Nik Rajkovic / news@whmi.com

Two bills that essentially ban biological males from playing female sports in Michigan's public schools were passed Thursday by the state House.

One bill, introduced by Howell Republican Jason Woolford, passed with a strictly party-line vote to ban anyone born male from joining female sports teams.

The other bill passed with a single Democrat joining majority Republicans to amend the Elliott-Larsen Civil Rights Act to say eligibility for K-12 athletes is based on their original birth certificates.

"If you want to label standing up for young girls as discriminatory, you can do that," said state Rep. Rylee Linting, a Grosse Ile Township Republican who helped sponsor the package. "But it sends a loud and clear message that you care more about the law protecting someone’s feelings than the law protecting the safety, opportunity and well-being of our young girls."

Democratic Floor Leader John Fitzgerald called the passage of the bills dangerous, saying they erode civil rights.

Both bills head to Michigan's Democratic-led Senate, where they face an uncertain future.