Amend CSHB 1 (house committee printing) in Article X of the bill, following the appropriations to the Legislative Council, by adding the following appropriately numbered rider:

____. Feasibility Study on the Consolidation of Legislative Support Offices. It is the intent of the legislature that the Legislative Council use a portion of the funds appropriated above to study the feasibility of consolidating the various support functions and offices of the senate and the house of representatives and to report the findings to the lieutenant governor and the speaker of the house.