AN ACT relating to water fluoridation programs.
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.
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2025
Committee Review
Mar 2025
House Passage
Feb 2025
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Jan 7, 2025
Last action Mar 4, 2025
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Bill number and document identifiers were updated from BR 448 to HB 16/GA to reflect current legislative status
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Floor votes · House Feb 26, 2025
How they voted
70–31
Passed · 3 other
Total votes 104
Feb 26, 2025
D
Democratic21
85% Nay
R
Republican83
83% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
15
Key actions
2
Committee
5
Amendments
2
Mar 4, 2025
Committee
to Health Services (S)
upper
Feb 27, 2025
Committee
to Committee on Committees (S)
upper
Feb 26, 2025
Lower · Passed
passed 68-29
lower
Feb 25, 2025
Introduced
floor amendment (2) filed
lower
Feb 21, 2025
Introduced
floor amendment (1) filed
lower
Feb 20, 2025
Lower · Passed
reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar
lower
Feb 4, 2025
Committee
to Health Services (H)
lower
Jan 7, 2025
Committee
to Committee on Committees (H)
lower
Jan 7, 2025
Introduced
introduced in House
lower
0 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
No sponsor information available.
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