Senate Desk
Legislative Role
The Secretary of the Senate, Senate Desk, provides external and internal legislative information and production services to public and Senate members and employees. The Senate Desk functions under the jurisdiction of the Committee on Rules and Administration, under the direction of and including the Secretary of the Senate. Senate Desk functions are conducted primarily at the large desk at the front of the Senate Chamber. Senate Desk is occasionally referred to as "Front Desk", which describes both the large desk at the front of the Chamber and the many activities conducted at the desk that center around the actual enactment of legislation.
Functions and Services
The Senate Desk is responsible for the following activities during floor sessions:
- Conducting roll call.
- Following daily agendas as stated on all calendars, ensuring the Senate Order of Business are followed and moving legislation through the process.
- Introducing Senate bills and engrossments.
- Processing and reading bill introductions, messages from the House of Representatives, floor amendments, bills reported out of committee, motions, and all the other written material that is a part of the legislative process.
- Certifying passage of bills.
- Keeping minutes and coordinating the functions of the sessions.
- Overseeing production, duplication, and distribution of Senate Agendas, General Orders, Calendars, and printed bills.
- Overseeing production, duplication, and distribution of the Senate Daily and Permanent Journal.
- Overseeing Governor's appointments processing.
Key Resources
| Resource | Description |
|---|---|
| Order of Business, Agendas and Calendars | The Senate conducts business following a set agenda, often referred to as the Daily Orders of Business. All agendas and calendars prepared for a legislative session are produced by the Journal Production Office. |
| Procedural Rules | The Senate conducts legislative business procedures as stated in the Rules of the Senate and Joint Rules of the Senate and House of Representatives. The Secretary of the Senate ensures parliamentary procedures are followed. |
Front Desk Staff
| Name | Title | Office | Phone Number |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tom Bottern | Secretary of the Senate | 231 Capitol | 651.296.0266 |
| Holley Desigio | Indexer | 306 Capitol | 651.296.4392 |
| Mark Engebretson | Indexer | 306 Capitol | 651.296.5604 |
| Hans Graf | Indexer | 306 Capitol | 651.296.4970 |
| Matt Hanson | Assistant Director Journal Production | G11 Capitol | 651.296.4183 |
| Linda Jackson | Director Journal Production | G11 Capitol | 651.296.0161 |
| Mike Linn | First Assistant Secretary of the Senate | G11 Capitol | 651.296.5249 |
| Melissa Mapes | Engrossing Secretary | 207 Capitol | 651.296.4149 |
| Scott Radunzel | Third Assistant Secretary of the Senate | 233 Capitol | 651.296.4740 |
| Steven Siqueiros | Assistant Engrossing Secretary | 207 Capitol | 651.296.4868 |
| John Trombley | Director of Index | 306 Capitol | 651.296.5250 |
| Jessica Tupper | Second Assistant Secretary of the Senate | 233 Capitol | 651.296.8854 |