Florida lawmakers looking to ban fluoride statewide

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Legislators want to prevent local governments from using “health-related” water additives.

Two sweeping bills are moving through Florida’s capitol that would prohibit local governments from adding fluoride to drinking water.

Both bills, HB 651 and SB 700, are wide-ranging, covering a slew of topics from electric vehicle charging stations to mosquito control budgets and concealed weapon carry rules. Neither explicitly use the word fluoride.

The Florida House’s Housing, Agriculture and Tourism Subcommittee approved HB 651 in a vote Tuesday, which bars the “use of any additives included primarily for health-related purposes.” The bill is a Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services agency package, and the range of topics addressed fall under its purview.

And a similar measure, SB 700, prohibits the use of a “water quality additive” for purposes other than contaminants or improving water quality — also excluding anything used for “health-related purposes.”

https://www.tampabay.com/news/florida-politics/2025/03/19/florida-lawmakers-looking-ban-fluoride-statewide/

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