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EHB 2156 Details

Legal Title AN ACT Relating to the authority of investigators of the attorney general's office;
Bill Description Concerning the authority of investigators of the attorney general's office.

Details

Date Introduced 01/12/2026
Originating Chamber House
Biennium 2025-26
Total Campaign Dollars Backing Bill $3,962,931.25

Bill Topics

ATTORNEY GENERAL
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Sponsors

Representative Obras (Primary)
Representative Goodman
Representative Leavitt
Representative Reed
Representative Zahn
Representative Thomas
Representative Gregerson
Representative Ormsby
Representative Reeves
Representative Thai
Representative Macri
Representative Fosse
Representative Salahuddin

Committee Hearings

Hearing House Community Safety (Public)
Hearing House Community Safety (Executive)
Hearing Senate Law & Justice (Public)
Hearing Senate Law & Justice (Executive)

EHB 2156 Bill Timeline

Go to EHB 2156 at leg.wa.gov
Became Law
03/30/2026
Effective date 6/11/2026.
03/30/2026
Chapter 242, 2026 Laws.
03/30/2026
Governor signed.
03/12/2026
Delivered to Governor.
03/11/2026
President signed.
03/11/2026
Speaker signed.
03/11/2026
Passed final passage; yeas, 54; nays, 41; absent, 0; excused, 3.
03/11/2026
Vote on final passage will be reconsidered.
03/11/2026
Passed final passage; yeas, 54; nays, 33; absent, 8; excused, 3.
03/11/2026
House concurred in Senate amendments.
03/05/2026
Third reading, passed; yeas, 29; nays, 19; absent, 0; excused, 1.
03/05/2026
Committee amendment(s) adopted with no other amendments.
03/03/2026
Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.
02/25/2026
Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
02/24/2026
LAW - Majority; do pass with amendment(s).
02/18/2026
First reading, referred to Law & Justice.
02/16/2026
Third reading, passed; yeas, 54; nays, 43; absent, 0; excused, 1.
02/16/2026
Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.
02/16/2026
Floor amendment(s) adopted.
02/10/2026
Rules Committee relieved of further consideration. Placed on second reading.
01/23/2026
Referred to Rules 2 Review.
01/22/2026
Minority; do not pass.
01/22/2026
CS - Majority; do pass.
01/22/2026
CS - Executive action taken by committee.
01/12/2026
First reading, referred to Community Safety.
01/12/2026
First reading, referred to Community Safety (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report).
12/16/2025
Prefiled for introduction.

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