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HB 299 Delaware House · 149th General Assembly (2017-2018)

AN ACT PROPOSING AN AMENDMENT TO ARTICLE I OF THE DELAWARE CONSTITUTION RELATING TO EQUAL PROTECTION.

Summary
This is the first leg of an amendment to the Delaware Constitution to provide equal rights on the basis of sex. There is no Equal Rights Amendment to the United States Constitution. While Congress passed the Amendment in 1972, it was not ratified by the requisite number of states by the 1982 deadline. Delaware, however, was one of the first states to ratify the Amendment. About half of the states across the country have passed Equal Rights Amendments to their state constitutions in order to provide protection against discrimination based on sex. Without an Equal Rights Amendment, women’s rights and protections are limited. This Amendment is necessary to correct a constitutional shortcoming, reduce sex-based disparities and to codify our State’s value of equality.
Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared
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Jan 2018
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Governor
Introduced Jan 16, 2018 Last action Jun 12, 2018
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4 primary · 29 co-sponsors

Sponsors

Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Photo of Bryan Townsend
Bryan Townsend
DDemocratic
DE
11
P
MR
Margaret Rose Henry
DDemocratic
DE
2
P
Photo of Stephanie Hansen
Stephanie Hansen
DDemocratic
DE
10
P
Photo of Val Longhurst
Val Longhurst
DDemocratic
DE
15
Co
AL
Andria L. Bennett
DDemocratic
DE
32
Co
BJ
Brian J. Bushweller
DDemocratic
DE
17
Co
BC
Bruce C. Ennis
DDemocratic
DE
14
Co
CC
Catherine Cloutier
RRepublican
DE
5
Co
Photo of Dave Sokola
Dave Sokola
DDemocratic
DE
8
Co
DB
David Bentz
DDemocratic
DE
18
Co
Photo of Debra Heffernan
Debra Heffernan
DDemocratic
DE
6
Co
EG
Earl G. Jaques Jr.
DDemocratic
DE
27
Co
Photo of Ed Osienski
Ed Osienski
DDemocratic
DE
24
Co
EB
Ernesto B. Lopez
RRepublican
DE
6