Relating to the authority of a justice of the peace to issue a search warrant to collect a blood specimen from a person arrested for certain intoxication criminal offenses.

HB 945 allows licensed attorney justices of the peace in Texas to issue search warrants for blood specimens when a person is arrested for specific intoxication offenses (like driving under the influence under Penal Code Sections 49.04-49.08) and refuses a breath or blood alcohol test. It expands the current authority, which previously required a judge, to include qualified justices of the peace. The bill specifies that warrants can only be issued for these designated offenses and when the arrestee refuses testing. This change directly affects individuals arrested for DUI-related offenses who decline chemical testing. The law takes effect September 1, 2025.