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HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 3736 FILED ON: 1/17/2025
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 3606
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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PRESENTED BY:
James Arciero
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To the Honorable Senate and House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in General
Court assembled:
The undersigned legislators and/or citizens respectfully petition for the adoption of the accompanying bill:
An Act relative to licensed funeral home vehicles.
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PETITION OF:
NAME:DISTRICT/ADDRESS :DATE ADDED:James Arciero2nd Middlesex1/17/2025James Dolan1/17/2025 1 of 2
HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 3736 FILED ON: 1/17/2025
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 3606
By Representative Arciero of Westford, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 3606) of
James Arciero and James Dolan relative to licensed funeral home vehicles. Transportation.
[SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS SESSION
SEE HOUSE, NO. 3392 OF 2021-2022.]
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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In the One Hundred and Ninety-Fourth General Court
(2025-2026)
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An Act relative to licensed funeral home vehicles.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority
of the same, as follows:
1 Section 14A of chapter 85 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2016 Official Edition,
2is hereby amended by adding the following subsection:-
3 (h) Notwithstanding clause (5) of subsection (d), chapter 90 or any other general or
4special law to the contrary, a vehicle that is owned or leased by a funeral home establishment, a
5licensed or registered certified funeral director or a livery company, that is being operated by a
6funeral director or an employee or independent contractor of a funeral home, may, without a
7permit or assignment from the registrar of motor vehicles: (1) be equipped with mounted
8flashing, rotating or oscillating purple, violet, amber, clear or white lights and alternating
9flashing headlights or fog lights; and (2) display a flashing, rotating or oscillating red light in the
10opposite direction from which the vehicle is proceeding when the vehicle is moving forward. 2 of 2
11Such lights shall only be illuminated when the owner or operator is proceeding in a funeral
12procession or responding to a fatality on behalf of the chief medical examiner.
13 All vehicles in a funeral procession may display the vehicle hazard warning signals, also
14known as 4-way flashers.