Starting Tuesday, all eggs sold in Michigan must be cage-free. This legislation, which was first passed in 2019, will likely lead to an increased cost for consumers. Though going into effect under Democrats,

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) — A new Michigan law requiring stores to sell only cage-free eggs is now in effect.

In 2019, Lt. Gov. Garlin Gilchrist II signed a revised Animal Industry Act including the Michigan Cage-Free Egg Law, requiring cage-free environments by Dec. 31, 2024. (Gov. Gretchen Whitmer was on a trade mission to Israel at the time.) A 2009 act called for larger cages by the end of 2019, but the new law prohibits cages.

In 2019, Gov. Gretchen Whitmer signed into law a bill revising the Animal Industry Act to bar the sale of eggs that are not cage-free by the end of 2024. The bill passed with bipartisan support in the then GOP-controlled Legislature.