Amend SB 1 (senate committee printing) in SECTION 52 of the bill (page 33, lines 33 through 40) by striking amended Section 41.71, Tax Code, and substituting the following:
Sec. 41.71. EVENING AND WEEKEND HEARINGS. (a) An appraisal review board by rule shall provide for hearings on protests [in the evening or] on a weekend or after 5 p.m. on a weekday [Saturday or Sunday].
(b) The board may not schedule the first hearing on a protest held on a weekday evening to begin after 7 p.m. or a hearing on a protest on a Sunday unless:
(1) the property owner initiating the protest and requests that the hearing be held on Sunday
(2) the appraisal review board has a previously established policy permitting meetings with a property owner on Sunday.