The battle over where the NFL’s Kansas City Chiefs will end up is intensifying, with Missouri lawmakers taking a major step to keep the team from crossing state lines.

With both states offering big money, Kansas City’s teams are weighing billion-dollar decisions as the clock keeps ticking.

The bill is a response to action from Kansas, which passed legislation offering to pay 70% of the cost of building new stadiums for the Kansas City Chiefs and Royals. While the teams called Missouri’s plan competitive,