HB 4357

relating to requiring a search warrant to obtain or use certain
purchase information in a criminal action.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1.  Chapter 18, Code of Criminal Procedure, is
amended by adding Article 18.25 to read as follows:
Art. 18.25.  WARRANT REQUIRED FOR USE OF CERTAIN PURCHASE
INFORMATION.  (a)  In this section, "firearm" has the meaning
assigned by Section 46.01, Penal Code.
(b)  A search warrant is required to obtain or use, in a
criminal investigation or prosecution, a record of a bank account
or credit or debit card relating to the sale of a firearm or
(c)  A search warrant under this article may be issued only
by a judge, including a judge of a statutory county court, in the
same judicial district as the site of the law enforcement agency
that employs the peace officer who is applying for the warrant.
(d)  A judge may issue a search warrant under this article
only on the application of a peace officer.  An application must be
in writing and signed and sworn to or affirmed before the judge.
(1)  state the name, department, agency, and address of
(2)  identify the record to be searched for and seized;
(3)  state the name of the individual whose activity is
(4)  state the judicial district in which the law
enforcement agency that employs the peace officer is located; and
(5)  state the facts and circumstances that provide the
applicant with probable cause to believe that:
(A)  criminal activity has been, is, or will be
(B)  the record is likely to produce evidence in
the investigation of the criminal activity described in Paragraph
(e)  A record acquired without a search warrant under this
article is not admissible in a criminal action.
SECTION 2.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.