https://www.siliconvalley.com/2024/12/19/prop-36-news-state-law-cracking-down-on-retail-theft-now-in-effect/ > Proposition 36, the popular new law that voters hope could free deodorant from locked drugstore displays, is now in effect. > The measure means tougher penalties for repeat thieves, allowing for felony charges for people with two prior petty theft convictions, even if that third theft is just swiping shampoo. More than 68 percent of California voters in the November election backed the measure.