St. Louis’ Dome and convention center would be run together by one board 45%
By Lilley Halloran0%
4/1/2026, 3:09:54 PM
BS Summary: This article contains 17 faulty reasoning types, including Availability Heuristic, Framing Effect, and Post Hoc (False Cause), with Optimism Bias as the most egregious example at 17.8% saturation with 67 hits. Analysis detected 428 faulty-reasoning hits from 376 analyzed words, generating a BS Score of 47.6% and a BS Rank of 45% (12,135 of 21,887 articles). This article is better (less manipulative) than 55.40% of the article peer group.
Legislation to bring the onetime home of the former St.
Louis Rams and the attached convention center under the same governance is on its way to Gov.
Mike Kehoe’s desk.
The Regional Convention and Sports Complex Authority currently oversees the Dome at America’s Center.
The Regional Convention and Visitors Commission, also known as Explore St.
Louis, governs the convention center.
The Missouri Senate approved a merger 29-1 Wednesday with support from both boards.
If the legislation is signed by Kehoe, it will go into effect in late August.
“The goal is: We use this to make one plus one equal three and bring more bigger and better events to the St.
Louis region,” said Brad Dean, president and CEO of Explore St.
Louis.
Proponents of HB 2934 said the boards were initially separated so the state could oversee the NFL arena.
They said the merger will remove the silo that’s challenged St.
Louis’ ability to compete for traveling events, such as conventions and concerts – especially given the maintenance concerns.
“This is one of them that was easy policy – easy economic development policy – that was a no-brainer,” said Rep.
Brad Christ, R-St.
Louis County, who sponsored the bill in the House, where it passed 121-24 last month.
Dean said the legislation aids St.
Louis County by releasing about $50 million in hotel tax revenue from the Dome, which has been sitting in a fund the county could not use, into general revenue.
“(It) delivers a huge windfall to St.
Louis County at a very challenging time for the county residents and county government,” Dean said, referencing recent budget issues.
In future years, hotel tax revenue will go toward the convention center and Dome.
The city, county and governor will each get to appoint five members to the new commission.
The legislation also allows the commission to levy a 2% sales tax on purchases made inside the buildings, which Dean said will help with daily upkeep.
“A lot of people assume the Dome is empty because they think of it as a former NFL arena,” Dean said.
“Ironically, today, the Dome is in use two out of three days throughout the year.”
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