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General Assembly Senate Joint
Resolution No. 30
February Session, 2022
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Referred to Committee on GOVERNMENT ADMINISTRATION
AND ELECTIONS
Introduced by:
(GAE)
RESOLUTION PROPOSING A STATE CONSTITUTIONAL
AMENDMENT TO RECOGNIZE A RIGHT OF PERSONAL
REPRODUCTIVE AUTONOMY AND FREEDOM.
Resolved by this Assembly:
Section 1. That the following be proposed as an amendment to the 1
Constitution of the State, which, when approved and adopted in the 2
manner provided by the Constitution, shall, to all intents and purposes, 3
become a part thereof: 4
Article first of the Constitution is amended by adding section 21 as 5
follows: 6
Sec. 21. No law shall be enacted to deny or infringe the right of 7
personal reproductive autonomy and freedom, fundamental to the 8
liberty and dignity of self-determination, unless such law is justified by 9
a compelling state interest and achieves such interest by the least 10
restrictive means. 11
RESOLVED: That the foregoing proposed amendment to the 12 Senate Joint Resolution No. 30
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Constitution be continued to the next session of the General Assembly 13
elected at the general election to be held on November 8, 2022, and 14
published with the laws passed at the present session, or be presented 15
to the electors at the general election to be held on November 8, 2022, 16
whichever the case may be, according to article sixth of the amendments 17
to the Constitution. The designation of said proposed amendment to be 18
used on the ballots at such election shall be "Shall the Constitution of the 19
State be amended to recognize a right of personal reproductive 20
autonomy and freedom?" 21
GAE Joint Favorable