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HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 685 FILED ON: 1/10/2025
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 3737
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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PRESENTED BY:
John J. Marsi
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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 allowing MassDOT vehicles to use red lights for safety.
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PETITION OF:
NAME:DISTRICT/ADDRESS :DATE ADDED:John J. Marsi6th Worcester1/10/2025Marcus S. Vaughn9th Norfolk2/11/2025Angelo J. Puppolo, Jr.12th Hampden2/11/2025 1 of 2
HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 685 FILED ON: 1/10/2025
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 3737
By Representative Marsi of Dudley, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 3737) of John J.
Marsi, Marcus S. Vaughn and Angelo J. Puppolo, Jr. for legislation to allow certain
Massachusetts Department of Transportation vehicles to use red lights for safety.
Transportation.
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 allowing MassDOT vehicles to use red lights for safety.
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 7E of chapter 90 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2022 Official Edition,
2is hereby amended by striking out the second paragraph in its entirety and replacing it with the
3following:-
4 A vehicle owned or operated by a forest warden, deputy forest warden, a chief or deputy
5chief of a municipal fire department, a chaplain of a municipal fire department, a member of a
6fire department of a town or a call member of a fire department or a member or a call member of
7an emergency medical service or full-time employees or contract employees employed by or
8under contract with the department of fire services or any vehicles owned, operated, or under
9contract by the Department of Transportation may have mounted thereon flashing, rotating or
10oscillating red lights. Unless the vehicle is owned, operated, or under contract by the Department
11of Transportation, such lights shall only be displayed when such owner or operator is proceeding 2 of 2
12to a fire or in response to an alarm and when the official duty of such owner or operator requires
13him to proceed to said fire or to respond to said alarm, and at no other time.