---
type: "Bill"
title: "An Act To Authorize The Installation Of A Gold Star Family Memorial In Capitol Park"
description: "An Act To Authorize The Installation Of A Gold Star Family Memorial In Capitol Park"
jurisdiction: "us/states/me"
legislature: "Maine Legislature"
session: "128"
identifier: "LD 1918"
citation: "Maine LD 1918 (128)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["LEGISLATURE", "CAPITOL COMPLEX", "GOLD STAR FAMILY MEMORIAL IN CAPITO"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["HERBIG"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 9
vote_count: 1
first_action: "2018-07-09"
last_action: "2018-09-05"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/86bb270d-f50b-4db5-8e96-d5bb806badc4"
source_url: "http://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/dockets.asp?ID=280069600"
source_hash: "9bb791ba221bb19c0c78a889a8a5076ed398203da7a495966e871d51ab61b0d8"
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 1918 (128) — An Act To Authorize The Installation Of A Gold Star Family Memorial In Capitol Park

## Version chain

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

1. **Initial Version** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/bills_128th/billtexts/HP136301.asp)

## Votes

- ENACTMENT — **32–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- HERBIG — primary (person)
- ESPLING — cosponsor (person)
- FREDETTE — cosponsor (person)
- GIDEON — cosponsor (person)
- GOLDEN — cosponsor (person)
- JACKSON — cosponsor (person)
- LIBBY — cosponsor (person)
- MASON — cosponsor (person)
- THIBODEAU — cosponsor (person)
- VOLK — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2018-07-09** Committee on State and Local Government suggested and ordered printed.
- **2018-07-09** Under suspension of the rules and WITHOUT REFERENCE to a Committee, the Bill was READ TWICE and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED.
- **2018-07-09** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2018-07-09** Under suspension of the Rules, READ TWICE and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED, without reference to a Committee in concurrence
- **2018-08-30** PASSED TO BE ENACTED. `passage`
- **2018-08-30** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2018-08-30** On motion by Senator DAVIS of Piscataquis Roll Call Ordered Roll Call Number 735 Yeas 32 - Nays 0 - Excused 3 - Absent 0
- **2018-08-30** PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence. `passage`
- **2018-09-05** Signed by Governor `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/86bb270d-f50b-4db5-8e96-d5bb806badc4`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maine legislature records).