The Louisiana Senate has passed a bill to repeal the Louisiana Department of Health’s water fluoridation program and prohibit public water systems from adding it.
Public water systems with at least 5,000 connections in the state are required by law to add fluoride, but Senate Bill 2 would remove that requirement. Public water systems would only be able to resume fluoridation if residents vote for it.
The state Senate voted 24-10 April 30 to pass the bill, advancing it to the state’s House of Representatives. If passed by the House and signed by the governor, the law would go into effect Jan. 1.
Utah and Florida recently became the first two states to enact fluoride bans.