Kentucky lawmakers again try to make water fluoridation optional

By: Sarah Ladd

Outlets: Kentucky Lantern

Published: January 28, 2026

Words: 634

Last Updated: 3 weeks, 3 days ago

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HB 103 progress

FRANKFORT — A bill that would make water fluoridation optional in Kentucky, which supporters praise as a way to ensure local control, passed out of the House Local Government Committee Wednesday despite opposition from several health organizations.

House Bill 103 would leave the decision on whether to add fluoride to water up to the local water systems’ governing bodies. The bill, …

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