California Democrats disclosed provisions in a bill Thursday that would crack down on the state’s retail theft problem after lawmakers announced a legislative plan last month to combat the issue.

With promises from Gov. Gavin Newsom to get tougher on crime, the legislation is the state’s latest attempt to remedy concern over its spikes in retail theft. Both Newsom and the state Senate have reportedly put together packages of bills that help tackle the problem while ensuring that new legislation does not touch Proposition 47, a 2014 measure categorizing nonviolent property crime that does not exceed $950 in value as a misdemeanor. 

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