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Amend HB 62 (house committee report) by adding the following appropriately numbered SECTIONS to the bill and renumbering subsequent SECTIONS of the bill accordingly:
SECTION ____.  Article 18.01, Code of Criminal Procedure, is amended by adding Subsection (k) to read as follows:
(k)  A search warrant may not be issued under Article 18.02(a)(13) if the applicant seeks the warrant solely to obtain evidence of the commission of an offense under Section 545.4251, Transportation Code.
SECTION ____.  Section 5, Article 18.21, Code of Criminal Procedure, is amended by adding Subsection (c) to read as follows:
(c)  A court may not issue an order authorizing disclosure under this section if the disclosure is sought solely to obtain evidence of the commission of an offense under Section 545.4251, Transportation Code.
SECTION ____.  Section 5A, Article 18.21, Code of Criminal Procedure, is amended by adding Subsection (b-1) to read as follows:
(b-1)  A district judge may not issue a search warrant under this section if the search warrant is sought solely to obtain evidence of the commission of an offense under Section 545.4251, Transportation Code.
SECTION ____.  Section 15, Article 18.21, Code of Criminal Procedure, is amended by adding Subsection (a-1) to read as follows:
(a-1)  An administrative subpoena may not be issued under this section if the criminal investigation under Subsection (a)(2) pertains to an offense under Section 545.4251, Transportation Code.