The bill is a response to action from Kansas, which passed legislation offering to pay 70% of the cost of building new stadiums for the Kansas City Chiefs and Royals. While the teams called Missouri’s plan competitive,

I commend Governor Kehoe for crafting legislation that will keep the Chiefs and Royals in Missouri for years to come,” Lucas said Monday.

The Missouri House closed its special session last week with votes to provide funding to the Royals and the Chiefs, so a piece of the puzzle has fallen into place. But questions remain. The biggest: What do the teams want to do in the next chapter of their respective quests for new stadiums?