Drug and Theft Crime Penalties and Treatment-Mandated Felonies Initiative
Sponsor: Citizen initiative; California Retailers Association, law enforcement associations, major retailers (Walmart, Target, Home Depot)
Fiscal impact
Likely increases state criminal justice costs in the range of tens of millions to hundreds of millions of dollars annually for incarceration and courts.
Official ballot summary
Increases criminal penalties for repeat drug and theft offenders, partially reversing Proposition 47 (2014); creates a new 'treatment-mandated felony' charge for drug possession with prior drug convictions; adds fentanyl to certain felony drug lists.
Who's behind this measure?
Public positions and campaign money—not a recommendation for how to vote.
Supporting groups and campaigns
- Yes on 36: Californians for Safer Communities (opens in a new tab)Secondary reporting
- Republican Party of California (opens in a new tab)Secondary reporting
- Rincon Band of Luiseño Indians (opens in a new tab)Secondary reporting
More groups (34)
- San Manuel Band of Mission Indians (opens in a new tab)Secondary reporting
- Sycuan Band of the Kumeyaay Nation (opens in a new tab)Secondary reporting
- Table Mountain Rancheria (opens in a new tab)Secondary reporting
- United Auburn Indian Community (opens in a new tab)Secondary reporting
- 7-Eleven (opens in a new tab)Secondary reporting
- Allied Universal (opens in a new tab)Secondary reporting
- Home Depot (opens in a new tab)Secondary reporting
- In-N-Out Burgers (opens in a new tab)Secondary reporting
- Macy's, Inc (opens in a new tab)Secondary reporting
- Target (opens in a new tab)Secondary reporting
- Taylor Fresh Foods, Inc (opens in a new tab)Secondary reporting
- Walgreens (opens in a new tab)Secondary reporting
- Walmart, Inc (opens in a new tab)Secondary reporting
- Association for Los Angeles Deputy Sheriffs (ALADS) (opens in a new tab)Secondary reporting
- California Correctional Peace Officers Association (opens in a new tab)Secondary reporting
- California District Attorneys Association (opens in a new tab)Secondary reporting
- California Police Chiefs Association (opens in a new tab)Secondary reporting
- California State Sheriffs' Association (opens in a new tab)Secondary reporting
- Sacramento County Deputy Sheriffs' Association (opens in a new tab)Secondary reporting
- San Francisco Police Officers Association (opens in a new tab)Secondary reporting
- American Bail Coalition (opens in a new tab)Secondary reporting
- American Petroleum and Convenience Store Association (opens in a new tab)Secondary reporting
- California Business Properties Association (opens in a new tab)Secondary reporting
- California Business Roundtable (opens in a new tab)Secondary reporting
- California Chamber of Commerce (opens in a new tab)Secondary reporting
- California Grocers Association (opens in a new tab)Secondary reporting
- California NAIOP (opens in a new tab)Secondary reporting
- California Retailers Association (opens in a new tab)Secondary reporting
- California State Association of Counties (opens in a new tab)Secondary reporting
- Crime Victims United of California (opens in a new tab)Secondary reporting
- Franchise Owners Association of Southern California (opens in a new tab)Secondary reporting
- Howard Jarvis Taxpayers Association (opens in a new tab)Secondary reporting
- League of California Cities (opens in a new tab)Secondary reporting
- New Majority PAC (opens in a new tab)Secondary reporting
- Yes on Prop 36 - Californians for Safer Communities
- Raised
- $15,208,980.42
- Spent
- $15,361,385.96
Snapshot retrieved Nov 7, 2026 · USDReports through Dec 31, 2024Donors & reporting details · Yes on Prop 36 - Californians for Safer Communities
Totals as compiled by Ballotpedia for reports covering through 2024-12-31; cash contributions $14,957,849.12, in-kind contributions $251,131.30, cash expenditures $15,110,254.66. Ballotpedia cites Cal-Access — Californians to Reduce Homelessness, Drug Addiction, and Theft (https://cal-access.sos.ca.gov/Campaign/Committees/Detail.aspx?id=1464048).
Reported donors are included in receipts, not additional money. This is not a complete donor list. Contributions do not establish influence over an outcome.
- Statewide California Coalition Solutions Committee
- Raised
- $752,500.00
- Spent
- $755,899.70
Snapshot retrieved Nov 7, 2026 · USDReports through Dec 31, 2024Donors & reporting details · Statewide California Coalition Solutions Committee
Totals as compiled by Ballotpedia for reports covering through 2024-12-31; cash contributions $752,500.00, in-kind contributions $0.00, cash expenditures $755,899.70. Ballotpedia cites Cal-Access — Californians to Reduce Homelessness, Drug Addiction, and Theft (https://cal-access.sos.ca.gov/Campaign/Committees/Detail.aspx?id=1464048).
Reported donors are included in receipts, not additional money. This is not a complete donor list. Contributions do not establish influence over an outcome.
- Californians for Safe Stores and Neighborhoods
- Raised
- $0.00
- Spent
- $0.00
Snapshot retrieved Nov 7, 2026 · USDReports through Dec 31, 2024Donors & reporting details · Californians for Safe Stores and Neighborhoods
Totals as compiled by Ballotpedia for reports covering through 2024-12-31; cash contributions $0.00, in-kind contributions $0.00, cash expenditures $0.00. Ballotpedia cites Cal-Access — Californians to Reduce Homelessness, Drug Addiction, and Theft (https://cal-access.sos.ca.gov/Campaign/Committees/Detail.aspx?id=1464048).
Reported donors are included in receipts, not additional money. This is not a complete donor list. Contributions do not establish influence over an outcome.
Reported across this side’s campaigns; not assigned to an individual committee. See source for the reporting window.
More donors to this side
- Target (opens in a new tab) · $1,500,000.00Secondary reporting
- Home Depot (opens in a new tab) · $1,000,000.00Secondary reporting
- California Business Roundtable Issues PAC (opens in a new tab) · $901,150.00Secondary reporting
- 7-Eleven Stores (opens in a new tab) · $795,220.00Secondary reporting
Reported donors are part of receipts, not additional money. This is not a complete donor list.
Opposing groups and campaigns
- Committee to Protect Public Safety, No on Prop 36 (opens in a new tab)Secondary reporting
- Californians United to Oppose Proposition 36 (opens in a new tab)Secondary reporting
- California Democratic Party (opens in a new tab)Secondary reporting
More groups (18)
- AFSCME California (opens in a new tab)Secondary reporting
- California Federation of Teachers (opens in a new tab)Secondary reporting
- California Nurses Association (opens in a new tab)Secondary reporting
- California Teachers Association (opens in a new tab)Secondary reporting
- SEIU California State Council (opens in a new tab)Secondary reporting
- SEIU-UHW West (opens in a new tab)Secondary reporting
- United Domestic Workers of America (opens in a new tab)Secondary reporting
- ACLU of Northern California (opens in a new tab)Secondary reporting
- ACLU of Southern California (opens in a new tab)Secondary reporting
- Action for Safety and Justice (opens in a new tab)Secondary reporting
- Anti-Recidivism Coalition (opens in a new tab)Secondary reporting
- Civil Rights Corps (opens in a new tab)Secondary reporting
- Disability Rights California (opens in a new tab)Secondary reporting
- Drug Policy Alliance (opens in a new tab)Secondary reporting
- East Bay Community Foundation (opens in a new tab)Secondary reporting
- League of Women Voters of California (opens in a new tab)Secondary reporting
- NextGen California (opens in a new tab)Secondary reporting
- Vera Institute of Justice (opens in a new tab)Secondary reporting
- Committee to Protect Public Safety, No on Prop 36
- Raised
- $7,274,063.54
- Spent
- $7,249,920.86
Snapshot retrieved Nov 7, 2026 · USDReports through Dec 31, 2024Donors & reporting details · Committee to Protect Public Safety, No on Prop 36
Totals as compiled by Ballotpedia for reports covering through 2024-12-31; cash contributions $7,095,000.00, in-kind contributions $179,063.54, cash expenditures $7,070,857.32. Ballotpedia cites Cal-Access — Californians to Reduce Homelessness, Drug Addiction, and Theft (https://cal-access.sos.ca.gov/Campaign/Committees/Detail.aspx?id=1464048).
Reported donors are included in receipts, not additional money. This is not a complete donor list. Contributions do not establish influence over an outcome.
- Californians United Against Prop 36
- Raised
- $276,259.44
- Spent
- $276,259.44
Snapshot retrieved Nov 7, 2026 · USDReports through Dec 31, 2024Donors & reporting details · Californians United Against Prop 36
Totals as compiled by Ballotpedia for reports covering through 2024-12-31; cash contributions $169,332.00, in-kind contributions $106,927.44, cash expenditures $169,332.00. Ballotpedia cites Cal-Access — Californians to Reduce Homelessness, Drug Addiction, and Theft (https://cal-access.sos.ca.gov/Campaign/Committees/Detail.aspx?id=1464048).
Reported donors are included in receipts, not additional money. This is not a complete donor list. Contributions do not establish influence over an outcome.
- Thriving Communities for All San Francisco Supporting Prop 5 and Opposing Prop 36
- Raised
- $55,150.00
- Spent
- $8,761.53
Snapshot retrieved Nov 7, 2026 · USDReports through Dec 31, 2024Donors & reporting details · Thriving Communities for All San Francisco Supporting Prop 5 and Opposing Prop 36
Totals as compiled by Ballotpedia for reports covering through 2024-12-31; cash contributions $55,150.00, in-kind contributions $0.00, cash expenditures $8,761.53. Ballotpedia cites Cal-Access — Californians to Reduce Homelessness, Drug Addiction, and Theft (https://cal-access.sos.ca.gov/Campaign/Committees/Detail.aspx?id=1464048).
Reported donors are included in receipts, not additional money. This is not a complete donor list. Contributions do not establish influence over an outcome.
Reported across this side’s campaigns; not assigned to an individual committee. See source for the reporting window.
More donors to this side
- Stacy H. Schusterman (opens in a new tab) · $1,000,000.00Secondary reporting
- The Heising-Simons Action Fund (opens in a new tab) · $645,000.00Secondary reporting
- Elizabeth Diane Simons (opens in a new tab) · $427,500.00Secondary reporting
- Mark W. Heising (opens in a new tab) · $427,500.00Secondary reporting
Reported donors are part of receipts, not additional money. This is not a complete donor list.
Dated snapshots, not live totals. Missing amounts are not zero. Committees are shown separately.
About sources & coverage
Group positions come from the linked sources. Secondary reporting and first-party statements are distinct from official filings. Committee-wide totals may fund other measures; they are not allocations to this measure. Donor amounts are already part of receipts; neither donors nor overlapping snapshots are added together.
Groups as listed by Ballotpedia (secondary reporting), retrieved 2026-11-07: campaigns, parties, unions and organizations; elected officials and candidates omitted.
Figures compiled by Ballotpedia (secondary reporting) from Cal-Access — Californians to Reduce Homelessness, Drug Addiction, and Theft for reports covering through 2024-12-31; retrieved 2026-11-07. Donor lists are the top donors to all committees on that side; they are not allocated to individual committees.
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