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

Jun 12, 2025 - People who organize others to engage in retail theft can be charged with a felony, regardless of the dollar amount involved. ✘ ✘ Chapter 168 of 2024 (AB 2943, Zbur) Establishes “unlawful deprivation of a retail business opportunity ” as a specific crime, punishable as a felony.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5055

The 2025-26 Budget: Update on Implementation of New Firearm and Ammunition Tax

Feb 19, 2025 - Beginning July 2024, Chapter  231 of 2023 (AB  28, Gabriel) imposed a new excise tax on firearm dealers, firearm manufacturers, and ammunition vendors. Specifically, an 11  percent tax is applied to the gross retail sales of firearms, firearm precursor parts, and ammunition.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4970