HB16
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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.
Introduced: January 7, 2025
Last action: March 4, 2025
Plain-language summary
This bill would change Kentucky law to make water fluoridation optional rather than required for public water systems regulated by the state. Local governing bodies of water systems would gain the authority to decide whether to continue or end fluoridation, and any existing fluoridation programs would remain in place unless the governing body votes to stop them. Decisions made by a water system's governing body would also apply to any other water systems it supplies. Who it may affect: residents served by public water systems, local water utility boards, and local governments that oversee water infrastructure.
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