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FL S0198
Concurrent Resolution
AI Summary
- Florida Senate Concurrent Resolution 198, introduced by Senator Berman, seeks to ratify the Equal Rights Amendment (ERA) to the U.S. Constitution, originally proposed by Congress on March 22, 1972
- The ERA 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 amendment carried a 7-year ratification deadline, later extended by Congress to 1982, after 35 states ratified it; the U.S. House passed a measure in 2021 to retroactively eliminate the deadline
- The amendment would grant Congress the power to enforce its provisions through appropriate legislation and would take effect two years after ratification
- Upon passage, 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
6/16/2025
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