(1) The Subdivision Map Act vests the authority to regulate and control the design and improvement of subdivisions in the legislative body of a local agency, and sets forth procedures governing the local agency's processing, approval, conditional approval or disapproval, and filing of tentative, final, and parcel maps, and the modification thereof. The act generally requires a subdivider to file a tentative map or vesting tentative map with the local agency, as specified, and the local agency, in turn, to approve, conditionally approve, or disapprove the map within a specified time period. The act requires an approved tentative map or vesting tentative map to expire 24 months after its approval, or after an additional period of time prescribed by local ordinance, not to exceed 12 months. However, the act extends the expiration date of certain approved tentative maps and vesting tentative maps, as specified.
California AB 1303 (20152016) — Subdivision Map Act: map expiration dates.
(1) The Subdivision Map Act vests the authority to regulate and control the design and improvement of subdivisions in the legislative body of a local agency, and sets forth procedures governing the local agency's processing, approval, conditional approval or disapproval, and filing of tentative, final, and parcel maps, and the modification thereof. The act generally requires a subdivider to file a tentative map or vesting tentative map with the local agency, as specified, and the local agency, in turn, to approve, conditionally approve, or disapprove the map within a specified time period. The act requires an approved tentative map or vesting tentative map to expire 24 months after its approval, or after an additional period of time prescribed by local ordinance, not to exceed 12 months. However, the act extends the expiration date of certain approved tentative maps and vesting tentative maps, as specified.
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The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
With recommendation: That Senate amendments be concurred in. — 7–0 (pass) · lower
Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] with recommendation: To Consent Calendar — 21–0 (pass) · lower
AB 1303 GRAY Consent Calendar Second Day — 78–0 (pass) · lower
Sponsors
Gray — primary (person)
Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
2015-02-27 Introduced. To print. introduction
2015-03-01 From printer. May be heard in committee March 31.
2015-03-02 Read first time. reading-1
2015-03-23 Referred to Com. on G.O. referral-committee
2015-04-09 From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 21. Noes 0.) (April 8). Re-referred to Com. on APPR. referral-committee, committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage
2015-04-15 From committee: Do pass. To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 16. Noes 0.) (April 15). committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage
2015-04-16 Read second time. Ordered to Consent Calendar. reading-2, reading-1
2015-04-23 Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 78. Noes 0. Page 1109.) reading-3, passage, reading-1
2015-04-23 In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. reading-1
2015-05-07 Referred to Com. on G.O. referral-committee
2015-06-22 In committee: Set, first hearing. Hearing canceled at the request of author.
2015-06-24 From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Com. on G.O. referral-committee, reading-2, amendment-introduction, amendment-passage, reading-1
2015-06-25 Withdrawn from committee.
2015-06-25 Re-referred to Com. on RLS. referral-committee
2015-06-29 Re-referred to Com. on GOV. & F. referral-committee
2015-07-15 From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 5. Noes 0.) (July 15). amendment-introduction, committee-passage, amendment-passage
2015-07-16 Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR. referral-committee, reading-2, amendment-passage, reading-1
2015-08-17 From committee: Be placed on second reading file pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8 and be amended. committee-passage, amendment-passage
2015-08-18 Read second time and amended. Ordered to third reading. amendment-passage, reading-2, reading-1
2015-08-31 Read third time. Urgency clause adopted. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 40. Noes 0. Page 2295.). reading-3, passage, reading-1
2015-08-31 In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending. May be considered on or after September 2 pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.
2015-09-01 Re-referred to Com. on L. GOV. pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.2. referral-committee
2015-09-08 From committee: That the Senate amendments be concurred in. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (September 8). committee-passage
2015-09-09 Urgency clause adopted. Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 79. Noes 0. Page 2992.). committee-passage-favorable, amendment-passage
2015-09-17 Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 4 p.m.
2015-10-10 Approved by the Governor. executive-signature
2015-10-10 Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 751, Statutes of 2015.
Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/8c6a6224-56e0-40ca-9d86-1298c88b4391. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official California legislature records).