A bill before the governor would prohibit adding fluoride to water systems. The move could affect children’s health, experts warned.

Fluoride will be banned from Utah water systems by May 7, if Gov. Spencer Cox signs a bill now headed to his desk.

Gov. Spencer Cox has signed into law a ban on transgender students living in public college dorms that align with their gender identity — marking the third time in as many years he’s approved of legislation restricting trans Utahns.

Utah may become the first state in the U.S. to ban fluoride in public water statewide, a move that would override local decisions on whether to add the cavity-fighting mineral to drinking water.

Utah Gov. Spencer Cox signed one of the most controversial bills of the session that would ban collective bargaining for public labor unions.

Utah appears to be the first state ready to put a full ban on fluoride in public water systems under a bill that doesn’t allow cities or communities to decide whether to add the cavity-preventing mine

Major medical groups including the American Dental Association and CDC continue to support fluoridation.

Utah is on the brink of becoming the first state to ban the use of fluoride in public water systems, reports NBC News. The state legislature passed the measure last week and it now awaits the signature of Gov.