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,

The Missouri House voted to set aside $1.5 billion in future tax revenue to finance stadium projects and provide $125 million in disaster aid.

If Missouri lawmakers would provide the proper incentives, the promoters said, their project would vastly strengthen the economy of the state and enhance its national image as a place to do business.