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

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

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

Drug and theft crimes. [Ballot]

Oct 11, 2023 - Proposition  47.  In November 2014, voters approved Proposition  47, which reduced penalties for certain drug and theft-related crimes. 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

The 2022-23 Budget: Governor’s Public Safety Package

Feb 17, 2022 - Effects of Proposition 47 Proposition  47 Changed Sentencing Related to Shoplifting. Prior to the passage of Proposition  47 in 2014, stealing from a commercial establishment could be charged as commercial burglary, regardless of the value of merchandise stolen.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4546

Achieving the Goals of the SB 678 County Probation Grant Program

Oct 10, 2023 - Proposition   47 Converted Various Felonies to Misdemeanors. Proposition  47, which was approved by voters in November 2014, changed certain crimes from felonies to misdemeanors and allowed for the resentencing of people currently in state prison for crimes affected by the measure.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4806

The 2025-26 Budget: California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation

Feb 25, 2025 - However, based on discussions with the department, it is our understanding that CDCR used the number of people that were admitted to prison for drug possession and certain lower‑level theft crimes in 2013‑14, the year before Proposition 47 (2014) reduced prison admissions for these crimes by converting them to misdemeanors.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4986