HCR 8001 Summary

• Ratifies the Equal Rights Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, which was approved by both houses of Congress on March 22, 1972, and requires equality of rights under the law regardless of sex

• Constitutes Florida's ratification of the proposed amendment, with 35 of the necessary 38 states having already ratified it

• Establishes that the amendment prohibits denial or abridgment of equality rights by the United States or any state on account of sex, and gives Congress power to enforce it through appropriate legislation

• Provides that the amendment takes effect two years after the date of ratification

• Requires Florida's Secretary of State to transmit certified copies of the resolution to the President, Congress leaders, and relevant federal officials