Equal Rights Amendment
Feinstein signed legislation that banned official San Francisco city travel to states that had not ratified the Equal Rights Amendment. The first use of the legislation was in 1981, when Feinstein cancelled a trip planned by two airport officials to a convention in Reno, Nevada, due to Nevada having not passed the Equal Rights Amendment. Feinstein violated the law when she attended the United States Conference of Mayors convention in Chicago, Illinois, a state which had not passed the Equal Rights Amendment. Two members of the Board of Supervisors objected to the trip, but Renne stated that Feinstein's presence at the convention would highlight the political accomplishments of women.