A Missouri lawmaker has introduced a symbolic resolution that asks the state to consider buying the Kansas City Chiefs and selling ownership shares to Missouri residents.The proposal, filed Thursday by Rep. Jim Murphy, urges the Missouri General Assembly to appropriate money to purchase the Chiefs and then recoup those costs by offering shares of the team to Missourians.The measure does not include a purchase price or outline how such a deal would be financed, and it would not carry the force of law. As a concurrent resolution, it would simply express legislative support rather than require any action.The resolution points to the Chiefs’ long history in Missouri and what it describes as a strong sense of public ownership built over decades in the state. It comes after the franchise announced plans to relocate to Kansas in 2031.The proposal received its first reading Thursday and was placed on the House calendar for second reading. No hearing has been scheduled.
KANSAS CITY, Mo. —
A Missouri lawmaker has introduced a symbolic resolution that asks the state to consider buying the Kansas City Chiefs and selling ownership shares to Missouri residents.
The proposal, filed Thursday by Rep. Jim Murphy, urges the Missouri General Assembly to appropriate money to purchase the Chiefs and then recoup those costs by offering shares of the team to Missourians.
The measure does not include a purchase price or outline how such a deal would be financed, and it would not carry the force of law.
As a concurrent resolution, it would simply express legislative support rather than require any action.
The resolution points to the Chiefs’ long history in Missouri and what it describes as a strong sense of public ownership built over decades in the state. It comes after the franchise announced plans to relocate to Kansas in 2031.
The proposal received its first reading Thursday and was placed on the House calendar for second reading.
No hearing has been scheduled.