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Senate Bill 614 (McKinley-1929)
Chapter 837, Statutes of 1929 - SB 614
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The Subdivision Map Act in the form that we know it today, as a specific grant of regulatory powers to local government, was first enacted in 1929 by Senator J. W. McKinley’s Senate Bill 614. (See Exhibit A, #3) Senator McKinley was a representative from Los Angeles. (See Exhibit A, #4)
The measure was referred to the Senate and Assembly Committees on Judiciary where policy issues raised by the bill were considered. (See Exhibit A, #2) Senate Bill 614 was amended on two occasions, in the Senate on March 21, 1929 and in the Assembly on May 1, 1929. (See Exhibit A, #1b and #1c) When Senate Bill 614 was returned to the Senate, the Assembly’s amendments were reviewed and rejected. Consequently, Senate Bill 614 was assigned to a Conference Committee. (See Exhibit A, #2 and #5) The purpose of a Conference Committee is to bring together six legislators, three from each House, in an attempt to reach a compromise on a bill’s language which is acceptable to both Houses.
The Conference Committee made eleven amendments to the bill. (See Exhibit A, #5, pages 2445 and 2446) Please note that the bill was not reprinted but merely had the amendments set forth in the Senate Journal. (See Exhibit A, #5) Both Houses of the Legislature adopted the amendments proposed in the Report of the Committee on Free Conference and the bill was enrolled and sent to the Governor. (See Exhibit A, #5, page 2446) Senate Bill 614 was signed by Governor Young on June 17th and it was enacted as Chapter 837 of the Statutes of 1929. (See Exhibit A, #1d and #2)
The materials seem to indicate that Senate Bill 614 was one of a series of bills granting new authority to local government to regulate the development of cities. (See Exhibit A, #5, pages 2445 and 2446, re: Senate Bills 614 and 615) The Western City article we have included provides some general background discussion on the perceptions of the scope and purpose of the 1929 Map law. (See Exhibit A, #7)