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OKLAHOMA CITY — A countermeasure to Obama administration guidance on transgender accommodations in public schools suffered what could be a death blow late Tuesday when it failed a committee test in the Oklahoma House of Representatives.

On a 10-10 vote, the House Joint Appropriations and Budget Committee declined to advance Senate 1619 to the full House. Under normal rules, the bill would have had to get out of the committee Tuesday to reach the House floor by Friday’s mandatory adjournment.

Four Republicans joined with six Democrats to block the measure. Eight members — six Republicans and two Democrats — were not present for the vote, which occurred a few minutes before 7 p.m. after an hour and a half of discussion.

SB 1619 would require school districts that allow transgender students to use the restrooms and locker rooms that match their gender identity to make special accommodations for other students who believe their religious rights are being infringed upon. The bill would explicitly forbid a solution that required the objecting students to use single-person facilities.