---
type: "Bill"
title: "Resolve, To Rename The Bridge Between Bingham And Concord Township On Route 16 The Jason Dore Memorial Bridge"
description: "Resolve, To Rename The Bridge Between Bingham And Concord Township On Route 16 The Jason Dore Memorial Bridge"
jurisdiction: "us/states/me"
legislature: "Maine Legislature"
session: "131"
identifier: "LD 44"
citation: "Maine LD 44 (131)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["BRIDGES", "JASON DORE BRIDGE", "ROADS"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Russell BLACK"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 20
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2023-01-04"
last_action: "2023-03-29"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/34aa0c66-dee2-4d12-8d6d-3ca0218360d0"
source_url: "https://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/dockets.asp?ID=280085113"
source_hash: "5919f0fdf4a3b9d9dec3ec78af9ee729eaf1e74f593d8e3d7865639026867134"
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 44 (131) — Resolve, To Rename The Bridge Between Bingham And Concord Township On Route 16 The Jason Dore Memorial Bridge

## Version chain

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

1. **Documents and Disposition** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=SP0036&item=1&snum=131)
2. **Final Disposition** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=SP0036&item=2&snum=131)

## Sponsors

- Russell BLACK — primary (person)
- Bradlee FARRIN — cosponsor (person)
- Dean CRAY — cosponsor (person)
- Larry DUNPHY — cosponsor (person)
- Michael SOBOLESKI — cosponsor (person)
- Randall HALL — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-01-04** Committee on TRANSPORTATION suggested and ordered printed REFERENCE to the Committee on TRANSPORTATION Ordered sent down forthwith for concurrence
- **2023-01-04** The Resolve was REFERRED to the Committee on TRANSPORTATION. `referral-committee`
- **2023-01-04** In concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2023-03-07** Report READ and ACCEPTED
- **2023-03-07** READ ONCE `reading-1`
- **2023-03-07** ASSIGNED FOR SECOND READING NEXT LEGISLATIVE DAY.
- **2023-03-09** COMMITTEE ON BILLS IN THE SECOND READING REPORTS NO FURTHER VERBAL AMENDMENTS NECESSARY. REPORT ACCEPTED.
- **2023-03-09** READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED. `reading-2, reading-3`
- **2023-03-09** Ordered sent down forthwith for concurrence.
- **2023-03-16** CONSENT CALENDAR - FIRST DAY
- **2023-03-16** Under suspension of the rules CONSENT CALENDAR - SECOND DAY.
- **2023-03-16** The Resolve was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED. `reading-3`
- **2023-03-16** In concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2023-03-21** FINALLY PASSED. `passage`
- **2023-03-21** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2023-03-23** FINALLY PASSED, in concurrence. `passage`
- **2023-03-29** Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2023-02-21T05:00:00+00:00** Work Session Held
- **2023-02-21T05:00:00+00:00** Voted - OTP
- **2023-03-06T05:00:00+00:00** Reported Out - OTP

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/34aa0c66-dee2-4d12-8d6d-3ca0218360d0`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maine legislature records).