CaliforniaSB 4152025-2026 Regular SessionSenateWALLET

Planning and zoning: logistics use: truck routes.

Sponsored By: Eloise GÃ³mez Reyes (Democratic)

Signed by Governor

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Bill Overview

Analyzed Economic Effects

6 provisions identified: 4 benefits, 0 costs, 2 mixed.

Housing replacement and tenant relocation aid

If a logistics project demolishes a housing unit occupied within the last 10 years, the developer must fund two deed‑restricted affordable units for each demolished unit in the same jurisdiction. Replacement money goes into a housing set‑aside and must be used within three years. If residents are displaced through purchase, the developer must pay each tenant 12 months of their current rent. The replacement rule does not apply to units declared substandard before purchase.

Air monitoring and community voice

Beginning January 1, 2026, if funded, the South Coast Air Quality Management District runs mobile air monitors near logistics sites in Riverside and San Bernardino Counties through January 1, 2032. An interim report is due January 1, 2028 and final findings by January 1, 2033; the reporting rule ends January 1, 2040. The district must also take community input on how Warehouse Indirect Source Rule penalty funds are spent, with strong representation from areas with many warehouses.

Cleaner, energy-ready warehouses and equipment

The law sets "21st century" and Tier 1 energy and equipment standards for logistics warehouses. Sites must meet current Title 24 and Green Building rules, add on‑site solar and battery storage, cool roofs, efficient lighting or skylights, and high‑efficiency HVAC. They must be EV‑ready, with charging for trucks and electrical hookups at cold‑storage bays equal to one truck per bay; Tier 1 warehouses also prewire at least 50% of car spaces and install chargers for at least 10% of spaces. Trucks may not idle when plug‑in power is available. Forklifts must be zero‑emission by January 1, 2028 at Tier 1 sites and by 2030 at other qualifying sites, where feasible, commercially available, and with enough on‑site power. Starting January 1, 2026, smaller projects under 250,000 sq ft near sensitive places on industrial sites must follow these energy and siting rules and keep truck access away from nearby people.

Stronger buffers and setbacks near homes

Beginning January 1, 2026, new or expanded logistics warehouses near homes, schools, or hospitals must be set back and screened. If a loading bay is within 900 feet, openings must be at least 300 feet away on industrial land and 500 feet away on non‑industrial land. Sites must add 50‑foot or 100‑foot planted buffers with a solid wall or berm and two rows of evergreen trees; palm trees are not allowed. Loading bays must face away from nearby receptors, and heavy‑duty diesel truck aisles are banned on sides next to them. Entry gates must allow at least 50 feet of on‑site truck stacking, plus 70 feet for every 20 bays over 50, when feasible.

Truck routes, plans, signs, and enforcement

Starting January 1, 2026, new logistics sites must be on arterial, collector, major thoroughfare, or mostly commercial roads. A waiver needs proof of no feasible alternative, a traffic study, existing industrial (or ag) zoning, and mitigations. Before opening, operators must get a truck routing plan approved, share it with drivers, and update it before each new tenant license. Sites must post 3‑minute anti‑idling signs at entrances and bays, and exit signs to direct trucks to local routes and state highways. In warehouse concentration areas, cities and counties must update general plan truck routes by January 1, 2026 and, beginning January 1, 2028, new sites there must be reachable by arterials or similar roads. Outside those areas, jurisdictions must adopt truck‑route ordinances by January 1, 2028 (small ones by January 1, 2030); places with no logistics sites on January 1, 2025 must comply within two years after one is approved. CHP offers free commercial‑vehicle enforcement training by January 1, 2027 if funded; at least one local officer must be certified by the plan or ordinance date. The Attorney General can sue noncompliant jurisdictions, with fines up to $50,000 every six months until fixed, plus costs.

Which logistics projects must follow rules

The law defines “logistics use development” as a warehouse mainly served by heavy‑duty trucks. It excludes stores that sell to consumers, rail‑served buildings, some intermodal facilities, and some seasonal farm buildings. Some projects are exempt from certain proximity rules if they existed or began permits before September 30, 2024, or had local approval before this chapter takes effect, or began before a nearby receptor’s entitlement. Cities and counties cannot approve a logistics project that fails to meet these standards, and local rules cannot physically block required features. Local governments still may deny a project.

Sponsors & Cosponsors

Sponsor

Eloise GÃ³mez Reyes
Democratic • Senate

Cosponsors

Juan Carrillo
Democratic • House

Roll Call Votes

All Roll Calls

Yes: 171 • No: 4

Senate vote • 9/13/2025

Item 145 — Senate SFLOOR

Yes: 36 • No: 0

House vote • 9/12/2025

Item 1000 — Assembly AFLOOR

Yes: 62 • No: 3

legislature vote • 9/11/2025

Vote in CX15

Yes: 10 • No: 0

legislature vote • 8/20/2025

Vote in CX25

Yes: 11 • No: 1

legislature vote • 7/16/2025

Vote in CX15

Yes: 7 • No: 0

Senate vote • 6/3/2025

Item 26 — Senate SFLOOR

Yes: 38 • No: 0

legislature vote • 4/30/2025

Vote in CS82