Monitoring the Session

SB 2653

Hall’s bill banning water fluoridation

Died in committee

Verdict: No flags

No flagsInitial review
Sen. Bob HallRSenate 2

Initial review · graded Oct 20, 2026 · Headline, summary and grade are analysis of the bill text, not a finding about any person · How we grade

Caption

relating to the prohibition on water fluoridation; creating a penalty.

Caption from analyzed text · version I.

Summary

No added fluoride, no matter how small the amount.

The bill bans anyone from adding any form of fluoride to a public water supply for fluoridation, no matter how small the amount. It covers every water system serving at least fifteen connections or twenty-five people for sixty days a year, and it exempts naturally occurring fluoride and industrial uses unrelated to public water treatment. Violators face a $500 fine, then $1,000 for each later violation, and the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality enforces the ban starting September 1, 2025.

Labels

Labels: PENDING FOREVER. Heard by the Senate Health & Human Services committee on Apr 15, 2025 and left pending. Never voted out. The bill died.

Receipt

The receipt

89R-SB2653 · 2025-03-13

SOLD BY

Sen. Bob HallRSenate 2

ITEM

relating to the prohibition on water fluoridation; creating a penalty.

WHAT IT DOES

No added fluoride, no matter how small the amount.

The bill bans anyone from adding any form of fluoride to a public water supply for fluoridation, no matter how small the amount. It covers every water system serving at least fifteen connections or twenty-five people for sixty days a year, and it exempts naturally occurring fluoride and industrial uses unrelated to public water treatment. Violators face a $500 fine, then $1,000 for each later violation, and the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality enforces the ban starting September 1, 2025.

CHARGES

[ ] NONE FOUND

TOTAL

No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.

LBB estimate · fiscal note version I · source

Sources

Fiscal note · version I · April 14, 2025

No first-year general revenue figure available here.

LBB published estimates · flow over the stated periods.

Source snapshot 2026-10-19, Central time.

HISTORY

  1. Received by the Secretary of the Senate
  2. Filed
  3. Read first time
  4. Referred to Health & Human Services
  5. Scheduled for public hearing on . . .
  6. Considered in public hearing
  7. Testimony taken in committee
  8. Left pending in committee
FILED UNDER

No verified beat found.

No flags

THANK YOU FOR CHECKING THE RECEIPT

CAMPAIGN PAID FOR BY

CAMPAIGN PAID FOR BY

Bob Hall

Donors

Texans for Lawsuit Reform PAC$135KTexans United for a Conservative Majority PAC$116KBryan Hughes Campaign$100K

Not tied to this bill.

Sources

The author's campaign account only. Own money and internal transfers are separate on the member page.

Derived itemized flow · Jul 1, 2024 to Oct 23, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

Derived itemized contributions on live regular reports and uncovered special-session dates. Internal account transfers and daily reports are excluded.

Texans for Lawsuit Reform PAC$135,000.00

Texans for Lawsuit Reform PAC

$135,000.00

Cash
$129,000.00
Paid by others
$6,000.00
Total
$135,000.00
polling $6,000.00

Also funds 124 other sitting lawmakers.

Derived recipient stock · Jul 10, 2024 to Oct 23, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

TEC account match.

Team
Sources

Derived itemized flow · Sep 12, 2024 to Oct 23, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

Derived itemized contributions on live regular reports and uncovered special-session dates. Internal account transfers and daily reports are excluded.

Report IDs: 100987789, 101010195, 101040645, 101069307, 101073278.

Texans United for a Conservative Majority PAC$116,000.00

Texans United for a Conservative Majority PAC

$116,000.00

Cash
$110,000.00
Paid by others
$6,000.00
Total
$116,000.00
polling $6,000.00

Also funds 30 other sitting lawmakers.

Derived recipient stock · Sep 3, 2024 to Oct 23, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

TEC account match.

Team
Sources

Derived itemized flow · Jun 27, 2025 to Oct 5, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

Derived itemized contributions on live regular reports and uncovered special-session dates. Internal account transfers and daily reports are excluded.

Report IDs: 101010195, 101033131, 101073278.

Bryan Hughes Campaign$100,000.00

Bryan Hughes Campaign

$100,000.00

Cash
$100,000.00
Paid by others
$0.00
Total
$100,000.00

Also funds 0 other sitting lawmakers.

