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Read. Follow. Verify.Vermont Prohibits Adding Fluoride to Public Water Systems and Providing Fluoride Supplements in Schools
Last action · January 14, 2026: Read first time and referred to the Committee on Human ServicesSponsors: Gregory Burtt and 2 others
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What This Bill Would Do
Vermont H.675 prohibits any person from adding fluoride to drinking water provided by a and bans municipalities from enacting rules that require or permit fluoridation. The bill also prohibits schools, school nurses, and school personnel from providing fluoride supplements, liquids, rinses, or medicines to students. The act takes effect upon passage.
s, municipal operators, and schools statewide must halt any fluoridation practices and fluoride distribution programs, shifting water treatment protocols and school health offerings.
Who It Would Affect
Groups the bill's text would affect if enacted, as described in the record. Being affected is not a position for or against it.
Public water systems
Public water system operators must comply with the prohibition against adding fluoride to drinking water.
Municipalities
Municipalities are restricted from passing ordinances or provisions that require or permit fluoride in water systems they operate.
Schools and school nurses
Schools and school health personnel are prohibited from providing fluoride supplements or medicines to students.
Key Facts
- A person is prohibited from adding fluoride to drinking water provided by a public water system.
- Municipalities are barred from enacting ordinances or provisions that require or permit fluoride introduction into municipal public water systems.
- Schools, public or approved independent, are prohibited from providing fluoride supplements, including tablets, liquids, or rinses, to students.
- School nurses and school employees or volunteers are prohibited from providing fluoride to students as a medicine.
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- Fluoride is legally defined in the water statutes to include fluorosilicic acid, sodium fluorosilicate, and sodium fluoride.
- A public water system is defined as any system providing piped drinking water to the public with at least 15 service connections or serving an average of at least 25 individuals for at least 60 days a year.
- The act takes effect upon passage.
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Currently in committee. The next step in the legislative lifecycle is Floor Vote.
Procedural history
1 action- Jan 14, 2026HouseIntroducedRead first time and referred to the Committee on Human Services
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Comprehensive Fluoridation Ban Across Water and Schools
The bill pairs a prohibition on municipal water fluoridation with a concurrent ban on school-based fluoride supplements, targeting multiple public exposure points simultaneously.
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Sources
legislature.vermont.gov
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- Controversy85Intensity of disagreement among stakeholders
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