HCR 2036
ratification; equal rights amendment.
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Bill overview
This resolution seeks to have Arizona ratify the Equal Rights Amendment (ERA) to the U.S. Constitution. The ERA proposes that equality of rights under the law shall not be denied or abridged based on sex. Arizona’s ratification would contribute to the necessary number of states needed for the amendment to become part of the U.S. Constitution.
Key provisions
- Arizona legislature formally ratifies the proposed Equal Rights Amendment.
- The amendment guarantees equal rights for men and women under the law.
- The amendment grants Congress the power to enforce its provisions through legislation.
- The amendment’s effective date is set two years after ratification.
- A copy of the resolution is to be sent to the President of the Senate and the Speaker of the House.
Who is affected
- All U.S. citizens
- Women
- Men
- The United States Government
- State of Arizona
Notable changes
- This resolution would add the ERA to the U.S. Constitution, guaranteeing equal rights regardless of sex.
- The amendment empowers Congress to legislate and enforce equal rights protections.
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| REFERENCE TITLE: ratification; equal rights amendment. |
| State of Arizona House of Representatives Fifty-seventh Legislature Second Regular Session 2026 |
| HCR 2036 |
| Introduced by Representatives Crews: Abeytia, Aguilar, Contreras P, Garcia, Gutierrez, Liguori, Mathis, Peshlakai, Sandoval, Simacek, Stahl Hamilton, Travers, Villegas |
A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
ratifying the proposed amendment to the Constitution of the United States; providing equal rights for men and women.
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Whereas, the Congress of the United States, on March 22, 1972, in both houses, by a constitutional majority of two-thirds in both houses, adopted the following proposition to amend the Constitution of the United States in the following words, to wit:
HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION 208
Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States relative to equal rights for men and women.
Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled (two-thirds of each House concurring therein), That the following article is proposed as an amendment to the Constitution of the United States, which shall be valid to all intents and purposes as part of the Constitution when ratified by the legislatures of three-fourths of the several States within seven years from the date of its submission by the Congress:
ARTICLE ��
Section 1. Equality of rights under the law shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any State on account of sex.
Section 2. The Congress shall have the power to enforce, by appropriate legislation, the provisions of this article.
Section 3. This amendment shall take effect two years after the date of ratification.
Therefore
Be it resolved by the Legislature of the State of Arizona:
1. That this proposed amendment to the Constitution of the United States is ratified.
2. That the Secretary of State of the State of Arizona transmit a copy of this Resolution to the President of the United States Senate and the Speaker of the United States House of Representatives.