Signed by Governor Jon Huntsman, Jr.

Vote Smart's Synopsis:

Vote to pass a bill that authorizes the shareholders of a corporate public water system to reject fluoridation by majority vote.

Highlights:

-Defines "corporate public water systems" as a public water system that is owned by a corporation engaging in water distribution only to its shareholders (Sec. 1). -Prohibits a corporate public water system from adding or removing fluoride without the majority of the votes cast in support by the shareholders (Sec. 1). -Requires corporate public water systems who opt not to add fluoride to annually provide notice of the average amount of fluoride in the water to individuals who receive water from the system (Sec. 1). -Specifies that a vote in support of adding or removing fluoride does not require a supplier of a public water system, including a system that provides water to the corporate public water system, to add or remove fluoride (Sec. 1). -This is a substitute bill sponsored by Sen. Dennis Stowell.

Full Bill Text

Vote Smart's Synopsis:

Vote to pass a bill that authorizes the shareholders of a corporate public water system to reject fluoridation by majority vote.

Highlights:

-Defines "corporate public water systems" as a public water system that is owned by a corporation engaging in water distribution only to its shareholders (Sec. 1). -Prohibits a corporate public water system from adding or removing fluoride without the majority of the votes cast in support by the shareholders (Sec. 1). -Requires corporate public water systems who opt not to add fluoride to annually provide notice of the average amount of fluoride in the water to individuals who receive water from the system (Sec. 1). -Specifies that a vote in support of adding or removing fluoride does not require a supplier of a public water system, including a system that provides water to the corporate public water system, to add or remove fluoride (Sec. 1). -This is a substitute bill sponsored by Sen. Dennis Stowell.

Full Bill Text