The state Board of Health has moved forward a plan designed to ensure transgender girls do not participate in girls sports.

On Thursday, the 15-member board unanimously approved a Notice of Intended Regulatory Action to create a new health regulation that would “prevent biological males from participating in organized female-only athletic teams and competition.”

It’s the first step in a lengthy process of approving a new regulation that can take up to two years. Shortly after the board voted, Gov. Glenn Younkin issued an executive directive, directing the panel “to heed the call of common sense.”

It’s unclear what would happen if Abigail Spanberger, the Democratic candidate for governor, takes office in January. A governor could direct the health department to stop working on the in

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