Republicans in the Florida state legislature passed a bill on Wednesday that would make it a trespassing misdemeanor for those over 18 to use some bathrooms that do not align with the sex the person was assigned at birth.

The bill, called the Safety in Private Spaces Act, affects bathrooms and changing rooms in state and local government buildings and schools, colleges, and detention centers. The bill is a scaled-back version of an earlier bill, which originally affected bathrooms in restaurants, gas stations, and other businesses.

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The bill now heads to the desk of Gov. Ron DeSantis (R-FL), who is expected to sign the legislation with two days left in the current legislative session.

“There’s not anything in the language of this bill that is targeting any specific group,” state GOP Sen. Erin Grall said on the floor Wednesday. “Rather, it speaks to the differences that we have as different sexes, as male and female."

The legislation does allow people to accompany an elderly person, disabled person, or child into a restroom that does not align with their sex at birth. Emergency situations are also exempt for law enforcement officers and medical personnel.

The bill also outlines who has the authority to ask people to leave a restroom if they are using the wrong one. Teachers, administrators, or safety officers at schools were given as examples. It also mandates that places such as government offices must establish disciplinary procedures for employees who use restrooms that don’t align with their biological sex at birth.

Although the bill was approved by the Republican-dominated legislature, Democrats accused Republicans of politicizing the issue and dehumanizing the LGBT community.

“You have no idea what you’re doing here because you can’t think past your hatred, and you can’t think past your discrimination,” state Democratic Rep. Kelly Skidmore said, according to Politico.

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The legislation approved Wednesday is similar to other bills taken up in conservative states, including Iowa, Arkansas, Alabama, Oklahoma, and Tennessee. It also follows other moves that target Florida's LGBT community, such as an attempt to limit the scope of education taught in public schools, including legislation that bans classroom discussion on gender identity and sexual orientation.

The Florida legislature is expected to wrap its two-month legislative session that began March 7 on Friday.