain persons reside in such home and creating an appeal process for family foster homes when licenses are not granted.

HB 2524 updates Kansas foster home licensing rules to allow the Secretary for Children and Families to grant or maintain licenses for family foster homes when certain former foster youth reside there. Specifically, it requires licensing for individuals aged 18-26 who were previously placed in the home by the state and now live there, or for those over 26 meeting other criteria. The bill also creates a formal appeal process for foster homes denied licensing under these circumstances. This directly affects foster care providers and former foster youth transitioning to independent living within their foster home.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2026
Committee Review
Mar 2026
House Passage
Feb 2026
Senate Passage
Mar 2026
Signed into Law
Apr 2026
Introduced Jan 22, 2026 Signed Apr 9, 2026
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What changed between versions

As Amended by House Committee on Child Welfare and Foster Care → Enrolled · 5 edits · Apr 9, 2026
MODERATE
This bill updates Kansas child care licensing laws to allow family foster homes to remain licensed even when certain individuals with criminal convictions or adjudications live there. It creates specific exceptions for minors and young adults who were placed in care by the state, and it adds new protections for individuals with infectious diseases or those who signed diversion agreements for child abuse charges.
Scope change
The bill expands the scope of licensure exceptions to include individuals with infectious diseases and those with diversion agreements, while narrowing the age limit for automatic licensure maintenance from 18 to 26 years old for specific state-placed youth.
ELIGIBILITY

Added a new category allowing licensure for residents with infectious or contagious diseases.

Added an exception for individuals who signed diversion or immediate intervention agreements involving child abuse or sexual offenses.

Changed the age threshold for maintaining licensure when a resident was a state-placed juvenile from 18 years old to 26 years old.

Updated the list of disqualifying offenses to include K.S.A. 21-3719 and 21-5812, which relate to sexual abuse and exploitation.

REQUIREMENT

Reorganized the structure of the statute to clearly separate mandatory licensing requirements from discretionary exceptions based on safety assessments.

Floor votes

How they voted

This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
14
Key actions
8
Committee
4
Apr 9, 2026
Signed into law
Approved by Governor on Monday, April 6, 2026
lower
Mar 19, 2026
Upper · Passed
Final Action - Passed; Yea 40, Nay 0
upper
Mar 18, 2026
Upper · Passed
Committee of the Whole - Be passed
upper
Mar 16, 2026
Upper · Passed
Committee Report recommending bill be passed by Senate Committee on Public Health and Welfare
upper
Feb 26, 2026
Committee
Referred to Senate Committee on Public Health and Welfare
upper
Feb 25, 2026
Introduced
Received and Introduced
upper
Feb 19, 2026
Lower · Passed
Final Action - Passed as amended; Yea 122, Nay 0, Absent 3
lower
Feb 18, 2026
Lower · Passed
Committee of the Whole - Be passed as amended
lower
Feb 18, 2026
Lower · Passed
Committee of the Whole - Committee Report be adopted
lower
Feb 11, 2026
Lower · Passed
Committee Report recommending bill be passed as amended by House Committee on Child Welfare and Foster Care
lower
Jan 22, 2026
Committee
Referred to House Committee on Child Welfare and Foster Care
lower
Jan 22, 2026
Introduced
Introduced
lower
0 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors

No sponsor information available.