LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) — What is in Kentucky’s tap water is the subject of a boiling debate among lawmakers in Frankfort. For the first time, House Republicans advanced a bill that may take fluoride out of tap water across the state. House Bill 16 would allow local water districts to opt-out of putting fluoride in […]
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Fluoride could no longer be required in public water under this Kentucky bill
Public water utilities in Kentucky could no longer be required to put fluoride in their drinking water. Major health groups, including the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and American Dental Association, say fluoride in water is good for dental health. Some lawmakers in Kentucky are challenging whether it should be required in the water […]
New bill wants water fluoridation to be optional
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — A bill working its way through the Kentucky legislature would make water fluoridation programs optional, essentially shifting the decision from the state to local water systems. The water systems in Kentucky could choose to continue or stop water fluoridation. Currently, in Kentucky, community water systems serving at least 3,000 people are required […]
Kentucky House moves to make fluoridated water program optional
FRANKFORT — A bill to make water fluoridation optional in Kentucky passed the House on Wednesday with bipartisan opposition. House Bill 16, should it become law, means Kentucky will let local water systems’ governing bodies decide whether to add fluoride to water. The 68-29 vote came after 30 minutes of debate that focused on benefits […]
Water fluoridation would become optional in KY under bill advanced by House committee
FRANKFORT — If the 31 sponsors of House Bill 16 are successful, Kentucky will let local water systems’ governing bodies decide whether or not to have fluoridated water. The bill easily passed the House Health Services Committee on Thursday mostly along party lines, 11-4. Rep. Kim Moser, R-Taylor Mill, the committee’s chair, was the only […]
Yes to raw milk, no to fluoride: Some Ky Republicans skeptical of public health initiatives
Kentucky lawmakers are sponsoring bills to legalize the intrastate sales of raw milk, make fluoridated water optional and stop state agencies from crafting rules based on guidance from the World Health Organization. What these bills have in common is a shared skepticism of established directives and guidance from top U.S. health organizations and leading medical […]
5 bills Kentucky lawmakers plan to introduce in the 2025 legislative session
Kentucky lawmakers won’t be able to file proposed bills until the next legislative session starts Jan. 7. But that hasn’t stopped them from saying what they plan to submit. During the 2024 interim, several legislators shared draft bills they plan to file during in the 2025 legislative session. While some are bills that have been […]
Following federal fluoride ruling Kentucky lawmakers could consider making it optional in drinking water
Lawmakers will likely consider making the addition of fluoride to drinking water optional. House Bill 141 was introduced during the 2024 Kentucky Legislative session and is expected to be reintroduced next year. Legislators in favor of making fluoride optional cited a ruling from Food and Water Watch versus the EPA. The federal court case last […]
Republican lawmaker will renew efforts to make water fluoridation optional in Kentucky
A Republican lawmaker will once again push to end Kentucky’s requirement for certain utilities to add or adjust fluoride levels in drinking water. Rep. Mark Hart, R-Falmouth, filed House Bill 141 in 2024, but it died without clearing either chamber. Speaking before the Interim Joint Committee on State Government Tuesday, Hart said he wants to […]
Ky. lawmaker pushes to make fluoride optional for tap water
In the 1950s and 60s more and more communities began fluoridating their water systems in an effort to improve oral health. Kentucky was one of the earliest states to mandate its use. But water fluoridation has faced some opposition and doubts about its safety. Despite the skepticism the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention […]