HB 1108 VA

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Public institutions of higher education; museums and other cultural institutions; Virginia Commission for the Arts; revisions. Revises the requirements relating to the composition, administration, and duties of the Virginia Commission for the Arts, including by (i) modifying and consolidating the duties of the Commission; (ii) requiring the Governor to appoint an executive director of the Commission, as opposed to permitting the Governor to appoint a director as provided under current law; and (iii) providing that moneys in the Virginia Commission for the Arts Fund shall be used solely for the purposes of supporting initiatives relating to the duties of the Commission, as set forth in applicable law, and that expenditures and disbursements from the Fund are to be made upon written request signed by persons authorized by the executive director of the Commission. Current law requires expenditures and disbursements from the Fund to be made upon request signed by persons authorized by the Commission.

• Terry G. Kilgore Republican · primary

1. Jan 14, 2026 Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26102891D · lower
2. Jan 14, 2026 Referred to Committee on Education · lower
3. Jan 16, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1108) · lower
4. Jan 30, 2026 Assigned HED sub: Higher Education · lower
5. Feb 2, 2026 Subcommittee recommends reporting (9-Y 0-N) · lower
6. Feb 4, 2026 Reported from Education (21-Y 0-N) · lower
7. Feb 6, 2026 Read first time · lower
8. Feb 9, 2026 Read second time and engrossed · lower
9. Feb 10, 2026 Read third time and passed House (98-Y 0-N 0-A) · lower
10. Feb 11, 2026 Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) · upper
11. Feb 11, 2026 Referred to Committee on Education and Health · upper
12. Feb 23, 2026 Assigned Education sub: Higher Education · upper
13. Feb 26, 2026 Reported from Education and Health (15-Y 0-N) · upper
14. Feb 27, 2026 Rules suspended · upper
15. Feb 27, 2026 Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 2nd reading) (37-Y 0-N 0-A) · upper
16. Feb 27, 2026 Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote) · upper
17. Mar 2, 2026 Read third time · upper
18. Mar 2, 2026 Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N 0-A) · upper
19. Mar 9, 2026 Enrolled · lower
20. Mar 9, 2026 Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1108ER) · lower
21. Mar 9, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1108) · lower
22. Mar 9, 2026 Signed by Speaker · lower
23. Mar 9, 2026 Signed by President · upper
24. Mar 10, 2026 Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 10, 2026 · lower
25. Mar 10, 2026 Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026 · executive
26. Apr 6, 2026 Approved by Governor-Chapter 264 (effective 7/1/2026) · executive
27. Apr 6, 2026 Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0264) · executive

The published texts of this bill as it moves through the legislature. Each links to the official document on the state legislature site. Data from OpenStates.

• Chaptered · PDF
• Chaptered · HTML
• Enrolled · PDF
• Enrolled · HTML
• Introduced · PDF
• Introduced · HTML