House Passes Andrea Smith Hudson Act to Stop Reckless Speeding, Senate Up Next
House Passes Andrea Smith Hudson Act to Stop Reckless Speeding, Senate Up Next OLYMPIA—The Washington State House of Representatives has taken a decisive step toward preventing deadly speeding crashes, passing...
Bill Strengthening Public Safety Measures for Sexually Violent Predators Advances to the Senate
Olympia, WA — House Bill 1133, a measure aimed at enhancing public safety by refining the civil commitment process for sexually violent predators (SVPs), has passed the Washington State House...
Below are links to some news stories about legislation I am working on for the 28th District:
2025:
- Seattle Times: WA bill makes it easier to find shelter for pets in a disaster (Opinion)
- EcoNews: Goodbye to speeding in this state’s highways: New mandatory device for cars
- Suburban Times: Rep. Mari Leavitt to Host Community Town Hall on March 15
- Lewiston Tribune: OPINION: WA bill aimed at repeat speeders could save lives
- Sourcing Journal: Washington State Takes on Organized Retail Crime With Harsher Sentencing Bill
- Seattle Times (Editorial Board): High-tech roadblock for repeat speeders could save lives
- King 5: Cracking down on organized retail theft: Lawmaker hopes to lengthen perpetrators’ prison sentences
- The News Tribune: Far too many Washingtonians are dying from excessive speeding. This bill could help | Opinion
- Suburban Times: Leavitt ferry reform bill improves maintenance
- Eco News: Goodbye to speeding in this state’s highways: New mandatory device for cars
- King 5: Grieving father pushes to change state law after deadly crash involving speeding driver
- Pluribus: Legislators eye car tech to slow down habitual speeders
- Suburban Times: Andrea Smith Hudson: Honoring a loving mother by forging change
- KHQ: Legislators hear bill to lengthen sentences for organized retail theft
- Car and Driver: On Speed Limiters in Washington State
- Apple Valley News: Washington legislation could put speed limiting devices on cars of habitual speeders
- RV Travel: Washington state considers extreme measures to slow down speeders
- Hoodline and TechStory: Washington State Targets Surge in Traffic Deaths with Speed-Limiting Tech for Habitual Speeders
- Road and Track: Washington State Bill Would Put Smart Speed-Limiting Devices in Speeders’ Cars
- Tarmac Life: Washington Drivers May Face GPS-Based Speed-Limiting Devices
- Fox: Washington state lawmakers propose requiring speed-limiting devices in cars of drivers with speeding history
- Seattle Times: WA Legislature considers in-car speed limiters to help curb traffic deaths
- KIRO: Speed demons on a leash: Bill would require limiter device for reckless drivers
- Suburban Times: Rep. Leavitt celebrating students and talent of 28th
- KIRO: Protest, but play nice: Washington weighs new rules on student aid, campus demos
- Seattle Times: WA bill would limit cellphone use in schools
- TVW Legislative Review: Overview of HB 1136
2024 and older:
- The News Tribune: Kids with disabilities soon will have fun at ‘inclusive playground’ in Pierce County
- KING 5: Sidewalks are finally coming to Bethel School District’s dark, dangerous roads
- Washington State Standard: As campaigning revs up, WA laws aim to detect cyber attacks and protect election workers
- The Suburban Times: Leavitt bill to help the vulnerable during extreme weather signed into law
- The Suburban Times: Governor signs Leavitt bill – the Lucas Petty Act – to protect students from opioids and fentanyl
- Seattle Times: Washington Gov. Inslee signs fentanyl bill sending money to disproportionately affected tribes
- ABC: Washington Gov. Inslee signs fentanyl bill sending money to disproportionately affected tribes
- Associated Press: Washington Gov. Inslee signs fentanyl bill sending money to disproportionately affected tribes
- Columbian: Washington Gov. Inslee signs fentanyl bill sending money to disproportionately affected tribes
- BNN: Washington State Legislature Passes Bills Boosting Support for Veterans and Military Families
- The Suburban Times: Leavitt bills to support military families and veterans headed to the Governor’s desk
