Arts, Virginia Commission for the; revisions to duties of Commission.
Summary
Public institutions of higher education; museums and other cultural institutions; Virginia Commission for the Arts; revisions. Revises the requirements relating to the composition, administration, and duties of the Virginia Commission for the Arts, including by (i) modifying and consolidating the duties of the Commission; (ii) requiring the Governor to appoint an executive director of the Commission, as opposed to permitting the Governor to appoint a director as provided under current law; and (iii) providing that moneys in the Virginia Commission for the Arts Fund shall be used solely for the purposes of supporting initiatives relating to the duties of the Commission, as set forth in applicable law, and that expenditures and disbursements from the Fund are to be made upon written request signed by persons authorized by the executive director of the Commission. Current law requires expenditures and disbursements from the Fund to be made upon request signed by persons authorized by the Commission.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2026
Committee Review
Feb 2026
House of Delegates Passage
Mar 2026
Senate Passage
Mar 2026
Signed into Law
Apr 2026
Introduced Jan 14, 2026
Signed Apr 6, 2026
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MINOR
The bill was formally enacted into law (Chapter 264) for the 2026 session, changing its status from a proposed draft to an official statute. The substantive text of the legislation regarding the Virginia Commission for the Arts remains identical to the previous version, with no changes to duties, funding mechanisms, or eligibility criteria. The primary difference is the addition of official approval dates and chapter numbers, confirming the law is now active.
TECHNICAL
The document status changed from 'Enrolled' (approved by the Governor) to 'Chaptered' (officially published in the Virginia Acts of Assembly), adding the chapter number (264) and the specific approval date (April 6, 2026).
Floor votes · Senate Feb 27, 2026 · House of Delegates Feb 10, 2026
How they voted
36–0
Passed · 3 other
Total votes 39
Feb 27, 2026
D
Democratic20
90% Yea
R
Republican19
94% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
27
Key actions
10
Committee
7
Apr 6, 2026
Signed into law
Approved by Governor-Chapter 264 (effective 7/1/2026)
executive
Mar 9, 2026
Upper · Passed
Signed by President
upper
Mar 9, 2026
Lower · Passed
Signed by Speaker
lower
Mar 9, 2026
Lower · Passed
Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1108ER)
lower
Mar 2, 2026
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N 0-A)
upper
Feb 27, 2026
Upper · Passed
Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote)
upper
Feb 26, 2026
Upper · Passed
Reported from Education and Health (15-Y 0-N)
upper
Feb 23, 2026
Committee
Assigned Education sub: Higher Education
upper
Feb 11, 2026
Committee
Referred to Committee on Education and Health
upper
Feb 10, 2026
Lower · Passed
Read third time and passed House (98-Y 0-N 0-A)
lower
Feb 4, 2026
Lower · Passed
Reported from Education (21-Y 0-N)
lower
Feb 2, 2026
Lower · Passed
Subcommittee recommends reporting (9-Y 0-N)
lower
Jan 30, 2026
Committee
Assigned HED sub: Higher Education
lower
Jan 14, 2026
Committee
Referred to Committee on Education
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Terry Kilgore
RRepublican
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