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Subcommittee OKs bill requiring fluoride test results be posted online by water districts
Summary
HB 8-98 requires water districts that receive fluoridated water to post certificates of analysis and safety data sheets on their websites or the Tennessee Board of Utility Regulations portal; committee approved the bill unanimously to move forward.
Chairman Todd explained HB 8-98 and a drafting amendment that changed the effective date. The bill requires water districts that purchase and distribute fluoridated water to obtain and publish a certificate of analysis listing fluoride test results and to post safety data sheets. If a district lacks its own website, the bill directs the district to post the data on the Tennessee Board of Utility Regulations site maintained by the comptroller's office.
The amendment was placed and members had no substantive objections; the committee voted to advance HB 8-98 to the full committee, recorded as 9 ayes and 0 nays. Chairman Todd described the measure as a transparency step focused on public access to water quality testing data.
