Req. No. 1076 Page 1 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 STATE OF OKLAHOMA 1st Session of the 59th Legislature (2023) SENATE BILL 165 By: Dahm AS INTRODUCED An Act relating to public water supplies; prohibiting certain political subdivisions or public and private businesses from fluoridating a public water supply; directing the Department of Environmental Quality to promulgate rules; providing for codification; and declaring an emergency . BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OK LAHOMA: SECTION 1. NEW LAW A new section of law to be codified in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 2-6-311 of Title 27A, unless there is created a duplication in numb ering, reads as follows: Every county, municipality, city, town, s chool, or political subdivision thereof, or public or private business operating in the state is hereby prohibited from introducing or depositing fluoride or any chemical containing fluoride into a public wat er supply. The Department of Environmental Qual ity shall promulgate rules to effectuate the provis ions of this section. SECTION 2. It being immediately necessary for th e preservation of the public peace, health or safety, an emergency is h ereby Req. No. 1076 Page 2 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 declared to exist, by reason whereof this act shall take effect and be in full force from an d after its passage and approval. 59-1-1076 RD 1/5/2023 10:16:49 AM