S 8283 New York Senate · 2025 Regular Session

Requires cities that fluoridate public water supplies to comply with certain provisions of law and publish a notice prior to discontinuing such fluoridation

Summary
Requires cities that fluoridate public water supplies to comply with certain provisions of law relating to fluoridation, and to publish a notice in local newspapers and on the city's website and social media pages at least ninety days prior to discontinuing such fluoridation.
Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
May 2025
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced May 30, 2025 Last action Jun 2, 2026
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S8283 S8283A · 2 edits
MINOR
The bill was amended to require cities to follow specific public health procedures before stopping water fluoridation. The changes mandate that cities must comply with Section 1100-a of the Public Health Law and expand public notice requirements to include social media pages alongside local newspapers and websites.
Scope change
The bill's applicability remains the same (cities fluoridating public water supplies), but the procedural requirements for discontinuing fluoridation have been expanded to include compliance with a specific public health statute and broader public notification channels.
REQUIREMENT

Added a mandatory requirement for cities to comply with Section 1100-a of the Public Health Law before discontinuing fluoridation.

Expanded public notice requirements to include posting notices on the city's social media pages in addition to local newspapers and the city website.

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Actions timeline

Total actions
8
Key actions
2
Committee
2
Amendments
2
Jan 7, 2026
Committee
REFERRED TO CITIES 2
upper
Jun 9, 2025
Upper · Passed
PRINT NUMBER 8283A
upper
Jun 9, 2025
Upper · Passed
AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO CITIES 2
upper
May 30, 2025
Committee
REFERRED TO CITIES 2
upper
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors

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Chris Ryan
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NY
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