Maine House GOP 
Rep. Josh Morris
Proudly Serving House District 75:
Turner, Leeds & Livermore (part)
Representative Josh Morris serves on both the Labor & Housing Committee and the Health Coverage, Insurance & Financial Services Committee.
Rep. Morris resides in Turner where he works as a realtor. He graduated from Leavitt High School and the University of Southern Maine with a degree in Political Science. He is a member of the Maine Association of Realtors and the Nezinscot Lodge in Turner. In his spare time, Rep. Morris enjoys playing basketball, reading and walking his dog.
Committee on Labor & Housing
This Committee has jurisdiction over all new bills pertaining to the Department of Labor; wage and hour laws; working conditions, including health and safety; unemployment compensation; workers’ compensation; labor relations; collective bargaining; private sector retirement; Workers’ Compensation Board; Maine Labor Relations Board; retirement eligibility and benefits for state and municipal employees, including teachers; judicial and legislative retirement systems; Maine Public Employees Retirement System; insulation; Maine State Housing Authority; landlord-tenant laws; affordable housing; homelessness; housing safety; building codes; public services.
Committee on Health Coverage, Insurance & Financial Services
Banking; financial institutions; credit unions; consumer credit; credit law (business-related); Uniform Consumer Credit Code; Bureau of Financial Institutions; Bureau of Consumer Credit Protection; mortgage lending; foreclosure prevention; servicing of student loans; debt collection practices and debt buyers; Office of Securities; stocks, mutual funds, bonds and other securities; financial services; Bureau of Insurance; credit, automobile, life, property and casualty insurance; private health insurance; health and medical data; Maine Health Data Organization; health maintenance organizations; mandated health benefits; health care reform; compliance with federal Affordable Care Act; prescription drugs; pharmacy benefit managers; cost containment; multiple employer welfare arrangements; State Employee Health Commission and state employee group health plan; long- term care insurance; disability income insurance; insurance rating, regulation and practices; insurance producers; professional and occupational licensing for health care and financial services; Maine Employers Mutual Insurance Company; workers’ compensation insurance; self- insurance; and viatical and life settlement contracts.
Constituent Services
Congratulatory letters, Legislative Sentiments, flags flown over the Capitol, assistance with state departments, general comments or questions about legislative matters.
Legislative Updates & Videos
Contact Information
Mail: 2 State House Station, Augusta, ME 04330
Email: Joshua.Morris@legislature.maine.gov
Legislative Office: (207) 287-1440
Sponsored Legislation (2019-2020)
| LD 15 | (HP16) |
| An Act To Provide for Municipalities To Allow Grocery Stores up to 10,000 Square Feet To Open on Thanksgiving, Easter and Christmas | |
| LD 110 | (HP92) |
| An Act Regarding Credit Ratings Related to Overdue Medical Expenses | |
| LD 184 | (HP147) |
| An Act To Amend the Veterans’ Homelessness Prevention Coordination Program | |
| LD 208 | (HP171) |
| An Act Regarding Small Claims Court Jurisdiction | |
| LD 294 | (HP218) |
| An Act To Require the Fiscal Impact Estimate of a Direct Initiative of Legislation To Be Included on the Ballot | |
| LD 390 | (HP299) |
| An Act To Amend the Laws Governing Dangerous Buildings | |
| LD 436 | (SP114) |
| Resolve, Directing the Secretary of State To Review Standards for Vision Tests | |
| LD 488 | (SP153) |
| An Act To Provide Campground Owners Immunity from Liability for the Inherent Risks of Camping | |
| LD 523 | (HP380) |
| An Act To Permit the Indoor Production of Industrial Hemp | |
| LD 533 | (HP390) |
| An Act To Eliminate the Statutory Duty To Retreat and Affirm the Right of Self-defense | |
| LD 540 | (HP397) |
| An Act Regarding Qualifications for District Attorneys | |
| LD 595 | (SP182) |
| An Act To Amend the Laws Governing the Unlawful Cutting of Trees | |
| LD 665 | (HP486) |
| An Act To Enact the Campus Free Expression Act | |
| LD 808 | (SP244) |
| An Act To Create a Youth Wage | |
| LD 853 | (HP627) |
| An Act To Facilitate Weekend Malt Liquor Purchases by Licensed Establishments | |
| LD 911 | (SP265) |
| An Act To Authorize a General Fund Bond Issue To Promote Land Conservation, Working Waterfronts, Water Access and Outdoor Recreation | |
| LD 1058 | (HP781) |
| An Act Concerning Liability for Direct Reimbursement of Unemployment Benefits | |
| LD 1064 | (HP787) |
| An Act To Address Maine’s Firefighter Shortage by Offering Firefighter Training for Credit in High School Career and Technical Education Programs | |
| LD 1125 | (SP345) |
| An Act To Amend MaineCare Reimbursement Related to Bad Debt and Bed-hold Days | |
| LD 1126 | (SP346) |
| Resolve, To Classify Employee Health Insurance as a Fixed Cost for MaineCare Reimbursement in Nursing Homes | |
| LD 1197 | (SP372) |
| An Act To Amend the Law Prohibiting the Denial by Health Insurers of Referrals by Out-of-network Providers | |
| LD 1255 | (HP916) |
| RESOLUTION, Proposing an Amendment to the Constitution of Maine To Require Referenda To Receive 60 Percent of the Vote To Become Law | |
| LD 1296 | (HP939) |
| An Act To Clarify the Scope of Practice of Certain Licensed Professionals Regarding Conversion Therapy | |
| LD 1308 | (SP404) |
| An Act To Better Fund Nursing Homes in the State To Better Help the Elderly and Disabled | |
| LD 1309 | (SP405) |
| An Act To Index MaineCare Reimbursement to Nursing Homes and Other Adult Care Facilities to Increases in the Minimum Wage | |
| LD 1389 | (SP433) |
| An Act To Address Transparency, Accountability and Oversight of Pharmacy Benefit Managers | |
| LD 1449 | (HP1061) |
| An Act To Facilitate Compliance with Federal Immigration Law by State and Local Government Entities | |
| LD 1454 | (HP1066) |
| An Act Concerning Elections in Maine Congressional Districts | |
| LD 1480 | (HP1082) |
| An Act To Modify Retirement Plans for Fire Investigators and Sergeants | |
| LD 1507 | (HP1099) |
| An Act Relating to Amateur Radio Service | |
| LD 1666 | (HP1192) |
| An Act To Require Certain Health Care Providers To Provide Patients Detailed Information on the Risks Associated with the Use of Opioid Medications and Schedule II Drugs | |
| LD 1866 | (SP638) |
| An Act To Increase the Automatic Draft Authority for Licensed Insurance Producers | |
| LD 2143 | (HP1532) |
| An Act Regarding Travel Insurance in the Maine Insurance Code |
