Overview

• The new laws target various aspects of retail theft, including online reselling and smash-and-grab robberies.
• Legislation allows for aggregation of charges across multiple jurisdictions and higher penalties for serial offenders.
• Retailers can now obtain restraining orders against convicted shoplifters under the new laws.
• The package received bipartisan support, though some progressive Democrats expressed concerns about its punitive measures.
• Governor Newsom emphasized the laws' role in addressing organized retail crime without reverting to mass incarceration.