Amend HB 194 (house committee printing) by adding the following appropriately numbered SECTION to the bill and renumbering subsequent SECTIONS of the bill accordingly.

SECTION ____.  (a) Unless expressly provided otherwise, if any provision of this Act or its application to any person or circumstance is held invalid, the invalidity does not affect other provisions or applications of this Act that can be given effect without the invalid provision or application, and to this end the provisions of this Act are severable.

(b)  This section does not affect the power or duty of a court to ascertain and give effect to legislative intent concerning severability of this Act.