---
type: "Bill"
title: "Resolve, To Designate A Bridge In Gorham The Corporal Joshua P. Barron Memorial Bridge"
description: "Resolve, To Designate A Bridge In Gorham The Corporal Joshua P. Barron Memorial Bridge"
jurisdiction: "us/states/me"
legislature: "Maine Legislature"
session: "128"
identifier: "LD 1818"
citation: "Maine LD 1818 (128)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["ROADS", "BRIDGES", "GORHAM BRIDGE NAMED FOR JOSHUA BARR"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["SHEATS"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 16
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2018-02-01"
last_action: "2018-04-04"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/2c8d48f1-0304-4623-8299-ae7a59d81e50"
source_url: "http://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/dockets.asp?ID=280067771"
source_hash: "948da9732cae31a455a96afddcd55d8fe2eb40635c6048038b4b747a931679b0"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-me"]
---

# Maine LD 1818 (128) — Resolve, To Designate A Bridge In Gorham The Corporal Joshua P. Barron Memorial Bridge

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **Initial Version** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/bills_128th/billtexts/HP126001.asp)

## Sponsors

- SHEATS — primary (person)
- PERKINS — cosponsor (person)
- SCHNECK — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2018-02-01** Committee on Transportation suggested and ordered printed.
- **2018-02-01** The Resolve was REFERRED to the Committee on TRANSPORTATION. `referral-committee`
- **2018-02-01** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2018-02-06** The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on TRANSPORTATION in concurrence `referral-committee`
- **2018-03-22** CONSENT CALENDAR - FIRST DAY
- **2018-03-22** Under suspension of the rules CONSENT CALENDAR - SECOND DAY.
- **2018-03-22** The Resolve was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED.
- **2018-03-22** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2018-03-27** Report READ and ACCEPTED, in concurrence.
- **2018-03-27** READ ONCE `reading-1`
- **2018-03-27** Under suspension of the Rules, READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED, in concurrence. `reading-2`
- **2018-03-27** Ordered sent down forthwith.
- **2018-03-29** FINALLY PASSED. `passage`
- **2018-03-29** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2018-04-02** FINALLY PASSED, in concurrence. `passage`
- **2018-04-04** Signed by Governor `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/2c8d48f1-0304-4623-8299-ae7a59d81e50`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maine legislature records).