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Introduced
01/07/2025
01/07/2025
In Committee
03/04/2025
03/04/2025
Crossed Over
02/27/2025
02/27/2025
Passed
Dead
03/28/2025
03/28/2025
Introduced Session
Potential new amendment
2025 Regular Session
Bill Summary
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.
AI Summary
This bill amends Kentucky Revised Statutes (KRS) 211.190 to make water fluoridation programs optional for water systems regulated by the Cabinet for Health and Family Services. Currently, the cabinet is responsible for establishing and maintaining water fluoridation programs, but the proposed changes would give the governing bodies of water systems the sole discretion to decide whether to participate in such programs. The bill specifies that any existing water fluoridation program will continue in effect until its governing body takes action to end participation. Furthermore, any decision made by a water system's governing body regarding fluoridation will be binding on all water systems that receive water from that system. This change effectively shifts the decision-making power about water fluoridation from the state cabinet to local water system authorities, allowing for more localized control over this public health initiative.
Committee Categories
Health and Social Services
Sponsors (32)
Mark Hart (R)*,
Shane Baker (R),
John Blanton (R),
Emily Callaway (R),
Josh Calloway (R),
Jennifer Decker (R),
Steven Doan (R),
Myron Dossett (R),
Ryan Dotson (R),
Dan Fister (R),
Vanessa Grossl (R),
David Hale (R),
John Hodgson (R),
Kimberly Holloway (R),
Thomas Huff (R),
Mary Beth Imes (R),
D.J. Johnson (R),
William Lawrence (R),
Matt Lockett (R),
Savannah Maddox (R),
Candy Massaroni (R),
Bobby McCool (R),
Marianne Proctor (R),
Felicia Rabourn (R),
Rebecca Raymer (R),
T.J. Roberts (R),
Scott Sharp (R),
Nancy Tate (R),
James Tipton (R),
Timmy Truett (R),
Bill Wesley (R),
Richard White (R),
Last Action
to Health Services (S) (on 03/04/2025)
Official Document
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| Document Type | Source Location |
|---|---|
| State Bill Page | https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/25RS/hb16.html |
| BillText | https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/25RS/hb16/bill.pdf |
| Vote History for HB16 | https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/25RS/hb16/vote_history.pdf |
| House Floor Amendment 2 | https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/25RS/HB16/HFA2.pdf |
| House Floor Amendment 1 | https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/25RS/HB16/HFA1.pdf |
| BillText | https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/25RS/hb16/orig_bill.pdf |
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