The 2026-27 Budget: Estimated State Savings From Proposition 47

Feb 23, 2026 - The 2026-27 Budget: Estimated State Savings From Proposition 47 Estimated State Savings From Proposition  47 Background Proposition  47 (2014) Reduced Punishment for Certain Lower-Level Drug and Property Crimes.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5108

The 2025-26 Budget: Estimated State Savings From Proposition 47

Feb 26, 2025 - …Causing Proposition  47 Savings to Be Likely Underestimated. By overestimating the impact of Proposition  36, the administration underestimates the remaining prison population reduction still attributable to Proposition  47.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4991

The 2026-27 Budget: Estimated State Savings From Proposition 47 [Publication Details]

Feb 23, 2026 - The 2026-27 Budget: Estimated State Savings From Proposition 47 [Publication Details] Translate Our Website This Google ™ translation feature provided on the Legislative Analyst's Office (LAO) website is for informational purposes only.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/5108

The 2016-17 Budget: Fiscal Impacts of Proposition 47

Feb 12, 2016 - We also recommend that the Legislature direct the judicial branch to report the level of savings experienced due to Proposition  47 separately for 2014 –15 and 2015 –16 . Administration’s Estimates The administration estimates a total of $33.4  million in increased costs from the implementation of Proposition  47 in 2015 –16 .
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3352

Retail Theft in California: Looking Back at a Decade of Change

Jun 12, 2025 - Proposition 47 Proposition  47, which was approved by the voters in November 2014, changed state sentencing law for several lower ‑level drug and property crimes. In particular, it changed how certain retail theft crimes are handled in the criminal justice system.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5055

The 2015-16 Budget: Implementation of Proposition 47 [Publication Details]

Feb 17, 2015 - The 2015-16 Budget: Implementation of Proposition 47 [Publication Details] The 2015-16 Budget: Implementation of Proposition 47 Format: HTML Description: On November 4, 2014, voters approved Proposition 47 which makes significant changes to the state’s criminal justice system.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/3175

The_2015-16_Budget: Implementation of Proposition 47

Between June 2014 and November 2014, CDCR maintained an average buffer of about 2,000 inmates and at no point came within 1,000 inmates of the population cap. In recent months, the buffer has grown even larger as a result of a decline in the inmate population —primarily from Proposition 47.
https://lao.ca.gov/reports/2015/budget/prop47/implementation-prop47-021715.aspx

^[PDF] Overview of Proposition 36 Fiscal Impacts and Selected Substance Use Disorder Treatment Programs

Proposition 36 makes this crime a felony if the person has two or more past convictions for certain theft crimes (such as shoplifting, burglary, or carjacking). These changes reversed some of the punishment reductions that were made by Proposition 47 (2014), which converted various lower-level drug and theft crimes from felonies to misdemeanors. „ Lengthens Some Felony Sentences.
https://lao.ca.gov/handouts/crimjust/2025/Fiscal-Impacts-of-Proposition-36-022525.pdf

Theft crimes. [Ballot]

Jan 12, 2022 - Proposition  47.  In November 2014, voters approved Proposition  47, which resulted in certain theft-related crimes being reduced from wobblers to misdemeanors. For example, under Proposition  47, petty theft (theft involving property worth $950 or less) is generally punished as
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2021-041

Proposition 36 [Ballot]

Nov 5, 2024 - Proposition  47 Reduced Punishments for Some Theft and Drug Crimes In 2014, Proposition  47 changed some theft and drug crimes from felonies to misdemeanors. For example, shoplifting (stealing items worth $950 or less from a store) and drug possession generally became misdemeanors.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Proposition?number=36&year=2024