This week, three of my bills were heard in committee. Senate Bill 1096 was heard in the Missouri Senate Insurance and Banking Committee. This measure would modernize several aspects of state law to enhance how the Missouri Division of Finance operates. It gives them the authority to provide helpful guidance for the banking industry.

Also, Senate Bill 1088 and Senate Bill 1144 were both heard in the Missouri Senate Local Government and Elections Committee, which I chair. Senate Bill 1088 seeks to modify provisions relating to the salaries of public administrators. Public administrators are charged with the care of individuals who are deemed incapacitated or disabled. I believe their compensation should reflect the job as a fulltime decision-maker for Missouri’s most vulnerable. Senate Bill 1144 allows a county collector to hold an auction of lands with delinquent property taxes through electronic media at the same time as said auction is held in-person. I look forward to all of these bills making their way to the governor’s desk this year.

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.

Representative Knight’s niece, Stella (Camden County),
visited the Capitol.

West Central Association of Realtors Day at the Capitol
Lisa Firsick (Benton County), David Wiedeman (Pettis County),
Sen. Crawford, Kat Laxague (Henry County), Monica Thacker
(Pettis County), Ryan Wiedeman (Pettis County) and
Luke Beaman (Benton County)

State Aviation Day at the Capitol
Pete Mosca (Polk County), Sen. Crawford and
Roni Burns (Polk County)

Missouri Cattlewomen’s Day at the Capitol

Funeral Director Day at the Capitol – Greenlawn Funeral Home
Gregory Bird (Polk County), Sen. Crawford and
Brent Barnes (Greene County)

Target Bankers Day at the Capitol
Kelly Slayton (Wright County), Community First Banking
Company; Sen. Crawford; and Sara Richardson
(Laclede County), Heritage Bank of the Ozarks in Lebanon

University of Missouri Polk County 4-H
Liz Schuber, Leslie Lawson (Laclede County), Sam Schuber,
Sen. Crawford, Jacob Schuber, Velynda Cameron,
Garrett Samek, Hadley Artz, Curtis Dickerson, Emily Rains
and Jackson Schuber

Missouri Senate Sgt.-at-Arms Marty Drewel
brought his granddaughters Landry, Ellie and Avery by
to visit with Sen. Crawford and have their “You Can, Too!”
book signed.

Jim Hansen, Benton County Assessor, visited Sen. Crawford
at the Capitol.

Fuller family visited Sen. Crawford at the Capitol.
Shannon, Payton, Tripp and Angela (Laclede County)

Senator Crawford was privileged to speak to the
Columbia Leadership class, which visited the Capitol this week.