LINCOLN- A host of Nebraska legislative proposals gained final approval this week, including expanded support for mothers, vape regulations and changes to the state helmet law. Should Pillen approve the measures, most proposals would become law three months after the Legislature adjourns. If Pillen vetoes any bills, the Legislature has the opportunity to seek an override.

LB857 creates the Nebraska Prenatal Plus Program, expanding Medicaid coverage for at-risk mothers for six prenatal nutrition counseling visits and targeted case management. LB1204 carries a package of bills from the General Affairs Committee, such as bills regarding gambling, vaping and alcohol and spirits. LB1102 establishes Oct. 17 as Nebraska Missing Persons Day.

LB1004 seeks to clarify a new law that allows certain motorcyclists older than 21 to ride helmetless on Nebraska highways, which went into effect Jan. 1. LB906 increases the penalty for child labor violations from a Class II misdemeanor to a Class I misdemeanor. Also passing was a bill to recognize May 19, the birthday of the Omaha-born human rights leader Malcolm X, as El-Hajj Malik El-Shabazz, Malcolm X Day.

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