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HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 4176 FILED ON: 1/17/2025
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 2449
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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PRESENTED BY:
Natalie M. Higgins, (BY REQUEST)
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To the Honorable Senate and House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in General
Court assembled:
The undersigned legislators and/or citizens respectfully petition for the adoption of the accompanying bill:
An Act providing municipalities to opt out of fluoridation treatments.
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PETITION OF:
NAME:DISTRICT/ADDRESS :DATE ADDED:Karen Spencer1/17/2025 1 of 1
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By Representative Higgins of Leominster (by request), a petition (accompanied by bill, House,
No. 2449) of Karen Spencer relative to providing municipalities an opt out of fluoridation
treatments. Public Health.
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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In the One Hundred and Ninety-Fourth General Court
(2025-2026)
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An Act providing municipalities to opt out of fluoridation treatments.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority
of the same, as follows:
1 SECTION 1. Section 8C of Chapter 111 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2022
2Official Edition, are hereby amended by inserting the following new paragraph after line 46:
3 Any town, city or district with artificial fluoridation programs in effect can end those
4programs with a local ordinance banning fluoridation via the local legislative body, i.e. City
5Council, Town Meeting or Water Commissioners. That process is initiated by the presentation of
6a petition of at least ten registered voters to the legislative body. Moreover, if the water
7superintendent or water commissioners with responsibility for ensuring water safety determines
8that in their opinion, the water fluoridation program is posing a risk to consumers, workers,
9infrastructure or environment, they can suspend fluoridation programs at will.