HB 1249 Virginia House of Delegates · 2026 Regular Session

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

Summary

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.

Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2026

Committee Review

Feb 2026

House of Delegates Passage

Feb 2026

Senate Passage

Governor

Introduced Jan 14, 2026 Last action Mar 6, 2026

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What changed between versions

Appropriations Substitute → Commerce Agriculture & Natural Resources Subcommittee Substitute · 1 edit

MINOR

The bill underwent formatting and layout changes during its progression through the legislative process, moving from an Appropriations Substitute to a Commerce, Agriculture & Natural Resources Subcommittee Substitute. The substantive policy content remains identical, with no changes to the bill's provisions regarding the Creative Economy Task Force, its membership, duties, or sunset date. These changes reflect standard legislative markup procedures rather than policy modifications.

TECHNICAL

Formatting and layout adjustments were made to the bill's header and body text, including changes in line spacing, alignment, and the addition of bill tracking numbers and session identifiers.

Floor votes · House of Delegates Feb 17, 2026

How they voted

79–6

Passed · 2 other

Total votes 87

Feb 17, 2026

D Democratic52

51 Yea 1

98% Yea

R Republican35

28 Yea 6 Nay 1

80% Yea

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions

Key actions

Committee

Feb 25, 2026

Upper · Passed

Reported from General Laws and Technology and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (15-Y 0-N)

upper

Feb 18, 2026

Committee

Referred to Committee on General Laws and Technology

upper

Feb 17, 2026

Lower · Passed

Read third time and passed House (91-Y 6-N 0-A)

lower

Feb 11, 2026

Lower · Passed

Reported from Appropriations with substitute (21-Y 1-N)

lower

Feb 11, 2026

Lower · Passed

House subcommittee offered

lower

Feb 3, 2026

Committee

Assigned HAPP sub: Commerce Agriculture & Natural Resources

lower

Feb 3, 2026

Lower · Passed

Reported from General Laws and referred to Appropriations (21-Y 0-N)

lower

Jan 29, 2026

Lower · Passed

Subcommittee recommends reporting and referring to Appropriations (9-Y 0-N)

lower

Jan 26, 2026

Committee

Assigned HGL sub: Professions/Occupations and Administrative Process

lower

Jan 14, 2026

Committee

Referred to Committee on General Laws

lower

1 primary · 3 co-sponsors