A day after Democratic leaders rolled out a controversial inoperability amendment that could repeal their own legislation to address retail theft, that amendment was not added.
SACRAMENTO — Prop 47 was passed by California voters a decade ago and loosened penalties for non-violent property crimes and drug possession. Democratic legislative leaders recently fast-tracked legislation they believed was better than a district attorney-backed statewide initiative to reform Prop 47.
McCarty announced that he would steer clear of controversial amendments to retail theft legislation in his committee and, when asked by a reporter, even announced that he does not support them.'We didn't support them in committee today. I didn't support them. I support the bills as is,' McCarty said.'I think that Kevin McCarty has stepped into the middle of a really major fight,' Sacramento Region Business Association CEO Josh Wood said.
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