The original instrument and the following digest, which constitutes no part of the
legislative instrument, were prepared by Leonore Heavey.
DIGEST
SCR 2 Original 2019 Regular Session Morrell
Ratifies amendment to the U.S. Constitution providing for equal rights as follows:
(1)Equality of rights under law shall not be denied or abridged by the U.S. or any state on
account of sex.
(2)Congress shall have power to enforce by appropriate legislation the provisions hereof.
(3)This amendment shall take effect two years after the date of ratification.
Memorializes Congress to remove or extend in perpetuity the ratification deadline stated in the
resolving clause, but not in the amendment itself, if it deems necessary, for the Equal Rights
Amendment to be added to the Constitution of the United States.