Feb. 20, 2025

The weather this week did not dampen the Missouri Senate’s ability to move legislation forward. Three of my bills were debated before the Senate and have taken one more step towards becoming law.

My bill, Senate Bill 97, was voted out of the Senate and will now up for consideration with the Missouri House of Representatives.

Senate Bill 97 would change a number of rules relating to financial institutions, in an effort to streamline things for customers. This includes updates to the following: Articles of agreement between banks, board meetings, publication of financial reports, trusted contacts, single bank pool collateral and dormant accounts.

Additionally, these bills were also sent to the Missouri House:

• Senate Bills 49 & 118 would authorize school districts and charter schools, after conducting a background check, to employ or accept chaplains as volunteers.
• Senate Bill 105 says a nursery cannot sell an invasive plant if they know it is an invasive species.
• Senate Bill 60 would modify the offense of endangering the welfare of a child in the first degree by adding the words fentanyl and carfentanyl to the list of drugs the parent could be charged with if they are in possession of the substance around their child.
• Senate Bills 81 & 174 would modify several definitions relating to fireworks standards, manufacturers and sellers of fireworks and other pyrotechnic definitions, and would update the edition of the American Fireworks Standards Laboratory (AFSL) from the 2012 edition to the 2022 edition.
• Senate Bill 145, provides that no city could require a business license for any enterprise owned by a person aged 18 years or younger.
• Senate Bill 167, among other provisions, would provide that a person is guilty of the offense of hazing if a person knowingly participates in a willful act that endangers a college student. It adds that if you solicit another person to do the hazing, you could still be charged. In addition, a person could not be found guilty of hazing if they were at the event, sought medical attention and stayed with the person until helped arrived.

I am honored to serve as your senator in the Missouri Senate. If, at any time, you have questions, concerns or ideas regarding state government, please feel free to contact me at 573-751-8793 or Sandy.Crawford@senate.mo.gov.

This week’s visitors to the Capitol

Trevor, Holly, Regon and Landon Bough of Cedar County,
 and Sen. Crawford

Senator Crawford and the Missouri Dental Hygienists’
 Association’s Linda Hoffman of Pettis County

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