Ohio’s Republican-controlled Senate approved legislation Wednesday to bar transgender students from using school restrooms and locker rooms that match their gender identity, sending the measure to Republican Gov.

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.

A bill that would ban transgender students from using school bathrooms and locker rooms that align with their gender identity is going to Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine’s desk. The Ohio Senate voted to concur on Senate Bill 104 in a 24-7 party-line vote Wednesday afternoon.