CaliforniaCalifornia law extends timelines for approved subdivision maps
A 2026 California law sets a 48-month initial expiration period for approved tentative maps and applies the longer timelines to maps still active on December 31, 2026.
What it does
The enacted law sets a 48-month initial expiration period for approved subdivision maps. A local ordinance may allow up to 36 more months, with separate rules for certain off-site public work and development agreements.
Argument forThe longer timelines may give subdividers more time to complete final maps and related work before an approved map expires.
Argument againstLonger map timelines could delay when nearby residents see final plans and public improvements, especially for projects needing costly off-site work.
More detail
An approved or conditionally approved tentative map expires 48 months after approval. A local ordinance may allow up to 36 more months. This applies to approved or conditionally approved tentative subdivision maps. For maps requiring at least $236,790 in specified off-site public improvements, each authorized final map filing adds 48 months, subject to a 10-year limit from approval. A map on land covered by a development agreement may be extended for the period in the agreement, but not beyond its duration. The law applies these timelines to maps that have not expired as of December 31, 2026.
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History
- 2026
- Sep 20Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 423, Statutes of 2026.Latest
- Sep 20Approved by the Governor Gavin Newsom.Became Law
- Sep 3Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 3 p.m.To Governor
- Aug 27Assembly amendments concurred in. (Ayes 40. Noes 0. Page 5982.) Ordered to engrossing and enrolling.Major
- Vote recorded Special Consent. Result: pass.Upper
- Aug 25Ordered to special consent calendar.
- Aug 18In Senate. Concurrence in Assembly amendments pending.
- Aug 17Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 75. Noes 0. Page 6203.) Ordered to the Senate.Passed Assembly
- Vote recorded SB 1169 Grayson Senate Third Reading By Carrillo. Result: pass.Lower
- Aug 12Ordered to third reading.Minor
- Aug 12Read third time and amended.Major
- Jul 2Read second time. Ordered to third reading.Minor
- Jul 1From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 11. Noes 0.) (July 1).Minor
- Vote recorded Do pass. Result: pass.Lower
- Jun 22Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR.Major
- Jun 18From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 10. Noes 0.) (June 17).Major
- Jun 17
- Vote recorded Do pass as amended and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]. Result: pass.Lower
- Jun 8From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on L. GOV.Major
- May 18Referred to Com. on L. GOV.Minor
- Apr 30In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk.Minor
- Vote recorded Consent Calendar 2nd. Result: pass.Upper
- Apr 30Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 36. Noes 0. Page 4114.) Ordered to the Assembly.Passed Senate
- Apr 28Read second time. Ordered to consent calendar.Minor
- Apr 27From committee: Be ordered to second reading pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8 and ordered to consent calendar.Minor
- Apr 17Set for hearing April 27.
- Apr 15From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To consent calendar. (Ayes 7. Noes 0. Page 3904.) (April 15). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.Minor
- Vote recorded Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] with the recommendation: To Consent Calendar. Result: pass.Upper
- Apr 9Set for hearing April 15.
- Apr 8From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on L. GOV.Major
- Apr 8Re-referred to Com. on L. GOV.Minor
- Mar 23From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on RLS.Major
- Feb 26Referred to Com. on RLS.Minor
- Feb 19From printer. May be acted upon on or after March 21.
- Feb 18Introduced. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print.Introduced
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