DeWine clashed with his fellow Republicans over a different law that bans gender-affirming care for minors and blocks transgender girls and women from playing in female sports. The American Civil Liberties Union of Ohio continues to fight the ban on gender-affirming care after a Franklin County judge ruled in August that it could take effect.

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

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.

The Republican-led Ohio Senate has approved a bill banning transgender students from using bathrooms that fit their gender identities

The Ohio Senate on Wednesday approved a ban on transgender students using bathrooms that fit their gender identities and sent the measure to Republican Gov. Mike DeWine. The Republican-backed bill applies to public K-12 schools and institutions of higher education.

The Ohio Senate sent to Gov. Mike DeWine a bill that will prohibit transgender students from using the school bathroom and locker room associated with their gender identity.

State lawmakers argued about a bill that would affect transgender students that is now sitting on the governor’s desk.