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HB 1249STATE · VirginiaIntroduced

Creative Economy Task Force; established, strategic plan, report, sunset.

Voted 7/21/2026View source

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.

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Action history

  1. 7/21/2026Continued from last session
  2. 3/6/2026Continued to next session in Finance and Appropriations (14-Y 0-N)
  3. 2/27/2026Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1249)
  4. 2/25/2026Reported from General Laws and Technology and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (15-Y 0-N)
  5. 2/18/2026Referred to Committee on General Laws and Technology
  6. 2/18/2026Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading)
  7. 2/17/2026Read third time and passed House (91-Y 6-N 0-A)
  8. 2/16/2026Engrossed by House - committee substitute
  9. 2/16/2026committee substitute agreed to
  10. 2/16/2026Read second time