Nevadas assembly set to ratify ERA amendment.

CARSON CITY — An Assembly committee on Tuesday amended and passed a resolution ratifying the Equal Rights Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, bringing the decades old issue one step closer to reality in Nevada.

Senate Joint Resolution 2 was amended to make minor technical adjustments regarding transmittal of the measure to the Secretary of State and to the archivist of the National Archives and Records Administration in Washington, DC.

The vote in the 11-member Committee on Legislative Operations and Elections was seven Democrats in favor and four Republicans opposed.

A final vote on the resolution is expected next week. Approval is expected.