The clock is ticking for the Chiefs and the Royals as Kansas tries to lure the teams across state lines. The Missouri senate has now passed a bill rivaling the offer that Kansas made last year. The bill passed through the senate early Thursday morning.

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 stadium funding plan now goes to the Missouri House. While Kansas has offered to pay 70% of the cost of new stadiums if the Kansas City teams move, Missouri's offer would cover about half the cost.