Dive Summary:
- Three separate "ag-gag" bills are heading to hearing this week in Nebraska, Arkansas and Tennessee. By going to hearing, the bills are basically being tested on the floor to see the reaction they get.
- These "ag-gag" bills are trying to make it illegal to videotape or document animals on a farm without express consent from the farmer.
- Opponents of these bills, which seem to surface about once a year, say they inhibit the rights of workers to report animal abuse and unsanitary conditions on farms.
From the article:
Hearings usually mean a committee is getting serious about making a “do pass” recommendation to the full body. Sometimes, however, it means only that a courtesy is being extended to sponsors or leadership is trying to determine if there are enough votes to advance the measure.
