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Maine · 132nd Legislature (2025-2026) · Bill

LD 555: An Act To Create A Separate Department Of Child And Family Services

In committee Official data

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Enacted

Last official action: ·Record last updated:

Plain-language summary

LD 555 is a bill introduced in the Maine Senate on February 11, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: An Act To Create A Separate Department Of Child And Family Services. Primary sponsor: Jeff Timberlake (Republican). It lists 8 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (April 29, 2026): Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.

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Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 2 · Republican 7

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Jeff TimberlakePrimary sponsorRepublicanSenate17
Joe BaldacciCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate9
Russell BlackCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate5
Brad FarrinCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate3
Billy Bob FaulkinghamCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse12
Ann FredericksCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse143
Craig HickmanCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate14
Sheila LymanCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse76
Joe MartinCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate19

“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.

Recent official actions

  1. Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
  2. RELEASED.
  3. Died in Possession of the Senate when the Legislature adjourned Sine Die and was PLACED IN THE LEGISLATIVE FILES. (DEAD)
  4. HELD at the Request of Representative MOONEN of Portland.
  5. In NON-CONCURRENCE.
  6. (Yeas 75 - Nays 72 - Absent 3 - Excused 0 - Vacant 1)
  7. ROLL CALL NO. 817
  8. Subsequently, on motion of Representative MEYER of Eliot, the Majority Ought Not to Pass Report was ACCEPTED.
  9. Speaker laid before the House
  10. Later today assigned.
  11. 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.
  12. Representative MEYER of Eliot moved to ACCEPT the Majority Ought Not to Pass Report.

Showing 12 most recent of 32 actions. Full history

Sources

  1. Open States / Plural (data from the official legislature website)
  2. Official legislature source