effective date

noun

: the day when a law, rule, contract, etc., starts to be used

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With a potential effective date of September 2025, the bill aims to balance innovation with fairness, transparency, and accountability, particularly as AI increasingly facilitates consequential decisions like hiring and employment background checks. Alonzo Martinez, Forbes, 17 Jan. 2025 When will the Social Security Fairness Act go into effect Once signed into law, the legislation's effective date involves Social Security payments for months after December 2023, according to the text of the bill. Kate Gibson, CBS News, 21 Dec. 2024 There are only nine days between oral arguments and the ban's effective date. Benedict Cosgrove, Newsweek, 18 Dec. 2024 The effective date of the agreement will be Dec. 1 if the voters approve Proposition 496. Shawn Raymundo, The Arizona Republic, 25 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for effective date 

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“Effective date.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/effective%20date. Accessed 6 Feb. 2025.

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