---
type: "Bill"
title: "An Act To Change The Name Of Township 17, Range 3 To Van Buren Cove"
description: "An Act To Change The Name Of Township 17, Range 3 To Van Buren Cove"
jurisdiction: "us/states/me"
legislature: "Maine Legislature"
session: "129"
identifier: "LD 1455"
citation: "Maine LD 1455 (129)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["UNORGANIZED TERRITORY", "NAMES", "T 17 RANGE 3 TO VAN BUREN COVE"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Roland MARTIN"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 29
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2019-04-02"
last_action: "2019-06-14"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/d91bc3c4-ae1e-4e24-b3d3-4742ef7035f3"
source_url: "http://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/dockets.asp?ID=280072908"
source_hash: "dd86e65a0936478d3d8ab1a9ff0acf0b3c46120c9ba1852e68da5fe7d765cc6b"
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 1455 (129) — An Act To Change The Name Of Township 17, Range 3 To Van Buren Cove

## Version chain

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

1. **Adopted Amendments** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP1067&item=2&snum=129)
2. **Chaptered Law** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP1067&item=6&snum=129)
3. **Documents and Disposition** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP1067&item=1&snum=129)
4. **Final Disposition** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP1067&item=4&snum=129)

## Sponsors

- Roland MARTIN — primary (person)
- Troy JACKSON — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2019-04-02** Committee on State and Local Government suggested and ordered printed.
- **2019-04-02** The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT. `referral-committee`
- **2019-04-02** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2019-04-02** The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT in concurrence `referral-committee`
- **2019-05-23** CONSENT CALENDAR - FIRST DAY
- **2019-05-23** Under suspension of the rules CONSENT CALENDAR - SECOND DAY.
- **2019-05-23** The Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (H-338).
- **2019-05-23** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2019-05-23** Report READ and ACCEPTED, in concurrence.
- **2019-05-23** READ ONCE. `reading-1`
- **2019-05-23** Committee Amendment "A" (H-338) READ and ADOPTED, in concurrence. `passage`
- **2019-05-23** Under suspension of the Rules, READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED BY Committee Amendment "A" (H-338), in concurrence. `reading-2`
- **2019-05-23** Ordered sent down forthwith.
- **2019-05-28** This being an emergency measure, a two-thirds vote of all the members elected to the House was necessary.
- **2019-05-28** PASSED TO BE ENACTED. `passage`
- **2019-05-28** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2019-05-29** On motion by Senator BREEN of Cumberland Tabled until Later in Today's Session, pending PASSAGE TO BE ENACTED - Emergency - 2/3 Elected Required, in concurrence.
- **2019-06-04** Taken from the table by the President
- **2019-06-04** Under suspension of the Rules On motion by Senator CLAXTON of Androscoggin The Senate RECONSIDERED whereby PASSAGE TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED BY Committee Amendment "A" (H-338)
- **2019-06-04** On motion by Same Senator Senate Amendment "A" (S-197) READ and ADOPTED
- **2019-06-04** PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED BY Committee Amendment "A" (H-338) AND Senate Amendment "A" (S-197) In NON-CONCURRENCE
- **2019-06-04** Sent down for concurrence
- **2019-06-05** The House RECEDED and CONCURRED to PASSAGE TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (H-338) and Senate Amendment "A" (S-197).
- **2019-06-05** ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2019-06-06** In accordance with the provisions of Section 21 of Article IX of the Constitution, a two-thirds vote of all the members elected to the House was necessary.
- **2019-06-06** PASSED TO BE ENACTED. `passage`
- **2019-06-06** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2019-06-07** PASSED TO BE ENACTED - Emergency - 2/3 Elected Required, in concurrence. `passage`
- **2019-06-14** 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/d91bc3c4-ae1e-4e24-b3d3-4742ef7035f3`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maine legislature records).