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Chiefs Likely on Kansas Legislative Agenda with New Stadium Funding on Table
Kansas lawmakers consider STAR bonds covering up to 70% of costs to build a new domed Chiefs stadium near The Legends in Kansas City, Kansas.
- On Dec. 22, the Legislative Coordinating Council will consider approving STAR bond agreements with the Kansas City Chiefs during Monday's last scheduled meeting of the year.
- Kansas politicians created STAR bonds in June 2024 to attract sports teams after April 2024 voters in Jackson County, Missouri rejected a sales-tax renewal, authorizing cities to issue bonds for major developments.
- The proposed stadium site is near The Legends in Village West, next to Legends Outlets and Hollywood Casino, while STAR bond legislation could finance up to 70% of the multi-billion project.
- With LCC approval, the Kansas City Chiefs could relocate across the state line, potentially uprooting six decades of NFL history in Missouri, and the Kansas Department of Commerce calls the deal a major economic win despite no final agreement.
- The LCC imposed a Jan. 1, 2026 deadline to consider any STAR bond proposal, while Ty Masterson, Senate President and LCC chair, said `I am expecting a proposal from the Chiefs` and reaffirmed the Dec. 31, 2025 procedural cutoff.
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Chiefs likely on Kansas legislative agenda with new stadium funding on table
One Kansas lawmaker says that the Kansas City Chiefs will likely be on the agenda for Monday's state agenda meeting in Topeka, following speculation over where the Chiefs and Kansas City Royals will call home after 2031.
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Kansas City Chiefs seem to be just days away from taking a big step toward a move across the state line, and eventually leaving their lifetime home at the Arrowhead Stadium in Missouri for a new, probably covered stadium in Kansas. With a year-long closing deadline, the Legislative Coordination Council is scheduled to meet Monday in Topeka, Kansas, where it will consider approving STAR bonds that would fund up to 70% of a stadium project to help…
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