Missouri Approves Chiefs and Royals Stadium Funds
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The legislative package includes hundreds of millions of dollars in financial aid as the Chiefs looks to renovate Arrowhead Stadium and the Royals look to build a new ballpark.
Missouri Governor Mike Kehoe has has put ink to paper for the final hurdle to state funding for potential stadium relocation or renovations for the Kansas City Chiefs and Royals. SB 3 contains the "Show-Me Sports Investment Act,
The Kansas City Chiefs and Royals will likely stay in Missouri after the state's House approved a stadium incentives package on Wednesday. Missouri governor Mike Kehoe will need to sign the plan, which he is expected to do.
On Friday, June 14, 2025, Missouri Governor Mike Parson signed a major bill that offers huge financial support to help the Kansas City Chiefs (NFL) and Royals (MLB) stay in the state by building or renovating their stadiums.
Missouri advances major stadium bill to keep the Chiefs and Royals in-state, offering up to 50% in funding. Decision now moves to Gov. Mike Kehoe’s desk.
In Jefferson City, the special legislative session ended in a show of bipartisanship as the House approved three Senate bills intact and sending them to the governor, including his request to come up with a funding plan to keep pro teams the Chiefs and Royals in Missouri.
THE PLAN TO KEEP THE ROYALS AND CHIEFS ... the Missouri side because it’s a good market."Kansas City, Missouri, Councilman Wes Rogers, who made the trip to Jefferson City to testify in support ...
Marshall Republican State Sen. Kurtis Gregory presents Missouri’s plan to incentivize the Kansas City Chiefs and Royals to stay in the state. “If these teams leave, there will also be no other general revenue collected from these teams any longer to be used for things across the state,” Gregory said.
For the Chiefs, Missouri will kick half of the $1.15 billion needed for renovations to Arrowhead Stadium. This doesn’t mean the deal is done. The Chiefs could still choose to go to Kansas, where a new stadium would be built. While the team’s lease runs through 2030, Kansas has said its offer expires on June 30.