{"Title":"An Act providing municipalities to opt out of fluoridation treatments","BillNumber":"H2449","DocketNumber":"HD4176","GeneralCourtNumber":194,"PrimarySponsor":{"Id":"N_H1","Name":"Natalie M. Higgins","Type":1,"Details":"https://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/194/LegislativeMembers/N_H1","ResponseDate":"2025-01-17T15:50:07.587"},"Cosponsors":[{"Id":null,"Name":"Karen Spencer","Type":3,"Details":null,"ResponseDate":"2025-01-17T15:50:07.5866667"}],"JointSponsor":null,"BillHistory":"https://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/194/Documents/H2449/DocumentHistoryActions","LegislationTypeName":"Bill","Pinslip":"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.","DocumentText":"\tSECTION 1. Section 8C of Chapter 111 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2022 Official Edition, are hereby amended by inserting the following new paragraph after line 46:\r\n\tAny town, city or district with artificial fluoridation programs in effect can end those programs with a local ordinance banning fluoridation via the local legislative body, i.e. City Council, Town Meeting or Water Commissioners. That process is initiated by the presentation of a petition of at least ten registered voters to the legislative body. Moreover, if the water superintendent or water commissioners with responsibility for ensuring water safety determines that in their opinion, the water fluoridation program is posing a risk to consumers, workers, infrastructure or environment, they can suspend fluoridation programs at will.\r\n","EmergencyPreamble":null,"RollCalls":[],"Attachments":[],"CommitteeRecommendations":[{"Action":"Accompanied","FiscalAmounts":[],"Committee":{"CommitteeCode":"J16","GeneralCourtNumber":194,"Details":"https://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/194/Committees/J16"},"Votes":[{"Question":"Shall this bill be studied?","Bill":{"BillNumber":"H2449","DocketNumber":"HD4176","Title":"An Act providing municipalities to opt out of fluoridation treatments","PrimarySponsor":{"Id":"N_H1","Name":"Natalie M. Higgins","Type":1,"Details":"https://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/194/LegislativeMembers/N_H1","ResponseDate":"2025-01-17T15:50:07.5866667"},"Cosponsors":[{"Id":null,"Name":"Karen Spencer","Type":3,"Details":null,"ResponseDate":"2025-01-17T15:50:07.5866667"}],"JointSponsor":null,"GeneralCourtNumber":194,"Details":"https://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/194/Documents/H2449","IsDocketBookOnly":false},"Committee":{"CommitteeCode":"J16","GeneralCourtNumber":194,"Details":"https://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/194/Committees/J16"},"Date":"2026-01-29T17:00:00","Vote":[{"Favorable":[{"GeneralCourtNumber":194,"MemberCode":"SBA1","Details":"https://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/194/LegislativeMembers/SBA1"},{"GeneralCourtNumber":194,"MemberCode":"BJA1","Details":"https://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/194/LegislativeMembers/BJA1"},{"GeneralCourtNumber":194,"MemberCode":"M_C2","Details":"https://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/194/LegislativeMembers/M_C2"},{"GeneralCourtNumber":194,"MemberCode":"MCD1","Details":"https://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/194/LegislativeMembers/MCD1"},{"GeneralCourtNumber":194,"MemberCode":"HEK1","Details":"https://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/194/LegislativeMembers/HEK1"},{"GeneralCourtNumber":194,"MemberCode":"SPK1","Details":"https://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/194/LegislativeMembers/SPK1"},{"GeneralCourtNumber":194,"MemberCode":"S_M1","Details":"https://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/194/LegislativeMembers/S_M1"},{"GeneralCourtNumber":194,"MemberCode":"S_R1","Details":"https://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/194/LegislativeMembers/S_R1"},{"GeneralCourtNumber":194,"MemberCode":"AMS3","Details":"https://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/194/LegislativeMembers/AMS3"},{"GeneralCourtNumber":194,"MemberCode":"PSS1","Details":"https://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/194/LegislativeMembers/PSS1"}],"Adverse":[{"GeneralCourtNumber":194,"MemberCode":"J_T2","Details":"https://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/194/LegislativeMembers/J_T2"}],"ReserveRight":[],"NoVoteRecorded":[]}]}]}],"Amendments":[]}