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A 3536

Relates to requiring navigation systems which utilize GPS technology to provide the actual height of bridges and overpasses along proposed routes

2025 Regular Session Introduced by Keith Brown and 14 co-sponsors

GPS navigation systems must display actual height clearances of bridges/overpasses on proposed routes, helping tall vehicles avoid low-clearance roads and prevent bridge strikes.

ORDERED TO THIRD READING CAL.111
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Bill Summary · A 3536

Summary: Assembly Bill A 3536 (2025)

Overview

A 3536 would require navigation systems that use GPS technology to display the actual height clearances of bridges and overpasses along proposed routes. The bill aims to inform users—especially tall vehicles and commercial fleets—about clearance restrictions to improve safety and prevent bridge strikes.

Purpose and Intent

  • Improve roadway safety by ensuring that GPS navigation systems provide real-world vertical clearance information for bridges and overpasses encountered on proposed routes.
  • Help drivers of tall vehicles (e.g., trucks, buses) avoid routes with insufficient clearance, reducing the risk of collisions with infrastructure.

Key Provisions (as described in bill title and summary)

  • Any navigation system that utilizes GPS technology would be required to provide the actual height clearance of bridges and overpasses along routes it proposes to travelers.
  • The provision is focused on the display of clearance information within GPS-based routing or navigation interfaces.

Note: Specific implementation details (e.g., data sources, update frequency, penalties for noncompliance, enforcement mechanisms, or phased timelines) are not provided in the available information and would be contained in the full bill text.

Who Would Be Affected

  • GPS navigation system providers and developers (both consumer and commercial platforms).
  • Routing and mapping services used by trucking fleets, logistics companies, and other operators of tall vehicles.
  • Training and information channels for professional drivers may need to align with the new requirement.

Procedural Status and Timeline

  • Introduced: January 28, 2025.
  • January 28, 2025: Referred to Consumer Affairs and Protection.
  • June 8–10, 2025: Reference changed to Ways and Means; subsequently reported and moved through Rules.
  • June 9–10, 2025: Referred to Rules; Rules Report CAL.559; Ordered to Third Reading Rules CAL.559.
  • Current status: ORDERED TO THIRD READING RULES CAL.559, indicating advancement toward final passage in the current legislative session.

Sponsors

  • Primary: Angelo Santabarbara
  • Co-sponsors: Nader Sayegh, Dana Levenberg, Tommy Schiavoni, Joe DeStefano, Jodi Giglio, Steven Otis, Karines Reyes, Mary Beth Walsh

Related Bills

  • A 8582 (prior-session)
  • S 6197 (companion bill in the Senate)

Potential Impacts and Considerations

  • Safety: Potentially reduces bridge strikes by increasing driver awareness of actual clearances.
  • Data and Implementation: Requires reliable, up-to-date clearance data; may require partnerships with state agencies or third-party data providers.
  • Economic/Operational: Could impose development and compliance costs on navigation app providers; may necessitate ongoing data maintenance.
  • Compliance and Enforcement: Details on penalties, enforcement, and effective dates would be in the full bill text.

This summary reflects the information available from the bill’s public actions and sponsor/descriptive materials. For complete provisions, penalties, and timelines, the full bill text should be consulted once available.

Compiled from official sources — confirm details with the bill’s official record.

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