Committee approves temporary arts-data task force and statewide mapping project

Mar 17, 2026

HB 2117 passed with amendments to establish a temporary arts-data mapping task force and a publicly available statewide database and GIS map of arts entities; the Attorney General recommended inserting a sunset date, which the committee adopted (2029).

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Chair Lee moved HB 2117, a bill to establish an arts-data mapping task force to develop a publicly available statewide database and GIS map of arts entities and programs. The committee adopted amendments recommended by the Attorney General to clarify the task force is temporary and to insert a sunset date of 2029, then passed the bill with amendments.

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