AZ SCR1053

Ratifies the proposed Equal Rights Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, which provides that equality of rights under the law shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or any state on account of sex.

Specifies the amendment text includes three sections: Section 1 establishes equal rights protection, Section 2 grants Congress enforcement power, and Section 3 provides the amendment takes effect two years after ratification.

Directs the Arizona Secretary of State to transmit a copy of the resolution to the President of the U.S. Senate and Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives.

Identifies 14 states that have not yet ratified the amendment and argues Arizona should lead in supporting equal rights rather than waiting for other states to act.

Notes that ratification by three additional states would trigger requirements under U.S. House Resolution 757 for the House to verify the amendment's ratification as part of the Constitution.