SACRAMENTO—California lawmakers frustrated over the state budget impasse pointed fingers Thursday and accused each other of failing to get serious about closing the $15.2 billion deficit.

A rancorous debate erupted on the Assembly floor after Republicans attempted to bring the Democrats' tax-raising budget plan to a vote that surely would have failed.

"My goodness, putting something forward but not having the courage to vote for it are two different things," said Assembly Minority Leader Mike Villines, R-Clovis. "I respect my colleague, the speaker of California. She's a very good speaker, but put that vote up."