Nebraska will see a flurry of new state laws take effect this week, including safeguards to fight prescription painkiller abuse, looser gun regulations and a policy that will make it easier to massage horses for money.

The 117 laws will go into effect Thursday, three months after this year’s legislative session adjourned and the end of the normal grace period for new state statutes.

The law was originally aimed at horse massage, a common practice to relieve tension in high-performance horses, but was expanded to include other animals.

Another new gun law would let university-sanctioned firearms teams possess rifles, pistols and shotguns on campus.

SERVICE MEMBERS RELOCATING: Active-duty military service members who are ordered to relocate will be able to cancel their cable, cellphone and internet service and gym memberships without penalties.

The law will also allow service members to terminate their leases without penalty if they’re ordered to move into government housing. Blood, who represents many service members at Offutt Air Force Base, said previous state and federal laws didn’t account for new technology. The new law expands an existing state statute that only applied to threatening or harassing phone calls.