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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the duty of a public water supply system to provide |
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certain information to consumers regarding fluoride in drinking |
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water. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter C, Chapter 341, Health and Safety |
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Code, is amended by adding Section 341.0335 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 341.0335. FLUORIDATED WATER; DISCLOSURE OF CERTAIN |
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INFORMATION. (a) A public water supply system that furnishes to |
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the public for a charge drinking water to which fluoride has been |
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added shall disclose in a conspicuous place on each customer's |
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water bill: |
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(1) the amount of fluoride that occurs naturally in |
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the drinking water furnished by the system to the customer; |
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(2) the amount of fluoride added to the drinking water |
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before distribution to the customer; and |
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(3) the combined amount of fluoride present in the |
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drinking water from the sources described by Subdivisions (1) and |
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(2). |
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(b) Information disclosed under Subsection (a) must be |
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accurate for drinking water distributed to a customer not more than |
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one week before the bill is provided to the customer. |
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SECTION 2. Section 341.0335, Health and Safety Code, as |
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added by this Act, applies only to a public water supply system bill |
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issued for a billing period that begins on or after the effective |
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date of this Act. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025. |