Nebraska lawmakers on Wednesday passed a bill requiring transgender athletes to participate in sports based on their biological sex assigned at birth, reports the Lincoln Journal Star.

The “Stand with Women Act,” which passed 33-16 and now heads to the governor’s desk, defines male and female and requires the verification of sex to participate in sports.

Its aim is to promote “equality between the sexes,” provide “opportunities for female athletes to compete against their female peers rather than against male athletes,” and allow female athletes “to compete on a fair playing field for scholarships and other athletic accomplishments,” according to the bill’s text.

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