California Gov. Gavin Newsom on Sept. 29, 2024, signed
California Assembly Bill 98 (AB 98) into law. This bill, which is
part of California's ongoing efforts to regulate warehousing
and trucking activity to reduce emissions and enhance community
health, will increase the state's regulation of warehouses,
including truck routes into warehouses. However, the bill also
imposes additional costs and regulatory burdens to warehouse and
truck operators in the state.
AB 98 becomes effective on Jan. 1, 2026. Further, cities and
counties are required to update their circulation elements (e.g.,
identifying and establishing truck routes) by Jan. 1, 2028.
California's AB 98 aligns with the state's ongoing
efforts to regulate warehousing and trucking activity, such as the
warehouse indirect source rule of the South Coast Air Quality
Management District (whose jurisdiction includes the ports of Los
Angeles and Long Beach and common Inland Empire warehousing
locations) that
