---
type: "Bill"
title: "Resolve, To Rename A Bridge In Bingham The Barry A. Delong Bridge"
description: "Resolve, To Rename A Bridge In Bingham The Barry A. Delong Bridge"
jurisdiction: "us/states/me"
legislature: "Maine Legislature"
session: "132"
identifier: "LD 289"
citation: "Maine LD 289 (132)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["BARRY DELONG BRIDGE", "BRIDGES", "ROADS"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["John DUCHARME"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 19
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2025-01-30"
last_action: "2025-05-13"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/4dcb3d17-4e14-4188-9d92-664d9b3171a6"
source_url: "https://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/dockets.asp?ID=280096107"
source_hash: "3e52cb8613fb431acd290c7af3e90db9f87838076f1eef7a57f5229d94ed365d"
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 289 (132) — Resolve, To Rename A Bridge In Bingham The Barry A. Delong Bridge

## Version chain

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

1. **Amendment C-A (H-61)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0189&item=2&snum=132)
2. **Chapter 27** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0189&item=3&snum=132)
3. **LD 289 HP 189** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0189&item=1&snum=132)

## Sponsors

- John DUCHARME — primary (person)
- Bradlee FARRIN — cosponsor (person)
- Elizabeth CARUSO — cosponsor (person)
- Jennifer POIRIER — cosponsor (person)
- Joseph UNDERWOOD — cosponsor (person)
- Russell BLACK — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2025-01-30** Received by the Clerk of the House on January 30, 2025. `receipt`
- **2025-01-30** 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`
- **2025-03-21** Carried over, in the same posture, to the next special or regular session of the 132nd Legislature, pursuant to Joint Order SP 519.
- **2025-04-22** CONSENT CALENDAR - FIRST DAY
- **2025-04-22** Under suspension of the rules CONSENT CALENDAR - SECOND DAY.
- **2025-04-22** The Resolve was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (H-61). `reading-3`
- **2025-04-22** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2025-04-23** Report READ and ACCEPTED, in concurrence.
- **2025-04-23** READ ONCE. `reading-1`
- **2025-04-23** Committee Amendment "A" (H-61) READ and ADOPTED, in concurrence. `committee-passage-favorable, passage`
- **2025-04-23** Under suspension of the Rules, READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED BY Committee Amendment "A" (H-61), in concurrence. `reading-2, reading-3`
- **2025-04-23** Ordered sent down forthwith.
- **2025-04-29** FINALLY PASSED. `passage`
- **2025-04-29** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2025-04-30** FINALLY PASSED, in concurrence. `passage`
- **2025-05-13** Became Law without Governor's Signature `became-law`
- **2025-02-27T05:00:00+00:00** Work Session Held
- **2025-02-27T05:00:00+00:00** Voted - OTP-AM
- **2025-04-17T04:00:00+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/4dcb3d17-4e14-4188-9d92-664d9b3171a6`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maine legislature records).