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California Legislature passes bills to curb retail theft over objections from some Democrats

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California Legislature passes bills to curb retail theft over objections from some Democrats .

The legislation has been the focus of intense political debate all year .

Democratic leaders were hopeful their bills could sway prosecutors to drop a tough-on-crime ballot measure that would stiffen penalties for retail theft.

A measure to impose harsher penalties for drug possession and theft has qualified for November 's ballot.

The measure would alter the controversial Prop . 47 law that downgraded some nonviolent drug and property crimes from felonies to misdemeanors.

Prop. 36 would allow people repeatedly convicted of theft or fentanyl use to be charged with felonies.