Kansas House introduces bill creating sports authority needed to complete Chiefs stadium deal

The Kansas House introduces bill to create a public sports authority to oversee ownership of the $3 billion stadium to be built for the Kansas City Chiefs.

By: Tim Carpenter

Outlets: Kansas Reflector

Published: March 6, 2026

Words: 540

Last Updated: 4 days, 1 hour ago

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TOPEKA — The Kansas House introduced legislation Friday authorizing creation of a state sports authority to allow construction of a publicly owned stadium spectacular enough to convince the Kansas City Chiefs to move from Missouri to Kansas.

Public ownership of the $3 billion stadium was viewed as a necessity because private ownership of the complex would prevent the $1.8 billion in state bonds issued for the project to be subjected to federal income taxes.

Attorney …

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