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A5310 ABU Statement 6/28/26
ASSEMBLY BUDGET COMMITTEE
STATEMENT TO
ASSEMBLY,
No. 5310
STATE
OF NEW JERSEY
DATED:
�JUNE
28, 2026
����� The Assembly Budget Committee reports favorably
Assembly Bill No. 5310.
����� As reported, this bill clarifies that a court may
sentence a defendant to a reduced sentence under certain circumstances.
����� Under the bill, in cases of a conviction for a crime
of the first or second degree where the court is clearly convinced that the
mitigating factors substantially outweigh the aggravating factors and where the
interest of justice demands, the court may sentence the defendant to a term
appropriate to a crime of one degree lower than that of the crime for which the
defendant was convicted.� If the court does impose a sentence pursuant to this provision,
or if the court imposes a noncustodial or probationary sentence upon conviction
for a crime of the first or second degree, the sentence would not become final
for 10 days in order to permit the appeal of the sentence by the prosecution.
����� A crime of the first degree is punishable by a term of
imprisonment of 10 to 20 years, a fine of up to $200,000, or both.� A crime of
the second degree is punishable by a term of imprisonment of five to 10 years,
a fine of up to $150,000, or both.
����� This bill restores language omitted under P.L.2025,
c.328.� The bill would take effect immediately and apply retroactively to the
effective date of section 1 of P.L.2025, c.328.
����� As reported by the committee, Assembly Bill No. 5310
is identical to Senate Bill No. 4406, which was also reported by the committee
on this date.
FISCAL IMPACT
:
����� This bill is not certified as requiring a fiscal note.