S.2635

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

Introduced·10/9/25
Introduced Text

Massachusetts S2635 authorizes the town of Barnstable to use red lights on specific emergency response vehicles.

Massachusetts S2635 allows the town of Barnstable to equip certain emergency response vehicles with flashing, rotating, or oscillating red lights. These lights can be used by the town's director of marine and environmental affairs, harbormaster, and harbormaster staff while responding to emergencies. The town manager must maintain an inventory of authorized vehicles. The use of these red lights requires a permit from the registrar of motor vehicles.

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Where it stands

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Calendar

Mar 18

9:00 AM

Joint Committee on Public Safety and Homeland Security Hearing

Mar 18

9:00 AM

Joint Committee on Public Safety and Homeland Security Hearing

History

Jun 11

Senate

Read second and ordered to a third reading

May 4

Senate

Bill reported favorably by committee and placed in the Orders of the Day for the next session

Mar 18

Joint

Hearing rescheduled to 03/18/2026 from 09:00 AM-12:45 PM in A-2 Hearing updated to New End Time