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FL S0270
Concurrent Resolution
AI Summary
- Florida Senate Concurrent Resolution 270, introduced by Senator Berman, would ratify the proposed Equal Rights Amendment (ERA) to the United States Constitution on behalf of the State of Florida
- The ERA, originally approved by Congress on March 22, 1972, states that equality of rights under the law shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or any state on account of sex
- The original 7-year ratification deadline was extended by Congress to 1982 after 35 states ratified; the U.S. House passed a measure in 2021 to retroactively eliminate the deadline, with a companion measure introduced in the Senate
- The amendment would grant Congress the power to enforce its provisions through appropriate legislation and would take effect two years after ratification
- Certified copies of the resolution would be forwarded to the President of the United States, the U.S. Secretary of State, the President of the U.S. Senate, the Speaker of the U.S. House, and the Administrator of the General Services Administration
Legislative Description
Equal Rights for Men and Women
Last Action
Died in Judiciary
5/5/2023
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