LD555 is a bill in the Maine Legislature (132nd Legislature): An Act to Create a Separate Department of Child and Family Services.

What is the status of LD555?

Failed as of April 29, 2026. Latest action: RELEASED.Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH. (April 29, 2026).

Jeffrey Timberlake (R, 17), with 8 co-sponsors.

Where is the official record for LD555?

On the Maine Legislature website: https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=555&snum=132

Maine legislation · 132nd Legislature

Maine LD555: An Act to Create a Separate Department of Child and Family Services

Q: What does LD555 do?

In its own words: An Act to Create a Separate Department of Child and Family Services" Amend the bill in Part A in section 2 in Title 22-B in Sub-t. 1 in c. 1 in sub-c. 2 in §203 by inserting after subsection 2 the following: '3. Prohibition on previous leadership. Notwithstanding subsections 1 and 2, a person who has held the position of commissioner or deputy commissioner of the Department of Health and Human Services at any time between January 1, 2019 and January 6, 2027 may not be appointed to the position of commissioner or deputy commissioner pursuant to this section.' Amend the bill in Part A in section.

Status: Failed, April 29, 2026

What the bill says

An Act to Create a Separate Department of Child and Family Services" Amend the bill in Part A in section 2 in Title 22-B in Sub-t. 1 in c. 1 in sub-c. 2 in §203 by inserting after subsection 2 the following: '3. Prohibition on previous leadership. Notwithstanding subsections 1 and 2, a person who has held the position of commissioner or deputy commissioner of the Department of Health and Human Services at any time between January 1, 2019 and January 6, 2027 may not be appointed to the position of commissioner or deputy commissioner pursuant to this section.' Amend the bill in Part A in section.

From the engrossed text:

An Act to Create a Separate Department of Child and Family Services" Amend the bill in Part A in section 2 in Title 22-B in Sub-t. 1 in c. 1 in sub-c. 2 in §203 by inserting after subsection 2 the following: '3. Prohibition on previous leadership. Notwithstanding subsections 1 and 2, a person who has held the position of commissioner or deputy commissioner of the Department of Health and Human Services at any time between January 1, 2019 and January 6, 2027 may not be appointed to the position of commissioner or deputy commissioner pursuant to this section.' Amend the bill in Part A in section 2 in Title 22-B in Sub-t. 1 in c. 1 in sub-c. 2 in §204 in subsection 4 in the last line (page 4, line 5 in L.D.) by inserting after the following: "office." the following: 'A person who has held the position of director or deputy director or associate director of the Department of Health and Human Services, Office of Child and Family Services at any time between January 1, 2019 and January 6, 2027 may not be appointed to the position of deputy commissioner or office director pursuant to this subsection.' Amend the bill in Part A by striking out all of section 3 and inserting the following: 'Sec. A-3. Effective …

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Maine LD555: An Act to Create a Separate Department of Child and Family Services

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