As part of the Secretary of the Senate's office, the Senate Engrossing and Enrolling Clerk, utilizing engrossment and enrollment procedures, ensures the accuracy of all Senate legislation. The clerk, to guarantee the integrity of all original Senate measures, maintains the custody of these documents except in the regular course of business of the Senate. Upon final passage by both houses, the Engrossing and Enrolling Clerk enrolls and transmits this legislation to the Governor and the Secretary of State, respectively. The final product of this office takes legal precedence over all other records of the Senate. To accomplish this responsibility, the Engrossing and Enrolling Clerk supervises a staff of one Chief Assistant Engrossing and Enrolling Clerk and six Assistant Engrossing and Enrolling Clerks.
Engrossing and Enrolling Clerk – Leann Gallagher
Leann, born in California, studied Art history, Anthropology, and French at CSU Sacramento, and received a bachelor's degree in Art, minor in French in 1998. She gained legislative experience working at the Legislative Counsel Bureau and Office of State Publishing. She joined the Secretary of the Senate's staff as an Assistant Engrossing and Enrolling Clerk in 2011.
Chief Assistant Engrossing and Enrolling Clerk – Charles May
Charles, born in Oakland, CA, received his bachelor’s degree in Communications from California State University, Sacramento in 2008. He began his career in the Legislature in the Assembly Chief Clerk’s Office of Engrossing and Enrolling, where he worked from 2010 to 2022. He joined the Secretary of the Senate’s staff as an Assistant Engrossing and Enrolling Clerk in 2022.
Assistant Engrossing and Enrolling Clerk – Aliza Aquino
Aliza, born and raised in California, attended Brigham Young University in Idaho, where she graduated magna cum laude. She received a bachelor’s in Public Policy & Administration. After supporting attorneys in firms across Salt Lake City, she joined the Secretary of the Senate’s staff as an Assistant Engrossing and Enrolling Clerk in 2023.
Assistant Engrossing and Enrolling Clerk – Jeremiah Daniel-Padgett
Jeremiah is a native of Grass Valley, California, and is among the 6th generation of his family to be born and raised there. He studied geography and liberal arts at the University of California, Santa Barbara; history and geography at Sierra College; and history and philosophy at the University of California, Davis, receiving a B.A. degree in History from the latter in 2019. Before joining the Secretary of the Senate’s staff in 2023, Jeremiah worked as a public transit bus driver, supervisor, and dispatcher; and as a City Carrier Assistant for the United States Postal Service.
Assistant Engrossing and Enrolling Clerk – Armandine Kaplan
Armandine, hailing from Cleveland, studied at Miami University and received a bachelor's degree in Linguistics with a minor in Classical Languages. She began her legislative career at Ohio's Legislative Service Commission from 2016 to 2022 and then joined the Secretary of the Senate's staff as an Assistant Engrossing and Enrolling Clerk in 2022.
Assistant Engrossing and Enrolling Clerk – Jessica Upadhye
Jessica, born in California, received a bachelor’s degree in Government from CSU Sacramento in 2004, previously worked for the Department of Consumer Affairs and the Office of Legislative Counsel, before joining the Secretary of the Senate’s staff as an Assistant Engrossing and Enrolling Clerk in 2014.
Engrossment means the meticulous comparison of the printed measure against the original introduced measure, and any amendments adopted, to ascertain that it is correct. The Engrossing and Enrolling Clerk corrects printing discrepancies and recommends technical amendments to improve clarity. During the engrossment process, a jacket is created for each printed form of a Senate measure that accommodates significant legislative and parliamentary information, contains an authenticated printed copy, and is substituted for the original measure at the Senate Desk prior to its passage to the Assembly.
Enrollment is accomplished by ordering the printing in enrolled form of Senate legislation that has passed both houses. The clerk verifies and ensures the accuracy of all actions taken on each measure and obtains the authenticating signatures from the Secretary of the Senate and the Chief Clerk of the Assembly, and transmits this enrolled document to the Governor and to the Secretary of State, respectively.
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