---
type: "Bill"
title: "Resolve, To Name The Bridge Between Milford And Old Town The Alton L. Drinkwater Memorial Bridge"
description: "Resolve, To Name The Bridge Between Milford And Old Town The Alton L. Drinkwater Memorial Bridge"
jurisdiction: "us/states/me"
legislature: "Maine Legislature"
session: "132"
identifier: "LD 516"
citation: "Maine LD 516 (132)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["ALTON DRINKWATER MEMORIAL BRIDGE", "BRIDGES", "ROADS"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Gary DRINKWATER"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 17
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2025-02-07"
last_action: "2025-03-25"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/41348290-28f2-4956-9c95-17b804957dda"
source_url: "https://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/dockets.asp?ID=280096435"
source_hash: "9ed2798d38e543aa6e9059c59d040627ad4cff202472f5de7f281995e5ca996f"
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 516 (132) — Resolve, To Name The Bridge Between Milford And Old Town The Alton L. Drinkwater Memorial Bridge

## Version chain

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

1. **Chapter 3** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0334&item=2&snum=132)
2. **LD 516 HP 334** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0334&item=1&snum=132)

## Sponsors

- Gary DRINKWATER — primary (person)
- Joseph RAFFERTY — cosponsor (person)
- Michael TIPPING — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2025-02-07** Received by the Clerk of the House on February 7, 2025. `receipt`
- **2025-02-07** 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`
- **2025-03-11** CONSENT CALENDAR - FIRST DAY
- **2025-03-11** Under suspension of the rules CONSENT CALENDAR - SECOND DAY.
- **2025-03-11** The Resolve was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED. `reading-3`
- **2025-03-11** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2025-03-18** Report READ and ACCEPTED, in concurrence.
- **2025-03-18** READ ONCE `reading-1`
- **2025-03-18** Under suspension of the Rules, READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED, in concurrence. `reading-2, reading-3`
- **2025-03-18** Ordered sent down forthwith.
- **2025-03-20** FINALLY PASSED. `passage`
- **2025-03-20** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2025-03-20** FINALLY PASSED, in concurrence. `passage`
- **2025-03-25** Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2025-03-04T05:00:00+00:00** Work Session Held
- **2025-03-04T05:00:00+00:00** Voted - OTP
- **2025-03-07T05:00:00+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/41348290-28f2-4956-9c95-17b804957dda`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maine legislature records).