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Republican
· Assemblymember
David Tangipa
Represents District 8 in the State Assembly.
Votes with Republicans
99%
on 1,343 party-line votes · House Republicans median 97%
Cast a vote
84%
Yea or Nay on 5,575 of 6,634 roll calls · House median 94%
Their bills that became law
7 of 43
as a primary sponsor, this session · Republicans median 15
Roll calls on record
6,634
2025-2026 Regular Session
Votes and bills updated Oct 10, 2026 from LegiScan (CC BY 4.0), which republishes the legislature’s own records. Profile details from OpenStates / Plural Policy. Figures cover 2025-2026 Regular Session.
How David Tangipa votes
A party-line vote is a roll call where most voting Democrats and most voting Republicans took opposite sides. Absences and not-voting are never counted. Same method as our Congress pages.
Where David Tangipa sits in the House
Each dot is one member of the House, placed by how often they voted on the Democratic side of party-line votes. David Tangipa is circled.
Always on the Republican sideAlways on the Democratic side
Times they broke with their party
14 of 1,343 party-line votes, most recent 10 shown.
AB2270 · Low-income housing tax credit: farmworker housing.
AB 2270 Arambula Concurrence in Senate Amendments · 2026-08-27 · Passed 63–7 · most Republicans voted the other way
AB1979 · Health care services: artificial intelligence.
AB 1979 Bonta Concurrence in Senate Amendments · 2026-08-27 · Passed 66–10 · most Republicans voted the other way
AB1821 · California Public Records Act: agency response time.
AB 1821 Pacheco Assembly Third Reading · 2026-05-27 · Passed 55–12 · most Republicans voted the other way
AB2379 · Family daycare homes: Fourth Amendment training.
AB 2379 Solache Third Reading Urgency · 2026-05-27 · Passed 65–12 · most Republicans voted the other way
AB2379 · Family daycare homes: Fourth Amendment training.
Do pass · 2026-05-14 · Passed 12–2 · most Republicans voted the other way
AB1977 · Notaries public.
AB 1977 Irwin Assembly Third Reading · 2026-04-13 · Passed 61–5 · most Republicans voted the other way
SB707 · Open meetings: meeting and teleconference requirements.
SB 707 Durazo Senate Third Reading By Blanca Rubio · 2025-09-13 · Passed 53–16 · most Republicans voted the other way
SB79 · Housing development: transit-oriented development.
SB 79 Wiener Senate Third Reading By Quirk-Silva · 2025-09-11 · Passed 43–19 · most Republicans voted the other way
SB470 · Bagley-Keene Open Meeting Act: teleconferencing.
SB 470 Laird Senate Third Reading By Hart · 2025-09-08 · Passed 57–13 · most Republicans voted the other way
SB79 · Housing development: transit-oriented development.
Do pass as amended · 2025-08-29 · Passed 8–6 · most Republicans voted the other way
Closest votes they cast
Roll calls decided by the fewest votes, one per bill.
AB1852 · Kern Medical Education Authority.
Reconsideration · 2026-04-14 · Failed 2–2
AB1066 · Immigration services: grants.
Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Judiciary] · 2025-05-01 · Failed 2–2
AB1634 · Child health and safety: “Have a Heart, Be a Star, Help Our Kids” license plate program.
Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Transportation] · 2026-04-23 · Passed 2–1
AB2053 · Community colleges: baccalaureate degree program: Coast Community College District.
Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] · 2026-04-21 · Passed 3–2
AB1335 · Habilitation services.
Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] · 2025-05-01 · Passed 2–1
Democrats they vote with most
Share of contested roll calls (the losing side got at least 10%) where both voted and landed on the same side. Unanimous votes are left out, because on those everyone agrees.
Anamarie Avila FariasDemocrat · District 15 · 828 shared contested votes
11%
Jasmeet BainsDemocrat · District 35 · 645 shared contested votes
9%
Jacqui IrwinDemocrat · District 42 · 616 shared contested votes
5%
Their session, month by month
Dark bars are roll calls they were recorded on each month; the red part is the ones without a Yea or Nay (1,059 in all). Gaps are months the chamber wasn’t voting.
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Their bills, from filing to law
Bills David Tangipa was a primary sponsor of this session. Most bills from either party never leave committee; in Illinois many never get past the Assignments or Rules committee.
Introduced43
Out of committee25
Passed one chamber10
Passed both chambers8
Became law7
Never left committee8
For comparison, the median Republican member of the House has 15 bills that became law this session.
