requiring funeral procession lead vehicles to obey yield signs.
This bill requires the lead vehicle of a funeral procession to obey stop and yield signs at intersections, just like any other driver. Once the lead vehicle has legally passed through an intersection, all following vehicles in the procession may proceed without stopping. The law clarifies that while the procession has the right-of-way, it must still operate with due caution. These changes take effect on January 1, 2025, and apply to all funeral escort vehicles in the state.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2024
Committee Review
May 2024
Senate Passage
Mar 2024
House Passage
May 2024
Signed into Law
Jul 2024
Introduced Feb 2, 2024
Signed Jul 10, 2024
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Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
12
Key actions
5
Committee
4
Jul 10, 2024
Signed into law
Signed by the Governor on 07/03/2024; Chapter 0176; Effective 01/01/2025
upper
May 23, 2024
Lower · Passed
Ought to Pass: MA VV 05/23/2024 HJ 14 P. 41
lower
May 8, 2024
Lower · Passed
Committee Report: Ought to Pass 05/07/2024 (Vote 20-0; CC) HC 20 P. 14
lower
Mar 12, 2024
Introduced
Introduced 03/07/2024 and referred to Transportation HJ 7 P. 110
lower
Mar 7, 2024
Upper · Passed
Ought to Pass: MA, VV; OT3rdg; 03/07/2024; SJ 6
upper
Feb 20, 2024
Upper · Passed
Committee Report: Ought to Pass, 03/07/2024, Vote 4-0; SC 9
upper
Feb 2, 2024
Introduced
Introduced 01/18/2024 and Referred to Transportation; SJ 3
upper
1 primary · 7 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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