A bill targeting California’s religious colleges was effectively declawed on Wednesday, after sustained vocal opposition from legal scholars, lawmakers, faith leaders, and university presidents.

The bill, SB 1146, originally included a provision that would subject religious colleges and universities to costly litigation on the grounds of their Title IX exemption. Now, with that provision removed by Sen. Richard Lara, the state senator who authored the measure, the bill is much less threatening—although the requirement that these schools publicize their Title IX exemption remains.