Department of Health; prohibit from requiring fluoridation in water system.

SB 2701 prohibits the Mississippi State Board of Health from requiring any public water system (including community, nontransient noncommunity, public, or semi-public systems) to fluoridate drinking water or install fluoridation equipment. It amends existing law (Section 41-26-6) to explicitly block this requirement, removing a potential mandate that could have applied to all municipal and community water providers. The bill, which died in committee on February 4, 2025, would have taken effect July 1, 2025, if passed. This change directly affects water utilities and public health planning in Mississippi by eliminating a potential state-level fluoridation requirement.