HB 2156 — Concerning the authority of investigators of the attorney general's office.
Congress · introduced 2026-01-12
AN ACT Relating to the authority of investigators of the attorney general's office;
Latest action: 2026-03-30 — Effective date 6/11/2026.
Sponsors
- Obras, Edwin (D, WA-33) — sponsor · 2026-01-12
- Goodman, Roger (D, WA-45) — cosponsor · 2026-01-12
- Leavitt, Mari (D, WA-28) — cosponsor · 2026-01-12
- Reed, Julia (D, WA-36) — cosponsor · 2026-01-12
- Zahn, Janice (D, WA-41) — cosponsor · 2026-01-12
- Thomas, Brianna (D, WA-34) — cosponsor · 2026-01-12
- Gregerson, Mia (D, WA-33) — cosponsor · 2026-01-12
- Ormsby, Timm (D, WA-3) — cosponsor · 2026-01-12
- Reeves, Kristine (D, WA-30) — cosponsor · 2026-01-12
- Thai, My-Linh (D, WA-41) — cosponsor · 2026-01-12
- Macri, Nicole (D, WA-43) — cosponsor · 2026-01-12
- Fosse, Mary (D, WA-38) — cosponsor · 2026-01-12
- Salahuddin, Osman (D, WA-48) — cosponsor · 2026-01-12
Action timeline
- · house — Prefiled for introduction.
- · house — First reading, referred to Community Safety (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report).
- · house — First reading, referred to Community Safety.
- · house — CS - Executive action taken by committee.
- · house — CS - Majority; do pass.
- · house — Minority; do not pass.
- · house — Referred to Rules 2 Review.
- · house — Rules Committee relieved of further consideration. Placed on second reading.
- · house — Floor amendment(s) adopted.
- · house — Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.
- · house — Third reading, passed; yeas, 54; nays, 43; absent, 0; excused, 1.
- · house — First reading, referred to Law & Justice.
- · house — LAW - Majority; do pass with amendment(s).
- · house — Minority; do not pass.
- · house — Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
- · house — Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.
- · house — Committee amendment(s) adopted with no other amendments.
- · house — Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.
- · house — Third reading, passed; yeas, 29; nays, 19; absent, 0; excused, 1.
- · house — House concurred in Senate amendments.
- · house — Passed final passage; yeas, 54; nays, 33; absent, 8; excused, 3.
- · house — Vote on final passage will be reconsidered.
- · house — Passed final passage; yeas, 54; nays, 41; absent, 0; excused, 3.
- · house — Speaker signed.
- · house — President signed.
- · house — Delivered to Governor.
- · house — Governor signed.
- · house — Chapter 242, 2026 Laws.
- · house — Effective date 6/11/2026.
Text versions
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Connected on the graph
Inbound (13)
| date | from | type | amount | role | source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-01-12 | Fosse, Mary | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| 2026-01-12 | Goodman, Roger | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| 2026-01-12 | Gregerson, Mia | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| 2026-01-12 | Leavitt, Mari | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| 2026-01-12 | Macri, Nicole | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| 2026-01-12 | Obras, Edwin | sponsor_of_bill | — | sponsor | sponsorship |
| 2026-01-12 | Ormsby, Timm | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| 2026-01-12 | Reed, Julia | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| 2026-01-12 | Reeves, Kristine | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| 2026-01-12 | Salahuddin, Osman | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| 2026-01-12 | Thai, My-Linh | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| 2026-01-12 | Thomas, Brianna | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| 2026-01-12 | Zahn, Janice | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
Who matters
Members ranked by combined influence on this bill: role (sponsor 5 / cosponsor 1), capped speech count from the Congressional Record, and recorded-vote engagement.
| # | Member | Role | Speeches | Voted | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Obras, Edwin (D, state_lower WA-33) | sponsor | 0 | — | 5 |
| 2 | Fosse, Mary (D, state_lower WA-38) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 3 | Goodman, Roger (D, state_lower WA-45) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 4 | Gregerson, Mia (D, state_lower WA-33) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 5 | Leavitt, Mari (D, state_lower WA-28) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 6 | Macri, Nicole (D, state_lower WA-43) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 7 | Ormsby, Timm (D, state_lower WA-3) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 8 | Reed, Julia (D, state_lower WA-36) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 9 | Reeves, Kristine (D, state_lower WA-30) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 10 | Salahuddin, Osman (D, state_lower WA-48) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 11 | Thai, My-Linh (D, state_lower WA-41) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 12 | Thomas, Brianna (D, state_lower WA-34) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 13 | Zahn, Janice (D, state_lower WA-41) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
Predicted vote
Aggregated from: actual roll-call votes (when present) → sponsor → cosponsor → party median (predicts YES when ≥25% of the caucus sponsored/cosponsored). Each row labels its confidence tier so you can see why a position was predicted.
0 predicted yes (0%) · 543 predicted no (100%) · 0 unknown (0%)
By party: · R: 0 yes / 277 no · D: 0 yes / 263 no · I: 0 yes / 3 no
Activity
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- 2026-01-12 · cosponsored by Macri, Nicole (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-01-12 · cosponsored by Fosse, Mary (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-01-12 · cosponsored by Zahn, Janice (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-01-12 · cosponsored by Ormsby, Timm (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-01-12 · cosponsored by Reed, Julia (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-01-12 · cosponsored by Goodman, Roger (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-01-12 · cosponsored by Thomas, Brianna (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-01-12 · cosponsored by Gregerson, Mia (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-01-12 · cosponsored by Salahuddin, Osman (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-01-12 · cosponsored by Leavitt, Mari (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-01-12 · sponsored by Obras, Edwin (sponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-01-12 · cosponsored by Reeves, Kristine (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-01-12 · cosponsored by Thai, My-Linh (cosponsor) · sponsorship