---
type: "Bill"
title: "Resolve, To Name The New East Main Street Bridge In Dover-Foxcroft In Honor Of Private Willard Merrill And Private Barton Merrill, Jr."
description: "Resolve, To Name The New East Main Street Bridge In Dover-Foxcroft In Honor Of Private Willard Merrill And Private Barton Merrill, Jr."
jurisdiction: "us/states/me"
legislature: "Maine Legislature"
session: "132"
identifier: "LD 2029"
citation: "Maine LD 2029 (132)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["BRIDGES", "MAIN STREET DOVER-FOXCROFT", "ROADS"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Chad PERKINS"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 19
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2025-12-03"
last_action: "2026-02-26"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/401e76fd-7cc3-447f-b4a2-5253ee42c192"
source_url: "https://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/dockets.asp?ID=280100882"
source_hash: "5c1c9bcc4c1761422c541939d93b4606558362fad085b08bf2954286a3bf78ed"
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 2029 (132) — Resolve, To Name The New East Main Street Bridge In Dover-Foxcroft In Honor Of Private Willard Merrill And Private Barton Merrill, Jr.

## Version chain

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

1. **Chapter 133** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP1359&item=2&snum=132)
2. **LD 2029 HP 1359** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP1359&item=1&snum=132)

## Sponsors

- Chad PERKINS — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2025-12-03** Received by the Clerk of the House on December 3, 2025. `receipt`
- **2025-12-03** The Resolve was REFERRED to the Committee on TRANSPORTATION pursuant to Joint Rule 308.2 and ordered printed pursuant to Joint Rule 401. `referral-committee`
- **2026-01-27** CONSENT CALENDAR - FIRST DAY
- **2026-01-27** Under suspension of the rules CONSENT CALENDAR - SECOND DAY.
- **2026-01-27** The Resolve was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED. `reading-3`
- **2026-01-27** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2026-02-03** Report READ and ACCEPTED in concurrence.
- **2026-02-03** READ ONCE. `reading-1`
- **2026-02-03** ASSIGNED FOR SECOND READING NEXT LEGISLATIVE DAY.
- **2026-02-10** COMMITTEE ON BILLS IN THE SECOND READING REPORTS NO FURTHER VERBAL AMENDMENTS NECESSARY. REPORT ACCEPTED.
- **2026-02-10** READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED, in concurrence. `reading-2, reading-3`
- **2026-02-10** Ordered sent down forthwith
- **2026-02-12** FINALLY PASSED. `passage`
- **2026-02-12** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2026-02-24** FINALLY PASSED, in concurrence. `passage`
- **2026-02-26** Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2026-01-15T05:00:00+00:00** Work Session Held
- **2026-01-15T05:00:00+00:00** Voted - OTP
- **2026-01-20T05:00:00+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/401e76fd-7cc3-447f-b4a2-5253ee42c192`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maine legislature records).