2SHB 2105 — Concerning immigrant worker protections.

What this bill does

Requires an employer to notify its workers and certain former workers within 72 hours of receiving a federal Notice of Inspection of its Employment Eligibility Verification Forms I-9 (Forms I-9). Requires an employer to notify affected workers within 72 hours of receiving the results of any inspection of its Forms I-9. Prohibits employers from voluntarily consenting to federal agencies to access, review, or obtain the employer's worker records without a subpoena or judicial warrant, except for inspections of Forms I-9 or when required by federal law. Allows the Attorney General to bring a civil action to enjoin violations and obtain minimum penalties, and allows injured workers and other persons to bring a private civil action to enjoin violations and obtain actual damages or statutory damages.

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Floor votes

• House — 3rd Reading & Final Passage · February 13, 2026
  56 yea · 38 nay · 4 not voting
• House — Final Passage as Amended by the Senate · March 11, 2026
  58 yea · 38 nay · 2 not voting
• Senate — 885 Gildon Pg 7 Ln 10 · March 5, 2026
  22 yea · 25 nay · 2 not voting
• Senate — 3rd Reading & Final Passage as Amended by the Senate · March 5, 2026
  27 yea · 21 nay · 1 not voting

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