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.

The NCAA now says it will “limit competition in women’s sports to those assigned female at birth.” It’s in response to President Donald Trump’s executive order on transgender athletes. The move comes as the Georgia Senate took one step forward Thursday in banning transgender girls from playing girls' sports across the state.

The Georgia transgender bill’s sponsor also suggested that the body will take action to ban puberty-blocking drugs.

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.

A Georgia state representative is pushing to ban speed cameras in school zones and add oversight to departments that use them.

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.

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.

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.