---
type: "Bill"
title: "Resolve, To Rename A Bridge In The Town Of Mechanic Falls The Bill Dunlop Memorial Bridge"
description: "Resolve, To Rename A Bridge In The Town Of Mechanic Falls The Bill Dunlop Memorial Bridge"
jurisdiction: "us/states/me"
legislature: "Maine Legislature"
session: "131"
identifier: "LD 2239"
citation: "Maine LD 2239 (131)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["BILL DUNLOP MEMORIAL BRIDGE", "BRIDGES", "ROADS"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Richard BENNETT"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 20
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2024-02-28"
last_action: "2024-04-02"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/a2516c75-eb77-41f9-b59d-33c0438f9595"
source_url: "https://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/dockets.asp?ID=280092178"
source_hash: "a42b2e7dbbf96e9dec33b56adcf45f02d0f43a26c28a5c99d83c23399784e5d5"
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 2239 (131) — Resolve, To Rename A Bridge In The Town Of Mechanic Falls The Bill Dunlop Memorial Bridge

## Version chain

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

1. **Adopted Amendments** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=SP0959&item=2&snum=131)
2. **Documents and Disposition** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=SP0959&item=1&snum=131)
3. **Final Disposition** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=SP0959&item=3&snum=131)

## Sponsors

- Richard BENNETT — primary (person)
- David BOYER — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2024-02-28** Committee on TRANSPORTATION suggested and ordered printed REFERENCE to the Committee on TRANSPORTATION Ordered sent down forthwith for concurrence
- **2024-02-28** The Resolve was REFERRED to the Committee on TRANSPORTATION. `referral-committee`
- **2024-02-28** In concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2024-03-21** Report READ and ACCEPTED.
- **2024-03-21** READ ONCE. `reading-1`
- **2024-03-21** Committee Amendment "A" (S-584) READ and ADOPTED. `committee-passage-favorable, passage`
- **2024-03-21** Under suspension of the Rules, READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED BY Committee Amendment "A" (S-584). `reading-2, reading-3`
- **2024-03-21** Ordered sent down forthwith for concurrence.
- **2024-03-25** CONSENT CALENDAR - FIRST DAY
- **2024-03-25** Under suspension of the rules CONSENT CALENDAR - SECOND DAY.
- **2024-03-25** The Resolve was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (S-584). `reading-3`
- **2024-03-25** In concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2024-03-27** This being an emergency measure, a two-thirds vote of all the members elected to the House was necessary.
- **2024-03-27** FINALLY PASSED. `passage`
- **2024-03-27** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2024-03-28** FINALLY PASSED - Emergency - 2/3 Elected Required, in concurrence. `passage`
- **2024-04-02** Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2024-03-05T05:00:00+00:00** Work Session Held
- **2024-03-05T05:00:00+00:00** Voted - OTP-AM
- **2024-03-19T04:00:00+00:00** Reported Out - OTP-AM

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/a2516c75-eb77-41f9-b59d-33c0438f9595`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maine legislature records).