Senate Joint Resolution No. 4, reported favorably by the Committee on Government Administration and Elections, proposes an amendment to the Constitution of the State to explicitly include discrimination based on pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, and related health care within the scope of sex discrimination under the equal protection clause. This amendment would clarify that the prohibition of discrimination on the basis of sex encompasses these specific forms of discrimination.

The resolution, if passed by at least three-fourths of the membership of each house of the General Assembly, will be placed on the ballot for the general election in November 2024. If it passes by a simple majority but less than three-fourths, it will be reconsidered in the 2025 legislative session. If approved in that session by a majority of each house, it will appear on the 2026 general election ballot. The amendment will become part of the state constitution if it receives a majority vote in the general election. The resolution also includes a fiscal note indicating a one-time cost of $10,000 in FY 25 for the Secretary of the State due to printing costs associated with the ballot measure.