The Ohio Senate on Wednesday greenlit a bill that would ban transgender students from using locker rooms and bathrooms associated with their gender identities.

The Ohio Senate voted Wednesday to ban transgender students from using bathrooms that align with their gender identity. The GOP-backed legislation would require K-12 and college students to use bathrooms and locker rooms that match their sex assigned at birth,

A bill to ban Ohio’s students from using school restrooms that don’t align with their sex assigned at birth is heading to Gov. Mike DeWine after advancing at the Statehouse on Wednesday. The Ohio Senate voted 24-7 in favor of the ban,

Transgender students may soon be prevented from using bathrooms that align with their gender identity after the Ohio state Senate sent a bill to Gov. Mike DeWine to sign.

Transgender Ohioans, allies and educators are calling on Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine to veto a transgender bathroom ban bill.

The Ohio Senate voted 24-7 in favor of the ban, sending the measure to DeWine's desk for signature before it can become law.

The bill would require K-12 schools to only allow students to use bathrooms and lockers that match their gender at birth.