The Missouri Senate has passed a new stadium funding bill that could play a pivotal role in keeping the Kansas City Chiefs and Royals in the Show-Me State – just weeks before the teams are expected to make a final decision on their future stadium homes.

The Missouri Senate has approved legislation incentivizing the Kansas City Chiefs and Kansas City Royals to stay in their state, with the threat of the teams moving to Kansas looming. The bill needed 18 votes to pass and was approved 19-13.

While most of their residents were sleeping, Missouri's state legislature took the next step toward funding stadium upgrades for the Kansas City Royals and Chiefs. Senate Bill 3, which included the Show Me Sports Investment Act,