Proposition 36 [Ballot]

Nov 5, 2024 - For example, shoplifting (stealing items worth $950 or less from a store) and drug possession generally became misdemeanors. Proposal Proposition  36 makes several key changes related to punishments for theft and drug crimes.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Proposition?number=36&year=2024

Proposition 20 [Ballot]

Nov 3, 2020 - For example, under current law, theft of all property worth less than $950 from a store is generally required to be punished as a misdemeanor. Under Proposition  20, people who steal property worth less than $950 that is not for sale (such as a cash register) from a store could receive felony sentences.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Proposition?number=20&year=2020

Theft crimes. [Ballot]

Jan 12, 2022 - Proposition  47 also generally requires that shoplifting (stealing property worth $950 or less from a commercial establishment) be punished as a misdemeanor —rather than a wobbler as was possible before.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2021-041

Drug and theft crimes. [Ballot]

Oct 11, 2023 - For example, prior to Proposition  47, possession of illegal drugs for personal use and shoplifting (stealing property worth $950 or less from a commercial establishment) could be punished as felonies.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2023-017

High-speed rail (Amendment #1). [Ballot]

Jan 8, 2016 - The remaining $950  million in bond funds is available for capital improvements to existing passenger rail service —specifically, intercity, commuter, and urban rail systems. The bond funds authorized in Proposition  1A require a match of at least 50  percent from other funding sources such as the state, federal, and local governments, or the private sector.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2015-109

Oversight of certain public benefit artificial intelligence (AI) companies. [Ballot]

Jan 20, 2026 - The measure would have the following major fiscal effects: Increased state costs that would likely be in the tens of millions of dollars annually to establish and operate a new regulatory commission overseeing certain public benefit AI com panies.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2025-033

Proposition 51 [Ballot]

Nov 8, 2016 - The public school system from kindergarten through grade 12 (K-12) currently has about 6.2  million students, 10,000 schools (including 1,100 charter schools), 950 school districts, and 58 county offices of education.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Proposition?number=51&year=2016

Kindergarten Through Community College Public Education Facilities Bond Act of 2016 [Ballot]

Mar 6, 2015 - The public kindergarten through grade 12 (K-12) education system consists of about 950 school districts, 10,000  schools (including 1,100 charter schools), and 58 county offices of education (COEs). About 6.2  million students are enrolled in K-12, with school districts serving 5.7  million students, charter schools serving 500,000 students, and COEs serving 41,000 students (primarily at alternative schools, such as juvenile court schools).
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2015-005

Firearms and ammunition (Amendment #1). [Ballot]

Dec 16, 2015 - Under current law, theft of firearms worth $950 or less is generally a misdemeanor crime punishable by up to one year in county jail. Under this measure, theft of any firearm, regardless of its value, would be a felony crime punishable by up to three years in state prison.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2015-098

Criminal penalties and DNA collection. [Ballot]

Dec 21, 2017 - Under current law, theft of money or property worth less than $950 is generally charged as petty theft or shoplifting if the theft was from a commercial establishment. Petty theft and shoplifting are generally misdemeanors punishable by up to six months in county jail.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2017-044