Maine legislation · 132nd Legislature
Maine LD2029: Resolve, to Name the New East Main Street Bridge in Dover-Foxcroft in Honor of Private Willard Merrill and Private Barton Merrill, Jr.
Status: Signed into law, February 26, 2026
What the bill says
From the introduced text:
APPROVED CHAPTER FEBRUARY 26, 2026 133 BY GOVERNOR RESOLVES STATE OF MAINE _____ IN THE YEAR OF OUR LORD TWO THOUSAND TWENTY-SIX _____ H.P. 1359 - L.D. 2029 Resolve, to Name the New East Main Street Bridge in Dover-Foxcroft in Honor of Private Willard Merrill and Private Barton Merrill, Jr. Sec. 1. Bridge in Dover-Foxcroft named. Resolved: That the Department of Transportation shall designate Bridge 2293 on East Main Street in the Town of DoverFoxcroft, formerly known as the Foxcroft West Bridge, the Private Willard D. Merrill and Private Barton G. Merrill, Jr. Bridge. Page 1 - 132LR2764(02)
Sponsors
- Chad Perkins (R, 31) · primary sponsor
Latest actions
- : FINALLY PASSED, in concurrence.
- : FINALLY PASSED.Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- : COMMITTEE ON BILLS IN THE SECOND READING REPORTS NO FURTHER VERBAL AMENDMENTS NECESSARY. REPORT ACCEPTED.READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED, in concurrence. Ordered sent down forthwith
- : Report READ and ACCEPTED in concurrence.READ ONCE.ASSIGNED FOR SECOND READING NEXT LEGISLATIVE DAY.
- : CONSENT CALENDAR - FIRST DAYUnder suspension of the rules CONSENT CALENDAR - SECOND DAY.The Resolve was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED.Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- : Received by the Clerk of the House on December 3, 2025.The Resolve was REFERRED to the Committee on TRANSPORTATION pursuant to Joint Rule 308.2 and ordered printed pursuant to Joint Rule 401.
Subjects: BRIDGES, Legislature, MAIN STREET DOVER-FOXCROFT, ROADS, Senate, Other
Common questions
- What is LD2029?
- LD2029 is a bill in the Maine Legislature (132nd Legislature): Resolve, to Name the New East Main Street Bridge in Dover-Foxcroft in Honor of Private Willard Merrill and Private Barton Merrill, Jr.
- What is the status of LD2029?
- Signed into law as of February 26, 2026. Latest action: FINALLY PASSED, in concurrence. (February 24, 2026).
- Who sponsored LD2029?
- Chad Perkins (R, 31).
- Where is the official record for LD2029?
- On the Maine Legislature website: https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=2029&snum=132
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