HB1249
Creative Economy Task Force; established, strategic plan, report, sunset.
Status:
In Senate
Latest Action:
March 6, 2026
Senate: Continued to next session in Finance and Appropriations (14-Y 0-N)
Chief Patron:
Jackie Glass (D)
Session:
2026 Regular Session
Summary
As Passed House of Origin. 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 ... (More) 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. (Less)-
Bill History
- 01/14/2026 - House: Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26103362D
- 01/14/2026 - House: Referred to Committee on General Laws
- 01/26/2026 - House: Assigned HGL sub: Professions/Occupations and Administrative Process
- 01/28/2026 - House: Placed on General Laws Agenda
- 01/29/2026 - House: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1249)
- 01/29/2026 - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting and referring to Appropriations (9-Y 0-N)
- 02/02/2026 - House: Placed on General Laws Agenda
- 02/03/2026 - House: Reported from General Laws and referred to Appropriations (21-Y 0-N)
- 02/03/2026 - House: Referred to Committee on Appropriations
- 02/03/2026 - House: Assigned HAPP sub: Commerce Agriculture & Natural Resources
- 02/10/2026 - House: Placed on Appropriations Agenda
- 02/11/2026 - House: House subcommittee offered
- 02/11/2026 - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (7-Y 0-N)
- 02/11/2026 - House: Reported from Appropriations with substitute (21-Y 1-N)
- 02/11/2026 - House: Committee substitute printed 26107635D-H1
- 02/13/2026 - House: Read first time
- 02/16/2026 - House: Read second time
- 02/16/2026 - House: committee substitute agreed to
- 02/16/2026 - House: Engrossed by House - committee substitute
- 02/17/2026 - House: Read third time and passed House (91-Y 6-N 0-A)
- 02/18/2026 - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading)
- 02/18/2026 - Senate: Referred to Committee on General Laws and Technology
- 02/25/2026 - Senate: Reported from General Laws and Technology and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (15-Y 0-N)
- 02/25/2026 - Senate: Rereferred to Finance and Appropriations
- 02/27/2026 - House: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1249)
- 03/06/2026 - Senate: Continued to next session in Finance and Appropriations (14-Y 0-N)
