---
type: "Bill"
title: "Resolve, To Rename A Bridge In The Town Of Carmel The Kevin M. Howell Memorial Bridge"
description: "Resolve, To Rename A Bridge In The Town Of Carmel The Kevin M. Howell Memorial Bridge"
jurisdiction: "us/states/me"
legislature: "Maine Legislature"
session: "132"
identifier: "LD 162"
citation: "Maine LD 162 (132)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["BRIDGES", "KEVIN M. HOWELL BRIDGE", "ROADS"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["James THORNE"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 19
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2025-01-14"
last_action: "2025-03-25"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/cbe2c1bf-bfc5-47e6-b5c7-80d35273f03b"
source_url: "https://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/dockets.asp?ID=280095770"
source_hash: "4731a56fc94374351025ae2dba6ed68a69f7c5c568eb1be5d685e223f5e5935f"
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 162 (132) — Resolve, To Rename A Bridge In The Town Of Carmel The Kevin M. Howell Memorial Bridge

## Version chain

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

1. **Chapter 9** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0095&item=2&snum=132)
2. **LD 162 HP 95** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0095&item=1&snum=132)

## Sponsors

- James THORNE — primary (person)
- David HAGGAN — cosponsor (person)
- John DUCHARME — cosponsor (person)
- Kimberly HAGGAN — cosponsor (person)
- Reagan PAUL — cosponsor (person)
- Richard CAMPBELL — cosponsor (person)
- Stacey GUERIN — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2025-01-14** Committee on Transportation suggested and ordered printed.
- **2025-01-14** The Resolve was REFERRED to the Committee on TRANSPORTATION. `referral-committee`
- **2025-01-14** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2025-01-14** The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on TRANSPORTATION in concurrence `referral-committee`
- **2025-03-04** CONSENT CALENDAR - FIRST DAY
- **2025-03-04** Under suspension of the rules CONSENT CALENDAR - SECOND DAY.
- **2025-03-04** The Resolve was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED. `reading-3`
- **2025-03-04** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2025-03-11** Report READ and ACCEPTED, in concurrence.
- **2025-03-11** READ ONCE `reading-1`
- **2025-03-11** Under suspension of the Rules, READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED, in concurrence. `reading-2, reading-3`
- **2025-03-11** Ordered sent down forthwith.
- **2025-03-18** FINALLY PASSED. `passage`
- **2025-03-18** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2025-03-20** FINALLY PASSED, in concurrence. `passage`
- **2025-03-25** Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2025-02-27T05:00:00+00:00** Work Session Held
- **2025-02-27T05:00:00+00:00** Voted - OTP
- **2025-02-28T05:00:00+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/cbe2c1bf-bfc5-47e6-b5c7-80d35273f03b`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maine legislature records).