South Carolina may soon join the 24 other states that have passed laws restricting gender change procedures for people under 18.

The state Senate passed H.4624, also known as the Help Not Harm Bill, by a vote of 28-8 on May 2. In January, the House passed the bill by a vote of 82-23, but because the Senate added several amendments, the House must reconsider the bill.

If the House passes the amended bill, it will head to the desk of Gov. Henry McMaster, who has signaled his support for the bill.

“I think this is a good idea to keep young people safe and healthy. If they want to make those decisions later, when they’re adults, then that’s a different story, but we must prevent our young people from making irreversible errors,” McMaster said in January, after the House passed the initial version of the bill.

If signed into law, the bill will prohibit the provision of gender transition procedures to people under 18 years of age; prohibit the use of public funds for such procedures; and prohibit public school staff and officials from withholding from parents the knowledge of a minor’s perception of their gender that is inconsistent with his or her sex.