Proudly Serving House District 145:
Bridgewater, Central Aroostook, Crystal, Dyer Brook, Hammond, Hersey, Island Falls, Linneus, Littleton, Ludlow, Merrill, Monticello, Moro, Mount Chase, New Limerick, Oakfield, Sherman, Smyrna & Stacyville
Representative Chris Johansen serves on the Environment & Natural Resources Committee
Rep. Johansen is a retired police officer and Vietnam veteran, having proudly served his country in the United States Marine Corps.
Previously, he served on the Criminal Justice & Public Safety Committee, and the Judiciary Committee. He makes his home in Monticello with his wife Cindy. They have two children and three grandchildren.
Committee on Environment & Natural Resources
Air and water quality; natural resource protection; site location of development laws, shoreland zoning, subdivisions and growth management; management and disposal of solid, hazardous, biomedical and special wastes; returnable containers; hydropower and dams; waste-to-energy facilities; mining; wind energy development; and general environmental policy, including oversight of the Department of Environmental Protection.
Constituent Services
Congratulatory letters, Legislative Sentiments, flags flown over the Capitol, assistance with state departments, general comments or questions about legislative matters.
Contact Information
Mail: 2 State House Station, Augusta, ME 04330
Email: Chris.Johansen@legislature.maine.gov
Legislative Office: (207) 287-1440
Sponsored Legislation (2019-2020)
| LD 45 | (HP46) |
| An Act To Amend the Law Regarding Maine’s Background Check Center | |
| LD 110 | (HP92) |
| An Act Regarding Credit Ratings Related to Overdue Medical Expenses | |
| LD 113 | (HP95) |
| An Act To Exclude Antique Tractors from the Laws Governing Motor Vehicle Racing | |
| LD 184 | (HP147) |
| An Act To Amend the Veterans’ Homelessness Prevention Coordination Program | |
| LD 210 | (HP173) |
| An Act To Increase Technology and Engineering Education for Grades 7 to 12 | |
| LD 335 | (HP260) |
| An Act To Require the State To Distribute 25 Percent of Adult Use Marijuana Retail Sales and Excise Tax Revenue to Generating Municipalities | |
| LD 337 | (HP262) |
| An Act To Start a Spring Bear Hunting Season | |
| LD 342 | (HP268) |
| An Act To Require a Person To Notify Law Enforcement Officers of the Possession of a Hypodermic Needle | |
| LD 350 | (HP276) |
| An Act To Exempt Head Start School Buses from Snow Tire Restrictions | |
| LD 390 | (HP299) |
| An Act To Amend the Laws Governing Dangerous Buildings | |
| LD 425 | (HP334) |
| An Act To Strengthen Small Businesses in Rural Maine by Changing the Minimum Wage | |
| LD 426 | (HP335) |
| An Act To Increase the Beverage Container Redemption Reimbursement To Offset Minimum Wage Increases | |
| 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 575 | (HP419) |
| An Act To Increase the Bottle Redemption Deposit and the Amount Retained by Bottle Redemption Centers | |
| LD 630 | (HP459) |
| An Act To Clarify That Food and Food Products Containing Hemp-derived Cannabidiol Produced and Sold within the State Are Not Adulterated and To Match the State’s Definition of “Hemp” to the Definition in Federal Law | |
| LD 637 | (SP199) |
| An Act Regarding Motor Vehicle Operation and Drug Use | |
| LD 782 | (SP226) |
| An Act Relating to Animals in Pulling Events | |
| LD 850 | (HP624) |
| Resolve, Directing the Department of Transportation To Erect Signs on Interstate 95 in Island Falls | |
| LD 871 | (HP645) |
| An Act To Establish the Crime of Endangering the Welfare of a Child by Transferring Illegal Drugs through Breast Milk | |
| LD 882 | (HP656) |
| Resolve, To Require the Examination of the System of Learning Results | |
| LD 884 | (HP658) |
| An Act To Repeal the Board of Licensing of Dietetic Practice | |
| LD 924 | (HP679) |
| An Act To Remove the Background Check Requirement for Maine Guides Who Are at Least 70 Years of Age and Hold a Lifetime Hunting or Fishing License | |
| LD 1077 | (HP800) |
| An Act To Ensure Fair Employment Opportunity for Maine Citizens and Legal Residents by Requiring the Use of the Federal Immigration Verification System | |
| LD 1111 | (HP815) |
| An Act Regarding Driver’s License Suspensions for Criminal Negligence | |
| LD 1232 | (HP893) |
| An Act To Ensure the Right To Work without Payment of Dues or Fees to a Labor Union as a Condition of Employment | |
| LD 1244 | (HP905) |
| An Act To Authorize the Gambling Control Board To Accept an Application from the Passamaquoddy Tribe To Operate 50 Slot Machines in the Tribe’s High-stakes Beano Facility | |
| LD 1292 | (HP935) |
| An Act To Lower Maine’s Individual Income Tax | |
| LD 1332 | (HP960) |
| RESOLUTION, Proposing an Amendment to the Constitution of Maine To Require State and Congressional Elections To Be Decided by a Plurality of Votes Cast | |
| LD 1448 | (HP1060) |
| An Act To Expand the Homestead Exemption for Disabled Veterans | |
| LD 1449 | (HP1061) |
| An Act To Facilitate Compliance with Federal Immigration Law by State and Local Government Entities | |
| LD 1485 | (HP1087) |
| An Act To Create an At-risk Persons Program in Maine | |
| LD 1669 | (HP1196) |
| RESOLUTION, Proposing an Amendment to the Constitution of Maine To Help Ensure That Direct Initiatives of Legislation Are Compatible with the Constitution of Maine and Statutory Law | |
| LD 1796 | (HP1275) |
| Resolve, To Study Transmission Grid Reliability and Rate Stability in Northern Maine | |
| LD 2050 | (SP723) |
| An Act To Establish the Central Aroostook County Emergency Medical Services Authority |
