# Virginia SB284: Teachers; timeline and process for increasing salaries to at least national average.

Virginia SB284, Teachers; timeline and process for increasing salaries to at least national average., is a 2026 Regular Session Senate bill sponsored by Lashrecse D. Aird (Democratic); status in committee, last action 2026-02-10 (Continued to 2027 in Finance and Appropriations (15-Y 0-N)) (as of 2026-10-11).

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## Facts
- Bill: Virginia SB284
- State: Virginia
- Session: 2026 Regular Session
- Title: Teachers; timeline and process for increasing salaries to at least national average.
- Status: in committee
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2026-01-13
- Last action: 2026-02-10, Continued to 2027 in Finance and Appropriations (15-Y 0-N)
- Sponsor: Lashrecse D. Aird (Democratic)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Subjects: Finance and Appropriations
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 2 (30 yes, 0 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## 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 overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Lashrecse D. Aird (Democratic), Senate

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-02-10 | Senate | Continued to 2027 in Finance and Appropriations | pass | 15 | 0 |   |
| 2026-02-05 | Senate | Reported from Education and Health with substitute and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations | pass | 15 | 0 |   |

## Actions (9)

- 2026-02-10: Continued to 2027 in Finance and Appropriations (15-Y 0-N) (Senate)
- 2026-02-06: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB284) (Senate)
- 2026-02-06: Committee substitute printed 26105818D-S1 (Senate)
- 2026-02-05: Reported from Education and Health with substitute and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (15-Y 0-N) (Senate)
- 2026-01-29: Senate subcommittee offered (Senate)
- 2026-01-29: Assigned Education sub: Public Education (Senate)
- 2026-01-28: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB284) (Senate)
- 2026-01-13: Referred to Committee on Education and Health (Senate)
- 2026-01-13: Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26102126D (Senate)

## Bill text

- Substitute, 2026-02-06: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1132267.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1132266.PDF)
- Substitute, 2026-01-29: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1103208.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1103207.PDF)
- Introduced, 2026-01-13: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1088527.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1088525.PDF)

## Related bills

- HB5: Employment; paid sick leave, civil penalties. (signed)
- SB199: Employment; paid sick leave, civil penalties. (signed)
- HB95: Va. Residential Landlord and Tenant Act; landlord remedies, noncompliance with rental agreement. (signed)
- HB1393: Electric utilities; pilot program for energy assistance and weatherization for certain individuals. (signed)
- HB834: Virginia Residential Landlord and Tenant Act; fire or casualty damage, termination by landlord. (signed)
- HB675: Protection of employees; coercion or threat based on immigration status, civil penalty. (signed)

## Sources
- [Substitute (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1132267.HTML)
- [Substitute (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1132266.PDF)
- [Substitute (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1103208.HTML)
- [Substitute (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1103207.PDF)
- [Introduced (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1088527.HTML)
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1088525.PDF)

## Related
- [HB5: Employment; paid sick leave, civil penalties.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB5-2026)
- [SB199: Employment; paid sick leave, civil penalties.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-SB199-2026)
- [HB95: Va. Residential Landlord and Tenant Act; landlord remedies, noncompliance with…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB95-2026)
- [HB1393: Electric utilities; pilot program for energy assistance and weatherization for…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB1393-2026)
- [HB834: Virginia Residential Landlord and Tenant Act; fire or casualty damage, terminat…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB834-2026)
- [HB675: Protection of employees; coercion or threat based on immigration status, civil…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB675-2026)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-SB284-2026 (as of 2026-10-11).