Ohio House passes bathroom restrictions for transgender K-12, college students in late-night vote

COLUMBUS, Ohio – After 10 p.m. Wednesday on the last scheduled lawmaking day before the 2024 election, House Republicans passed legislation prohibiting transgender students at colleges and K-12 schools from using bathrooms aligned with their assumed gender identities. In a surprise move, lawmakers folded the transgender restrictions into Senate Bill 104, an unrelated bill focused on high school students attaining college credits. The amendment Wednesday passed on a 59-32 vote, with only Republicans in support. GOP Reps. Gayle Manning and Jamie Callender broke with the caucus and voted no, as...