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MI HB4117

Bill

Official Source

Status

Introduced

2/25/2025

Primary Sponsor

Jennifer Wortz

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Origin

House of Representatives

103rd Legislature

AI Summary

  • Extends the compliance deadline for cage-free housing requirements for egg-laying hens from December 31, 2024 to January 1, 2029
  • Makes minor wording changes to the Animal Industry Act, replacing "upon" with "on" and "in lieu" with "instead"
  • Maintains existing requirements that egg-laying hens must be housed in cage-free systems with enrichments like scratch areas, perches, nest boxes, and dust bathing areas
  • Continues the exemption for farms with fewer than 3,000 egg-laying hens from shell egg sale restrictions
  • Preserves existing requirements for gestating sows and calves raised for veal, which took effect April 1, 2020

Legislative Description

Animals: other; animal industry act; modify. Amends sec. 46 of 1988 PA 466 (MCL 287.746).

State agencies (existing): agriculture and rural development

Last Action

Bill Electronically Reproduced 02/25/2025

2/26/2025

Committee Referrals

Agriculture2/25/2025

Full Bill Text

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