The bill penned by Alabama Sen. Tommy Tuberville banning transgender athletes from participating in girls’ sports under Title IX failed to advance following a Monday night Senate vote.

The Protection of Women and Girls in Sports Act failed to meet the 60-vote threshold to advance in the Senate.

The bill authored by the Alabama Republican failed by a vote of 51-45.

Sen. Katie Britt, R-Ala., lamented that the bill has stalled for now.

“Today, I was proud to vote for the Protection of Women and Girls in Sports Act, which would codify President Trump’s recent executive order. For decades, Title IX has been instrumental to provide female student-athletes, like my daughter, the opportunity to compete fairly, gain leadership skills, and build their confidence,” Britt said.

“I am disappointed that the Senate failed to move forward on this commonsense bill. I will continue to fight to provide girls and women the opportunity to compete safely in sports for generations to come,” the senator continued.

The legislation would ban federal funding from going toward athletic programs that allow transgender athletes to participate in women’s and girls’ sports under Title IX.

Earlier Monday, Tuberville attempted to persuade swing state Democrats into voting to move his bill.

Tuberville shared polling from those states showing the provisions of his bill are highly popular.

A Pew Research Center Survey released last week showed 66% of U.S. adults favor or strongly favor laws and policies that require trans athletes to compete on teams that match their sex assigned at birth.

Tuberville’s bill would codify President Donald Trump’s executive order, signed last month, that would yank schools’ Title IX federal funding yanked if they allow trans athletes to participate in women’s sports.

Tuberville, Britt and Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall attended the signing ceremony for the order.