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S2627 • 2025

An Act allowing the town of Somerset to prohibit water fluoridation

An Act allowing the town of Somerset to prohibit water fluoridation

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Sponsor
Rodrigues, Michael J.
Last action
2026-05-18
Official status
Referred to House Committee on Bills in the Third Reading
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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An Act allowing the town of Somerset to prohibit water fluoridation

An Act allowing the town of Somerset to prohibit water fluoridation By Mr.

What This Bill Does

  • An Act allowing the town of Somerset to prohibit water fluoridation By Mr.
  • Rodrigues and Mr.
  • Thurber, of Somerset a joint petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No.
  • 2627) of Michael J.

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  • 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. 2026-05-18 House

    Committee reported that the matter be placed in the Orders of the Day for the next sitting

  2. 2026-05-18 House

    Rules suspended

  3. 2026-05-18 House

    Read second and ordered to a third reading

  4. 2026-05-04 House

    Read; and referred to the committee on House Steering, Policy and Scheduling

  5. 2026-04-30 Senate

    Taken out of the Orders of the Day

  6. 2026-04-30 Senate

    Read third and passed to be engrossed

  7. 2026-04-15 Senate

    Read second and ordered to a third reading

  8. 2026-04-01 Senate

    Bill reported favorably by committee and placed in the Orders of the Day for the next session

  9. 2026-03-19 Senate

    Reporting date extended to Friday July 31, 2026

  10. 2025-10-24 Joint

    Hearing scheduled for 11/03/2025 from 09:00 AM-05:00 PM in Written Testimony Only

  11. 2025-10-14 House

    House concurred

  12. 2025-10-09 Senate

    Referred to the committee on Public Health

Official Summary Text

An Act allowing the town of Somerset to prohibit water fluoridation
By Mr. Rodrigues and Mr. Thurber, of Somerset a joint petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 2627) of Michael J. Rodrigues and Justin Thurber (by vote of the town) for legislation to allow the town of Somerset to prohibit water fluoridation. Public Health. [Local Approval Received.]
Status:
Referred to House Committee on Bills in the Third Reading

Current Bill Text

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Bill S.2627

SECTION 1. Notwithstanding section 8c of chapter 111 of the General Laws or any other general or special law to the contrary, the town of Somerset may enact an ordinance prohibiting fluoridation of its community water supply.

SECTION 2. This act shall take effect upon its passage.

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