ME LD555 | 2025-2026 | 132nd Legislature
Status
Completed Legislative Action
Sponsorship: Moderate Partisan Bill (Republican 7-2)
Status: Failed on April 29 2026 - 100% progression
Action: 2026-04-29 - Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Sponsorship: Moderate Partisan Bill (Republican 7-2)
Status: Failed on April 29 2026 - 100% progression
Action: 2026-04-29 - Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Summary
An Act to Create a Separate Department of Child and Family Services
Title
An Act to Create a Separate Department of Child and Family Services
Sponsors
Roll Calls
2026-04-14 - House - Acc Maj Ought Not To Pass Rep RC #817 (Y: 75 N: 72 NV: 0 Abs: 3) [PASS]
2026-04-09 - Senate - Accept Majority Ought Not To Pass Report RC #928 (Y: 12 N: 23 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [FAIL]
2026-04-09 - Senate - Accept Majority Ought Not To Pass Report RC #928 (Y: 12 N: 23 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [FAIL]
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-29 | House | Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH. |
| 2026-04-29 | House | RELEASED. |
| 2026-04-29 | Senate | Died in Possession of the Senate when the Legislature adjourned Sine Die and was PLACED IN THE LEGISLATIVE FILES. (DEAD) |
| 2026-04-14 | House | HELD at the Request of Representative MOONEN of Portland. |
| 2026-04-14 | House | In NON-CONCURRENCE. |
| 2026-04-14 | House | ROLL CALL NO. 817 (Yeas 75 - Nays 72 - Absent 3 - Excused 0 - Vacant 1) |
| 2026-04-14 | House | Subsequently, on motion of Representative MEYER of Eliot, the Majority Ought Not to Pass Report was ACCEPTED. |
| 2026-04-14 | House | Speaker laid before the House |
| 2026-04-13 | House | Unfinished Business |
| 2026-04-09 | House | Unfinished Business |
| 2026-04-09 | House | Later today assigned. |
| 2026-04-09 | House | On motion of Representative FAULKINGHAM of Winter Harbor, TABLED pending the motion of Representative MEYER of Eliot to ACCEPT the Majority Ought Not to Pass Report. |
| 2026-04-09 | House | Representative MEYER of Eliot moved to ACCEPT the Majority Ought Not to Pass Report. |
| 2026-04-09 | House | Reports READ. |
| 2026-04-09 | Senate | Sent down for concurrence |
| 2026-04-09 | Senate | Under suspension of the Rules, READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED by Committee Amendment "A" (S-653) |
| 2026-04-09 | Senate | Committee Amendment "A" (S-653) READ and ADOPTED |
| 2026-04-09 | Senate | READ ONCE |
| 2026-04-09 | Senate | Subsequently The Minority Ought to Pass As Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (S-653) Report ACCEPTED |
| 2026-04-09 | Senate | Roll Call Ordered Roll Call Number 928 Yeas 12 - Nays 23 - Excused 0 - Absent 0 |
| 2026-04-09 | Senate | Motion by Senator INGWERSEN of York to ACCEPT The Majority Ought Not To Pass Report FAILED. |
| 2026-04-09 | Senate | Reports READ. |
| 2026-04-08 | Joint | Reported Out: ONTP/OTP-AM |
| 2026-01-15 | Joint | Voted: Divided Report |
| 2026-01-15 | Joint | Work Session Held |
| 2025-06-25 | Senate | CARRIED OVER, in the same posture, to any special or regular session of the 132nd Legislature, pursuant to Joint Order SP 800. |
| 2025-05-19 | Joint | Carry Over Approved |
| 2025-05-16 | Joint | Carry Over Requested |
| 2025-05-15 | Joint | Work Session Held: TABLED |
| 2025-03-21 | Senate | CARRIED OVER, in the same posture, to the next special or regular session of the 132nd Legislature, pursuant to Joint Order SP 519. |
| 2025-02-11 | House | In concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH. |
| 2025-02-11 | House | The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES. |
| 2025-02-11 | Senate | Committee on HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES suggested and ordered printed REFERENCE to the Committee on HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES Ordered sent down forthwith for concurrence |
