Bill > H2548

This bill proposes to amend Chapter 111 of the Massachusetts General Laws by removing the existing section 8C and replacing it with a new provision that explicitly prohibits artificial fluoridation of municipal water supplies. Specifically, the bill would forbid the intentional addition of fluoride-based water additives to increase fluoride concentrations in public water systems. Fluoridation is a process where fluoride is added to water as a public health measure to help prevent tooth decay, but this bill would ban the practice statewide. The proposed change means that municipalities in Massachusetts would no longer be allowed to supplement their water with fluoride, which has been a common public health practice in many communities for decades. By striking out the existing language and inserting this new prohibition, the bill seeks to stop the intentional modification of municipal water supplies with fluoride additives.

Health and Social Services

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/194/H2548