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MA S 2635

introduced

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

Massachusetts · 2025-2026 Regular Session (194th General Court) · upper

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Did MA S 2635 pass?

Not yet. MA S 2635 has been introduced but has not advanced to a vote. Latest recorded action (2026-06-11): Read second and ordered to a third reading

What is MA S 2635 about?

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.]

Description

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.]

Introduced
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Latest action
2026-06-11 — Read second and ordered to a third reading
Bill type
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Sponsors

  • Julian Cyrcosponsor
  • Kip A. Diggscosponsor

Committees

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Action timeline

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  1. 2026-06-11

    Read second and ordered to a third reading

    reading-2

  2. 2026-05-04

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

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  3. 2026-03-18

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

  4. 2026-03-06

    Hearing scheduled for 03/18/2026 from 09:00 AM-12:00 PM in A-2

  5. 2026-01-15

    Reporting date extended to Friday July 31, 2026

  6. 2025-10-14

    House concurred

  7. 2025-10-09

    Referred to the committee on Public Safety and Homeland Security

    referral-committee

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Related bills

  • Replaces: SD 3275not in this corpus

Official source

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/194/S2635

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