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MA S2603
Further regulating hen welfare and establishing uniform cage-free standards
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Introduced
12/20/2021
12/20/2021
In Committee
12/20/2021
12/20/2021
Crossed Over
Passed
12/20/2021
12/20/2021
Dead
Signed/Enacted/Adopted
12/22/2021
12/22/2021
Introduced Session
192nd General Court
Bill Summary
Further regulating hen welfare and establishing uniform cage-free standards
AI Summary
This bill further regulates hen welfare and establishes uniform cage-free standards. It amends an existing law (Chapter 333 of the Acts of 2016) to expand the definition of "egg" to include "other egg products," limit the time hens can be confined to 24 hours in a 30-day period, and provide more detailed definitions of terms like "cage-free housing system" and "usable floor space." The bill also grants the Department of Agricultural Resources authority to promulgate rules and regulations for implementation, with input from the Attorney General. The key provisions take effect on January 1, 2022, and August 15, 2022.
Sponsors (58)
Jim Arciero (D),
Brian Ashe (D),
Ruth Balser (D),
David Biele (D),
Dan Cahill (D),
Pete Capano (D),
Edward Coppinger (D),
Brendan Crighton (D),
Josh Cutler (D),
Sal DiDomenico (D),
Carol Doherty (D),
Dan Donahue (D),
Jamie Eldridge (D),
Tricia Farley-Bouvier (D),
Ann-Margaret Ferrante (D),
Bill Galvin (D),
Sean Garballey (D),
Carmine Gentile (D),
Jessica Giannino (D),
Ken Gordon (D),
Tami Gouveia (D),
Rich Haggerty (D),
Sheila Harrington (R),
Jim Hawkins (D),
Chris Hendricks (D),
Natalie Higgins (D),
Vanna Howard (D),
Brad Jones (R),
Patrick Kearney (D),
Kay Khan (D),
Mike Kushmerek (D),
David LeBoeuf (D),
Jack Lewis (D),
Jason Lewis (D),
Jay Livingstone (D),
Adrian Madaro (D),
Leonard Mirra (R),
Matt Muratore (R),
Brian Murray (D),
Tram Nguyen (D),
Patrick O'Connor (R),
Jake Oliveira (D),
Steve Owens (D),
Alice Peisch (D),
Angelo Puppolo (D),
Dave Robertson (D),
Dave Rogers (D),
Danny Ryan (D),
Lindsay Sabadosa (D),
Adam Scanlon (D),
Dan Sena (D),
Tom Stanley (D),
Walter Timilty (D),
Paul Tucker (D),
Steve Ultrino (D),
Erika Uyterhoeven (D),
Tommy Vitolo (D),
Steve Xiarhos (R),
Other Sponsors (2)
Joint Committee on Environment, Natural Resources and Agriculture (J), Senate Committee on Ways and Means (S)
Last Action
Signed by the Governor, Chapter 108 of the Acts of 2021 (on 12/22/2021)
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Document Type | Source Location |
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State Bill Page | https://malegislature.gov/Bills/192/S2603 |
Bill | https://malegislature.gov/Bills/192/S2603.pdf |
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