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CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE— 2025–2026 REGULAR SESSION
95
Introduced by Senator Archuleta
February 20, 2026
An act to add Chapter 27 (commencing with Section 7590) to Division 7 of Title 1 of the Government Code, relating to state government.
Vote: majority Appropriation: no Fiscal committee: no Local program: no
LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL’S DIGEST
Existing law defines terms for the identification of state and local governmental entities.
This bill would define an industrial city.
The people of the State of California do enact as follows:
SECTION 1.
Chapter 27 (commencing with Section 7590) is added to Division 7 of Title 1 of the Government Code, to read:
Chapter 27. Industrial City
7590.
(a) “Industrial city” means a city that meets all of the following criteria:
(1) The city has a resident population of fewer than 25,000.
(2) A majority of the city’s jurisdiction is zoned or used for industrial, manufacturing, logistics, warehousing, energy production, or other large-scale commercial use. “Large-scale commercial use” means any commercial use with 250,000 or more square feet of building space.
(3) The city supports a daytime workforce that exceeds its resident population.
(b) This section shall not be deemed to modify or affect Chapter 2.8 (commencing with section 65098) of Division 1 of Title 7, including, but not limited to, affecting any special benefit, exemption, exception, or special preference for a development or jurisdiction governed by that chapter.