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+from sqlalchemy import Column, String, Integer, Boolean, DateTime, ForeignKey
+from sqlalchemy.orm import relationship
+from sqlalchemy.sql import func
+from core.db.base_class import Base
+import uuid
+
+class State(Base):
+    __tablename__ = "states"
+
+    id = Column(Integer, primary_key=True, index=True)
+    name = Column(String, unique=True, nullable=False, index=True)
+    abbreviation = Column(String, unique=True, nullable=False, index=True)
+    is_active = Column(Boolean, default=True)
+
+    # Timestamps
+    created_at = Column(DateTime, default=func.now())
+    updated_at = Column(DateTime, default=func.now(), onupdate=func.now())
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