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MI SR0053

Resolution

Official Source

Status

Introduced

4/25/2019

Primary Sponsor

Dayna Polehanki

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Origin

Senate

100th Legislature

AI Summary

  • Designates May 22, 2019, as Equal Rights Advocacy Day in Michigan.
  • Notes that Michigan's Constitution does not explicitly guarantee equal rights regardless of gender, despite ratifying the U.S. Equal Rights Amendment on May 22, 1972.
  • Recognizes that gender discrimination laws can be repealed or reduced by a simple legislative majority and that systemic gender discrimination remains widespread.
  • Acknowledges that the Equal Rights Amendment was ratified by 37 of 38 states but lacks full ratification needed to guarantee equal rights for women in the U.S. Constitution.

Legislative Description

A resolution to commemorate May 22, 2019, as Equal Rights Advocacy Day.

Equal Rights Advocacy Day

Last Action

Referred To Committee On Government Operations

5/22/2019

Committee Referrals

Government Operations5/22/2019

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