The intended consequence is for more states to pass the same law.

Ok. So Colorado passed a law and it's now being excluded by employers.

Why would I ask my state to pass a law that's going to get it excluded by employers?

I am willing to accept some short term costs for long term gain.

As long as the west coast and northeast coast and IL and CO pass the law, then it will effectively be nationwide since most of the higher paid employees are in those states anyway. Just need CA to WA/CO/IL/NJ to MA to fall in line with each other, and employers will not really have a choice.

I don't consider pay equality a long term gain. I like negotiating for my compensation. I like that there's room to do so because different people have different needs and bring different value to the table, different employers have different resources available, etc.

Price equality is not the goal. Price transparency is. Microeconomics 101 is that market participants need pricing information in order to best allocate resources as supply and demand curves shift.

The more easy and quick it is to ascertain prices, the more quickly and efficiently resources, such as labor, get allocated.

Price transparency does not mean sellers have to pay the same price to everyone.

How badly do you want to work for an employer like that?

I've never minded not knowing my colleagues' compensation.

I've also never minded having to do some research before undertaking a job search or considering an offer.