North Dakota legislation · 69th Legislative Assembly
North Dakota HB1605: A BILL for an Act to create and enact a new section to chapter 61-28.1 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to the prohibition on water fluoridation; to provide a penalty; and to provide an effective date.
Status: Failed, February 19, 2025
Relating to the prohibition on water fluoridation; to provide a penalty; and to provide an effective date.
What the bill says
A bill for an Act to create and enact a new section to chapter 61-28.1 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to the prohibition on water fluoridation; to provide a penalty; and to provide an effective date.
From the introduced text, January 20, 2025:
A BILL for an Act to create and enact a new section to chapter 61-28.1 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to the prohibition on water fluoridation; to provide a penalty; and to provide an effective date. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY OF NORTH DAKOTA: SECTION 1. A new section to chapter 61-28.1 of the North Dakota Century Code is created and enacted as follows: Fluoride introduction prohibited - Penalty. 1. For purposes of this section: a. "Fluoride" means any chemical compound containing the fluoride ion, including sodium fluoride, hydrofluoric acid, sodium silicofluoride, and fluorosilicic acid. b. "Public water supply" means a water system that provides water for human consumption through pipes or other constructed conveyances to at least fifteen service connections or serves an average of at least twenty-five people for at least sixty days a year. 2. A person may not add or cause to be added any form of fluoride to any public water supply for the purpose of fluoridation, regardless of the intended concentration. 3. This section does not apply to any water treatment process where fluoride is naturally occurring in a water source or the use of fluoride for an industrial or manufacturing process not related to public water treatment. 4. A person in violation of this section is subject to a …
Sponsors
- Matthew Heilman (R, 7) · primary sponsor
- Daniel Johnston (R, 24)
- Jeffery Magrum (R, 8)
- Bob Paulson (R, 3)
- Nathan Toman (R, 34)
- Desiree van Oosting (R, 36)
- Lori VanWinkle (R, 3)
Latest actions
- : Second reading, failed to pass, yeas 40 nays 53
- : Reported back, do pass, place on calendar 7 6 0
- : Committee Hearing 10:00
- : Introduced, first reading, referred Human Services Committee
Votes
- Final Passage (February 19, 2025): 40 yea, 53 nay, failed
Common questions
- What is HB1605?
- HB1605 is a bill in the North Dakota Legislature (69th Legislative Assembly): A BILL for an Act to create and enact a new section to chapter 61-28.1 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to the prohibition on water fluoridation; to provide a penalty; and to provide an effective date.
- What does HB1605 do?
- In its own words: A bill for an Act to create and enact a new section to chapter 61-28.1 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to the prohibition on water fluoridation; to provide a penalty; and to provide an effective date.
- What is the status of HB1605?
- Failed as of February 19, 2025. Latest action: Second reading, failed to pass, yeas 40 nays 53 (February 19, 2025).
- Who sponsored HB1605?
- Matthew Heilman (R, 7), with 6 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for HB1605?
- On the North Dakota Legislature website: https://ndlegis.gov/assembly/69-2025/regular/bill-overview/bo1605.html
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