Egg prices across the country have skyrocketed in the face of inflation and an avian flu epidemic that has led to the killing of tens of millions of hens across the country.

In a letter to Gov. Jared Polis, the lawmakers single out three policies in particular they say make it harder for local law enforcement to work with immigration officers.

Seven days after Colorado started requiring eggs to come from cage-free hens, a new state representative introduced a bill to repeal the law. Representative Ryan Gonzalez's House Bill 25-1074 seeks to eliminate the hen confinement standards passed by state lawmakers in 2020.