- The News Tribune: Opioid prevention, new gun laws among bills passed
- KHQ: Harassing election workers set to become a felony in Washington
- Tacoma Weekly: Legislature passes bills to support military families, veterans
- The 74: Bill Requiring WA Schools to Carry Overdose Reversal Medication Heads to Inslee
- Washington State Standard: Bill requiring WA schools to carry overdose reversal medication heads to Inslee
- KING5: ‘Lucas Petty Act’ would add opioid, fentanyl awareness to health education courses
- BNN: Rep. Mari Leavitt Champions Public Safety and Anti-Fentanyl Legislation as Session Nears End
- The Suburban Times: Legislative Update: A Focus on Community & Public Safety
- University of Washington: Session News: UW Regents thank lawmakers for continued support of the UW
- Washington Post: Washington lawmakers advance bill making it a felony to threaten election workers
- Lynwood Times: Snohomish County Auditor praises advance of election worker protection bill
- MLT News: State lawmakers show bipartisan support for fight against fentanyl
- KOMO: Washington lawmakers advance bill making it a felony to threaten election workers
- Seattle Times: WA lawmakers advance bill making it a felony to threaten election workers
- Associated Press: Washington lawmakers advance bill making it a felony to threaten election workers
- The Lion: Bill mandating fentanyl education for students passes Washington state House
- The Spectator: New House Bill Seeks to Transform Education on Fentanyl
- KHQ: Bill relaxing zoning requirements for small businesses before Washington Senate
- FOX28: Bill relaxing zoning requirements for small businesses before Washington Senate
- KUOW: Curriculum about fentanyl, other opioids could come to WA junior high classrooms
- KUOW: Week in Review: crime prevention, fentanyl, and kids
- Seattle Times: WA House passes fentanyl education bill
- The News-Tribune: My constituent lost a son to fentanyl. WA can solve this crisis — if we act fast
- KIRO: ‘Worst drug threat I’ve seen’: Washington’s teen fentanyl overdoses double rate of U.S. average
- The News-Tribune: New session, new bills. Here’s some of what WA lawmakers are proposing in 2024
- The Spokesman: Tougher punishment for harassing election workers passes the House twice, now confronts the Senate
- The Chronicle: Other Views: Bill requiring fentanyl education in Washington schools deserves bipartisan support
- Seattle Times: Bill requiring fentanyl education in WA schools deserves bipartisan support
- Washington State Standard: For second time, Washington House backs tougher penalties for threatening election workers
- TVW: Testimony on HB 1241: Opioid and fentanyl prevention education in public schools
- Bellingham Herald: New session, new bills. Here’s some of what WA lawmakers are proposing in 2024
- The Suburban Times: Join Reps. Leavitt and Bronoske for events in December & January
- KUOW: Election mail threats across the PNW prompt new look at protections heading into 2024
- The Suburban Times: A Day to Honor Our Veterans
- KING5: Envelope that led to King County Elections office evacuation had traces of fentanyl in it
- KING5: Snohomish County finds suspicious mail similar to items found at 4 other Washington election officers
- US Times Post: Snohomish County finds suspicious mail similar to items found at 4 other Washington election officers
- KING5: Suspicious envelopes stop ballot counts
- The News Tribune: Should WA police be able to pursue stolen vehicles? 16 Pierce County mayors think so
- The Suburban Times: Veterans Day Memorial Ceremony Planned for Nov. 11
- Stateline: It’s hazing season on college campuses. State safeguards are uneven
- Spokesman Review: New Washington state laws take effect in July. Here are a few:
- City of Lakewood: Transforming Fort Steilacoom Park
- Tacoma News Tribune: New improvements coming to Lakewood Fort Steilacoom Park’s baseball diamond next month
- KIRO7: Sen. Cantwell visits Seattle to discuss area’s fentanyl crisis
- Olympian: New Washington state laws go into effect Sunday. Here are some of the key ones
