# Virginia HB1249: Creative Economy Task Force; established, strategic plan, report, sunset.

Virginia HB1249, Creative Economy Task Force; established, strategic plan, report, sunset., is a 2027 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Jackie H. Glass (Democratic); status passed house, last action 2026-07-21 (Continued from last session) (as of 2026-10-13).

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## Facts
- Bill: Virginia HB1249
- State: Virginia
- Session: 2027 Regular Session
- Title: Creative Economy Task Force; established, strategic plan, report, sunset.
- Status: passed house
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2026-01-14
- Last action: 2026-07-21, Continued from last session
- Sponsor: Jackie H. Glass (Democratic)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Subjects: Finance and Appropriations
- Touches household money: no
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## 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 overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Jackie H. Glass (Democratic), House

## Actions (22)

- 2026-07-21: Continued from last session (Senate)
- 2026-03-06: Continued to 2027 in Finance and Appropriations (14-Y 0-N) (Senate)
- 2026-02-27: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1249) (House)
- 2026-02-25: Reported from General Laws and Technology and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (15-Y 0-N) (Senate)
- 2026-02-18: Referred to Committee on General Laws and Technology (Senate)
- 2026-02-18: Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) (Senate)
- 2026-02-17: Read third time and passed House (91-Y 6-N 0-A) (House)
- 2026-02-16: Engrossed by House - committee substitute (House)
- 2026-02-16: committee substitute agreed to (House)
- 2026-02-16: Read second time (House)
- 2026-02-13: Read first time (House)
- 2026-02-11: Committee substitute printed 26107635D-H1 (House)
- 2026-02-11: House subcommittee offered (House)
- 2026-02-11: Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (7-Y 0-N) (House)
- 2026-02-11: Reported from Appropriations with substitute (21-Y 1-N) (House)
- 2026-02-03: Reported from General Laws and referred to Appropriations (21-Y 0-N) (House)
- 2026-02-03: Assigned HAPP sub: Commerce Agriculture & Natural Resources (House)
- 2026-01-29: Subcommittee recommends reporting and referring to Appropriations (9-Y 0-N) (House)
- 2026-01-29: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1249) (House)
- 2026-01-26: Assigned HGL sub: Professions/Occupations and Administrative Process (House)
- 2026-01-14: Referred to Committee on General Laws (House)
- 2026-01-14: Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26103362D (House)

## Bill text

- Substitute, 2026-02-11: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1230680.HTML), [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1229437.HTML), [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1228822.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1230679.PDF), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1228821.PDF), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1229436.PDF)
- Introduced, 2026-01-14: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1228809.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1228808.PDF)

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## Sources
- [Substitute (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1230680.HTML)
- [Substitute (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1229437.HTML)
- [Substitute (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1228822.HTML)
- [Substitute (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1230679.PDF)
- [Substitute (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1228821.PDF)
- [Substitute (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1229436.PDF)
- [Introduced (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1228809.HTML)
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1228808.PDF)

## Related
- [SB844: Licensed clinical psychologists; prescriptive authority, report.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-SB844-2027)
- [HB1535: Individuals with developmental or intellectual disabilities; admissibility of s…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB1535-2027)
- [HB1534: School service providers; deletion of student and family personal information.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB1534-2027)
- [SB843: Data centers; state permitting, local approval, moratorium, sunset.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-SB843-2027)
- [SB842: High school student athletes; eligibility, enrollment.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-SB842-2027)
- [SB840: Corrections, Director of the Department of; placement of inmates, Red Onion Sta…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-SB840-2027)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB1249-2027 (as of 2026-10-13).