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Virginia · 2026 Regular Session · Bill

HB 1249: Creative Economy Task Force; established, strategic plan, report, sunset.

Passed one chamber 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 1249 is a bill introduced in the Virginia House on January 14, 2026. According to its official title, it concerns: Creative Economy Task Force; established, strategic plan, report, sunset. Primary sponsor: Jackie Glass (Democratic). It lists 3 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (March 6, 2026): Continued to next session in Finance and Appropriations (14-Y 0-N).

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Official summary

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

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.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 4

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Jackie GlassPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse93
Rae CousinsCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse79
Cia PriceCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse85
Kathy TranCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse18

“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. Continued to next session in Finance and Appropriations (14-Y 0-N)
  2. Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1249)
  3. Reported from General Laws and Technology and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (15-Y 0-N)
  4. Referred to Committee on General Laws and Technology
  5. Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading)
  6. Read third time and passed House (91-Y 6-N 0-A)
  7. Engrossed by House - committee substitute
  8. committee substitute agreed to
  9. Read second time
  10. Read first time
  11. Committee substitute printed 26107635D-H1
  12. Reported from Appropriations with substitute (21-Y 1-N)

Showing 12 most recent of 21 actions. Full history

Sources

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