---
type: "Bill"
title: "An Act Regarding Temporary Signs Related To An Event That Are Placed In The Public Right-Of-Way"
description: "An Act Regarding Temporary Signs Related To An Event That Are Placed In The Public Right-Of-Way"
jurisdiction: "us/states/me"
legislature: "Maine Legislature"
session: "129"
identifier: "LD 689"
citation: "Maine LD 689 (129)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["ROADS", "OUTDOOR ADVERTISING", "TEMPORARY SIGNS"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Benjamin CHIPMAN"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 20
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2019-02-07"
last_action: "2020-03-17"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/ab22d955-9f16-45c6-9606-4d4a624b026e"
source_url: "http://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/dockets.asp?ID=280071633"
source_hash: "74cdb3bba26605c6a27d6b6f996e7b73c30afebdee95d3446c59c1be5b97f68c"
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 689 (129) — An Act Regarding Temporary Signs Related To An Event That Are Placed In The Public Right-Of-Way

## 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=SP0205&item=3&snum=129)
2. **Documents and Disposition** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=SP0205&item=1&snum=129)
3. **Final Disposition** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=SP0205&item=4&snum=129)

## Sponsors

- Benjamin CHIPMAN — primary (person)
- Bettyann SHEATS — cosponsor (person)
- Bill DIAMOND — cosponsor (person)
- Bradlee FARRIN — cosponsor (person)
- Bruce WHITE — cosponsor (person)
- Dustin WHITE — cosponsor (person)
- Mark BRYANT — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2019-02-07** Committee on TRANSPORTATION suggested and ordered printed REFERENCE to the Committee on TRANSPORTATION Ordered sent down forthwith for concurrence
- **2019-02-07** The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on TRANSPORTATION. `referral-committee`
- **2019-02-07** In concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2019-06-20** Carried over to any special or regular session, or both, of the 129th Legislature pursuant to Joint Order HP 1322.
- **2019-06-20** CARRIED OVER to any Special or Regular Sessions, or both, of the 129th Legislature pursuant to Joint Order HP 1322.
- **2020-02-25** Report READ and ACCEPTED
- **2020-02-25** READ ONCE `reading-1`
- **2020-02-25** Committee Amendment "A" (S-393) READ and ADOPTED
- **2020-02-25** ASSIGNED FOR SECOND READING NEXT LEGISLATIVE DAY.
- **2020-02-27** COMMITTEE ON BILLS IN THE SECOND READING REPORTS NO FURTHER VERBAL AMENDMENTS NECESSARY. REPORT ACCEPTED.
- **2020-02-27** READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED BY Committee Amendment "A" (S-393) `reading-2`
- **2020-02-27** Ordered sent down forthwith for concurrence.
- **2020-03-03** CONSENT CALENDAR - FIRST DAY
- **2020-03-03** Under suspension of the rules CONSENT CALENDAR - SECOND DAY.
- **2020-03-03** The Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (S-393).
- **2020-03-03** In concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2020-03-05** PASSED TO BE ENACTED. `passage`
- **2020-03-05** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2020-03-10** PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence. `passage`
- **2020-03-17** 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/ab22d955-9f16-45c6-9606-4d4a624b026e`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maine legislature records).