Below are links to some news stories about legislation I am working on for the 28th District:
2025:
- Tacoma Weekly: Leavitt bill focuses on violent predators
- The Olympian: Bill capping annual rent increases at 7% clears WA House: ‘We must give people stability’
- Suburban Times: Bill Strengthening Public Safety Measures for Sexually Violent Predators Advances to the Senate
- MyNorthwest: Washington House passes bill that could majorly redefine ‘excessive speeding’
- 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