Georgia's state Senate approved a bill that would prevent transgender women from competing in women's sports. The move comes a day after Georgia's Lt. Gov.

ATLANTA – The Republican-controlled Georgia Senate moved to purge transgender athletes from female teams Thursday in a near party-line vote.

It was a victory for Republican lawmakers at the state Capitol. The state senate passed a bill banning transgender athletes from competing in girls' sports. Two Democrats joined Republicans in voting for the controversial legislation.

ATLANTA, GA — The Georgia Senate votes to advance a bill that bans transgender athletes from girls sports. In a vigorous debate that lasted two hours, senators went back and forth over supporting the measure to require students play on teams that match their biological gender.

A state Senate bill that would bar transgender athletes from competing in girls' sports in Georgia moved one step closer to becoming law on Thursday.

But in the end, Senators passed SB 1 to ban transgender girls from playing girls' sports in Georgia public schools and colleges. Transgender sports is a big campaign issue for Republicans but two Democrats crossed the aisle to vote for it as well.

The Georgia Senate passed a bill Thursday that bans males from participating in female sports by a vote of 35-17.

The Republican-controlled Georgia Senate moved to purge transgender athletes from female teams Thursday in a near party-line vote. Senate Bill 1 would prohibit public school and state college students from competing on teams that do not match the sex on their birth certificates.

Sex and school sports will be a priority for both chambers of Georgia’s General Assembly this year, with House Speaker Jon Burns announcing Tuesday that his caucus will

The U.S. House passed a bill, largely along partisan lines, that would ban transgender athletes from competing in women's and girls sports at schools and other educational institutions that receive federal funds.