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H2449 • 2025

An Act providing municipalities to opt out of fluoridation treatments

An Act providing municipalities to opt out of fluoridation treatments

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Sponsor
Natalie M. Higgins (By Request)
Last action
2026-03-16
Official status
Accompanied a study order, see H5235
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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An Act providing municipalities to opt out of fluoridation treatments

An Act providing municipalities to opt out of fluoridation treatments By Representative Higgins of Leominster (by request), a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No.

What This Bill Does

  • An Act providing municipalities to opt out of fluoridation treatments By Representative Higgins of Leominster (by request), a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No.
  • 2449) of Karen Spencer relative to providing municipalities an opt out of fluoridation treatments.
  • Public Health.

Limits and Unknowns

  • This entry is temporarily using official source text because the generated explanation could not be confirmed against the official bill text during the last sync.

Bill History

  1. 2026-03-16 House

    Accompanied a study order, see H5235

  2. 2025-09-11 House

    Reporting date extended to Thursday, October 9, 2025

  3. 2025-06-06 Joint

    Hearing scheduled for 06/11/2025 from 01:00 PM-05:00 PM in A-1

  4. 2025-02-27 House

    Referred to the committee on Public Health

  5. 2025-02-27 Senate

    Senate concurred

Official Summary Text

An Act providing municipalities to opt out of fluoridation treatments
By Representative Higgins of Leominster (by request), a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2449) of Karen Spencer relative to providing municipalities an opt out of fluoridation treatments. Public Health.

Current Bill Text

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Bill H.2449

SECTION 1. Section 8C of Chapter 111 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2022 Official Edition, are hereby amended by inserting the following new paragraph after line 46:

Any town, city or district with artificial fluoridation programs in effect can end those programs with a local ordinance banning fluoridation via the local legislative body, i.e. City Council, Town Meeting or Water Commissioners. That process is initiated by the presentation of a petition of at least ten registered voters to the legislative body. Moreover, if the water superintendent or water commissioners with responsibility for ensuring water safety determines that in their opinion, the water fluoridation program is posing a risk to consumers, workers, infrastructure or environment, they can suspend fluoridation programs at will.

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