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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 regardless of sex. The resolution acknowledges the historical context of the ERA, noting that it was originally approved by Congress in 1972 with a seven-year ratification deadline later extended to 1982, and that in 2021, the U.S. House of Representatives passed a measure to retroactively eliminate the ratification deadline. The resolution formally endorses the amendment's three key provisions: first, that equality of rights under the law cannot be denied or abridged by the United States or any state based on sex; second, that Congress has the power to enforce the amendment through appropriate legislation; and third, 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, thus formally communicating Florida's support for the ERA.

https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/82