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                              PUBLIC CHAPTER NO. 907

                                                    SENATE BILL NO. 2471

                                                          By Bailey, Rose

                                           Substituted for: House Bill No. 2284

                                    By Butler, Lamberth, Eldridge, Todd, Lankford

AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 11; Title 29; Title 39; Title 40; Title 44; Title 45;
         Title 46; Title 59; Title 66; Title 68 and Title 70, relative to real property.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF TENNESSEE:

          SECTION 1. Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 39-14-405, is amended by deleting
subsection (d) and substituting:

                   (d) As used in this section, "enter" means:

                             (1) Intrusion of the entire body;

                             (2) When a person causes an unmanned aircraft to enter that portion of the
                   airspace above the owner's land not regulated as navigable airspace by the federal
                   aviation administration; or

                             (3) Intrusion by driving, parking, or otherwise operating a motorized vehicle or
                    bicycle. As used in this subdivision (d)(3), "motorized vehicle or bicycle" includes, but
                    is not limited to, all-terrain vehicles, utility task vehicles, side-by-sides, electric
                    bicycles, motorcycles, and motorscooters.

          SECTION 2. Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 39-14-405, is amended by deleting
subsection (g) and substituting:

                    (g)(1) Except as provided in subdivision (g)(2}, criminal trespass is a Class C
                    misdemeanor.

                             (2) Criminal trespass is a Class A misdemeanor if the violation involved the
                    use or operation of a motorized vehicle or bicycle and is punishable only by a
                    mandatory fine in the amount of two thousand five hundred dollars ($2,500), and the
                    sentence must include an order of restitution for all damages to the property resulting
                    from the violation. Upon a second or subsequent violation involving the use or
                    operation of a motorized vehicle or bicycle, the motorized vehicle or bicycle is, upon
                    conviction of the offense, subject to seizure and forfeiture as provided in title 40,
                    chapter 33, part 1.

          SECTION 3. Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 40-33-101(a), is amended by adding the
following as a new subdivision:

                    (5) A violation of§ 39-14-405 involving the use or operation of a motorized vehicle or
          bicycle.

          SECTION 4. This act takes effect July 1, 2026, the public welfare requiring it, and applies to
acts committed on or after that date.
         SENATE BILL NO. 2471

PASSED:  April 16, 2026

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                         SPEAKER OF THE S

                         CAMERO~SEXTON, SPEAKER
                         HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

5tt APPROVED this  dayof~                    2026

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                         BILL LEE, GOVERNOR