Texas 2019 86th Regular

Texas House Bill HB3552 Introduced / Bill

Filed 03/06/2019

                    86R6682 SRA-F
 By: Sheffield H.B. No. 3552


 A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
 AN ACT
 relating to certain notice requirements regarding fluoridation of a
 water supply system.
 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
 SECTION 1.  Section 341.033, Health and Safety Code, is
 amended by adding Subsection (j) to read as follows:
 (j)  An owner, agent, manager, operator, or other person in
 charge of a public water supply system that furnishes for public or
 private use drinking water containing added fluoride may not
 permanently reduce the amount of fluoride in the water or
 permanently terminate the fluoridation of the water unless the
 owner, agent, manager, operator, or person provides written notice
 to the customers of the system and the commission of the reduction
 or termination at least 60 days before the reduction or
 termination.
 SECTION 2.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2019.