ASSEMBLY APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE

STATEMENT TO

[First Reprint]

ASSEMBLY, No. 3732

STATE OF NEW JERSEY

DATED:  MARCH 20, 2025

      The Assembly Appropriations Committee reports favorably and with committee amendments Assembly Bill No. 3732 (1R).

      As reported, the bill provides that a person commits residential burglary as a crime of the third degree if, intending to cause injury or intending to commit a crime, the person enters the dwelling of a victim of domestic violence who is protected by a final restraining order issued in accordance with the “Prevention of Domestic Violence Act of 1991” against the actor.  Moreover, and as amended, the bill creates a presumption that the actor did intend to cause injury or to commit a crime if a final restraining order is in place, or if the actor has been convicted of or charged with a crime or offense arising from a domestic violence incident involving the victim.  Finally, the bill provides that no presumption of nonincarceration shall apply to persons convicted of such crime. 

      A crime of the third degree is punishable by three to five years imprisonment, a fine of up to $15,000, or both. 

COMMITTEE AMENDMENTS:

      The committee amended the bill to remove the reference to “annoyance.”

FISCAL IMPACT:

      Fiscal information for this bill is currently unavailable.