Room 121 rests at the end of an isolated hallway across the street from the Capitol, is locked at all times and has no signage whatsoever. The only indicator of its existence is a peephole outside the front door.

The special Department of Motor Vehicles office is closed to the public, and if one Republican gets his way, it will be closed to the lawmakers and Capitol staff members using it.

"There's a secret DMV across from the state Capitol with streamlined service that's only available to members of the Legislature and a select group of political insiders," said Republican Assemblyman Kevin Kiley of Granite Bay. "This is supposed to be a government of the people, by the people and for the people, not an oligarchy where a gilded political class enjoys privileges that aren't available to the people that we represent."