HB103
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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…
Introduced: January 7, 2026
Last action: February 6, 2026
Plain-language summary
This bill would change Kentucky law so that adding fluoride to public water is no longer required, making it a choice for each water system's governing body instead. Water systems that currently fluoridate their water would continue doing so unless their governing body decides to stop. The bill also shields governing bodies and related entities 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 local governing bodies that oversee those systems.
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Legislative History
Primary Sponsor
Co-sponsors (34)
Roll calls
House: 3rd reading, passed 67-29 with Committee Substitute (1)
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