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"We're doing this at a time when we just got vetoed on things like a program to help pregnant teens learn how to parent their children," State Sen. Wendy DeBoer said. "We're not just giving more to the top income earners in Nebraska, but we're giving a lot more," DeBoer said.

Gov. Jim Pillen signs a combination bill protecting minors from gender transitions and protecting unborn babies after 12 weeks' gestation.

Nebraska senators passed LB 574 Friday with a vote of 33-15.

Nebraska officials, advocates, activists, and politicians made their stances known after the Legislature passed the session’s most contentious bill on Friday.

Legislative Bill 574, which tightens restrictions on abortion and on gender-affirming care for minors in Nebraska, passed its final vote, 33-15, on the way to Governor Pillen’s desk for signature Friday afternoon.

Six people were arrested during protests at the Capitol on Friday, and a trooper was punched in the chest. This follows the tense vote that passed restrictions on abortion and gender-affirming care.

Six people were arrested during legislative debate at the Nebraska State Capitol Friday afternoon.

Nebraska lawmakers have passed the session’s most contentious bill.

Opponents of the Let Them Grow Act used their voices and their bodies to dissent, while LB 574 proponents were elated with the bill's passage.

With 10 days remaining in the Unicameral session, Nebraska state senators will have their final round of debate on the bill to ban gender-affirming care for minors and its attached 12-week abortion ban.