California State Assembly rejects motion to suspend rules to take up ACA 12
February 02, 2026 | California State Assembly, House, Legislative, California
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The California State Assembly on Jan. 20 voted against a procedural motion to take up ACA 12 without reference to committee, rejecting the request by a 17–46 tally.
A member identified in the transcript as “Mr. Tangipa” moved for unanimous consent to suspend the rules “in order to allow ACA 12 preventing double taxation on our roads to be taken up without reference to file,” and the motion was seconded by Mr. De Maio, according to the proceedings. The chamber heard an objection from the majority leader, who said, “I object.” The clerk opened and closed the roll and announced the tally: Aye 17, No 46. The presiding officer then declared the motion failed.
Why it mattered: Suspending the rules to take up a measure without reference allows a constitutional amendment or bill to bypass the usual committee referral and be considered more quickly on the floor. With the motion defeated, ACA 12 remained subject to the chamber’s ordinary referral and committee process as reflected in the day’s proceedings.
What was said and what wasn’t: The transcript records the text of the unanimous-consent request, the objection, and the final roll tally but does not provide a roll-call breakdown by individual member for this vote. The session transcript identifies the measure simply as “ACA 12” and summarizes its purpose in the chamber as preventing “double taxation on our roads”; no legislative text or committee referral was read into the record during the motion sequence recorded here.
Other business that day: The Assembly dispensed with the reading of the previous day’s journal, heard guest introductions for Los Angeles Trade Technical College and Cal Poly San Luis Obispo, and welcomed visitors from Heal Palestine and six children recently arrived from Gaza for medical care. The Assembly observed several adjournments in memory and announced its next floor session was scheduled for Thursday, Feb. 5 at 9 a.m.
Next steps: Because the motion to suspend the rules failed on the floor, the transcript shows no subsequent floor consideration or final disposition of ACA 12 during this session. Further action would depend on the Assembly’s standard referral and scheduling processes.
A member identified in the transcript as “Mr. Tangipa” moved for unanimous consent to suspend the rules “in order to allow ACA 12 preventing double taxation on our roads to be taken up without reference to file,” and the motion was seconded by Mr. De Maio, according to the proceedings. The chamber heard an objection from the majority leader, who said, “I object.” The clerk opened and closed the roll and announced the tally: Aye 17, No 46. The presiding officer then declared the motion failed.
Why it mattered: Suspending the rules to take up a measure without reference allows a constitutional amendment or bill to bypass the usual committee referral and be considered more quickly on the floor. With the motion defeated, ACA 12 remained subject to the chamber’s ordinary referral and committee process as reflected in the day’s proceedings.
What was said and what wasn’t: The transcript records the text of the unanimous-consent request, the objection, and the final roll tally but does not provide a roll-call breakdown by individual member for this vote. The session transcript identifies the measure simply as “ACA 12” and summarizes its purpose in the chamber as preventing “double taxation on our roads”; no legislative text or committee referral was read into the record during the motion sequence recorded here.
Other business that day: The Assembly dispensed with the reading of the previous day’s journal, heard guest introductions for Los Angeles Trade Technical College and Cal Poly San Luis Obispo, and welcomed visitors from Heal Palestine and six children recently arrived from Gaza for medical care. The Assembly observed several adjournments in memory and announced its next floor session was scheduled for Thursday, Feb. 5 at 9 a.m.
Next steps: Because the motion to suspend the rules failed on the floor, the transcript shows no subsequent floor consideration or final disposition of ACA 12 during this session. Further action would depend on the Assembly’s standard referral and scheduling processes.
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