SB1749 amends Tennessee law to redefine aggravated burglary and criminal trespass, increasing penalties for certain offenses.

SB1749 amends Tennessee law by redefining aggravated burglary to include committing burglary of a habitation or aggravated criminal trespass in a habitation where the trespasser encounters the property owner using a firearm in self-defense. It also elevates criminal trespass to a Class C felony and increases the penalty for aggravated criminal trespass, which now includes entering property without consent with intent to cause fear, damaging barriers to gain entry, or recklessly damaging property. These changes apply to offenses committed on or after July 1, 2026.

SB1749 amends Tennessee law to redefine aggravated burglary and criminal trespass, increasing penalties for certain offenses.

SB1749 amends Tennessee law by redefining aggravated burglary to include committing burglary of a habitation or aggravated criminal trespass in a habitation where the trespasser encounters the property owner using a firearm in self-defense. It also elevates criminal trespass to a Class C felony and increases the penalty for aggravated criminal trespass, which now includes entering property without consent with intent to cause fear, damaging barriers to gain entry, or recklessly damaging property. These changes apply to offenses committed on or after July 1, 2026.