Bill Text: NH HB691 | 2025 | Regular Session | Introduced
Bill Title: Prohibiting the addition of fluoridation chemicals to public water systems.
Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: (Introduced) 2025-02-05 - Executive Session: 02/12/2025 02:00 pm Legislative Office Building 305 [HB691 Detail]
Download: New_Hampshire-2025-HB691-Introduced.html
HB 691-FN - AS INTRODUCED
2025 SESSION
25-0528
06/09
HOUSE BILL 691-FN
AN ACT prohibiting the addition of fluoridation chemicals to public water systems.
SPONSORS: Rep. Schmidt, Straf. 14; Rep. J. Aron, Sull. 4
COMMITTEE: Resources, Recreation and Development
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ANALYSIS
This bill repeals and prohibits the use of fluoridation chemicals in public water systems.
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Explanation: Matter added to current law appears in bold italics.
Matter removed from current law appears [in brackets and struckthrough.]
Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
25-0528
06/09
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Twenty Five
AN ACT prohibiting the addition of fluoridation chemicals to public water systems.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
1 Fluoride Introduction Prohibited. RSA 485:14 is repealed and reenacted to read as follows:
485:14 Fluoride Introduction Prohibited. No fluoride or any chemical containing fluoride shall be introduced into a public water system.
2 Repeal. The following are repealed:
I. RSA 31:17-a, relative to referendum on public water supply.
II. RSA 44:16, relative to public water supplies.
III. RSA 52:23, relative to public water in village districts.
IV. RSA 485:14-a, relative to referendum for public water systems serving more than one political subdivision.
V. RSA 485:14-b, relative to a fluoride statement.
3 Effective Date. This act shall take effect 60 days after its passage.
25-0528
1/7/25
HB 691-FN- FISCAL NOTE
AS INTRODUCED
AN ACT prohibiting the addition of fluoridation chemicals to public water systems.
FISCAL IMPACT:
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Estimated State Impact | ||||||
| FY 2025 | FY 2026 | FY 2027 | FY 2028 | ||
Revenue | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | ||
Revenue Fund(s) | None | |||||
Expenditures* | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | ||
Funding Source(s) | None | |||||
Appropriations* | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | ||
Funding Source(s) | None | |||||
*Expenditure = Cost of bill *Appropriation = Authorized funding to cover cost of bill | ||||||
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Estimated Political Subdivision Impact | ||||||
| FY 2025 | FY 2026 | FY 2027 | FY 2028 | ||
County Revenue | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | ||
County Expenditures | $0 | Indeterminable | Indeterminable | Indeterminable | ||
Local Revenue | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | ||
Local Expenditures | $0 | Indeterminable | Indeterminable | Indeterminable | ||
The Office of Legislative Budget Assistant is unable to provide a complete fiscal note for this bill, as introduced, as it is awaiting information from the Department of Health and Human Services. The Department was originally contacted on 12/27/24 for a fiscal note worksheet. When completed, a revised fiscal note will be forwarded to the House Clerk's Office
METHODOLOGY:
This bill repeals and prohibits the use of fluoridation chemicals in public water systems. The Department of Environmental Services (NHDES) currently receives monthly reports from 11 water systems that fluoridate their water, based on decisions made through local votes. Additionally, 13 other water systems receive fluoridated water from neighboring community water systems, with customers notified that their water may contain fluoride. NHDES reviews these reports to ensure compliance with the fluoride dosage range recommended by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). The annual cost for NHDES staff to review these reports is estimated to be less than $10,000.
If fluoridation were discontinued, approximately 11 community water systems that purchase fluoride would see a reduction in expenditures. However, the specific financial impact cannot be determined without further analysis and consultation with the affected water systems.
AGENCIES CONTACTED:
Department of Environmental Services and Department of Health and Human Services
