Assembly Democrats Vote to Kill ACA-14; Mileage Tax to Be Advanced Through the Legislature, Not Public Vote
CA State Assemblyman Carl DeMaio is slamming Assembly Democrats for voting to kill ACA 14 — a constitutional amendment that would have guaranteed voters the right to approve or reject any new MILEAGE TAX.
“Democrats had a clear opportunity to let people decide on whether a costly new Mileage Tax on every driver is justified,” DeMaio said. “Instead, CA Democrats killed ACA 14 to shut the voters out on any Mileage Tax decisions and let the politicians retain the power to impose this absurd and costly new tax,” DeMaio added.
By killing ACA 14, lawmakers preserved their ability to advance a Mileage Tax directly through the Legislature—a move DeMaio warned mirrors the strategy used in 2018 to impose the gas tax increase without voter approval.
“We’ve seen exactly how this works,” DeMaio said. “In 2018, Sacramento politicians were forced through the gas tax without asking voters. Now they’re positioning themselves to do the same thing with a Mileage Tax—charging Californians per mile driven, behind closed doors.”
A Mileage Tax would add hundreds—and potentially thousands—of dollars a year in new costs for working families who already face the highest gas and car taxes in the nation, DeMaio said.
DeMaio vowed to continue fighting efforts to bypass voters and impose new taxes through legislative action, arguing that Californians deserve transparency and accountability on policies that directly impact their cost of living.
“If politicians believe these taxes are justified, they should have the courage to put them before voters,” DeMaio said. “Blocking ACA 14 proves they don’t want people to have that choice.”