| 1 | 1 | | Stricken language would be deleted from and underlined language would be added to present law. |
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| 2 | 2 | | *SSS251* 03/17/2025 12:30:23 PM SSS251 |
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| 3 | 3 | | State of Arkansas 1 |
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| 4 | 4 | | 95th General Assembly A Bill 2 |
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| 5 | 5 | | Regular Session, 2025 SENATE BILL 474 3 |
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| 7 | 7 | | By: Senators C. Penzo, B. King 5 |
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| 8 | 8 | | By: Representatives Duffield, Pilkington 6 |
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| 10 | 10 | | For An Act To Be Entitled 8 |
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| 11 | 11 | | AN ACT TO AMEND THE LAW CONCERNING PUBLIC WATER 9 |
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| 12 | 12 | | SYSTEMS; TO ALLOW THE BOARD OF A PUBLIC WATER SYSTEM 10 |
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| 13 | 13 | | TO PROHIBIT FLUORIDATION OF THE WATER IN THE PUBLIC 11 |
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| 14 | 14 | | WATER SYSTEM; AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES. 12 |
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| 17 | 17 | | Subtitle 15 |
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| 18 | 18 | | TO AMEND THE LAW CONCERNING PUBLIC WATER 16 |
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| 19 | 19 | | SYSTEMS; AND TO ALLOW THE BOARD OF A 17 |
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| 20 | 20 | | PUBLIC WATER SYSTEM TO PROHIBIT 18 |
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| 21 | 21 | | FLUORIDATION OF THE WATER IN THE PUBLIC 19 |
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| 22 | 22 | | WATER SYSTEM. 20 |
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| 24 | 24 | | BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ARKANSAS: 22 |
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| 26 | 26 | | SECTION 1. Arkansas Code ยง 20 -7-136(b), concerning a statewide 24 |
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| 27 | 27 | | fluoridation program, is amended to read as follows: 25 |
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| 28 | 28 | | (b)(1) The Except as provided in subdivision (b)(2) of this section, 26 |
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| 29 | 29 | | the company, corporation, municipality, county, government agency, or other 27 |
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| 30 | 30 | | entity that owns or controls a water system shall control the quantity of 28 |
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| 31 | 31 | | fluoride in the water so as to maintain a fluoride content established by the 29 |
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| 32 | 32 | | Department of Health. 30 |
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| 33 | 33 | | (2) The board of a public water system may elect to prohibit 31 |
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| 34 | 34 | | fluoridation of the water it supplies. 32 |
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