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HB 1249 VA
Passed One Chamber

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

VA · session 2027 · Assembly / House · bill

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Introduced Jan 14, 2026

Latest action (Jul 21, 2026) Continued from last session

Summary

Virginia House Bill 1249 would establish the Creative Economy Task Force under the Virginia Innovation Partnership Authority. The bill would require the task force to develop a strategic plan, would require reporting on progress, and would include a sunset provision ending the task force after a specified period.

AI-generated plain-language summary of the bill (from the OpenStates abstract — no full text available yet) — neutral, and may be imperfect.

Official abstract

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.

Sponsor (1)
3 coauthors / cosponsors

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

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