DeSantis Gets Bill To Ban Fluoride In Drinking Water

CNN reports:

Lawmakers in Florida approved a bill to prohibit certain additives in drinking water, effectively banning fluoride, and the measure now goes to Gov. Ron DeSantis for a signature. If it’s finalized, Florida will become the second state to ban fluoride in municipal drinking water.

The Florida Farm Bill includes language banning the use of any additive in a public water system that does not meet the new definition of a “water quality additive”: a chemical or substance used in public water to specifically address drinking water standards, contaminants or quality.

“We are not debating the efficacy of fluoride in any way. … We hold that a free American and Floridian has the right to decide what goes into their body no matter what elected officials may believe is good for their citizens or not,” Rep. Danny Alvarez, a Hillsborough County Republican and a sponsor of the House bill, told CNN.

Read the full article. Utah was the first state.

Florida Farm bill passes! Fluoride banned in Florida! When @GovRonDeSantis signs Florida will be second state to ban fluoride in public water systems! pic.twitter.com/HDrbaxbnzE

— Make Miami Fluoride Free (@radioactivestox) April 29, 2025