South Carolina 2025-2026 Regular Session Status: In Committee

H 3501 — Equality of rights; US Constitution

Last action — Referred to Committee on Judiciary

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    Passed Senate
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    To Executive
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This bill is in committee in the House. Introduced December 05, 2024. It must pass committee before a floor vote.

Next likely step: a committee vote, then a floor vote in the House.

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Stalled 18% · moderate confidence

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Summary

A JOINT RESOLUTION TO RATIFY A PROPOSED AMENDMENT TO THE CONSTITUTION OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA PROVIDING THAT EQUALITY OF RIGHTS UNDER THE LAW MUST NOT BE DENIED OR ABRIDGED ON ACCOUNT OF SEX.

Bill Text

What changed in the latest version

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Plain-language change summary

The revised version of Bill H 3501 includes clear language to strengthen the proposed constitutional amendment guaranteeing equal rights regardless of sex. The bill now explicitly states that rights provided under this amendment cannot be denied by the federal or state governments, affirms that Congress has the authority to enforce these rights, and establishes that the amendment will take effect two years after ratification. This matters because it clarifies the legal framework to protect against gender discrimination, helping to ensure equality for all individuals.

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  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 must 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 must 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.  Now, therefore,   Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:
  SECTION 1.  The proposed amendment to the Constitution of the United States of America, providing that equality of rights under the law must not be denied or abridged on account of sex, is hereby ratified.
  SECTION 2.  Certified copies of this resolution must be forwarded immediately upon enactment by the Secretary of State of South Carolina to the Archivist of the United States, National Archives and Records Administration, Washington, D.
C., to the President of the United States Senate, and to the Speaker of the United States House of Representatives.
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Action History

  1. Referred to Committee on Judiciary

  2. Introduced and read first time

  3. Referred to Committee on Judiciary

  4. Prefiled

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Sponsors (3)

Co-sponsors (0)

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Not signed on (167)

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Frequently asked questions

What does H 3501 do?
A JOINT RESOLUTION TO RATIFY A PROPOSED AMENDMENT TO THE CONSTITUTION OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA PROVIDING THAT EQUALITY OF RIGHTS UNDER THE LAW MUST NOT BE DENIED OR ABRIDGED ON ACCOUNT OF SEX.
Who sponsors H 3501?
H 3501 is sponsored by Representative Leonidas E. "Leon" Stavrinakis, Representative Kambrell H. Garvin, and Representative Gilda Cobb-Hunter.
What is the current status of H 3501?
This bill is in committee in the House. Introduced December 05, 2024. It must pass committee before a floor vote.
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