# Maine LD 2001: An Act to Clarify the Laws Governing Facilities for Children and Adults Under the Health and Human Services Laws Maine LD 2001, An Act to Clarify the Laws Governing Facilities for Children and Adults Under the Health and Human Services Laws, is a 132nd Maine Legislature (2025-2026) Senate bill sponsored by Henry L. Ingwersen (Democratic); status signed, last action 2026-03-23 (Signed by Governor, ACTPUB Chapter 594); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-17). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/ME-LD2001-132 - As of: 2026-10-17 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Maine LD 2001 - State: Maine - Session: 132nd Maine Legislature (2025-2026) - Title: An Act to Clarify the Laws Governing Facilities for Children and Adults Under the Health and Human Services Laws - Status: signed - Chamber: Senate - Introduced: 2025-12-03 - Last action: 2026-03-23, Signed by Governor, ACTPUB Chapter 594 - Sponsor: Henry L. Ingwersen (Democratic) - Cosponsors: 0 - Subjects: CHILDREN AND FAMILIES, CHILDREN AND FAMILIES - CHILD CARE - Touches household money: yes - Economic provisions PRIA read: 3 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Specialized children's homes need checks before placements: benefit, low. Maine's health department must inspect a specialized children's home before placing a foster child there. These homes are exempt from the general inspection requirement, but the pre-placement check still applies. The department must also adopt rules for fire and safety inspections. - Child abuse records gain stronger privacy protections: mixed, low. Maine's health department keeps information and records from abuse or neglect investigations confidential, including later activities and proceedings. Public disclosures are limited to whether a report was received, the alleged abuse or neglect, and the department's conclusion. This protects people… - Nursery staff lose required two-year disease-free statements: mixed, low. Maine law no longer requires health rules to demand a disease-free statement every 2 years from covered nursery school personnel. This covers licensees, administrators, and staff who care for children. The health department must still adopt staff health rules to protect children's health and safety. ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Henry L. Ingwersen (Democratic), Senate ## Actions (7) - 2026-03-23: Signed by Governor, ACTPUB Chapter 594 - 2026-03-19: PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence. (Senate) - 2026-03-18: PASSED TO BE ENACTED. Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH. (House) - 2026-03-17: CONSENT CALENDAR - FIRST DAYUnder suspension of the rules CONSENT CALENDAR - SECOND DAY.The Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (S-536).In concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH. (House) - 2026-03-12: COMMITTEE ON BILLS IN THE SECOND READING REPORTS NO FURTHER VERBAL AMENDMENTS NECESSARY. REPORT ACCEPTED.READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED BY Committee Amendment "A" (S-536)Ordered sent down forthwith for concurrence. (Senate) - 2026-03-10: Report READ and ACCEPTED. Bill READ ONCE. Committee Amendment "A" (S-536) READ and ADOPTED. ASSIGNED FOR SECOND READING NEXT LEGISLATIVE DAY. (Senate) - 2025-12-03: Received by the Secretary of the Senate on December 3, 2025 and REFERRED to the Committee on HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES pursuant to Joint Rule 308.2 (Senate) ## Bill text - Amendment C-A (S-536), adopted by House & Senate: [PDF](https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=SP0815&item=2&snum=132) - Enacted: [PDF](https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=SP0815&item=3&snum=132) - Introduced: [PDF](https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=SP0815&item=1&snum=132) ## Related bills - LD 1522: An Act to Establish the Maine Eviction Prevention Program (failed) - LD 1665: An Act to Provide Property Tax Relief to Maine Families (failed) - LD 1872: An Act to Reinvest in the Pension Funds of the Maine Public Employees Retirement System (failed) - LD 2067: An Act to Include Community Mental Health Workers Under the 1998 Special Plan for Retirement (failed) - LD 1611: An Act to Decrease the Retirement Contributions Required for Teachers and State Employees (failed) - LD 1294: An Act to Expand the Dependent Exemption Tax Credit (failed) ## Sources - [Amendment C-A (S-536), adopted by House & Senate (PDF)](https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=SP0815&item=2&snum=132) - [Enacted (PDF)](https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=SP0815&item=3&snum=132) - [Introduced (PDF)](https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=SP0815&item=1&snum=132) ## Related - [LD 1522: An Act to Establish the Maine Eviction Prevention Program](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/ME-LD1522-132) - [LD 1665: An Act to Provide Property Tax Relief to Maine Families](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/ME-LD1665-132) - [LD 1872: An Act to Reinvest in the Pension Funds of the Maine Public Employees Retiremen…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/ME-LD1872-132) - [LD 2067: An Act to Include Community Mental Health Workers Under the 1998 Special Plan f…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/ME-LD2067-132) - [LD 1611: An Act to Decrease the Retirement Contributions Required for Teachers and State…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/ME-LD1611-132) - [LD 1294: An Act to Expand the Dependent Exemption Tax Credit](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/ME-LD1294-132) - [Maine bills](https://policyrisk.com/states/maine/bills) - [Maine state hub](https://policyrisk.com/states/maine) - [All state legislation](https://policyrisk.com/state-bills) Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/ME-LD2001-132 (as of 2026-10-17).