Virginia HB 1249 — Creative Economy Task Force; established, strategic plan, report, sunset.

Virginia, 2027. HB 1249: Creative Economy Task Force; established, strategic plan, report, sunset.

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Latest action

July 21, 2026 — Continued from last session

Summary

Virginia Innovation Partnership Authority; Creative Economy Task Force established; strategic plan; report; sunset. Establishes within the Virginia Innovation Partnership Authority the Creative Economy Task Force for the purpose of developing a strategic plan to improve the creative economy, defined in the bill, in the Commonwealth. The Task Force shall submit a report of its findings and recommendations to the Governor and the Chairs of the House Committee on Appropriations and the Senate Committee on Finance and Appropriations by November 1, 2027. The bill contains an expiration date of January 1, 2028.

A BILL to amend the Code of Virginia by adding a section numbered 2.2-2355.1, relating to Virginia Innovation Partnership Authority; Creative Economy Task Force established; strategic plan; report; sunset.

Sponsors

• Jackie H. Glass — primary sponsor
• Rae Cousins
• Marcia S. "Cia" Price
• Kathy K.L. Tran

Bill text

Appropriations Substitute Read version ↗ Read version ↗ Read version ↗ Read version ↗

Commerce Agriculture & Natural Resources Subcommittee Substitute Read version ↗ Read version ↗

Introduced Read version ↗ Read version ↗

Recorded votes

No roll-call votes were supplied for this bill. This does not imply that no vote occurred.

Legislative history

1. July 21, 2026Continued from last session
2. March 6, 2026Continued to next session in Finance and Appropriations (14-Y 0-N)
3. February 27, 2026Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1249)
4. February 25, 2026Reported from General Laws and Technology and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (15-Y 0-N)
5. February 18, 2026Referred to Committee on General Laws and Technology
6. February 18, 2026Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading)
7. February 17, 2026Read third time and passed House (91-Y 6-N 0-A)
8. February 16, 2026Engrossed by House - committee substitute
9. February 16, 2026committee substitute agreed to
10. February 16, 2026Read second time
11. February 13, 2026Read first time
12. February 11, 2026Committee substitute printed 26107635D-H1
13. February 11, 2026Reported from Appropriations with substitute (21-Y 1-N)
14. February 11, 2026Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (7-Y 0-N)
15. February 11, 2026House subcommittee offered
16. February 3, 2026Assigned HAPP sub: Commerce Agriculture & Natural Resources
17. February 3, 2026Reported from General Laws and referred to Appropriations (21-Y 0-N)
18. January 29, 2026Subcommittee recommends reporting and referring to Appropriations (9-Y 0-N)
19. January 29, 2026Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1249)
20. January 26, 2026Assigned HGL sub: Professions/Occupations and Administrative Process
21. January 14, 2026Referred to Committee on General Laws
22. January 14, 2026Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26103362D

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