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SR 450

MEMORIAL-RYAN WHITEHOUSE

104th Regular Session Introduced by Dave Koehler and 1 co-sponsor

Ceremonial resolution honoring Mallory Minor for leadership and service and memorializing Ryan Whitehouse, with symbolic presentations but no legal obligations or funds.

Resolution Adopted
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Bill Summary · SR 450

Summary — SR 450 (Resolution Adopted)

Status: Resolution Adopted
Introduced: April 23, 2025
Classification: Ceremonial / Memorial resolution (non‑binding)

Main purpose

SR 450, as recorded, is a ceremonial resolution that (1) congratulates Mallory Minor for receiving the 2025 Yellow Rose Nikki T. Randall Servant Leadership Award and (2) memorializes Ryan Whitehouse of Normal, Illinois, who died on September 24, 2025. The document as provided appears to include text from two distinct honorific resolutions combined into a single file.

Key provisions and changes

  • Commendation for Mallory Minor:
    • Congratulates and commends Mallory Minor on receiving the 2025 Yellow Rose Nikki T. Randall Servant Leadership Award.
    • Summarizes Minor’s public‑service record: current court administrator and clerk of court for the Municipal Court of the City of Stonecrest; former magistrate clerk for Rockdale County (noted as the county’s first African American woman in that role); initiator/leader of court‑to‑community programs (Smart Justice video series, youth law camp, student mentorships); led to awards including the 2018 Judicial Clearance Rate Excellence Award.
    • Directs the Secretary of the Senate to make an appropriate copy of the resolution available for distribution to Mallory Minor.
  • Memorial for Ryan Whitehouse:
    • Expresses sorrow at the passing of Ryan Whitehouse (d. Sept. 24, 2025).
    • Summarizes his life and service: agricultural advocate in the Bloomington‑Normal area and for Illinois farmers, work with the Illinois Farm Bureau, and reputation as a collaborative leader and mentor.
    • Extends condolences to his family and directs that a suitable copy of the resolution be presented to his family as an expression of sympathy.

Who is affected

  • Honoree: Mallory Minor — recognized publicly for leadership and community service in Georgia municipal and magistrate courts.
  • Family and associates of Ryan Whitehouse — publicly memorialized and offered formal legislative condolences.
  • The resolutions are purely ceremonial: they do not create rights, obligations, or expenditures for the state.

Procedural / timeline notes

  • Recorded legislative actions include:
    • Received by Secretary of the Senate: 2025-04-23
    • Read & adopted (journal vote recorded): 2025-04-28 (multiple entries show “Read & adopted” and “Reported enrolled” on/around this period)
    • Additional entries show actions in October 2025 (filed with Secretary 2025-10-14; Resolution Adopted 2025-10-15; co‑sponsorship added 2025-10-14), suggesting either supplemental processing, separate but related actions, or that two distinct resolutions were combined in the record.
  • Final status: Adopted (ceremonial resolution).

Sponsors

Listed sponsors in the record include:
- Nabilah Islam Parkes (primary)
- Donzella James (primary)
- Freddie Powell Sims (primary)
- Nikki Merritt (primary)
- Tonya Anderson (primary)
- Gail Davenport (primary)
- David Koehler (cosponsor)
- Sally J. Turner (primary)

Note: The sponsor list appears to mix legislators from different states (Georgia and Illinois), consistent with the combined content described above.

Impact

SR 450 is a non‑binding, honorific resolution. Its immediate effect is symbolic recognition and public record: it honors the accomplishments of Mallory Minor and memorializes Ryan Whitehouse, and it authorizes presentation/distribution of copies to the named individuals or family. There are no fiscal or regulatory consequences.

Compiled from official sources — confirm details with the bill’s official record.

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