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MA S 2627

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An Act allowing the town of Somerset to prohibit water fluoridation

Massachusetts · 2025-2026 Regular Session (194th General Court) · upper

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Did MA S 2627 pass?

Not yet. MA S 2627 has been introduced but has not advanced to a vote. Latest recorded action (2026-05-18): Read second and ordered to a third reading

What is MA S 2627 about?

By Mr. Rodrigues and Mr. Thurber, of Somerset a joint petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 2627) of Michael J. Rodrigues and Justin Thurber (by vote of the town) for legislation to allow the town of Somerset to prohibit water fluoridation. Public Health. [Local Approval Received.]

Description

By Mr. Rodrigues and Mr. Thurber, of Somerset a joint petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 2627) of Michael J. Rodrigues and Justin Thurber (by vote of the town) for legislation to allow the town of Somerset to prohibit water fluoridation. Public Health. [Local Approval Received.]

Introduced
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Latest action
2026-05-18 — Read second and ordered to a third reading
Bill type
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Sponsors

  • Michael J. Rodriguescosponsor
  • Justin Thurbercosponsor

Committees

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Action timeline

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  1. 2026-05-18

    Read second and ordered to a third reading

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  2. 2026-05-18

    Rules suspended

  3. 2026-05-18

    Committee reported that the matter be placed in the Orders of the Day for the next sitting

  4. 2026-05-04

    Read; and referred to the committee on House Steering, Policy and Scheduling

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  5. 2026-04-30

    Read third and passed to be engrossed

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  6. 2026-04-30

    Taken out of the Orders of the Day

  7. 2026-04-15

    Read second and ordered to a third reading

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  8. 2026-04-01

    Bill reported favorably by committee and placed in the Orders of the Day for the next session

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  9. 2026-03-19

    Reporting date extended to Friday July 31, 2026

  10. 2025-10-24

    Hearing scheduled for 11/03/2025 from 09:00 AM-05:00 PM in Written Testimony Only

  11. 2025-10-14

    House concurred

  12. 2025-10-09

    Referred to the committee on Public Health

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Related bills

  • Replaces: SD 3254not in this corpus

Official source

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/194/S2627

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