Maine House GOP 
Rep. Josh Morris
Proudly Serving House District 75:
Turner, Leeds & Livermore (part)
Representative Josh Morris serves as the House Republican Lead on 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 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.
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.
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 |
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