- KING5: Family of WSU hazing victim working with UW students on national database to track incidents
- Tacoma Weekly: Korean Community Marks Key Anniversaries
- Tacoma Weekly: Teen Late Night Program Launched For Summer
- The Seattle Times: New law, inspired by WSU student’s death, stiffens penalties for hazing
- Big Country News:Gov. Inslee signs anti-hazing bill named after Sam Martinez into law
- KING5: Washington is 15th state to make hazing a felony under new law
- KING5: Gov. Inslee expected to sign “Sam’s Law” anti-hazing bill
- KREM2: ‘It’s bittersweet,’ Inslee to sign WA’s new hazing law Monday
- The Chronicle: Bill Addressing Overdoses by Banning Private Use of Pill Presses Signed Into Law
- The Chronicle: Robocall Protection Bill Signed Into Law After Passing Washington Legislature
- Spokesman Review: EWU gets broader authority for doctorate degrees
- KIRO7: Gov. Inslee signs bill targeting illegal robocalls in Washington
- My Northwest: New law aims to protect people from phone scams, robocalls
- KOMO: Inslee signs bill aimed to crack down on illegal pill press operations
- Cascadia Daily News: Legislature passes several bills to support higher education
- Olympian: WA governor has signed nearly 100 bills into law so far. Here are some of the key ones
- U.S. Attorney Office: Fentanyl Pill Press Operator Sentenced to 30 Years in Federal Prison
- Yahoo News: Inslee signs “Tyler’s Law” prohibiting pill presses
- KIT Newstalk: Illegal Robocalls Get The Boot From WA State Lawmakers
- KING 5: Gov. Jay Inslee signs bill targeting fentanyl ‘pill press’ use
- FOX Q13: War on Fentanyl: Bill to make ownership of pill presses illegal in Washington heads to Governor’s desk
- News Tribune: Lawmakers have until Wednesday to pass bills from the other chamber. Here’s some of what’s passed
- WA Office of the Attorney General: AG Ferguson, Rep. Leavitt bill providing accountability for illegal robocalls passes legislature
- Geekwire: Washington state lawmakers unanimously approve law to limit robocalls, hold telecoms accountable
- Seattle Times: WA lawmakers crack down on robocalls
- KING5: Washington state lawmakers pass bill strengthening protections against robocalls, phone scams
- KIRO: Legislation seeks to make robocalls illegal in Washington
- KLXY: WA Senate passes bill to create more penalties for hazing
- Yahoo News: 35th District State Lawmaker Voices Support for Bill Addressing Fake Pills
- Capital Ideas Podcast: Supporting Military Spouses, Mitigating Climate Change Impacts, and Pushing Back Against Fentanyl
- The Center Square: ‘Industrious monsters’: Washington bill targets fentanyl pill production
- Columbia Basin Herald: Bill targets use of pill presses to make counterfeit drugs
- Spokesman Review: ‘Culture of secrecy’: Bill to increase hazing penalty moves closer to final passage
- Big Country News: Wellness phone app now available for Washington state law enforcement
- KING5: Bill to strengthen hazing laws gets support, scrutiny during Senate hearing
- KING5: Hazing was the ‘breaking point’ for WSU freshman who died by suicide, parents say
- KING5: Bill to strengthen hazing laws gets support, scrutiny during Senate hearing
- KNDO NBC: Bill to crack down on robocalls passes in Washington state House
- The Seattle Times: Pass anti-hazing legislation to help save students’ lives
- The Seattle Times: Increase the penalties for hazing and end the culture that took my son’s life
- The Daily Evergreen: Increase in legal penalties for hazing reaches second bid
- The Suburban Times: Legislation on illegal robocalls passes House Consumer Protection & Business Committee
- The Suburban Times: Harrison Preparatory Student Completes House Page Program
- KXLY: Heartbroken parents plea for more severe penalties for hazing
- KING5: House committee debates bill that would increase penalty for hazing
- KIRO7: Parents of student who died in hazing incident testify in hearing for new bill
- KING5: Washington House bill to increase penalty for hazing under debate
- Spokesman Review: Anti-hazing bill ‘Sam’s Law’ appears in the Washington House for the second year