Rep. Allen Buansi has introduced legislation in the North Carolina House designed to grow the adult protective services workforce and improve the investigation of cases affecting older adults, according to the North Carolina State House.
Filed as HB 1131 on April 29 for the 2025 regular session, the bill carries the short title: ‘More APS Staff to Address Elder Abuse.’
The following summary, based on the full bill text, offers clarification for its key provisions.
This proposal would allocate $2.2 million in recurring state funds starting with the 2026-27 fiscal year for the Department of Health and Human Services’ Division of Social Services. The funding would be used to hire a minimum of 25 new full-time Adult Protective Services workers across North Carolina to investigate instances of abuse, neglect, and exploitation involving older adults. The division would distribute these positions to county social services offices most in need, guided by factors such as the volume of cases, staffing levels, local population age 65 or older, and the number of reports received. Funding must be used exclusively for the salaries, benefits, and associated costs for these new workers, without substituting existing allocations. The legislation would become effective July 1, 2026.
Among the bill’s two sponsors, Renée A. Price sponsored the largest number of bills—39—during the 2025 regular session.
Legislative proposals in North Carolina undergo a multi-step process before being enacted. A lawmaker initiates this by filing a bill, which then moves to committee review. The legislation must pass three readings in both chambers. If changes are made after either chamber approves, a final compromise must be reached. Once agreed upon, the bill is sent to the governor, who has 10 days—30 if the assembly is out of session—to sign, veto, or let it become law without a signature.
Further information on recent legislation and related activity is available here.
Buansi earned a BA from Dartmouth College in 2009 and a JD from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in 2015.
Buansi, a Democrat, was elected in 2022 to the North Carolina State House for the 56th district, succeeding Verla Insko as state representative.
| Authors | Bill Number | Date Filed | Title |
|---|---|---|---|
| Allen Buansi and Renée A. Price | HB 1131 | 04/29/2026 | More APS Staff to Address Elder Abuse. |
| Allen Buansi, Eric Ager, Monika Johnson-Hostler, and Tim Longest | HB 1092 | 04/29/2026 | Reform NC Property Tax. |
| Allen Buansi, Allen Chesser, Mike Schietzelt, and Shelly Willingham | HB 1118 | 04/29/2026 | Workforce Housing Loan Renewal Act. |
| Allen Buansi, Deb Butler, and Julie von Haefen | HB 1120 | 04/29/2026 | Financial Effectiveness and Transparency Act. |
| Allen Buansi, Brian Turner, Charles Smith, and Monika Johnson-Hostler | HB 1070 | 04/28/2026 | Domestic Violence Divorce Reform Act. |
| Allen Buansi, Amber M. Baker, Lindsey Prather, and Rodney D. Pierce | HB 1073 | 04/28/2026 | Fair Share for Public Schools Act. |
| Allen Buansi, Dante Pittman, Lindsey Prather, and Tim Longest | HB 1082 | 04/28/2026 | Tax Relief for Working Families Act. |
| Allen Buansi, Bill Ward, and Tim Longest | HB 1085 | 04/28/2026 | Improve Cable Service Complaint Resolutions. |
| Allen Buansi, Kanika Brown, Lindsey Prather, and Tim Longest | HB 1059 | 04/27/2026 | Fair Minimum Wage Act. |
| Allen Buansi, Amos L. Quick, III, James Roberson, and Monika Johnson-Hostler | HB 1031 | 04/21/2026 | Universal Free Breakfast and Lunch. |
| Allen Buansi, Harry Warren, Tim Longest, and Zack Hawkins | HB 931 | 04/10/2025 | End Predatory Towing Fees and Practices. |
| Allen Buansi and Brian Turner | HB 942 | 04/10/2025 | Funds to Support Survivors. |
| Allen Buansi, Carla D. Cunningham, Ray Pickett, and Timothy Reeder, MD | HB 796 | 04/07/2025 | The Student Mental Health Line Awareness Act. |
| Allen Buansi, Bryan Cohn, Phil Rubin, and Shelly Willingham | HB 788 | 04/03/2025 | Fix Our Democracy. |
| Allen Buansi, Carla D. Cunningham, Donnie Loftis, and Grant L. Campbell, MD | HB 790 | 04/03/2025 | Prohibit Vape/Tobacco Shops Near Schools. |
| Allen Buansi, Amos L. Quick, III, Cecil Brockman, and Ya Liu | HB 713 | 04/02/2025 | Universal Free Breakfast and Lunch. |
| Allen Buansi, Cecil Brockman, Charles Smith, and Vernetta Alston | HB 722 | 04/02/2025 | Enact Criminal Justice Debt Reform. |
| Allen Buansi, Donna McDowell White, Renée A. Price, and Sarah Crawford | HB 743 | 04/02/2025 | Allow Live-In DSPs in Group Homes. |
| Allen Buansi, Gloristine Brown, Terry M. Brown Jr., and Tracy Clark | HB 641 | 04/01/2025 | Transportation for the Future Act. |
| Allen Buansi, Abe Jones, Charles Smith, and Terry M. Brown Jr. | HB 646 | 04/01/2025 | Const. Amend.: Remove Slavery as Punishment. |
| Allen Buansi, Lindsey Prather, and Maria Cervania | HB 667 | 04/01/2025 | Reduce Barriers to College Completion. |
| Allen Buansi, Allison A. Dahle, Amber M. Baker, and Phil Rubin | HB 580 | 03/31/2025 | SBOE Legislative Changes.-AB |
| Allen Buansi, Frank Iler, Renée A. Price, and Tricia Ann Cotham | HB 513 | 03/25/2025 | Strengthen Long-Term Care Ombudsman Program. |
| Allen Buansi, Julia Greenfield, Julie von Haefen, and Mike Colvin | HB 456 | 03/19/2025 | No Surprises for Ambulance Services Act. |
| Allen Buansi, Becky Carney, Carla D. Cunningham, and Mary Belk | HB 460 | 03/19/2025 | Medical Equipment Right to Repair Act. |
| Allen Buansi, B. Ray Jeffers, Renée A. Price, and Zack Hawkins | HB 416 | 03/17/2025 | Funds for Boys & Girls Clubs. |
| Allen Buansi, Eric Ager, Gloristine Brown, and Jordan Lopez | HB 404 | 03/13/2025 | Fair & Affordable Housing Act. |
| Allen Buansi and Renée A. Price | HB 391 | 03/12/2025 | More APS Staff to Address Elder Abuse. |
| Allen Buansi, Gloristine Brown, Lindsey Prather, and Tim Longest | HB 181 | 02/24/2025 | Tax Relief for Working Families Act. |
| Allen Buansi, Grant L. Campbell, MD, Heather H. Rhyne, and Jarrod Lowery | HB 145 | 02/17/2025 | Funds for Diabetes Research Institute/UNC-CH. |
| Allen Buansi, Pricey Harrison, Renée A. Price, and Tim Longest | HB 131 | 02/13/2025 | Reenact Solar Energy Tax Credit. |
| Allen Buansi, Allen Chesser, Jarrod Lowery, and Terry M. Brown Jr. | HB 93 | 02/10/2025 | Constitutional Amendment/Repeal Literacy Test. |
| Allen Buansi and Renée A. Price | HB 51 | 02/04/2025 | SchCalFlex/Orange,CH-Car,Caswell/CC & Assmnts. |