---
type: "Bill"
title: "Resolve, To Name A Railroad Crossing In Wiscasset The James Weldon Johnson Crossing"
description: "Resolve, To Name A Railroad Crossing In Wiscasset The James Weldon Johnson Crossing"
jurisdiction: "us/states/me"
legislature: "Maine Legislature"
session: "132"
identifier: "LD 243"
citation: "Maine LD 243 (132)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["CROSSINGS", "RAILROADS", "WISCASSET", "JAMES WELDON JOHNSON"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Rachel TALBOT ROSS"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 17
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2025-01-16"
last_action: "2025-04-14"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/e7532a8a-f4f8-41a6-b7dc-46a38455e3c9"
source_url: "https://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/dockets.asp?ID=280095847"
source_hash: "c041e7f52f8acee0dd6dec861ca1996f2c7c257ce45a18a4735ed26c586ffa35"
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 243 (132) — Resolve, To Name A Railroad Crossing In Wiscasset The James Weldon Johnson Crossing

## Version chain

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

1. **Chapter 13** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=SP0109&item=2&snum=132)
2. **LD 243 SP 109** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=SP0109&item=1&snum=132)

## Sponsors

- Rachel TALBOT ROSS — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2025-01-16** Received by the Secretary of the Senate on January 16, 2025 and REFERRED to the Committee on TRANSPORTATION pursuant to Joint Rule 308.2 `receipt, referral-committee`
- **2025-03-21** CARRIED OVER, in the same posture, to the next special or regular session of the 132nd Legislature, pursuant to Joint Order SP 519.
- **2025-04-01** Report READ and ACCEPTED.
- **2025-04-01** READ ONCE `reading-1`
- **2025-04-01** Under suspension of the Rules, READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED. `reading-2, reading-3`
- **2025-04-01** Ordered sent down forthwith for concurrence.
- **2025-04-03** CONSENT CALENDAR - FIRST DAY
- **2025-04-03** Under suspension of the rules CONSENT CALENDAR - SECOND DAY.
- **2025-04-03** The Resolve was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED. `reading-3`
- **2025-04-03** In concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2025-04-08** FINALLY PASSED. `passage`
- **2025-04-08** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2025-04-10** FINALLY PASSED, in concurrence. `passage`
- **2025-04-14** Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2025-03-25T04:00:00+00:00** Work Session Held
- **2025-03-25T04:00:00+00:00** Voted - OTP
- **2025-03-27T04:00:00+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/e7532a8a-f4f8-41a6-b7dc-46a38455e3c9`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maine legislature records).