FOX 13’s Kellie Cowan has a look at the “Florida Farm Bill,” which would ban water additives – including fluoride – across the state. The Florida Legislature will consider the measure during its annual session,

Tavares, filed a bill that would prohibit local governments from using what the bill calls "water additives."Florida Agriculture Commissioner Wilton Simpson dubbed it the "Florida Farm Bill" and is signaling support.

Fort Myers City Council is the first in SWFL to keep fluoride. Council listens as dentists plead to protect poor kids' teeth

With the backing of Agriculture Commissioner Wilton Simpson, a Senate Republican on Thursday filed a wide-ranging bill that would bar public water systems from adding fluoride to water supplies.

The measure, introduced in the state House, includes numerous issues related to the state Department of Agriculture. Many local governments have ended fluoridation in recent months.

Local governments in Florida and across the country recently have debated — and, in some cases, stopped — the longstanding practice of adding fluoride to water supplies. Florida Surgeon General Joseph Ladapo has urged more communities to take that step, appearing personally at a hearing in Tavares late last year as the city halted the practice.

City leaders in Longwood could decide Monday night whether to remove fluoride from the city’s water supply. The city commission meeting starts Monday evening at 6 p.m. at the commission chambers.

Texas Agriculture Commissioner Sid Miller urged state officials to ban the decadeslong practice of adding fluoride to public water, echoing similar calls from the Trump administration. On Wednesday, Miller told The Dallas Morning News he was swayed by newly confirmed U.