California is reportedly considering dropping its travel ban to Alabama and 22 other states, replacing it instead with an advertising campaign encouraging acceptance and inclusion of the LGBTQ community.

State Sen. Toni Atkins, D-San Diego, introduced legislation that would end the ban that restricts state agencies, departments, boards and commission from using taxpayer funds to travel to certain states. Instead, it would create a donation-driven fund that would used to support a marketing campaign in support of the LGBTQ community.

“When I was a teenager growing up in rural Virginia, the idea of being accepted as a lesbian was a foreign concept. Times have changed, but for so many in the LGBTQ+ community, the feelings of isolation and fear remain,” Atkins said in a press release. “Lifting the travel ban and putting a program in its place that would infuse inclusive, non-partisan messages in other states is a way that California can help build a bridge of inclusion and acceptance.”

The current ban covers 23 states: Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, Montana, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah and West Virginia.

California first implemented its travel ban in 2017. Alabama was among the first states added to the ban list due to the passage of a law allowing adoption agencies in the state to follow faith-based policies, including the option to not place children with gay couples.

The ban includes a number of exceptions, including if going to the other states is part of meeting contractual obligations, for health and safety or to obtain grant funding.

Atkins’ bill was introduced last week and must be approved by the state Senate and Assembly.