A sexual health bill filed by a GOP lawmaker would bar girls from talking about their menstrual cycles in school before the 6th grade.

But as state Rep. Ashley Gantt (D) pointed out in a subcommittee hearing some girls get their periods as early as 4th grade.

“So if little girls experience their menstrual cycle in fifth grade or fourth grade, will that prohibit conversations from them since they are in the grade lower than sixth grade?” Gantt asked according to the Washington Post.

Rep. Stan McClain responded, “It would.”

The bill passed, 13-5, along a party line vote in the committee.

Gnatt also asked whether teachers could face punishment if they discuss menstruation with younger students.

Later McClain said he’d be open to amendments and the bill’s intent was not to prevent discussions between girls and teachers about menstrual cycles.

“My concern is they won’t feel safe to have those conversations with these little girls,” she said, according to TIME.

“I thought it was pretty remarkable that the beginning of a little girl’s menstrual cycle was not contemplated as they drafted this bill,” Gantt told the Post.

Annie Filkowski, the policy and political director of the Florida Alliance of Planned Parenthood Affiliates, slammed the bill.

“This bill shines a bright light on Florida’s political leaders’ perpetual thirst for power and control,” Filkowski said in a statement.

According to the Post girls start menstruating between the ages of 10 and 16. But studies from around the world are showed surge in early puberty for girls during the pandemic, with some girls getting their periods as young as 8.

According to the USA Today, medical providers recommend talking to children about puberty and changes in their bodies before they occur.