S2635 • 2025

An Act authorizing the city known as the town of Barnstable to use red lights on certain emergency response vehicles

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Sponsor: Cyr, Julian
Last action: 2026-06-11
Official status: Referred to Senate Committee on Bills in the Third Reading
Effective date: Not listed

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An Act authorizing the city known as the town of Barnstable to use red lights on certain emergency response vehicles

An Act authorizing the city known as the town of Barnstable to use red lights on certain emergency response vehicles By Mr.

What This Bill Does

An Act authorizing the city known as the town of Barnstable to use red lights on certain emergency response vehicles By Mr.
Cyr and Mr.
Diggs of Barnstable, a joint petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No.
2635) of Julian Cyr and Kip A.

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Bill History

2026-06-11 Senate
Read second and ordered to a third reading
2026-05-04 Senate
Bill reported favorably by committee and placed in the Orders of the Day for the next session
2026-03-18 Joint
Hearing rescheduled to 03/18/2026 from 09:00 AM-12:45 PM in A-2 Hearing updated to New End Time
2026-03-06 Joint
Hearing scheduled for 03/18/2026 from 09:00 AM-12:00 PM in A-2
2026-01-15 Senate
Reporting date extended to Friday July 31, 2026
2025-10-14 House
House concurred
2025-10-09 Senate
Referred to the committee on Public Safety and Homeland Security

Official Summary Text

An Act authorizing the city known as the town of Barnstable to use red lights on certain emergency response vehicles
By Mr. Cyr and Mr. Diggs of Barnstable, a joint petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 2635) of Julian Cyr and Kip A. Diggs (by vote of the town) for legislation to authorize the city known as the town of Barnstable to use red lights on certain emergency response vehicles. Public Safety and Homeland Security. [Local Approval Received.]
Status:
Referred to Senate Committee on Bills in the Third Reading

Current Bill Text

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Bill S.2635

SECTION 1.

Notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, including section 7E of chapter 90 of the General Laws, the town manager of the city known as the town of Barnstable may designate in writing specific town-owned vehicles authorized to mount, display and operate a flashing, rotating or oscillating red light in any direction, provided the red lights are operated solely by the town’s director of marine and environmental affairs, harbormaster and harbormaster staff while proceeding to an emergency or in response to an alarm in the performance of their official duties, and at no other time. No such red light shall be mounted or displayed until an application has been made to the registrar of motor vehicles and a written permit has been issued and delivered to the town manager. The town manager shall maintain an inventory of the specific vehicles, including by registration number, which are authorized to mount and display the red lights.

SECTION 2.

This act shall take effect upon its passage.

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