An Act allowing the town of Somerset to prohibit water fluoridation

Introduced

In Committee

Floor

Crossed Over

Passed

Enacted

Overview Bill text 1 History 12 Sponsors

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.]

Chamber: Senate
Introduced: Oct 9, 2025
Last action: May 18, 2026 — Read second and ordered to a third reading
Session: 194th
Momentum: 58 · Moderate

PASSAGE PROBABILITY

44.1% Uncertain

Why this number

Stage base Passed First Chamber — base rate 63%, measured from MA's completed sessions
Momentum +2 58/100 from the pace of recorded action
Time since last action -21 147 days quiet

A transparent scoring model over stage, momentum, recency, sponsorship and recorded votes — not a trained predictor. Treat it as a way to rank attention, not as a forecast.