Utah legislation · 2026 General Session
Utah HB584: State Employee Leave Amendments
Status: Failed, March 6, 2026
This bill modifies retirement benefits for state employees.
What the bill says
From the substitute text, March 2, 2026:
0 State Employee Leave Amendments 2026 GENERAL SESSION STATE OF UTAH Chief Sponsor: Thomas W. Peterson Senate Sponsor: LONG TITLE General Description: This bill modifies retirement benefits for state employees. Highlighted Provisions: This bill: - establishes the Unused Sick Leave Retirement Option Program III (Program III) for state employees; - provides that, under Program III, a state employee receives a payment equal to 50% of the value of the employee's unused sick leave hours accrued on or after January 4, 2014, calculated at the employee's rate of pay at the time of retirement; - allows a state employee with unused Program I or Program II sick leave hours to make a one-time, irrevocable election to convert those hours to Program III sick leave hours eligible for the 50% payment described above; and - makes technical and conforming changes. Money Appropriated in this Bill: None Other Special Clauses: None Utah Code Sections Affected: AMENDS: 49-22-403 , as last amended by Laws of Utah 2021, Chapter 345 49-23-403 , as last amended by Laws of Utah 2021, Chapter 345 63A-17-505 , as renumbered and amended by Laws of Utah 2021, Chapter 344 63A-17-506 , as renumbered and amended by Laws of Utah 2021, Chapter 344 63A-17-507 , as renumbered and amended by Laws of Utah 2021, Chapter 344 63A-17-508 , as renumbered …
Sponsors
- Peterson, Thomas W. (R, 1) · primary sponsor
Latest actions
- : House/ filed
- : House/ strike enacting clause
- : House/ 3rd Reading Calendar to Rules
- : LFA/ fiscal note sent to sponsor for HB0584S01
- : House/ circled
- : House/ 3rd reading
- : LFA/ bill sent to agencies for fiscal input for HB0584S01
- : LFA/ bill assigned to staff for fiscal analysis for HB0584S01
- : House/ 2nd reading
- : House/ committee report favorable
Votes
- House Comm - Favorable Recommendation (February 27, 2026): 4 yea, 1 nay, passed
Subjects: Government Operations (State Issues), State Officers and Employees, Public Employees Retirement
Common questions
- What is HB584?
- HB584 is a bill in the Utah Legislature (2026 General Session): State Employee Leave Amendments.
- What does HB584 do?
- This bill modifies retirement benefits for state employees.
- What is the status of HB584?
- Failed as of March 6, 2026. Latest action: House/ filed (March 6, 2026).
- Who sponsored HB584?
- Peterson, Thomas W. (R, 1).
- Where is the official record for HB584?
- On the Utah Legislature website: https://le.utah.gov/~2026/bills/static/HB0584.html
Source: official Utah record. Tracked by Delilah, AI for legislation across all 50 states and Congress.