CERTIFICATION OF ENROLLMENT
ENGROSSED SUBSTITUTE HOUSE BILL 1251
Chapter 140, Laws of 2023
68TH LEGISLATURE
2023 REGULAR SESSION
PUBLIC WATER SYSTEMS—FLUORIDATION NOTICES
EFFECTIVE DATE: July 23, 2023
Passed by the House February 9, 2023
  Yeas 97  Nays 0
LAURIE JINKINS
Speaker of the House of Representatives
Passed by the Senate April 10, 2023
  Yeas 48  Nays 0
DENNY HECK
President of the Senate
CERTIFICATE
I, Bernard Dean, Chief Clerk of the House of Representatives of the State of Washington, do hereby certify that the attached is ENGROSSED SUBSTITUTE HOUSE BILL 1251 as passed by the House of Representatives and the Senate on the dates hereon set forth.
BERNARD DEAN
Chief Clerk
Chief Clerk
Approved April 20, 2023 2:32 PM
FILED
April 21, 2023
JAY INSLEE
Governor of the State of Washington
Secretary of State
State of Washington
ENGROSSED SUBSTITUTE HOUSE BILL 1251
Passed Legislature - 2023 Regular Session
State of Washington
68th Legislature
2023 Regular Session
ByHouse Local Government (originally sponsored by Representatives Stonier, Bateman, Reed, Riccelli, and Pollet)
READ FIRST TIME 01/31/23.
AN ACT Relating to water systems' notice to customers of public health considerations; and adding a new section to chapter 70A.125 RCW.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON:
NEW SECTION.  Sec. 1. A new section is added to chapter 70A.125 RCW to read as follows:
A public water system that considers commencing or discontinuing fluoridation of its water supply on a continuing basis shall notify its customers and the department of its intentions at least 90 days prior to a vote or decision on the matter. The water system shall notify its customers via radio, television, newspaper, regular mail, electronic means, or any notification methods which effectively notify customers at least 90 days prior to any meeting at which the vote or decision will occur. Any public water system that violates the notification requirements of this subsection shall return the fluoridation of its water supply to its previous level until proper notification is provided under the provisions of this section.
Passed by the House February 9, 2023.
Passed by the Senate April 10, 2023.
Approved by the Governor April 20, 2023.
Filed in Office of Secretary of State April 21, 2023.
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