Tennessee legislation · 114th General Assembly
Tennessee HB555: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 39 and Title 40, relative to burglary.
Status: Chaptered, May 14, 2026
Fiscal Summary STATE GOVERNMENTEXPENDITURESIncarceration$670,600 Bill Summary Present law provides that (i) a Class D felony is generally punishable by a sentence of imprisonment of not less than two years nor more than 12 years and a potential fine not to exceed $5,000, and (iii) a Class E felony is generally punishable by a sentence of imprisonment of not less than one year nor more than six years and a potential fine not to exceed $3,000. Present law provides that a person commits a Class E felony burglary who, enters any freight or passenger car, automobile, truck, trailer, boat, airplane, or other motor vehicle with intent to commit a felony, theft, or assault or commits or attempts to commit a felony, theft, or assault. This bill reclassifies this burglary offense as a Class D felony. ON APRIL 21, 2026, THE HOUSE ADOPTED AMENDMENT #1 AND PASSED HOUSE BILL 555, AS AMENDED. AMENDMENT #1 updates the effective date of this bill from July 1, 2025 to July 1, 2026, and makes a technical correction.
What the bill says
From the amended text:
Senate Finance, Ways, and Means 1 Amendment No. 2 to SB0671 Watson Signature of Sponsor AMEND S e n ate Bill No. 671 House Bill No. 555* by deleting all language after the enacting clause and substituting: SECTION 1. Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 39-13-1002, is amended by deleting subsections (c) and (d) and substituting: (c) Burglary is a Class D felony. SECTION 2. Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 40-32-107, is amended by deleting subdivision (a)(1)(C)(xxi). SECTION 3. Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 40-32-107, is amended by deleting subdivision (a)(1)(B)(xviii) and SECTION 4. This act takes effect July 1, 2026, the public welfare requiring it, and applies to offenses committed on or after that date. SA1086
Sponsors
- Capley, Kip (R, 71) · primary sponsor
- Lamberth, William (R, 44)