South Carolina 2025-2026 Regular Session Status: In Committee

S 48 — Equality of rights; US Constitution

Last action — Referred to Committee on Judiciary

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    Introduced
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    In Committee
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    Passed Senate
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    Passed House
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    To Executive
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    Enacted

This bill is in committee in the Senate. Introduced December 11, 2024. It must pass committee before a floor vote.

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

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Stalled 14% · moderate confidence

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  • 1 sponsor

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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 recent amendments to Bill S 48 clarify that rights cannot be denied based on sex, strengthening the push for gender equality in the U.S. Constitution. The changes specify that Congress will have the authority to enforce this equality through appropriate legislation. This matters because it reinforces protections against discrimination and makes a clear statement about the importance of equal rights for all genders.

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2025-2026 Bill 48 Text of Previous Version (Dec.
11, 2024) - South Carolina Legislature Online South Carolina General Assembly126th Session, 2025-2026Bill 48Indicates Matter StrickenIndicates New Matter(Text matches printed bills.
Document has been reformatted to meet World Wide Web specifications.)                 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.
  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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1 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 169 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

Co-sponsors (0)

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Not signed on (169)

169 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Frequently asked questions

What does S 48 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 S 48?
S 48 is sponsored by Senator Tom Davis.
What is the current status of S 48?
This bill is in committee in the Senate. Introduced December 11, 2024. It must pass committee before a floor vote.
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