Legislative Role
The Engrossing Office provides internal legislative production services to
Senate members and employees.
The Engrossing Office works jointly with the Senate Desk and prepares and processes Committee
Reports, Governor's Appointments, and Floor Amendments. The Engrossing Secretary is an elected officer of the Senate.
Functions and Services
- The Engrossing Office performs the following duties:
- Processing Committee Reports. The Engrossing Secretary checks the
committee report for correct drafting of amendments, proper wording, clarity,
engrossability, internal references, title amendments, statutory references, grammar,
punctuation and other details. All committee reports are then put into an electronic
format. The final copy of the report and the original bill are sent to the Secretary of the Senate, Senate Desk.
The Engrossing Secretary keeps a record of all committee reports by committee and file
number, date received and date transmitted to the Desk.
- Processing, providing drafting assistance of, and distributing floor
amendments. Floor amendments are generally prepared ahead of time whenever
possible to permit proper review by the Engrossing Secretary or a Senate Counsel, Research and Fiscal Analysis
attorney before session. All floor amendments are converted to a computerized format for
use in the Senate Journal.
- Processing and recording Governor's appointments. These are
appointments made by the Governor to state agencies that require confirmation by the
Senate which are referred to the appropriate committees. The Engrossing Secretary
processes governor's appointments for Senate approval and fields any questions. View a
current list of Senate Confirmation of Executive
Appointments.
Key Resources
Staff List
Name |
Title |
Office |
Phone Number |
Lindsey Bundgaard |
Engrossing Specialist |
207 Capitol |
651.296.0855 |
Christian Knellwolf |
Legislative Assistant |
207 Capitol |
651.296.0645 |
Melissa Mapes |
Engrossing Secretary |
207 Capitol |
651.296.4149 |
Steven Siqueiros |
Engrossing Specialist |
207 Capitol |
651.296.4868 |