Relating to a severance payment to a superintendent of a school district.
HB 610 limits severance payments to school superintendents in Texas school districts to no more than six months' salary and benefits. It requires school boards to report such payments to the state commissioner and mandates that any amount exceeding this cap reduces the district's state education funding. The law applies only to severance agreements entered into on or after its effective date (September 1, 2025), leaving pre-existing agreements unaffected. This bill directly affects school districts and superintendents by setting a clear financial boundary for termination payments and linking them to state funding.
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2025
Committee Review
May 2025
House Passage
May 2025
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Mar 4, 2025
Last action May 22, 2025
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What changed between versions
Introduced
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Engrossed
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3 edits
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May 7, 2025
MINOR
The bill was reformatted from an introduced version to an engrossed version, incorporating additional sponsors and updating formatting. The substantive policy content regarding superintendent severance payments, including the six-month salary cap, reporting requirements, and effective date of September 1, 2025, remains unchanged from the original introduced text.
Scope change
The bill's scope was expanded to include boards of managers appointed under Chapter 39A, Education Code, in addition to independent school district boards of trustees.
ELIGIBILITY
Added boards of managers appointed under Chapter 39A, Education Code, to the entities subject to severance payment rules.
TECHNICAL
Updated bill header to reflect engrossed version status and added additional sponsors to the bill.
Changed formatting from introduced version to standard engrossed bill text format.
Floor votes · House May 7, 2025
How they voted
144–1
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 146
May 7, 2025
D
Democratic60
98% Yea
R
Republican86
98% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
32
Key actions
10
Committee
9
Amendments
3
May 22, 2025
Upper · Passed
Left pending in committee
upper
May 22, 2025
Upper · Passed
Testimony taken in committee
upper
May 8, 2025
Committee
Referred to Education K-16
upper
May 8, 2025
Introduced
Read first time
upper
May 7, 2025
Introduced
Received from the House
upper
May 7, 2025
Lower · Passed
Passed
lower
May 7, 2025
Amended
Amendment fails of adoption
lower
May 6, 2025
Lower · Passed
Passed to engrossment as amended
lower
May 6, 2025
Lower · Passed
Amended
lower
Apr 7, 2025
Lower · Passed
Committee report sent to Calendars
lower
Apr 7, 2025
Lower · Passed
Committee report distributed
lower
Mar 25, 2025
Lower · Passed
Reported favorably w/o amendment(s)
lower
Mar 18, 2025
Lower · Passed
Left pending in committee
lower
Mar 18, 2025
Lower · Passed
Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee
lower
Mar 4, 2025
Committee
Referred to Public Education
lower
Mar 4, 2025
Introduced
Read first time
lower
5 primary · 8 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Angela Paxton
RRepublican
P
Ben Bumgarner
RRepublican
P
Giovanni Capriglione
RRepublican
P
Terri Leo-Wilson
RRepublican
P
Terry Canales
DDemocratic
Co
Briscoe Cain
RRepublican
Co
Caroline Harris Davila
RRepublican
Co
David Spiller
RRepublican
Co
Helen Kerwin
RRepublican
Co
Janis Holt
RRepublican
Co
Jared Patterson
RRepublican
Co
Joanne Shofner
RRepublican
Co
Valoree Swanson
RRepublican
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