The Center Square contributor The Nevada Legislature Wednesday passed Assembly Bill 171, which attempts to bring down the state's egg prices. AB 171 would suspend any Nevada regulations on eggs for no more than 120 consecutive days.

Assembly Bill 171 would allow state officials to temporarily suspend cage-free egg sale requirements in the state, in response to supply and demand issues from a national avian flu outbreak.

Nevada lawmakers have approved a bill that aims to lower egg prices in stores by easing restrictions on sales.