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Virginia · 2026 Regular Session · Bill

HB 1248: Virginia Creative Economy Grant Program; established.

In committee Official data

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Enacted

Last official action: ·Record last updated:

Plain-language summary

HB 1248 is a bill introduced in the Virginia House on January 14, 2026. According to its official title, it concerns: Virginia Creative Economy Grant Program; established. Primary sponsor: Jackie Glass (Democratic). Most recent recorded action (February 18, 2026): Left in Committee Appropriations.

Generated automatically from the official title, sponsor list, and status record only. It does not characterize the bill’s purpose or effects. How summaries are written

Official summary

Abstract published by the legislature (via Open States). Text as published by the legislature; reproduced verbatim.

Virginia Creative Economy Grant Program established. Establishes the Virginia Creative Economy Grant Program, to be administered by the Virginia Innovation Partnership Corporation, for the purpose of awarding grants to independent content creators and creative economy entrepreneurs, as those terms are defined in the bill, for the purpose of developing and expanding the creative economy, as defined in the bill, in the Commonwealth. The bill provides for the award of grants of no more than $20,000 to any recipient.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 1

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Jackie GlassPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse93

“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.

Recent official actions

  1. Left in Committee Appropriations
  2. Subcommittee recommends laying on the table (7-Y 0-N)
  3. Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1248)
  4. Assigned HAPP sub: Commerce Agriculture & Natural Resources
  5. Referred to Committee on Appropriations
  6. Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26103363D

Sources

  1. Open States / Plural (data from the official legislature website)
  2. Official legislature source