Public postsecondary education: priority registration: veterans and dependents of veterans: federal GI Bill.
An act to add Section 66025.4 to the Education Code, relating to public postsecondary education.
Became lawChaptered by Secretary of State – Chapter 730, Statutes of 2026. · 2026-09-28
Lobbyist certification.
An act to amend Sections 86100 and 86103 of, and to add Section 86207 to, the Government Code, relating to the Political Reform Act of 1974.
Passed one chamberIn Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending. · 2026-08-31
Captain Vidar Anderson Memorial Highway.
In plain English Designates a highway as the Captain Vidar Anderson Memorial Highway.
Official synopsis: Relative to the Captain Vidar Anderson Memorial Highway.
Became lawChaptered by Secretary of State – Res. Chapter 156, Statutes of 2026. · 2026-08-10
Chronic traumatic encephalopathy awareness.
Relative to chronic traumatic encephalopathy awareness.
Out of committeeFrom committee: Be adopted. Ordered to Third Reading. (Ayes 9. Noes 0.) (June 23). · 2026-06-23
Rural medical services grant program.
An act to add Section 1179.2 to the Health and Safety Code, relating to health care.
Out of committeeIn committee: Held under submission. · 2026-05-14
State advisory groups, boards, and committees: San Joaquin Valley.
An act to amend Section 51226.1 of, and to add Section 33000.1 to, the Education Code, to add Sections 1347.16 and 125290.31 to the Health and Safety Code, and to add Section 66.3 to the Military and Veterans Code, relating to state government.
FailedFrom committee: Without further action pursuant to Joint Rule 62(a). · 2026-05-12
Personal income taxes: unemployment insurance: fitness benefit.
An act to amend Section 17072 of, and to add Section 17206 to, the Revenue and Taxation Code, and to add Section 938.6 to the Unemployment Insurance Code, relating to taxation, to take effect immediately, tax levy.
Out of committeeIn committee: Set, second hearing. Held under submission. · 2026-04-27
Personal Income Tax Law: Corporation Tax Law: tax credits: farming.
An act to add and repeal Sections 17053.66 and 23668 of the Revenue and Taxation Code, relating to taxation, to take effect immediately, tax levy.
Out of committeeIn committee: Set, second hearing. Held under submission. · 2026-04-27
Personal income tax: credit: first-time homebuyer program: required repairs.
An act to add and repeal Section 17053.45 of the Revenue and Taxation Code, relating to taxation, to take effect immediately, tax levy.
Out of committeeIn committee: Set, final hearing. Held under submission. · 2026-04-27
Tongan Culture and Language Week.
In plain English Designates a week to recognize Tongan culture and language.
Official synopsis: Relative to Tongan Culture and Language Week.
Not out of committeeOrdered to inactive file at the request of Assembly Member Tangipa. · 2026-04-23
Community care facilities: background checks.
An act to amend Section 1522.1 of the Health and Safety Code, relating to care facilities.
Not out of committeeIn committee: Set, first hearing. Hearing canceled at the request of author. · 2026-04-14
Veterans: registration and identification services.
An act to add Article 3 (commencing with Section 983) to Chapter 6 of Division 4 of the Military and Veterans Code, relating to veterans.
Out of committeeIn committee: Set, first hearing. Hearing canceled at the request of author. · 2026-04-13
Buffalo Soldiers Madera County Trailhead.
Relative to the Buffalo Soldiers Madera County Trailhead.
Not out of committeeIn committee: Hearing postponed by committee. · 2026-04-08
Driving under the influence: alcoholic beverages.
An act to amend Section 25659 of the Business and Professions Code, and to add Sections 13353.9 and 23572.5 to the Vehicle Code, relating to driving under the influence.
Out of committeeIn committee: Set, first hearing. Hearing canceled at the request of author. · 2026-04-07
Medi-Cal funding: County of Inyo.
An act to add Section 14105.175 to the Welfare and Institutions Code, relating to Medi-Cal, and making an appropriation therefor.
Out of committeeRe-referred to Com. on HEALTH. · 2026-04-06
“In plain English” lines are written by ThePolitibase with AI (Claude), from the official synopsis only; the synopsis is the authoritative text. Descriptions are the legislature’s own synopsis. Bill data from LegiScan, CC BY 4.0.
