Upgrades burglary of a residence as a crime of the second degree; upgrades it to a crime of the first degree if committed while armed.

This bill upgrades burglary of a home to a second-degree crime (previously third-degree) unless the person is armed with a weapon or explosive, in which case it becomes a first-degree crime. It clarifies that armed residential burglary would trigger New Jersey's No Early Release Act (requiring at least 85% of the sentence to be served before parole eligibility), while non-armed residential burglary would not. The bill directly affects individuals convicted of breaking into or remaining in a home without permission to commit a crime.