A bill sponsor and an organization opposed to fluoridating water said Utah’s proposal would set a precedent in the U.S. — and it would come as new federal health secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr ... and heads to Gov. Spencer Cox for his approval.

Utah may become the first U.S. state to ban the addition of fluoride to public drinking water, following the passage of a bill by the state Senate on Friday.

Utah is on track to becoming the first state to implement Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s anti-fluoride agenda. A bill that seeks to prohibit adding fluoride to public water systems is headed to Governor Spencer Cox’s desk after it was passed by the Utah Senate on Friday,

The Republican-controlled statehouse sent the bill to the desk of Gov. Spencer Cox (R) last week after it passed both chambers largely along party lines.

The death of the unvaccinated school-aged child marks the first fatality from measles in the United States in 10 years.

Utah is on track to become the first state to ban fluoride from its water supply. A bill that takes away local government’s choice to add fluoride passed the state legislature and now awaits Republican Gov. Spencer Cox’s signature.

Utah is gearing up to make history as the first state to ban fluoride in public water systems if Gov. Spencer Cox signs a bill to prohibit the addition of the tooth decay-fighting mineral. If signed into law,