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AB113 · 2026-09-01
Budget Act of 2026. (AB 113 GABRIEL Concurrence in Senate Amendments)
SB931 · 2026-09-01
Dolly Parton Day. (SB 931 Grove Third Reading Urgency By Krell)
AB1128 · 2026-09-01
Mobilehome parks: rent caps: City of Torrance. (AB 1128 Muratsuchi Concurrence in Senate Amendments)
AB904 · 2026-08-31
Carpet recycling. (AB 904 Aguiar-Curry Concurrence in Senate Amendments)
AB2204 · 2026-08-31
Prisons: organized sports programming. (AB 2204 Gabriel Concurrence in Senate Amendments)
SB886 · 2026-08-31
California Technology Innovation and Ratepayer Protection Act. (SB 886 Padilla Senate Third Reading By Papan)
AB190 · 2026-08-31
Early care and education. (AB 190 BUDGET Concurrence in Senate Amendments By GABRIEL)
AB2320 · 2026-08-31
Multifamily Housing Program: Homekey: adaptive reuse. (AB 2320 Ta Concurrence in Senate Amendments)
SB574 · 2026-08-31
Attorneys, arbitrators, judicial officers, and alternative resolution providers. (SB 574 Umberg Senate Third Reading By Bauer-Kahan)
AB1680 · 2026-08-31
California FAIR Plan Association. (AB 1680 Calderon Concurrence in Senate Amendments)
AB2086 · 2026-08-31
Pest control licenses: personal information: confidentiality. (AB 2086 Ellis Concurrence in Senate Amendments)
SB1365 · 2026-08-31
Price gouging. (SB 1365 Allen Senate Third Reading By Kalra)
SB876 · 2026-08-31
Fire and residential property insurance. (SB 876 Padilla Senate Third Reading By Calderon)
AB2071 · 2026-08-31
Pupil instruction: digital wellness. (AB 2071 Hoover Concurrence in Senate Amendments)
SB16 · 2026-08-31
Mental health: involuntary commitment. (SB 16 Blakespear Senate Third Reading By Krell)
AB2163 · 2026-08-31
Energy: Strategic Clean Energy and Critical Mineral Development Zones. (AB 2163 Jeff Gonzalez Concurrence in Senate Amendments)
SB337 · 2026-08-31
Prisons. (SB 337 Menjivar Senate Third Reading By Aguiar-Curry)
SB1050 · 2026-08-31
False advertising: synthetic performers. (SB 1050 Ashby Senate Third Reading By Elhawary)
AB664 · 2026-08-31
Community colleges: baccalaureate degree program: Southwestern Community College District. (AB 664 Alvarez Concurrence in Senate Amendments)
AB187 · 2026-08-31
Employment. (AB 187 BUDGET Concurrence in Senate Amendments By GABRIEL)
SB795 · 2026-08-31
Air pollution: gasoline vapor control systems: ethanol blends. (SB 795 Archuleta Senate Third Reading By ALVAREZ)
AB192 · 2026-08-31
Energy: transmission infrastructure accelerator: financing. (AB 192 BUDGET Concurrence in Senate Amendments By GABRIEL)
AB2760 · 2026-08-31
Law enforcement: wearable electroshock devices. (AB 2760 Sharp-Collins Concurrence in Senate Amendments)
SB1392 · 2026-08-31
Smog check: exemption: collector motor vehicles. (SB 1392 Cortese Senate Third Reading By Ramos)
AB1331 · 2026-08-31
Workplace surveillance. (AB 1331 Elhawary Concurrence in Senate Amendments)
AB1969 · 2026-08-31
California Community Schools Partnership Program: Promise Neighborhoods. (AB 1969 BONTA Concurrence in Senate Amendments)
AB2372 · 2026-08-31
Vehicles: tolls. (AB 2372 Hoover Concurrence in Senate Amendments)
AB2493 · 2026-08-31
Electrical corporations: interconnection: Public Utilities Commission: transmission development monitor. (AB 2493 Petrie-Norris Concurrence in Senate Amendments)
AB2222 · 2026-08-31
Personal Income Tax Law and Corporation Tax Law: credits: local news outlets: business expense deduction: excessive employee remuneration. (AB 2222 Ward Concurrence in Senate Amendments)
AB2344 · 2026-08-31
Animal abuse: forfeiture. (AB 2344 HANEY Concurrence in Senate Amendments)
AB1156 · 2026-08-31
Williamson Act contracts: cancellation fees: photovoltaic solar facilities. (AB 1156 WICKS Concurrence in Senate Amendments)
