Amend CSSB 1 (house committee printing) in Article I of the bill, following the appropriations for the Comptroller of Public Accounts (page I-17), by adding the following rider:

____.  Report on Economic Impact of Persons Not Lawfully Present in the United States. (a) Out of funds appropriated above, the Comptroller of Public Accounts shall conduct a study on the economic costs and benefits to the state resulting from the presence in this state of persons who are not lawfully present in the United States.

(b)  Not later than September 1, 2018, the comptroller shall publish a report containing the findings of the study conducted under Subsection (a) on the Comptroller's Internet website and shall distribute the report to the governor, lieutenant governor, and each member of the legislature.