Egg bill pushed by unusual alliance

AB 1437, supported by the Humane Society of the United States, would prohibit the sale in California of out-of-state eggs produced by farms that don't adhere to the California standard, which under Prop. 2 requires that certain farm animals have room to move freely.

The bill passed the Assembly Agriculture Committee recently on a unanimous vote, including "ayes" from Assembly members Tom Berryhill, R-Modesto, and Connie Conway, R-Tulare.