Derived recipient stock · Sep 29, 2026 to Oct 5, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

Name match, not a verified identity: normalized filed name and state.

Sources

Derived itemized flow · Sep 29, 2026 to Oct 5, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

Derived itemized contributions on live regular reports and uncovered special-session dates. Internal account transfers and daily reports are excluded.

Report IDs: 101073278.

Money

Missing data does not establish zero giving. Display amounts are rounded.

×

Texans for Lawsuit Reform PAC

$135,000.00

Cash
$129,000.00
Paid by others
$6,000.00
Total
$135,000.00
polling $6,000.00

Also funds 124 other sitting lawmakers.

Derived recipient stock · Jul 10, 2024 to Oct 23, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

TEC account match.

Team
Sources

Derived itemized flow · Sep 12, 2024 to Oct 23, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

Derived itemized contributions on live regular reports and uncovered special-session dates. Internal account transfers and daily reports are excluded.

Report IDs: 100987789, 101010195, 101040645, 101069307, 101073278.

×

Texans United for a Conservative Majority PAC

$116,000.00

Cash
$110,000.00
Paid by others
$6,000.00
Total
$116,000.00
polling $6,000.00

Also funds 30 other sitting lawmakers.

Derived recipient stock · Sep 3, 2024 to Oct 23, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

TEC account match.

Team
Sources

Derived itemized flow · Jun 27, 2025 to Oct 5, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

Derived itemized contributions on live regular reports and uncovered special-session dates. Internal account transfers and daily reports are excluded.

Report IDs: 101010195, 101033131, 101073278.

×

Bryan Hughes Campaign

$100,000.00

Cash
$100,000.00
Paid by others
$0.00
Total
$100,000.00

Also funds 0 other sitting lawmakers.

Derived recipient stock · Sep 29, 2026 to Oct 5, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

Name match, not a verified identity: normalized filed name and state.

Sources

Derived itemized flow · Sep 29, 2026 to Oct 5, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

Derived itemized contributions on live regular reports and uncovered special-session dates. Internal account transfers and daily reports are excluded.

Report IDs: 101073278.

Votes

No floor vote loaded for this bill.

Fiscal

No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.

LBB estimate · fiscal note version I · source

Sources

Fiscal note · version I · April 14, 2025

No first-year general revenue figure available here.

LBB published estimates · flow over the stated periods.

Source snapshot 2026-10-19, Central time.

How this was graded

Analysis of text version I by claude-opus-5-5, Oct 20, 2026, against the published rubric.

Sources

Texas Senate · Filed Mar 13, 2025

04/15/2025 S Left pending in committee

Texas Legislature Online · Introduced

Data snapshot Oct 26, 2026 at 4:20 AM CDT. Grades, charges, quotes and corrections follow the published record.

Senate committee · Health & Human Services · Final status: Died in committee

Subjects

Environment--Water

Utilities--Water & Sewer

Text

The text as introduced · 257 words

By: Hall
S.B. No. 2653

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED

AN ACT

relating to the prohibition on water fluoridation; creating a

penalty.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:

SECTION 1. Subtitle A, Title 5, Chapter 341, Subchapter A,

Texas Health and Safety Code, is amended by adding new Section

341.033 (j) to read as follows:

Sec. 341.033 (j) FLUORIDE INTRODUCTION PROHIBITED.

(a) For the purposes of this section:

(1) "Commission" means the Texas Commission on

Environmental Quality.

(2) "Fluoride" means any chemical compound containing

the fluoride ion, including sodium fluoride, hydrofluoric acid,

sodium silicofluoride, and fluorosilicic acid;

(3) "Public water supply" means a water system that

provides water for human consumption through pipes or other

constructed conveyances to at least fifteen service connections or

serves an average of at least twenty-five people for at least sixty

days a year.

(b) A person may not add or cause to be added any form of

fluoride to any public water supply for the purpose of

fluoridation, regardless of the intended concentration.

(c) This section does not apply to any water treatment

process where fluoride is naturally occurring in a water source or

the use of fluoride for an industrial or manufacturing process not

related to public water treatment.

(d) A person in violation of this section is subject to a

fine of five hundred dollars, and subject to a fine of one thousand

dollars for a subsequent violation.

(e) The Commission shall enforce this section.

SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.