FL S0082

Ratifies the Equal Rights Amendment (ERA) to the United States Constitution on behalf of the State of Florida, which prohibits denial or abridgment of equality of rights under the law on account of sex

The ERA was originally passed by Congress on March 22, 1972, with an initial 7-year ratification deadline later extended to 1982, after 35 states ratified it

The proposed constitutional amendment would grant Congress the power to enforce equal rights provisions through appropriate legislation

The amendment would take effect two years after the date of ratification

Directs the Florida Secretary of State to send certified copies to the President, U.S. Secretary of State, Senate President, House Speaker, and General Services Administration Administrator