AB2321 · 2026-08-31
Occupational safety and health: investigations. (AB 2321 Ortega Concurrence in Senate Amendments)
AB2551 · 2026-08-31
Equity in Higher Education Act: time, place, and manner policies: student code of conduct violations: open forum. (AB 2551 Elhawary Concurrence in Senate Amendments)
SB895 · 2026-08-31
California Science and Health Research Bond Act. (SB 895 Wiener Third Reading Urgency By Solache)
AB1294 · 2026-08-31
Real property tax: welfare exemption: moderate-income housing. (AB 1294 Haney Concurrence in Senate Amendments)
AB2727 · 2026-08-31
Corrections: parole and prerelease treatment. (AB 2727 Nguyen Concurrence in Senate Amendments)
AB1609 · 2026-08-31
Customer service chatbots. (AB 1609 Zbur Concurrence in Senate Amendments)
AB1707 · 2026-08-31
Electricians: certification application, examination, and renewal. (AB 1707 Davies Concurrence in Senate Amendments)
AB1795 · 2026-08-31
Smoke Damage Recovery Act. (AB 1795 GIPSON Concurrence in Senate Amendments)
AB1976 · 2026-08-31
Streets and highways: pedestrian and bicycle facilities. (AB 1976 Wicks Concurrence in Senate Amendments)
AB1099 · 2026-08-31
Developmental services: initial intake. (AB 1099 Bryan Concurrence in Senate Amendments)
AB2061 · 2026-08-31
California FAIR Plan Association: data. (AB 2061 Chen Concurrence in Senate Amendments)
AB353 · 2026-08-31
Public Utilities Commission: Inspector General. (AB 353 BOERNER Concurrence in Senate Amendments)
AB2440 · 2026-08-31
Arts and Music in Schools—Funding Guarantee and Accountability Act: allowable uses: pooled funding: certifications. (AB 2440 Muratsuchi Concurrence in Senate Amendments)
AB2020 · 2026-08-31
Housing programs: financing. (AB 2020 Gabriel Concurrence in Senate Amendments)
AB2700 · 2026-08-31
Public Utilities Commission: electrical corporations: wildfire victim restitution shortfalls: report: restitution mechanisms. (AB 2700 PATTERSON Concurrence in Senate Amendments By PATTERSON)
SB716 · 2026-08-31
Local government: ordinances: penalties for violation: nonresidential structures. (SB 716 Durazo Senate Third Reading By Mark González)
AB1709 · 2026-08-31
Covered platforms: age restriction: e-Safety Advisory Commission. (AB 1709 Lowenthal Concurrence in Senate Amendments)
SB1228 · 2026-08-31
Advertising displays: exemptions: arenas and redevelopment agency projects. (SB 1228 Rubio Senate Third Reading By Solache)
AB2234 · 2026-08-31
California Environmental Quality Act: geothermal exploratory projects. (AB 2234 Papan Concurrence in Senate Amendments)
AB1159 · 2026-08-31
Student personal information. (AB 1159 Addis Concurrence in Senate Amendments)
AB2717 · 2026-08-31
Outdoor advertising displays: arenas: exemptions. (AB 2717 CALOZA Concurrence in Senate Amendments)
AB1871 · 2026-08-31
Pupil instruction: dual enrollment: College and Career Access Pathways partnerships. (AB 1871 Fong Concurrence in Senate Amendments)
AB28 · 2026-08-31
Solid waste landfills: subsurface temperatures. (AB 28 Schiavo Concurrence in Senate Amendments)
AB1981 · 2026-08-31
Subsidized childcare: reimbursement rates: reporting. (AB 1981 Aguiar-Curry Concurrence in Senate Amendments)
AB2414 · 2026-08-31
Developmental services: direct support professionals. (AB 2414 NGUYEN Concurrence in Senate Amendments)
AB1841 · 2026-08-31
State holidays: Native American Day. (AB 1841 Ramos Concurrence in Senate Amendments)
AB2383 · 2026-08-31
Electricity: data centers. (AB 2383 ZBUR Concurrence in Senate Amendments)
AB2294 · 2026-08-31
State holidays: Sylvia Mendez Day. (AB 2294 Ta Concurrence in Senate Amendments)
AB2437 · 2026-08-31
Impounded vehicles. (AB 2437 Chen Concurrence in Senate Amendments)
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