ACA 15
Redistricting: eligibility for congressional office.
Vote required
Two Thirds
Fiscal committee
No
Appropriation
No
Current location
Pending Referral
Take action
Record your position on this measure.
Sign in to record your position, submit testimony, or contact your legislator.
Sign in to take action- Introduced
- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
- To Governor
- Became Law
Bill overview
This constitutional amendment would prevent California legislators who vote in favor of a specific redistricting measure (ACA 8) from running for Congress in congressional districts created by that measure. It’s designed to ensure that those who shape the boundaries of congressional districts cannot immediately seek office within those new districts. The amendment’s activation is tied to the approval of ACA 8 by voters and the subsequent implementation of its provisions. This aims to maintain separation between the lawmakers who draw the maps and those who represent the people within them.
Key provisions
- Prohibits legislators who vote for ACA 8 from running for Congress in districts created by ACA 8.
- The prohibition only applies if ACA 8 is approved by voters.
- The prohibition only applies if ACA 8 takes effect.
- The amendment adds a new section to the California Constitution.
- The amendment relates to redistricting eligibility for congressional office.
- It specifically addresses the eligibility of members of the Legislature.
- It is linked to the implementation of ACA 8.
Who is affected
- California State Legislators
- Candidates for Congress in California
- Voters in California
Notable changes
- Creates a restriction on legislators running for Congress in districts created by a specific redistricting measure.
- Adds a new constitutional provision to address this restriction.
Arguments in favor
Reasons to support this legislation.
No arguments in favor have been submitted.
Submit yoursArguments opposed
Reasons to oppose this legislation.
No arguments opposed have been submitted.
Submit yoursRead the latest version inline or switch to a previous version.
ACA15:v99#DOCUMENT
Bill Start
CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE— 2025–2026 REGULAR SESSION
Assembly Constitutional Amendment
No. 15
| Introduced by Assembly Member Tangipa (Coauthors: Assembly Members Alanis, Castillo, Davies, DeMaio, Ellis, Gallagher, Jeff Gonzalez, Macedo, Patterson, and Wallis) |
| August 19, 2025 |
A resolution to propose to the people of the State of California an amendment to the Constitution of the State, by adding Section 5 to Article XXI thereof, relating to redistricting.
LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST
ACA 15, as introduced, Tangipa. Redistricting: eligibility for congressional office.
The California Constitution establishes the Citizens Redistricting Commission, which is required to adjust the boundary lines of congressional, Senate, Assembly, and State Board of Equalization districts in each year ending in 1. If enacted by the Legislature and approved by the voters, ACA 8 of the 2025–26 Regular Session would adopt new congressional district boundaries that would remain in effect until the commission next adjusts the boundaries in 2031, if another state also adopts new congressional district boundaries between August 1, 2025, and January 1, 2031.
If ACA 8 is enacted by the Legislature and approved by the voters, and a specified provision of that measure becomes operative, this measure would prohibit a Member of the Legislature who voted in favor of ACA 8 from being a candidate for congressional office in any congressional district adopted pursuant to ACA 8.
Digest Key
Vote: 2/3 Appropriation: NO Fiscal Committee: NO Local Program: NO
Bill Text
Resolved by the Assembly, the Senate concurring, That the Legislature of the State of California at its 2025–26 Regular Session commencing on the second day of December 2024, two-thirds of the membership of each house concurring, hereby proposes to the people of the State of California that the Constitution of the State be amended as follows:
That Section 5 is added to Article XXI thereof, to read:
SEC. 5.
(a) A Member of the Legislature who voted in favor of Assembly Constitutional Amendment 8 of the 2025–26 Regular Session shall not be a candidate for congressional office in any congressional district adopted pursuant to subdivision (b) of Section 4.
(b) This section shall become operative only if Assembly Constitutional Amendment 8 of the 2025–26 Regular Session is approved by the voters and takes effect and subdivision (b) of Section 4 becomes operative.