SACRAMENTO—As law enforcement warns residents to leave their expensive jewelry at home amid rising crime, a state lawmaker says the fight to repeal Proposition 47 isn’t over yet. Assemblyman Kevin Kiley (R-Rocklin) announced Assembly Bill 1599 will have another chance after failing in a partisan vote during a California Public Safety Committee on March 8. “My bill to repeal Prop. 47 has been granted reconsideration and will have another vote,” Kiley wrote on Twitter on March 26. Proposition 47, which was passed by voters in 2014, downgraded some crimes, such as simple drug possession, from felonies to misdemeanors and raised the minimum amount of stolen goods from $400 to $950 for a theft case to be classified as felony. Kiley told The Epoch Times that the timing for lawmakers to vote on the pending legislation is urgent as crime continues to worsen. “Continual rise in crime across the state has …
Bill to Repeal California’s Prop. 47 to Be Reconsidered
March 29, 2022
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