--- type: "Bill" title: "Subdivisions." description: "The Subdivision Map Act authorizes a local agency to require the payment of fees, to be used for various purposes, as a condition of approval of a final map or as a condition of issuing a building permit, including, among others, for purposes of defraying the actual or estimated cost of constructing bridges or major thoroughfares if specified conditions are met. The Mitigation Fee Act authorizes a local agency to charge a variety of fees, dedications, reservations, or other exactions in connection with the approval of a development project, as defined." jurisdiction: "us/states/ca" legislature: "California Legislature" session: "20112012" identifier: "AB 147" citation: "California AB 147 (20112012)" classification: ["bill"] subjects: ["Subdivisions."] status: "enacted" primary_sponsors: ["Dickinson"] version_count: 7 action_count: 21 vote_count: 6 first_action: "2011-01-14" last_action: "2011-09-06" source: "openstates" source_identifier: "ocd-bill/e61b9afb-efaa-47b4-91da-5f1a2d85b50d" source_url: "http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=201120120AB147" source_hash: "dd254f0d5b97dbd60efa86601227d324745930462e904b746092c494c447b277" vintage: "2026-07-01" source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump" retrieved_at: "2026-07-06" confidence: "reported" tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ca"] --- # California AB 147 (20112012) — Subdivisions. The Subdivision Map Act authorizes a local agency to require the payment of fees, to be used for various purposes, as a condition of approval of a final map or as a condition of issuing a building permit, including, among others, for purposes of defraying the actual or estimated cost of constructing bridges or major thoroughfares if specified conditions are met. The Mitigation Fee Act authorizes a local agency to charge a variety of fees, dedications, reservations, or other exactions in connection with the approval of a development project, as defined. ## Version chain The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment. 1. **01/14/11 - Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=201120120AB147&version=20110AB14799INT) 2. **04/04/11 - Amended Assembly** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=201120120AB147&version=20110AB14798AMD) 3. **05/02/11 - Amended Assembly** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=201120120AB147&version=20110AB14797AMD) 4. **05/31/11 - Amended Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=201120120AB147&version=20110AB14796AMD) 5. **09/06/11 - Chaptered** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=201120120AB147&version=20110AB14794CHP) 6. **AB147** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=201120120AB147) 7. **08/16/11 - Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=201120120AB147&version=20110AB14795ENR) ## Votes - 3rd Reading AB147 Dickinson By DeSaulnier — **23–16** (pass) · upper - AB 147 DICKINSON Concurrence in Senate Amendments — **50–27** (pass) · lower - Do pass. — **6–2** (pass) · lower - Do pass. — **6–3** (pass) · upper - AB 147 DICKINSON Assembly Third Reading — **49–23** (pass) · lower - AB 147 DICKINSON Assembly Third Reading Amend By DICKINSON Set #1 — **48–26** (pass) · lower ## Sponsors - Dickinson — primary (person) ## Timeline The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote. - **2011-01-14** Read first time. To print. `reading-1` - **2011-01-18** From printer. May be heard in committee February 17. - **2011-02-03** Referred to Com. on L. GOV. `referral-committee` - **2011-03-29** In committee: Set, first hearing. Hearing canceled at the request of author. - **2011-04-04** From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on L. GOV. Read second time and amended. `reading-2, amendment-introduction, reading-1, amendment-passage` - **2011-04-05** Re-referred to Com. on L. GOV. `referral-committee` - **2011-04-14** From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 6. Noes 2.) (April 13). `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable` - **2011-04-25** Read second time. Ordered to third reading. `reading-2, reading-1` - **2011-05-02** Read third time and amended. Ordered to third reading. (Ayes 48. Noes 26. Page 1168.) `reading-3, reading-1, amendment-passage` - **2011-05-05** Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 49. Noes 23. Page 1238.) `reading-3, reading-1, passage` - **2011-05-05** In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. `reading-1` - **2011-05-19** Referred to Com. on GOV. & F. `referral-committee` - **2011-05-31** From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Com. on GOV. & F. `reading-2, amendment-introduction, reading-1, amendment-passage, referral-committee` - **2011-06-08** From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 6. Noes 3.) (June 8). `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable` - **2011-06-09** Read second time. Ordered to third reading. `reading-2, reading-1` - **2011-07-14** Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 23. Noes 16. Page 1846.). `reading-3, reading-1, passage` - **2011-07-14** In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending. May be considered on or after August 12 pursuant to Assembly Rule 77. - **2011-08-15** Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 50. Noes 27. Page 2376.). `committee-passage-favorable, amendment-passage` - **2011-08-22** Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 10:30 a.m. - **2011-09-06** Approved by the Governor. `executive-signature` - **2011-09-06** Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 228, Statutes of 2011. ## Source OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/e61b9afb-efaa-47b4-91da-5f1a2d85b50d`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official California legislature records).