Utah legislation · 2026 General Session
Utah SB25: Retirement Modifications
Status: Signed into law, March 18, 2026
This bill modifies provisions relating to public employee retirement and benefits.
What the bill says
From the enrolled text, March 6, 2026:
1 Retirement Modifications 2026 GENERAL SESSION STATE OF UTAH Chief Sponsor: Wayne A. Harper House Sponsor: Cheryl K. Acton LONG TITLE General Description: This bill modifies provisions relating to public employee retirement and benefits. Highlighted Provisions: This bill: - amends the definition of "bona fide termination of employment" for purposes of the Utah State Retirement and Insurance Benefit Act; - changes the membership of the Membership Council; - clarifies that service credit in the judges' retirement systems is not transferable to a Tier II retirement system; - authorizes the attorney general and senior staff in the Office of the Attorney General to elect to transfer the value of certain accrued defined benefits or elect to be exempt from the retirement systems, allowing employer contributions to vest immediately; - modifies the Utah Retirement Systems staff who may make an appeal ruling, if delegated by the executive director; - amends provisions regarding permanently relinquishing a defined benefit or defined contribution benefit; and - makes technical and conforming changes. Money Appropriated in this Bill: None Other Special Clauses: None Utah Code Sections Affected: AMENDS: 49-11-102 Effective 05/06/26 , as last amended by Laws of Utah 2025, First Special Session, Chapter 9 49-11-205 Effective 05/06/26 Superseded 11/28/26 , as last amended by Laws of Utah 2025, Chapter 298 49-11-401 Effective 05/06/26 , as last …
Sponsors
- Wayne Harper (R, 16) · primary sponsor
- Cheryl Acton (R, 38)
Latest actions
- : Governor Signed
- : Senate/ to Governor
- : Senate/ received enrolled bill from Printing
- : Senate/ enrolled bill to Printing
- : Enrolled Bill Returned to House or Senate
- : Draft of Enrolled Bill Prepared
- : Bill Received from Senate for Enrolling
- : Senate/ signed by President/ sent for enrolling
- : Senate/ received from House
- : House/ to Senate
Votes
- House/ passed 3rd reading (February 4, 2026): 70 yea, 1 nay, passed
- House Comm - Favorable Recommendation (January 27, 2026): 9 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Senate/ passed 2nd & 3rd readings/ suspension (January 20, 2026): 28 yea, 0 nay, passed
Subjects: Utah Retirement Systems (URS), Judges' Retirement, Public Retirement and Insurance, Public Employees Retirement, Constitutional Officer and Legislator Retirement, Tier 2 Retirement
Common questions
- What is SB25?
- SB25 is a bill in the Utah Legislature (2026 General Session): Retirement Modifications.
- What does SB25 do?
- This bill modifies provisions relating to public employee retirement and benefits.
- What is the status of SB25?
- Signed into law as of March 18, 2026. Latest action: Governor Signed (March 18, 2026).
- Who sponsored SB25?
- Wayne Harper (R, 16), with 1 co-sponsor.
- Where is the official record for SB25?
- On the Utah Legislature website: https://le.utah.gov/~2026/bills/static/SB0025.html
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