Democratic Senators Oppose Prop 12 Override in Farm Bill

Feds challenge California’s welfare law

The United States Department of Justice has filed a legal challenge in federal court against California’s Proposition 12 standards for laying hen housing.

Trump Is Suing to Overturn Prop 12 and Other Animal Welfare Laws

The administration says animal welfare laws in California are raising egg prices nationwide.

Democratic Senators Oppose Prop 12 Override in Farm Bill

A group of Democratic senators on Monday expressed their opposition to including language in the farm bill that would supersede state laws. The senators specifically pointed to a bill led by Sen. Joni Ernst, R-Iowa, that Democrats say would affect dozens of state laws nationally.

Cage-free suit prompts Prop 12 questions - Brownfield Ag News

A National Ag Law Center attorney says she’s closely flowing how the Department of Justice’s challenge to California’s egg laws could impact animal housing regulations across the country. Elizabeth Rumley tells Brownfield several states have some form of cage-free requirements. “While we have 14 or 15 states that have these types of laws in place, dealing with the raising […] The post Cage-free suit prompts Prop 12 questions appeared first on Br…

Grassley says Prop 12 should be addressed in the farm bill | Iowa Agribusiness Radio Network

United States Senator Chuck Grassley (R-IA) says that the 2025 farm bill should include provisions that override state-level animal welfare laws like California’s Prop 12. The law requires that pork products sold in the state meet specific housing conditions for animals raised in other states. He adds that other state-level laws such as Massachusetts’ Question 3, also need to be addressed by federal legislation. https://d30hko96l9xirl.cloudfront.

Trump Administration Sues California to Block Animal Welfare Laws it Claims Sent Egg Prices Soaring

The Trump administration is suing the state of California to block animal welfare laws that it says unconstitutionally helped send egg prices soaring. But a group that spearheaded the requirements pushed back, blaming bird flu for the hit to consumers’ pocketbooks. The lawsuit, filed in federal court in California on Wednesday, challenges voter initiatives that passed in 2018 and 2008. They require that all eggs sold in California come from cage…