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LD289 • 2025

Resolve, to Rename a Bridge in Bingham the Barry A. DeLong Bridge

Resolve, to Rename a Bridge in Bingham the Barry A. DeLong Bridge

Enacted

This bill passed the Legislature and reached final enactment based on the latest official action.

Sponsor
Representative John Ducharme
Last action
2025-05-13
Official status
Became Law without Governor's Signature
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

Using official source text because the generated explanation was unavailable or could not be confirmed against the official bill text.

Resolve, to Rename a Bridge in Bingham the Barry A. DeLong Bridge

Resolve, to Rename a Bridge in Bingham the Barry A.

What This Bill Does

  • Resolve, to Rename a Bridge in Bingham the Barry A.
  • DeLong Bridge Sponsor: Representative John Ducharme Reference committee: Transportation Governor action: Became Law without Governor's Signature

Limits and Unknowns

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Amendments

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Adopted by House & Senate

Plain English: Page 1 - 132LR1085(02) COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 1 L.D.

  • Page 1 - 132LR1085(02) COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 1 L.D.
  • 289 2 Date: (Filing No.
  • H- ) 3TRANSPORTATION 4 Reproduced and distributed under the direction of the Clerk of the House.
  • 5STATE OF MAINE 6HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 7132ND LEGISLATURE 8FIRST SPECIAL SESSION 9 COMMITTEE AMENDMENT “ ” to H.P.

Bill History

  1. 2025-05-13 Governor

    Became Law without Governor's Signature

  2. 2025-04-30 Senate

    FINALLY PASSED , in concurrence.

  3. 2025-04-29 House

    FINALLY PASSED . Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.

  4. 2025-04-17 Committee

    Reported Out; OTP-AM

  5. 2025-02-27 Committee

    Work Session Held

  6. 2025-02-27 Committee

    Voted; OTP-AM

  7. 2025-01-30 Committee

    Referred to Committee on Transportation.

Official Summary Text

Resolve, to Rename a Bridge in Bingham the Barry A. DeLong Bridge
Sponsor:
Representative John Ducharme
Reference committee:
Transportation
Governor action:
Became Law without Governor's Signature

Current Bill Text

Read the full stored bill text 
Page 1 - 132LR1085(03)
STATE OF MAINE
_____
IN THE YEAR OF OUR LORD
TWO THOUSAND TWENTY-FIVE
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H.P. 189 - L.D. 289
Resolve, to Rename a Bridge in Bingham the Barry A. DeLong Bridge
Sec. 1. Bridge in Bingham named. Resolved: That the Department of
Transportation shall designate Bridge 2027, which carries Route 201 over Austin Stream
in the Town of Bingham and is currently known as the Austin Stream Bridge, the Barry A.
DeLong Bridge.
LAW WITHOUT
GOVERNOR'S
SIGNATURE

MAY 13, 2025
CHAPTER
27
RESOLVES