The controversial anti-bullying bill in Michigan is being revised to remove language that appeared to give a “license to bully” based on religious or moral reasons.

This month the state’s Senate passed the bill, which cracked down on bullying but made an exemption against any speech made or actions taken for “sincerely held religious belief or moral conviction.” Republicans argued this was included to uphold religious freedom; others saw it as giving kids a legal way to bully others.

Either way, the religious exemption is not a part of the bill anymore - the House approved a new version without the religious language, and the exemption will be dropped from the Senate version. However, activists say this still isn’t enough. From the Advocate:

The legislation does not go far enough because it does not list characteristics, such as sexual orientation, that might make students vulnerable to bullying, Michael Gregor (pictured) of the LGBT group Equality Michigan told the news service. “We are grateful that this legislation moves forward without the license to bully based on an outrageous religious exception, but that said, it won’t be effective,” he said.

Thank you to everyone who signed the Change.org petition that circulated for a while telling lawmakers how absurd this part of the bill was. Of course, it would be even better if we could get a version of the bill that went the extra mile to protect LGBT students. Still, this is better than nothing.