---
type: "Bill"
title: "An Act To Repeal The Sunday Amateur Sports Law, The Law Allowing Municipalities To Permit The Operation Of Movie Theaters On Sundays And The Law Imposing A Fine Or Imprisonment For Playing Games And Sports With Admission Charges On Memorial Day"
description: "An Act To Repeal The Sunday Amateur Sports Law, The Law Allowing Municipalities To Permit The Operation Of Movie Theaters On Sundays And The Law Imposing A Fine Or Imprisonment For Playing Games And Sports With Admission Charges On Memorial Day"
jurisdiction: "us/states/me"
legislature: "Maine Legislature"
session: "132"
identifier: "LD 337"
citation: "Maine LD 337 (132)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["BUSINESS ASSISTANCE", "ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT", "RECREATIONAL LAWS"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Joshua MORRIS"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 19
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2025-01-30"
last_action: "2025-04-25"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/466fcbf5-6d06-4755-8be4-6f76765ce70a"
source_url: "https://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/dockets.asp?ID=280096155"
source_hash: "f631f7a0aec4f39a639122ec4fc816bec3562bb86dcb536f463cdd4f27ac743d"
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 337 (132) — An Act To Repeal The Sunday Amateur Sports Law, The Law Allowing Municipalities To Permit The Operation Of Movie Theaters On Sundays And The Law Imposing A Fine Or Imprisonment For Playing Games And Sports With Admission Charges On Memorial Day

## Version chain

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

1. **Chapter 43** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0237&item=2&snum=132)
2. **LD 337 HP 237** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0237&item=1&snum=132)

## Sponsors

- Joshua MORRIS — primary (person)
- David BOYER — cosponsor (person)
- Donald ARDELL — cosponsor (person)
- Laurel LIBBY — cosponsor (person)
- Michael LANCE — 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 Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on HOUSING AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT 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.
- **2025-04-15** CONSENT CALENDAR - FIRST DAY
- **2025-04-15** Under suspension of the rules CONSENT CALENDAR - SECOND DAY.
- **2025-04-15** The Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED. `reading-3`
- **2025-04-15** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2025-04-17** Report READ and ACCEPTED, in concurrence.
- **2025-04-17** READ ONCE `reading-1`
- **2025-04-17** Under suspension of the Rules, READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED, in concurrence. `reading-2, reading-3`
- **2025-04-17** Ordered sent down forthwith.
- **2025-04-22** PASSED TO BE ENACTED. `passage`
- **2025-04-22** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2025-04-23** PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence. `passage`
- **2025-04-25** Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2025-03-13T04:00:00+00:00** Work Session Held - TABLED
- **2025-03-27T04:00:00+00:00** Work Session Held
- **2025-03-27T04:00:00+00:00** Voted - OTP
- **2025-04-11T04:00:00+00:00** Reported Out - OTP

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/466fcbf5-6d06-4755-8be4-6f76765ce70a`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maine legislature records).