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The Constitution of California ... This is the earliest state constitutional equal rights provision on record. ... (PDF) on December 26, ...
The California and federal constitutions provide all people equal protection, which generally means that people in similar situations are treated similarly under the law. Federal law establishes a right to equal protection and as a result limits how "protected classes" such as race and gender may be used in decision-making.
The resolution, "Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States relative to equal rights for men and women", reads, in part: [1] 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 ...
The measure asks voters to change the California Constitution to enshrine a "fundamental right to marry" and remove language that defines marriage as between a man and a woman.
State equal rights amendments and original constitutional equal rights provisions: [9] [10] Alaska – No person is to be denied the enjoyment of any civil or political right because of race, color, creed, sex or national origin. The legislature shall implement this section. Alaska Constitution, Article I, §3 (1972)
The Equal Rights Amendment (ERA) was first proposed in 1923 by suffragist Alice Paul as an amendment to the United States Constitution to prohibit discrimination on the basis of sex. It was passed by the House of Representatives in 1971 and the Senate in 1972.
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California: California Constitution, Article I, §8 (1879) California Fair Employment and Housing Act [8] Unruh Civil Rights Act; California Voting Rights Act; CROWN Act (2019) Colorado Colorado Constitution, Article II, §29 (1973) CROWN Act (2020) Connecticut Connecticut Constitution, Article I, §20 (1974) CROWN Act (2021) Homeless Bill of ...