Utah legislation · 2026 General Session
Utah HB329: State Employee Maternity and Leave Amendments
Status: Signed into law, March 24, 2026
This bill modifies policies related to paid leave and maternity.
What the bill says
From the enrolled text, March 11, 2026:
2 State Employee Maternity and Leave Amendments 2026 GENERAL SESSION STATE OF UTAH Chief Sponsor: Ariel Defay Senate Sponsor: Michael K. McKell Cosponsor: Steve Eliason Hoang Nguyen Cheryl K. Acton Joseph Elison Karen M. Peterson John Arthur Sahara Hayes Angela Romero Jefferson S. Burton Ashlee Matthews David Shallenberger Tyler Clancy Tracy J. Miller Jordan D. Teuscher Paul A. Cutler Grant Amjad Miller Raymond P. Ward Rosalba Dominguez Logan J. Monson LONG TITLE General Description: This bill modifies policies related to paid leave and maternity. Highlighted Provisions: This bill: - increases the amount of postpartum recovery leave that a state employer must provide a state employee from three to six weeks; - requires certain state employers to provide six weeks of paid leave to a state employee who adopts a child under six years old; - provides that paid leave for an adoption described above runs consecutive to the three weeks of paid leave that is currently available to a state employee who adopts a child under 18 years old; - clarifies that adoption leave may be used at any point during the adoption process and is not limited to the finalization of an adoption; - clarifies that a state employee's appointment as legal guardian of a child qualifies the state employee for parental leave; - removes foster placement as an …
Sponsors
- Defay, Ariel (R, 15) · primary sponsor
- Michael McKell (R, 25)
- Cheryl Acton (R, 38)
- Arthur, John (D, 41)
- Burton, Jefferson S. (R, 64)
- Tyler Clancy (R, 60)
- Paul Cutler (R, 18)
- Dominguez, Rosalba (D, 35)
- Steve Eliason (R, 43)
- Elison, Joseph (R, 72)
- Hayes, Sahara (D, 32)
- Matthews, Ashlee (D, 37)
Latest actions
- : Governor Signed
- : House/ to Governor
- : House/ received enrolled bill from Printing
- : House/ enrolled bill to Printing
- : Enrolled Bill Returned to House or Senate
- : Draft of Enrolled Bill Prepared
- : Bill Received from House for Enrolling
- : House/ signed by Speaker/ sent for enrolling
- : House/ received from Senate
- : Senate/ to House
Votes
- Senate/ passed 2nd & 3rd readings/ suspension (March 5, 2026): 25 yea, 2 nay, passed
- Senate Comm - Favorable Recommendation (March 4, 2026): 5 yea, 0 nay, passed
- House/ passed 3rd reading (February 17, 2026): 53 yea, 18 nay, passed
- House Comm - Favorable Recommendation (February 4, 2026): 6 yea, 2 nay, passed
Subjects: Government Operations (State Issues), Department of Government Operations, State Officers and Employees, Division of Human Resource Management, Local Education Agencies (LEAs)
Common questions
- What is HB329?
- HB329 is a bill in the Utah Legislature (2026 General Session): State Employee Maternity and Leave Amendments.
- What does HB329 do?
- This bill modifies policies related to paid leave and maternity.
- What is the status of HB329?
- Signed into law as of March 24, 2026. Latest action: Governor Signed (March 24, 2026).
- Who sponsored HB329?
- Defay, Ariel (R, 15), with 11 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for HB329?
- On the Utah Legislature website: https://le.utah.gov/~2026/bills/static/HB0329.html
Source: official Utah record. Tracked by Delilah, AI for legislation across all 50 states and Congress.