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This concurrent resolution ratifies the proposed Equal Rights Amendment (ERA) to the United States Constitution, which would constitutionally guarantee equal rights for men and women. The resolution acknowledges that the original ERA was initially approved by Congress in 1972 with a seven-year ratification deadline, later extended to 1982, and that in 2021, congressional efforts were made to eliminate the retrospective ratification deadline. The specific text of the proposed constitutional amendment states that equality of rights under the law cannot be denied or abridged by the United States or any state based on sex, grants Congress the power to enforce this amendment through legislation, and specifies that the amendment would take effect two years after ratification. Additionally, the resolution directs the Florida Secretary of State to send certified copies of the resolution to key federal government officials, including the President, Secretary of State, Senate President, House Speaker, and General Services Administration Administrator, formally communicating Florida's support for the ERA and its constitutional equality provisions.

https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2025/198