STATE BILLVA HB 1249ENGROSSED

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

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.

Status: Engrossed; Passed its first chamber
Status date: Feb 16, 2026; 269 days ago
Current chamber: Senate
Session: 2027 Regular Session

VA HB 1249 · EngrossedFeb 16

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Bill details

Last action: Continued from last session · Jul 21, 2026
Pending committee: Finance and Appropriations

Bill history

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Jul 21, 2026Continued from last sessionSenate

Mar 6, 2026Continued to next session in Finance and Appropriations (14-Y 0-N)Senate

Feb 27, 2026Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1249)House

Feb 25, 2026Reported from General Laws and Technology and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (15-Y 0-N)Senate

Feb 18, 2026Referred to Committee on General Laws and TechnologySenate

Feb 18, 2026Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading)Senate

Feb 17, 2026Read third time and passed House (91-Y 6-N 0-A)House

Feb 16, 2026Engrossed by House - committee substituteHouse

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Feb 16, 2026committee substitute agreed toHouse

Feb 16, 2026Read second timeHouse

Feb 13, 2026Read first timeHouse

Feb 11, 2026Committee substitute printed 26107635D-H1House

Feb 11, 2026Reported from Appropriations with substitute (21-Y 1-N)House

Feb 11, 2026Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (7-Y 0-N)House

Feb 11, 2026House subcommittee offeredHouse

Feb 3, 2026Assigned HAPP sub: Commerce Agriculture & Natural ResourcesHouse

Feb 3, 2026Reported from General Laws and referred to Appropriations (21-Y 0-N)House

Jan 29, 2026Subcommittee recommends reporting and referring to Appropriations (9-Y 0-N)House

Jan 29, 2026Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1249)House

Jan 26, 2026Assigned HGL sub: Professions/Occupations and Administrative ProcessHouse

Jan 14, 2026Referred to Committee on General LawsHouse

Jan 14, 2026Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26103362DHouse

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