Egg price bill advances at Nevada Legislature; AB171 could increase supply in 30 days

NV lawmakers unanimously advance bill designed to help lower the price of eggs • Nevada Current

The bill would allow temporary suspension of Nevada’s cage-free egg law during national shortages caused by disease outbreaks or natural disasters. (Photo: SasinT Gallery/Getty Images)In a bid to lower the price of eggs for consumers, Nevada legislators voted unanimously Monday to advance a bill that would temporarily suspend certain regulations related to the sale and transport of eggs. Supply chain issues created by the H5N1 bird flu virus hav…

Egg price bill advances at Nevada Legislature; AB171 could increase supply in 30 days

LAS VEGAS (KLAS) — A bill aimed at reducing the skyrocketing price of eggs in Nevada advanced on Monday, but the legislative process will take some time even if there's no opposition. If it sails through, when is the soonest that Nevadans could see results? Nevada Department of Agriculture Director J.J. Goicoechea said it could mean that supplies increase in as little as a month. From there, prices should respond to supply and demand. For now, A…

Bill designed to lower egg prices in Nevada passes its first hurdle

AB 171 lifts the ban on caged eggs here in Nevada under certain circumstances.

Nevada Assembly votes for measure to aid relief on egg prices

Across the street from the Nevada Legislature in Carson City, Comma Coffee has a sign on its door that’s become increasingly common in the United States ...

Nevada’s Cage-Free Egg Mandate Scrambles Supply Chain: Lawmakers Consider Temporary Suspension to Combat Skyrocketing Prices - Nevada Globe

In a classic case of unintended consequences, Nevada’s well-intentioned 2021 mandate requiring the sale of only cage-free eggs has collided head-on with a devastating avian flu outbreak, leading to a severe egg shortage and soaring prices. Now, state lawmakers are scrambling to mitigate the damage. Assembly Bill 171, introduced by Assembly Speaker Steve Yeager and Assemblymember Howard Watts, both Democrats from Las Vegas, proposes granting the …

Bill to address egg prices considered in Nevada Legislature

An avian flu outbreak that began in 2022 has wreaked havoc on the national egg supply chain. But Nevada has another layer that is contributing to the rising costs.