Amend HB 4179 (house committee report) as follows:

(1)  Add the following appropriately numbered SECTION to the bill and renumber the SECTIONS of the bill accordingly:

SECTION ____.  Section 25.19(b), Tax Code, as effective January 1, 2022, is amended to read as follows:

(b)  The chief appraiser shall separate real from personal property and include in the notice for each:

(1)  a list of the taxing units in which the property is taxable;

(2)  the appraised value of the property in the preceding year;

(3)  the taxable value of the property in the preceding year for each taxing unit taxing the property;

(4)  the appraised value of the property for the current year, the kind and amount of each exemption and partial exemption, if any, approved for the property for the current year and for the preceding year, and, if an exemption or partial exemption that was approved for the preceding year was canceled or reduced for the current year, the amount of the exemption or partial exemption canceled or reduced;

(5)  in italic typeface, the following statement: "The Texas Legislature does not set the amount of your local taxes. Your property tax burden is decided by your locally elected officials, and all inquiries concerning your taxes should be directed to those officials";

(6)  a detailed explanation of the time and procedure for protesting the value;

(7)  the date and place the appraisal review board will begin hearing protests; [and]

(8)  an explanation of the availability and purpose of an informal conference with the appraisal office before a hearing on a protest; and

(9)  a brief explanation that the governing body of each taxing unit decides whether or not taxes on the property will increase and the appraisal district only determines the value of the property.

(2)  On page 1, line 9, strike "review board" and substitute "district".

(3)  On page 1, line 11, strike "board" and substitute "appraisal review board and requests an informal conference".

(4)  On page 1, line 14, between "Section 41.46" and the underlined period, insert "or may be delivered electronically at the property owner's request".

(5)  On page 1, line 18, between "date" and the underlined period, insert "unless the property owner agrees to the holding of the conference on the scheduled day".

(6)  On page 3, line 4, strike "September 1, 2021" and substitute "January 1, 2022".