---
type: "Bill"
title: "An Act To Allow Sponsorship Signs At Outdoor Athletic Facilities"
description: "An Act To Allow Sponsorship Signs At Outdoor Athletic Facilities"
jurisdiction: "us/states/me"
legislature: "Maine Legislature"
session: "131"
identifier: "LD 397"
citation: "Maine LD 397 (131)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["ATHLETIC FACILITIES", "OUTDOOR ADVERTISING", "ROADS"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Morgan RIELLY"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 21
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2023-02-02"
last_action: "2023-06-16"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/2ec2ec3c-2204-405d-b9a0-43f5ff7942ad"
source_url: "https://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/dockets.asp?ID=280085685"
source_hash: "7cb9b8905a28973c12e239a057b4b136eae4aa6fb431a812e080337758a238fe"
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 397 (131) — An Act To Allow Sponsorship Signs At Outdoor Athletic Facilities

## 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=HP0248&item=2&snum=131)
2. **Documents and Disposition** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0248&item=1&snum=131)
3. **Final Disposition** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0248&item=3&snum=131)

## Sponsors

- Morgan RIELLY — primary (person)
- Timothy NANGLE — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-02-02** Committee on Transportation suggested and ordered printed.
- **2023-02-02** The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on TRANSPORTATION. `referral-committee`
- **2023-02-02** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2023-02-02** The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on TRANSPORTATION in concurrence `referral-committee`
- **2023-03-30** Carried over, in the same posture, to any special or regular session of the 131st Legislature, pursuant to Joint Order SP 594.
- **2023-06-06** CONSENT CALENDAR - FIRST DAY
- **2023-06-06** Under suspension of the rules CONSENT CALENDAR - SECOND DAY.
- **2023-06-06** The Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (H-298). `reading-3`
- **2023-06-06** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2023-06-07** Report READ and ACCEPTED, in concurrence.
- **2023-06-07** READ ONCE. `reading-1`
- **2023-06-07** Committee Amendment "A" (H-298) READ and ADOPTED, in concurrence. `committee-passage-favorable, passage`
- **2023-06-07** Under suspension of the Rules, READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED BY Committee Amendment "A" (H-298), in concurrence. `reading-2, reading-3`
- **2023-06-07** Ordered sent down forthwith.
- **2023-06-12** PASSED TO BE ENACTED. `passage`
- **2023-06-12** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2023-06-12** PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence. `passage`
- **2023-06-16** Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2023-05-09T04:00:00+00:00** Work Session Held
- **2023-05-09T04:00:00+00:00** Voted - OTP-AM
- **2023-06-02T04:00:00+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/2ec2ec3c-2204-405d-b9a0-43f5ff7942ad`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maine legislature records).