Utah legislation · 2026 General Session
Utah SB229: State Employee Benefits Amendments
Status: Signed into law, March 24, 2026
This bill modifies provisions related to state employee benefits.
What the bill says
From the enrolled text, March 12, 2026:
0 State Employee Benefits Amendments 2026 GENERAL SESSION STATE OF UTAH Chief Sponsor: Lincoln Fillmore House Sponsor: Norman K Thurston LONG TITLE General Description: This bill modifies provisions related to state employee benefits. Highlighted Provisions: This bill: - beginning on a specified date, establishes a paid time off program under which the following employees receive paid time off in lieu of annual leave and sick leave: - new agency employees; and - current agency employees who elect to participate; - for each current agency employee who elects to participate in the program, directs the Division of Finance to convert the employee's accrued annual leave hours to paid time off hours at a one-to-one ratio; - grants the Division of Human Resource Management authority to make rules governing the accrual and use of paid time off; - modifies the 401(k) match available to a qualifying employee who participates in the paid time off program by changing the match rate and increasing the maximum employer contribution; - requires each agency to establish and administer a leave bank program; and - makes technical and conforming changes. Money Appropriated in this Bill: None Other Special Clauses: None Utah Code Sections Affected: AMENDS: 49-12-701 , as last amended by Laws of Utah 2018, Chapter 415 49-22-102 , as last amended by Laws of Utah 2025, …
Sponsors
- Fillmore, Lincoln (R, 17) · primary sponsor
- Norman Thurston (R, 62)
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/ signed by Speaker/ returned to Senate
Votes
- Senate/ concurs with House amendment (March 5, 2026): 23 yea, 6 nay, passed
- House/ passed 3rd reading (March 5, 2026): 57 yea, 17 nay, passed
- House/ failed (March 4, 2026): 34 yea, 40 nay, failed
- House Comm - Favorable Recommendation (March 2, 2026): 7 yea, 3 nay, passed
- Senate/ passed 3rd reading (February 26, 2026): 18 yea, 9 nay, passed
- Senate/ passed 2nd reading (February 23, 2026): 19 yea, 9 nay, passed
Subjects: Tier 1 Retirement, Division of Finance, State Officers and Employees, Utah Retirement Systems (URS), Public Retirement and Insurance, Public Employees Retirement, Division of Human Resource Management, Legislative Employees and Compensation
Common questions
- What is SB229?
- SB229 is a bill in the Utah Legislature (2026 General Session): State Employee Benefits Amendments.
- What does SB229 do?
- This bill modifies provisions related to state employee benefits.
- What is the status of SB229?
- Signed into law as of March 24, 2026. Latest action: Governor Signed (March 24, 2026).
- Who sponsored SB229?
- Fillmore, Lincoln (R, 17), with 1 co-sponsor.
- Where is the official record for SB229?
- On the Utah Legislature website: https://le.utah.gov/~2026/bills/static/SB0229.html
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