YORK COUNTY, S.C. — The push to bring the Panthers across the state line is getting closer to being a reality.
Two new bills are being pushed at the South Carolina statehouse. If they pass, the Panthers could be setting up camp in York County.
Lawmakers are trying to lure in the Panthers, though it isn't a done deal just yet.
"We're delighted that they're interested in our wonderful state," Governor Henry McMaster previously said.
Lawmakers aren't taking that interest lightly.
Less than a week after Governor McMaster and Carolina Panthers Owner David Tepper had their high-level meeting, two bills are making their way through the South Carolina legislature.
The bills would offer the Panthers tax breaks -- if the team moves their headquarters and practice facility to the Palmetto State.
"There will be top flight hotels and convention meeting space," McMaster previously said. "Restaurants and retail facilities all in York or Lancaster County."
McMaster said the Panthers would bring at least 150 new jobs and a $150 million investment to South Carolina.
"The annual payroll for federal tax purposes of the employees of the Carolina Panthers is estimated to be at least $190 million," McMaster said.
Last month, the team released renderings of a short term solution -- which is a bubble over the current practice field.
Monday, NBC Charlotte confirmed construction was starting on the temporary facility. Tuesday, the Panthers tweeted, saying something's happening.
The Panthers are just one of six teams in the NFL that don't have an indoor practice facility.
As for Bank of America Stadium, it's staying put for now. But news that executive offices and practice facilities may be moving South has some second guessing.
"We know how much the Panthers mean to Charlotte and North Carolina, and I think the Panthers know how much Charlotte and North Carolina mean to them," Governor Roy Cooper previously said.
The House and Senate are expected to quickly pass the bills to McMaster for his signature.