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AZ HCR2020
Concurrent Resolution
Status
3/31/2015
Primary Sponsor
Victoria Steele
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AI Summary
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Ratifies the proposed 27th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, known as the Equal Rights Amendment, which was adopted by Congress on March 22, 1972.
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The amendment 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.
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Grants Congress power to enforce the amendment through appropriate legislation.
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Specifies the amendment takes effect two years after ratification and requires ratification by three-fourths of states within seven years of congressional submission.
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Directs Arizona's Secretary of State to transmit the ratification resolution to the President of the U.S. Senate and Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives.
Legislative Description
Ratification; equal rights amendment
Last Action
Referred to House RULES Committee
3/31/2015