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Massachusetts · 194th Legislature (2025-2026) · Bill

S 2635: An Act authorizing the city known as the town of Barnstable to use red lights on certain emergency response vehicles

In committee Official data

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Enacted

Last official action: ·Record last updated:

Plain-language summary

S 2635 is a bill introduced in the Massachusetts Senate on October 9, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: An Act authorizing the city known as the town of Barnstable to use red lights on certain emergency response vehicles. It lists 2 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (June 11, 2026): Read second and ordered to a third reading.

Generated automatically from the official title, sponsor list, and status record only. It does not characterize the bill’s purpose or effects. How summaries are written

Official summary

Abstract published by the legislature (via Open States). Text as published by the legislature; reproduced verbatim.

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.]

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 2

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Julian CyrCo-sponsorDemocraticSenateCape and Islands
Kip DiggsCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse2nd Barnstable

“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.

Recent official actions

  1. Read second and ordered to a third reading
  2. Bill reported favorably by committee and placed in the Orders of the Day for the next session
  3. Hearing rescheduled to 03/18/2026 from 09:00 AM-12:45 PM in A-2 Hearing updated to New End Time
  4. Hearing scheduled for 03/18/2026 from 09:00 AM-12:00 PM in A-2
  5. Reporting date extended to Friday July 31, 2026
  6. House concurred
  7. Referred to the committee on Public Safety and Homeland Security

Sources

  1. Open States / Plural (data from the official legislature website)
  2. Official legislature source