Bill
SR 348
Adopts a congratulatory resolution recognizing Carol Vaughan Kissane as 2025 Illinois Library Luminary for decades of library service.
Status: Resolution Adopted
Introduced: March 28, 2025
Sponsors listed: Colton Moore (primary), Mike Porfirio (primary)
Classification: Resolution
Note on source material
- The circulated text for SR 348 appears to combine two distinct resolutions into one document: (A) a Georgia-style memorial resolution dedicating an intersection to Trooper William Frederick Black, Jr.; and (B) an Illinois congratulatory resolution honoring Carol Vaughan Kissane as a 2025 Illinois Library Luminary. The official bill title at the top is “CONGRATS‑C. VAUGHAN KISSANE,” and legislative action shows the resolution was read and adopted in 2025. This summary presents both pieces of text and flags the apparent mismatch.
1) Trooper William Frederick Black, Jr. — intersection dedication (text A)
- Purpose/intent: To honor the life and service of Trooper William F. Black, Jr., a founding Georgia state trooper (badge #8) killed in the line of duty, by dedicating a roadway intersection in his memory.
- Key provisions:
- The intersection of State Route 3 and Roach Hollow Road in Catoosa County is dedicated as the “Trooper William Black, Jr. Memorial Intersection.”
- The Department of Transportation is authorized and directed to erect and maintain appropriate signage marking the dedication.
- The Secretary of the Senate is directed to provide copies of the resolution to Trooper Black’s family and to the Department of Transportation.
- Facts from the text: Trooper Black was a standout high‑school and college athlete (Lanier High School; Auburn University), served in the U.S. Army Reserves, and was fatally shot during a traffic stop on Georgia Highway 41 near Ringgold.
- Affected parties: Trooper Black’s family, Georgia Department of Transportation, Catoosa County residents and motorists, and the state’s memorial/commemorative records.
2) Carol Vaughan Kissane — congratulatory/recognition resolution (text B)
- Purpose/intent: To congratulate Carol Vaughan Kissane on being named a 2025 Illinois Library Luminary by the Illinois Library Association (ILA) and to acknowledge her decades of library service.
- Key provisions:
- Formal congratulations from the Illinois Senate and thanks for Kissane’s long service to the ILA and the Linda Sokol Francis Brookfield Library.
- A suitable copy of the resolution to be presented to Carol Vaughan Kissane.
- Facts from the text: Member of ILA since Dec. 1990; Brookfield Library trustee 1981–2025 (44 years, missing only four board meetings); roles on ILA committees (Trustee Forum, Conference Program Committees, Advocacy Committee); named 2012 ILA Trustee of the Year; originator of the Taste of Brookfield fundraiser (2006–2017).
- Affected parties: Carol Vaughan Kissane, Linda Sokol Francis Brookfield Library and its board, Illinois Library Association and its Endowment Fund.
Procedural/timeline highlights (from bill file)
- Received by Secretary of the Senate: 2025-03-28
- Read & adopted / Vote recorded in Journal / Reported enrolled: 2025-03-31
- Filed with Secretary / Referred to Assignments / Various calendar and assignment actions: March–May 2025 and October 2025 (including “Referred to Congratulatory Consent Calendar” and “Resolution Adopted” listed 2025‑10‑31).
- The mixed dates and repeated entries suggest administrative movement and final adoption recorded in both March and October 2025.
Observations and implications
- The resolution text contains content from two different state contexts (a Georgia memorial dedication and an Illinois congratulatory resolution). The title and many procedural entries indicate SR 348 was used to adopt the congratulatory resolution for Carol Vaughan Kissane, while the memorial language for Trooper Black appears to be a separate resolution possibly merged in error. Interested parties should consult the official senate journal or enrolled resolution copy from the relevant state Senate(s) to confirm which text constitutes the final adopted SR 348.
Compiled from official sources — confirm details with the bill’s official record.
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