Edwin Obras
Representative
· Democrat
· District 33
· most recent term 2025–26
2025–26 · House · D · LD 33
16
Bills as prime sponsor
6
of those became law
207
Bills co-sponsored
1,201
Recorded votes
0.0%
Absent or excused
| Bill | What it does | Prime sponsor | Status | Last action |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HB 2105 2025–26 |
Immigrant workersRequires an employer to notify its workers within five days of receiving a federal Notice of Inspection of Employment Eligibility Verification Forms I-9 (Forms I-9). | Lillian Ortiz-Self (D-21) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 240, Laws of 2026 |
Mar 30, 2026 |
| HB 2156 2025–26 |
AGO investigator authorityAllows the Attorney General's Office (AGO) to designate investigator positions that are limited authority peace officers in order to investigate economic and financial crimes. | Edwin Obras (D-33) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 242, Laws of 2026 |
Mar 30, 2026 |
| HB 2411 2025–26 |
Shared leaveExpands the types of events that qualify a state employee for the leave sharing program to include employees who are victims of a hate crime and employees whose absence from work is due to the involvement of that employee or... | Osman Salahuddin (D-48) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 241, Laws of 2026 |
Mar 30, 2026 |
| HB 2266 2025–26 |
Supportive & emerg. housingEstablishes siting requirements for transitional housing, permanent supportive housing, indoor emergency shelters, and indoor emergency housing (STEP housing). | Strom Peterson (D-21) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 232, Laws of 2026 |
Mar 27, 2026 |
| HB 1710 2025–26 |
Voting rights act complianceRequires certain political subdivisions proposing to make specified changes to their election system or policies, plan of government, or jurisdictional boundaries to first obtain preapproval from the Attorney General... | Sharlett Mena (D-29) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 211, Laws of 2026 |
Mar 25, 2026 |
| HB 1750 2025–26 |
Voting rights act claimsEstablishes separate standards for when a political subdivision's implementation or enforcement of an election policy or practice would violate the Washington Voting Rights Act's prohibition on the abridgment of voting rights... | Natasha Hill (D-3) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 215, Laws of 2026 |
Mar 25, 2026 |
| HB 2416 2025–26 |
Waste to energy facilitiesProvides no-cost allowances to a waste-to-energy (WTE) facility for greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions through 2030. | Natasha Hill (D-3) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 216, Laws of 2026 |
Mar 25, 2026 |
| HB 1069 2025–26 |
Supp. retirement bargainingProvides that, for Department of Corrections employees, contributions for supplemental retirement benefits administered by or on behalf of an employee organization is a mandatory subject of bargaining. | Mary Fosse (D-38) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 189, Laws of 2026 |
Mar 24, 2026 |
| HB 2091 2025–26 |
Bargaining/employee info.Extends the requirement for public employers to provide exclusive bargaining representatives with employee contact information to all public employers under the Personnel System Reform Act. | Julia Reed (D-36) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 195, Laws of 2026 |
Mar 24, 2026 |
| HB 2320 2025–26 |
Firearm manufacturingProhibits the manufacturing of certain firearms and firearm components through use of a three-dimensional printer or computer numerical control milling machine, subject to exceptions. | Osman Salahuddin (D-48) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 203, Laws of 2026 |
Mar 24, 2026 |
| HB 2532 2025–26 |
Nitrous oxide saleMakes the sale, furnishment, administration, and distribution of nitrous oxide a gross misdemeanor, with specified exemptions. | Joe Timmons (D-42) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 188, Laws of 2026 |
Mar 24, 2026 |
| HB 1128 2025–26 |
Child care workforce boardEstablishes the Washington State Child Care Workforce Standards Board (Board), and directs the Board to make recommendations on employment standards for child care workers. | Mary Fosse (D-38) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 148, Laws of 2026 |
Mar 23, 2026 |
| HB 1187 2025–26 |
Delayed ambulance billsProhibits ambulance services from selling or assigning debt to collection agencies until 120 days after an initial billing statement is sent to a patient or other responsible party for ambulance services following a motor... | Cindy Ryu (D-32) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 126, Laws of 2026 |
Mar 23, 2026 |
| HB 2089 2025–26 |
Taxes on loan interestDirects the revenue generated by the removal of the business and occupation (B&O) tax deduction into the Wildfire Response, Forest Restoration, and Community Resilience Account. | Shaun Scott (D-43) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 131, Laws of 2026 |
Mar 23, 2026 |
| HB 2264 2025–26 |
Unemployment ins./layoffsAllows a person to access unemployment insurance benefits when voluntarily participating in an employer-initiated layoff or reduction in force plan so long as their termination is the result of the plan. | Liz Berry (D-36) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 150, Laws of 2026 |
Mar 23, 2026 |
| HB 2475 2025–26 |
Language accessRequires the Office of Equity to, by December 1, 2027, develop uniform guidelines for state agencies to provide for consistent delivery of language-accessible public programs, activities, and services in a manner that meets... | Lillian Ortiz-Self (D-21) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 142, Laws of 2026 |
Mar 23, 2026 |
| HB 2523 2025–26 |
Community reinvestment prg.Requires the Office of Equity (Equity) and the Department of Commerce (Commerce) to review and update the Community Reinvestment Plan (Plan) every five years, beginning in 2032, to address distribution of the Community... | Kristine Reeves (D-30) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 143, Laws of 2026 |
Mar 23, 2026 |
| HB 2165 2025–26 |
Peace officer false ident.Establishes the gross misdemeanor offense of False Identification as a Peace Officer, which a person commits by claiming to be a peace officer or creating an impression that the person is a peace officer under specified circumstances | Edwin Obras (D-33) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 114, Laws of 2026 |
Mar 19, 2026 |
| HB 1570 2025–26 |
Academic employee bargainingGrants specified student employees at Western Washington University the right to collectively bargain. | Joe Timmons (D-42) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 113, Laws of 2026 |
Mar 18, 2026 |
| HB 2495 2025–26 |
Removal of vehiclesAllows certain cities to have their authorized representatives direct the impoundment of vehicles obstructing streetcar operations, if the vehicle is within the right-of-way used for streetcar operations. | Brianna Thomas (D-34) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 99, Laws of 2026 |
Mar 18, 2026 |
| HB 2610 2025–26 |
Nonprofit housing providersExpands the allowable use of property for the nonprofit homeownership property tax exemption. | Chipalo Street (D-37) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 102, Laws of 2026 |
Mar 18, 2026 |
| HB 2238 2025–26 |
Statewide food securityAdds food security coordination and food system performance monitoring to the powers and duties of the Director of the Department of Agriculture (WSDA). | Kristine Reeves (D-30) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 83, Laws of 2026 |
Mar 17, 2026 |
| HB 2479 2025–26 |
Unpaid wage recoveryCreates the Wage Recovery Program and Wage Recovery Account to allow unpaid low-wage workers to receive disbursements if certain conditions are met. | Mary Fosse (D-38) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 53, Laws of 2026 |
Mar 14, 2026 |
| HB 1759 2025–26 |
Day of the 12sDesignates December 12th as the Day of the 12s. | Sharlett Mena (D-29) | Did not pass Did not pass · passed House, stalled in Senate |
Mar 12, 2026 |
| HB 2095 2025–26 |
Public way vulnerable usersEstablishes a rebuttable presumption of negligence for certain tort claims arising from a vehicle collision that proximately causes the injury or death of a vulnerable user of a public way if the victim was injured or killed... | Julia Reed (D-36) | Did not pass Did not pass · passed House, stalled in Senate |
Mar 12, 2026 |
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