AL HJR97

Alabama legislature ratifies the Equal Rights Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, which was originally proposed by Congress on March 22, 1972 and has been ratified by 38 state legislatures.

The amendment guarantees that equality of rights under the law shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or any State on account of sex.

Congress and the states are granted power to enforce the amendment's provisions by appropriate legislation, with the amendment taking effect two years after ratification.

Resolution argues that the time limit for ratification in the original resolving clause is not part of the amendment itself and may be disregarded under principles established by Coleman v. Miller, 307 U.S. 433 (1939).

Copies of the resolution shall be transmitted to the President, Speaker of the House, Senate President, Alabama Congressional Delegation, the National Archives, the Governor of Alabama, and the State Attorney General.