DE HB1

Proposes adding a new Section 21 to Article I (Bill of Rights) of the Delaware Constitution stating "Equality of rights under the law shall not be denied or abridged on account of sex"

Represents the final leg of a constitutional amendment process, requiring two-thirds approval from both chambers of the General Assembly

Applies only to the State of Delaware and its political subdivisions, not to private entities

Acknowledges that compelling interests such as privacy may permit single-sex services or programming in certain circumstances

Delaware ratified the federal Equal Rights Amendment in 1972 as the third state but remains the only state that ratified the federal ERA without adding similar protections to its own constitution