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FL H0647
Concurrent Resolution
Status
Failed
3/8/2024
Primary Sponsor
Dotie Joseph
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AI Summary
- Florida's Legislature would ratify the proposed Equal Rights Amendment (ERA) to the U.S. Constitution, originally approved by Congress and sent to the states on March 22, 1972
- The ERA prohibits the denial or abridgment of equality of rights under the law by the United States or any state on account of sex
- The original 7-year ratification deadline was extended by Congress to 1982, and in 2021 the U.S. House passed a measure to retroactively eliminate the deadline entirely
- The amendment would take effect two years after the date of ratification
- Certified copies of the resolution would be forwarded by Florida's Secretary of State to the U.S. President, U.S. Secretary of State, President of the U.S. Senate, 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 Civil Justice Subcommittee
3/8/2024
Committee Referrals
Civil Justice Subcommittee11/30/2023
Full Bill Text
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