New California Assembly Public Safety Chair Introduces Bill to Reconsider Prop. 47

The new bill seeks to identify legislative solutions surging retail theft and drug abuse issues across the state.

The California State Capitol building in Sacramento, Calif., on April 18, 2022. John Fredricks/The Epoch Times

With lawmakers looking for solutions to retail theft and drug abuse issues, and as conversations continue to swirl about whether a voter initiative passed in 2014 is contributing to the increase in criminal activity, a new bill seeks to identify legislative solutions.

Limited to one paragraph declaring intent to address theft and drug crimes, Assembly Bill 1794 is a placeholder that will be expanded following input from stakeholders, according to its author Assemblyman Kevin McCarty (D-Sacramento).