RESOLUTION PROPOSING AN AMENDMENT TO THE STATE CONSTITUTION TO MAKE REFERENCES TO INDIVIDUALS GENDER-NEUTRAL.

This Senate Joint Resolution (SJ 57) proposes a constitutional amendment to replace gender-specific terms like "man," "his," and "him" with gender-neutral language (e.g., "person" or "such person's") throughout the state constitution. It directly affects all constitutional text referencing individuals, including sections on equality, legal rights, jury trials, and legislative procedures. The bill would change wording in key areas such as Article I (equality clauses), Article I (free speech), Article I (criminal trial rights), and Article XV (legislative structure) to remove gendered references. This is a procedural language update, not a policy change, and would require voter approval to become part of the constitution.