SB55
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Amend KRS 211.190 to make water fluoridation programs optional; allow the governing bodies of water systems subject to regulation by the Cabinet for Health and Family Services to decide whether they participate in water fluoridation programs; provide that a water fluoridation program in place on the effective date of the Act continues until action is taken by its governing body to end its participation; provide that any decision regarding participation in a water fluoridation program made by the governing body of a water system shall be binding on all water systems it supplies; provide that a governing body, a member or employee of a governing body, or any public or private entity that may be held liable for the actions of a governing body that makes any decision regarding its participation in an optional water fluoridation program shall be immune from civil or criminal liability for acts carried out reasonably and in good faith regarding its decision of whether to participate in the water fluoridation program.
Introduced: January 9, 2026
Last action: January 9, 2026
Plain-language summary
This bill would change Kentucky law so that water fluoridation is no longer required, making it an optional program that each water system's governing body can choose to join or leave. Any water system currently fluoridating its water would continue doing so unless its governing body decides to stop. The bill also protects governing bodies and their members from lawsuits or criminal charges for decisions made in good faith about whether to participate. Who it may affect: residents served by regulated public water systems, and the governing bodies that oversee those systems.
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