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H2549 • 2025

An Act relative to fluoride in water warnings

An Act relative to fluoride in water warnings

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Sponsor
Justin Thurber (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 relative to fluoride in water warnings

An Act relative to fluoride in water warnings By Representative Thurber of Somerset (by request), a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No.

What This Bill Does

  • An Act relative to fluoride in water warnings By Representative Thurber of Somerset (by request), a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No.
  • 2549) of Karen Spencer and John R.
  • Gaskey relative to fluoride in water warnings.
  • Public Health.

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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 relative to fluoride in water warnings
By Representative Thurber of Somerset (by request), a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2549) of Karen Spencer and John R. Gaskey relative to fluoride in water warnings. Public Health.

Current Bill Text

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Bill H.2549

Chapter 111 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2022 Official Edition, is hereby amended by inserting after section 8C the following section:-

Section 8D. The annual Consumer Confidence Report on water quality shall include the following language whenever the fluoride in drinking water is at or above 0.3 ppm:

The offspring of pregnant persons and bottle-fed babies are at risk of developmental neurotoxicity and damaged teeth from fluoride levels at or above 0.3 ppm;

Diabetics and those with kidney, thyroid, or inflammatory conditions are at risk of worsening their conditions from consumption of waters at or above 0.3 ppm.

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