SENATE RULES COMMITTEE SR 46
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THIRD READING
Bill No: SR 46
Author: Limón (D)
Introduced: 7/12/23
Vote: Majority
SUBJECT: Anniversary of the Nineteenth Amendment to the United States
Constitution
SOURCE: Author
DIGEST: This resolution recognizes the 103 years since the passage of the
Nineteenth Amendment and urges all Californians to join in celebrating the
anniversary of the Nineteenth Amendment.
ANALYSIS: This resolution makes the following legislative findings:
1) The Nineteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution (Nineteenth
Amendment), which legally guaranteed American women the right to vote, was
ratified on August 18, 1920.
2) Initially introduced to Congress in 1878, suffragists picketed, lobbied states,
and challenged male-only voting laws in courts until Congress passed the
amendment on June 4, 1919.
3) Although the amendment signified the protection against the discrimination of
women, women of color were continually excluded for another 45 years until
the passage of the Voting Rights Act of 1965.
4) Additionally, women with disabilities were only able to secure protections in
1990 after the passage of the Americans with Disabilities Act. Nearly one
decade prior, California became the sixth state in the nation to approve political
equality.
5) The Legislature placed Proposition 4 on the ballot, and voters approved the
measure on October 10, 1911.
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6) Since then, women voters have improved the state by exercising their position
at the ballot box, lobbying their representatives, and forming civic leagues
statewide.
7) The Nineteenth Amendment played a pivotal role in promoting reproductive
rights for women. As a result, women experienced economic progress with the
increased availability of family planning services and supplies, allowing more
women to enroll in higher education and enter professional occupations.
This resolution recognizes the 103 years since the passage of the Nineteenth
Amendment and urges all Californians to join in celebrating the anniversary of the
Nineteenth Amendment.
FISCAL EFFECT: Appropriation: No Fiscal Com.: No Local: No
SUPPORT: (Verified 8/14/23)
None received
OPPOSITION: (Verified 8/14/23)
None received
Prepared by: Karen Chow / SFA / (916) 651-1520
8/16/23 10:24:50
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