# Virginia HB1594: Average teacher salary in the Commonwealth; national average.

Virginia HB1594, Average teacher salary in the Commonwealth; national average., is a 2025 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Nadarius E. Clark (Democratic); status failed, last action 2025-02-04 (Left in Appropriations) (as of 2026-10-17).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB1594-2025
- As of: 2026-10-17
- Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts.

## Facts
- Bill: Virginia HB1594
- State: Virginia
- Session: 2025 Regular Session
- Title: Average teacher salary in the Commonwealth; national average.
- Status: failed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2025-01-03
- Last action: 2025-02-04, Left in Appropriations
- Sponsor: Nadarius E. Clark (Democratic)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Subjects: Appropriations
- Touches household money: no
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

Average teacher salary in the Commonwealth; national average. Requires the Governor's introduced budget bills for the 2026 and 2027 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 2026 or 2027 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 the 2026-2028 biennium and establishes a detailed timeline and process for satisfying such requirement.

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Nadarius E. Clark (Democratic), House

## Actions (4)

- 2025-02-04: Left in Appropriations (House)
- 2025-01-20: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1594) (House)
- 2025-01-03: Referred to Committee on Appropriations (House)
- 2025-01-03: Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-08-2025 25101635D (House)

## Bill text

- Introduced, 2025-01-03: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1012245.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1012244.PDF)

## Related bills

- HR671: Commending JR's Auto Care. (adopted)
- SB941: Robbery; use of air or gas operated weapon, etc., penalty. (failed)
- HB1746: Public safety officer; definition. (failed)
- HB1600: Budget Bill. (failed)
- SB1449: Data centers; site assessment for high energy use facility. (failed)
- HB1609: Essential health benefits benchmark plan; Commission to consider coverage for infertility treatment. (to governor)

## Sources
- [Introduced (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1012245.HTML)
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1012244.PDF)

## Related
- [HR671: Commending JR's Auto Care.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HR671-2025)
- [SB941: Robbery; use of air or gas operated weapon, etc., penalty.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-SB941-2025)
- [HB1746: Public safety officer; definition.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB1746-2025)
- [HB1600: Budget Bill.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB1600-2025)
- [SB1449: Data centers; site assessment for high energy use facility.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-SB1449-2025)
- [HB1609: Essential health benefits benchmark plan; Commission to consider coverage for i…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB1609-2025)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB1594-2025 (as of 2026-10-17).