HB 279 Virginia House of Delegates · 2026 Regular Session

Teachers; timeline and process for increasing salaries to at least national average.

Summary
Average teacher salary in the Commonwealth; national average. Requires the Governor's introduced budget bills for the 2027 and 2028 Regular Sessions of the General Assembly to propose funding for, and state funding to be provided pursuant to the general appropriation act enacted during any regular or special session of the General Assembly during 2027 or 2028 to fund, the Commonwealth's share of compensation supplement incentives for Standards of Quality-funded instructional and support positions sufficient to increase the average teacher salary in the Commonwealth to at least the national average teacher salary by the end of fiscal year 2029 and establishes a detailed timeline and process for satisfying such requirement.
Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2026
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Jan 9, 2026 Last action Feb 18, 2026
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Feb 18, 2026
Lower · Passed
Left in Committee Appropriations
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Jan 9, 2026
Committee
Referred to Committee on Appropriations
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1 primary · 20 co-sponsors

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