{
 "as_of": "2026-11-10",
 "source": "legal-timeline.md",
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  {
   "code": "WA",
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   "level": "state",
   "effective": "2023-01-01",
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  {
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   "level": "state",
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   "note": "date secondary; duty confirmed by Labor Commissioner FAQ"
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   "code": "NY",
   "name": "New York State",
   "level": "state",
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   "note": ""
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  {
   "code": "HI",
   "name": "Hawaii",
   "level": "state",
   "effective": "2024-01-01",
   "primary": true,
   "note": ""
  },
  {
   "code": "DC",
   "name": "District of Columbia",
   "level": "state",
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   "note": "date secondary; law confirmed"
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  {
   "code": "MD",
   "name": "Maryland",
   "level": "state",
   "effective": "2024-10-01",
   "primary": false,
   "note": "date secondary; law confirmed"
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  {
   "code": "IL",
   "name": "Illinois",
   "level": "state",
   "effective": "2025-01-01",
   "primary": true,
   "note": ""
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  {
   "code": "MN",
   "name": "Minnesota",
   "level": "state",
   "effective": "2025-01-01",
   "primary": true,
   "note": ""
  },
  {
   "code": "NJ",
   "name": "New Jersey",
   "level": "state",
   "effective": "2025-06-01",
   "primary": true,
   "note": ""
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  {
   "code": "VT",
   "name": "Vermont",
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   "note": ""
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   "code": "MA",
   "name": "Massachusetts",
   "level": "state",
   "effective": "2025-10-29",
   "primary": true,
   "note": ""
  },
  {
   "code": "VA",
   "name": "Virginia",
   "level": "state",
   "effective": "2026-07-01",
   "primary": true,
   "note": ""
  },
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   "code": "ME",
   "name": "Maine",
   "level": "state",
   "effective": "2026-07-29",
   "primary": false,
   "note": "date secondary; statute confirmed"
  },
  {
   "code": "CT",
   "name": "Connecticut",
   "level": "state",
   "effective": "2026-10-01",
   "primary": true,
   "note": ""
  },
  {
   "code": "NY",
   "name": "New York City",
   "level": "local",
   "effective": "2022-11-01",
   "primary": true,
   "note": ""
  },
  {
   "code": "NJ",
   "name": "Jersey City",
   "level": "local",
   "effective": "2022",
   "primary": true,
   "note": ""
  },
  {
   "code": "NY",
   "name": "Ithaca",
   "level": "local",
   "effective": "2022-09-01",
   "primary": true,
   "note": ""
  },
  {
   "code": "NY",
   "name": "Westchester County",
   "level": "local",
   "effective": "2022-11-06",
   "primary": false,
   "note": ""
  },
  {
   "code": "OH",
   "name": "Cleveland",
   "level": "local",
   "effective": "2025-10-27",
   "primary": true,
   "note": ""
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   "code": "CA",
   "name": "California",
   "level": "state",
   "effective": "2018-01-01",
   "primary": true,
   "note": ""
  },
  {
   "code": "CO",
   "name": "Colorado",
   "level": "state",
   "effective": "2021-01-01",
   "primary": true,
   "note": ""
  },
  {
   "code": "CT",
   "name": "Connecticut",
   "level": "state",
   "effective": "2019-01-01",
   "primary": true,
   "note": ""
  },
  {
   "code": "DE",
   "name": "Delaware",
   "level": "state",
   "effective": "2017-12-14",
   "primary": true,
   "note": ""
  },
  {
   "code": "HI",
   "name": "Hawaii",
   "level": "state",
   "effective": "2019-01-01",
   "primary": true,
   "note": ""
  },
  {
   "code": "IL",
   "name": "Illinois",
   "level": "state",
   "effective": "2019-09-29",
   "primary": true,
   "note": ""
  },
  {
   "code": "ME",
   "name": "Maine",
   "level": "state",
   "effective": "2019-09",
   "primary": true,
   "note": ""
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  {
   "code": "MD",
   "name": "Maryland",
   "level": "state",
   "effective": "2020-10-01",
   "primary": true,
   "note": ""
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  {
   "code": "MA",
   "name": "Massachusetts",
   "level": "state",
   "effective": "2018-07-01",
   "primary": true,
   "note": ""
  },
  {
   "code": "MN",
   "name": "Minnesota",
   "level": "state",
   "effective": "2024-01-01",
   "primary": true,
   "note": ""
  },
  {
   "code": "NY",
   "name": "New York State",
   "level": "state",
   "effective": "2020-01-06",
   "primary": true,
   "note": ""
  },
  {
   "code": "OR",
   "name": "Oregon",
   "level": "state",
   "effective": "2017-10-06",
   "primary": true,
   "note": ""
  },
  {
   "code": "VT",
   "name": "Vermont",
   "level": "state",
   "effective": "2018-07-01",
   "primary": true,
   "note": ""
  },
  {
   "code": "VA",
   "name": "Virginia",
   "level": "state",
   "effective": "2026-07-01",
   "primary": true,
   "note": ""
  },
  {
   "code": "WA",
   "name": "Washington",
   "level": "state",
   "effective": "2019-07-28",
   "primary": true,
   "note": ""
  },
  {
   "code": "NV",
   "name": "Nevada",
   "level": "state",
   "effective": "2021-10-01",
   "primary": false,
   "note": "secondary only"
  },
  {
   "code": "RI",
   "name": "Rhode Island",
   "level": "state",
   "effective": "2023-01-01",
   "primary": false,
   "note": "secondary only"
  },
  {
   "code": "NJ",
   "name": "New Jersey",
   "level": "state",
   "effective": "2020-01-01",
   "primary": false,
   "note": "screening ban primary; inquiry ban secondary"
  },
  {
   "code": "DC",
   "name": "District of Columbia",
   "level": "state",
   "effective": "2024-06-30",
   "primary": false,
   "note": "bans requiring it as a condition of interview or consideration"
  },
  {
   "code": "NY",
   "name": "New York City",
   "level": "local",
   "effective": "2017-10-31",
   "primary": true,
   "note": ""
  },
  {
   "code": "CA",
   "name": "San Francisco",
   "level": "local",
   "effective": "2018-07-01",
   "primary": true,
   "note": ""
  },
  {
   "code": "PA",
   "name": "Philadelphia",
   "level": "local",
   "effective": "2020-09-01",
   "primary": true,
   "note": ""
  },
  {
   "code": "MO",
   "name": "Kansas City",
   "level": "local",
   "effective": "2019-10-31",
   "primary": true,
   "note": ""
  },
  {
   "code": "OH",
   "name": "Cincinnati",
   "level": "local",
   "effective": "2020-03",
   "primary": false,
   "note": ""
  },
  {
   "code": "OH",
   "name": "Toledo",
   "level": "local",
   "effective": "2020-06",
   "primary": false,
   "note": ""
  },
  {
   "code": "OH",
   "name": "Columbus",
   "level": "local",
   "effective": "2024-03-01",
   "primary": true,
   "note": ""
  },
  {
   "code": "OH",
   "name": "Cleveland",
   "level": "local",
   "effective": "2025-10-27",
   "primary": true,
   "note": ""
  }
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