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Read. Follow. Verify.Utah modifies public employee retirement definitions and allows attorney general staff to transfer accrued benefits
Last action · March 18, 2026: Governor SignedSponsors: Wayne Harper and 1 other
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What This Bill Does
This bill modifies public employee retirement and benefits by updating the definition of a , changing the membership of the Membership Council, and allowing the attorney general and senior staff to transfer defined benefits or exempt themselves from certain retirement systems starting May 6, 2026.
Public employees, judges, and senior state officials face updated rules regarding transfers, retirement eligibility, and defined benefit exemptions that alter how their retirement accounts vest and are managed.
Who It Affects
Groups the bill's text affects, as described in the record. Being affected is not a position for or against it.
Utah State Retirement Systems members
Members face updated rules regarding bona fide termination definitions, benefit relinquishment procedures, and service credit transfer restrictions.
Attorney General staff
The attorney general and qualifying senior staff gain the option to transfer accrued defined benefits to a defined contribution plan or exempt themselves from coverage with immediate vesting.
Judges
Judges are explicitly prohibited from transferring service credit from judges' retirement systems into a Tier II retirement system.
Membership Council members
Council size increases from 15 to 18 members with adjustments to specific occupational representations.
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Votes, people, money & the original sourceWhere This Stands
Current status: Signed into law.
Procedural history
34 actions- Mar 18, 2026Lieutenant Governor's office for filingEnrolledGovernor Signed
- Mar 11, 2026SenateSenate/ to Governor
- Mar 11, 2026SenateSenate/ received enrolled bill from Printing
- Mar 6, 2026SenateSenate/ enrolled bill to Printing
- Mar 6, 2026Senate SecretaryEnrolled Bill Returned to House or Senate
- Feb 6, 2026Legislative Research and General Counsel / EnrollingDraft of Enrolled Bill Prepared
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- Feb 6, 2026Legislative Research and General Counsel / EnrollingBill Received from Senate for Enrolling
- Feb 4, 2026SenateSenate/ signed by President/ sent for enrolling
- Feb 4, 2026SenateSenate/ received from House
- Feb 4, 2026HouseHouse/ to Senate
- Feb 4, 2026HouseHouse/ signed by Speaker/ returned to Senate
- Feb 4, 2026HouseFloorHouse/ passed 3rd reading
- Feb 4, 2026HouseHouse/ uncircled
- Jan 30, 2026HouseHouse/ circled
- Jan 30, 2026HouseHouse/ 3rd reading
- Jan 28, 2026HouseHouse/ 2nd reading
- Jan 28, 2026HouseHouse/ committee report favorable
- Jan 27, 2026HouseHouse Comm - Favorable Recommendation
- Jan 26, 2026HouseCommitteeHouse/ to standing committee
- Jan 21, 2026HouseIntroducedHouse/ 1st reading (Introduced)
- Jan 21, 2026HouseHouse/ received from Senate
- Jan 20, 2026SenateSenate/ to House
- Jan 20, 2026SenateFloorSenate/ passed 2nd & 3rd readings/ suspension
- Jan 20, 2026SenateSenate/ 2nd & 3rd readings/ suspension
- Jan 20, 2026SenateSenate/ placed on 2nd Reading Calendar
- Jan 20, 2026SenateIntroducedSenate/ 1st reading (Introduced)
- Jan 7, 2026SenateSenate/ received fiscal note from Fiscal Analyst
- Jan 7, 2026SenateSenate/ received bill from Legislative Printing
- Dec 5, 2025ReleasedLFA/ fiscal note publicly available for SB0025
- Dec 5, 2025Legislative Research and General CounselNumbered Bill Publicly Distributed
- Dec 5, 2025Legislative Research and General CounselBill Numbered but not Distributed
- Nov 17, 2025Version SponsorLFA/ fiscal note sent to sponsor for SB0025
- Oct 27, 2025Legislative Fiscal AgencyLFA/ bill sent to agencies for fiscal input for SB0025
- Oct 27, 2025Legislative Fiscal AnalystLFA/ bill assigned to staff for fiscal analysis for SB0025
Version history
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Expanded Exemption and Transfer Rights for Legal Leadership
The legislation extends specific opt-out and transfer authorities previously reserved for certain executive branch officials to the attorney general and senior staff within the Office of the Attorney General.
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Analysis Score
0–100- Significance65How much this matters to a regular citizen
- Controversy15Intensity of disagreement among stakeholders
- Entertainment5Compellingness for a non-policy-wonk reader
- Buzz20Current news / social attention level
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