Bill > HB1660

This bill proposes to amend the Pennsylvania Safe Drinking Water Act by adding a new definition for "fluoride-containing chemicals" and prohibiting water fluoridation in public water systems. Specifically, the bill expands the definition of fluoride-containing chemicals to explicitly include sodium fluoride, fluorosilicic acid, and sodium fluorosilicate. It then introduces a new section that makes it a violation of the act for any water supplier to add fluoride-containing chemicals to water in a public water system they own or operate. This means that water utilities would be banned from adding fluoride to drinking water, which has historically been done to help prevent tooth decay. The bill would take effect 60 days after its passage, effectively stopping the practice of water fluoridation in public water systems across Pennsylvania. The legislation appears to be motivated by concerns about the safety or efficacy of adding fluoride to public drinking water, though the bill does not elaborate on the specific reasons for the proposed prohibition.

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