LAS VEGAS (KTNV) — The state Senate Wednesday unanimously passed a bill aimed at lowering the price of eggs in Nevada, moving the bill through the legislative process with remarkable speed.
The bill is now on its way to Gov. Joe Lombardo for a signature.
Assembly Bill 171 would allow state officials temporarily to suspend a Nevada law passed in 2021 that requires all eggs sold in the state to come from hens not kept in cages.
The bill is designed to increase egg supply and lower prices by allowing stores to stock conventional eggs, locally grown eggs and even Grade B eggs. Not only have prices risen, but eggs have become more scarce. Some stores even limit the number of eggs people can buy.
▶ Watch Lawmakers consider suspending Nevada’s cage-free egg law to meet the demand
Lawmakers consider suspending Nevada’s cage-free egg law to meet the demand
According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the price of eggs rose 15.2% between December and January.
In 2021, state lawmakers sought to address animal cruelty by passing the cage-free law. The measure passed on a party-line vote in the Assembly but earned a bipartisan majority in the state Senate.
But after the price of eggs became a campaign issue in the 2024 presidential race, Nevada lawmakers began looking for ways to reduce prices and give relief to consumers.
Assembly Speaker Steve Yeager and Assemblyman Howard Watts, both D-Clark County, introduced AB 171 to allow for the 2021 law to be temporarily suspended for periods of 120 days during times of crisis. Only two suspensions would be allowed per calendar year.
Watts was chairman of the Assembly Natural Resources Committee in 2021 and oversaw the passage of the original cage-free egg bill.
The bill sailed through the Assembly Natural Resources committee and passed the floor quickly as lawmakers moved to suspend the rules and declare the bill an emergency measure. A similar process took place on Tuesday, with quick Senate committee approval and a truncated process on the floor today.
▶ Watch Nevada Assembly fast-tracks bill aimed at lowering egg prices to State Senate
Nevada Assembly fast-tracks bill aimed at lowering egg prices to State Senate
The votes were unanimous, with both Republicans and Democrats approving the bill.
But politics weren’t totally absent from the discussion. A news release issued shortly after the Senate floor vote declared “legislative Democrats” had passed the measure and criticizing the Trump administration for the economy. (The release made no mention of Republican support for the bill.)
Then the Nevada State Democratic Party issued a news release of its own, calling on Republican Gov. Joe Lombardo to sign the measure into law, something it appears he is prepared to do in any circumstance.
Meanwhile, state Sen. Dr. Robin Titus, R-Lyon County, the Republican minority leader, said after the vote that the Legislature spends too much time passing laws to correct the unintended consequences of other laws.
“This body, this body, has too many times forced to return to legislation to cure problems that we caused by legislation,” Titus said. “Time and time again, we have seen these laws passed with good intentions only again to find that there’s second order effects [that] create new problems.”
Titus was in the Assembly in 2021 and voted no on the original cage-free egg bill.
But Democrats, including Watts, have said higher egg prices are caused by the avian flu, which has caused millions of egg-laying birds to be euthanized. That, and supply chain problems, are more to blame for high prices and shortages than the cage-free requirements in state law, they say.
That’s what state Sen. Majority Leader Nicole Cannizzaro cited in a response to Titus’s comments Wednesday.
“And I don’t think that because we sometimes have to be adaptive to that, or to address concerns that may not have existed the day before, the year before, the two years before or four years before, means that this body is not doing its job,” Cannizzaro said.
The bill will go into effect immediately after it’s signed by Lombardo.
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LAS VEGAS (KSNV) — A string of deadly crashes in and around Pahrump has prompted Nye County Sheriff Joe McGill to push for more safety measures along dark, sidewalk-free roads.
“The worst penalty is death, if you consider that,” McGill said.
The recent deaths include a single-vehicle rollover on State Route 160 during the morning hours of the last Wednesday in January that killed one person and injured another.
Then, into February, two pedestrians were killed in less than three days.
The first was a 7 p.m. crash on Quarter Horse Avenue. Investigators believe a 2006 Jeep Liberty was driving on the street when it hit a pedestrian, who was pronounced dead at the scene.
A few days later, this last Saturday, state troopers responded to a crash just after sundown at Charleston Park Avenue. A sedan hit a pedestrian, who was also pronounced dead at the scene.
Nevada State Police investigators are still investigating both pedestrian cases before more details are released.
McGill said the recent crashes were enough to spur action.
“When the third one came out, I was sitting at home and watching TV. I looked at my wife and I said, ‘We got to do something about this,’” McGill said.
McGill is responding with a reflective vest giveaway, pointing to limited infrastructure as a possible factor. He noted a lack of street lights off State Route 160 and no sidewalks inside the community.
“The only light that you have is the ambient light from houses and cars so it is really dark,” McGill said.
John Treanor of AAA Nevada said poor visibility can quickly turn dangerous for both drivers and pedestrians.
“It is very easy to be confronted with a situation that you cannot see coming because the visibility might be bad,” Treanor said.
Treanor encouraged pedestrians to carry lights and drivers to be prepared if they end up outside their vehicles in dark conditions.
“Having lights on you. Even carrying a flashlight allows something where a driver can see it,” Treanor said. “If you are a driver, make sure you have the right stuff in your car, in case you do get in a situation where you are on the side of the road and now you are in dark. Make sure you have a kit with some reflectors, some lights. Anything the trunk of your car in case you need it.”
McGill said vigilance is important even in daylight.
“Any time of the day, you have got to be vigilant. You have to keep aware of your surroundings if you are a walker or on a bicycle or if you are the driver,” he said.
Authorities also urged caution as more people may pull off roads in rocky areas along the route toward Death Valley National Park during springtime blooms, increasing the need for drivers and pedestrians to stay alert.
A waterfront mansion on the Nevada side of Lake Tahoe just sold for $46 million, less than three weeks after hitting the market.
The speedy deal marks a departure from the typical U.S. market.
Nationwide, homes took a median 78 days to land a buyer in January, five more than the same time last year and the 22nd straight month of homes taking longer to sell on a year-over-year basis, according to data from Realtor.com.
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The lavish log cabin-like residence, in Incline Village, listed on Jan. 24 for $47.5 million. It sold 20 days later, on Feb. 13, listing records show.
The more than 7,000-square-foot residence was built in 2014, and has double-height living spaces, walls of windows, beamed ceilings, fireplaces, and plenty of rustic exposed stone and wood, listing images show.
There’s also a gym, a wet bar, a spa, a wine room, an office, two separate game rooms, seven bedrooms and dramatic Lake Tahoe views. Outside, there’s a private sandy beach, multiple decks, a heated driveway and two exterior fireplaces, according to listing information.
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The seller and the buyer are both limited liability companies, according to property records. Both parties were represented by Jeff Brown of Tahoe Mountain Realty, who declined to comment on the deal.
The median home price in Incline Village was $1.595 million as of December, a fall of 3.3% from a year earlier, according to data from Realtor.com. Listings, meanwhile, spent an average of 130 days on the market.
Updated February 26, 2026 – 8:28 pm
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Green Valley’s softball team claimed an 8-6 win at Liberty on Thursday on the first day of high school spring sports competition in Nevada.
Green Valley next hosts Silverado at 3 p.m. Friday. Liberty plays at Bishop Gorman at 3 p.m. Friday.
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