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Read. Follow. Verify.Utah creates new 50% sick leave payout retirement program for state employees
Last action · March 6, 2026: House/ filedSponsor: Tom Peterson
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What This Bill Proposed
This bill modifies retirement benefits for state employees.
State employees retiring on or after the effective date gain access to an expanded cash payout option for accumulated leave, altering how post-retirement benefits are calculated and funded.
Who It Would Have Affected
Groups the bill's text would have affected, as described in the record. Being affected is not a position for or against it.
state employees
State employees gain the option to participate in Program III and receive a 50% payout for unused sick leave accrued on or after January 4, 2014, or to transfer older leave hours into the new program.
participating employers
Participating employers must account for years of service credit and adjust administrative procedures to comply with the new Program III and trust fund provisions.
Key Facts
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is the payout percentage for unused sick leave under the new Program III?
Can I transfer sick leave hours from older programs into Program III?
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Votes, people, money & the original sourceWhere This Stands
This bill did not become law - Died at adjournment · on the House floor.
Procedural history
21 actions- Mar 6, 2026HouseHouse/ filed
- Mar 6, 2026HouseHouse/ strike enacting clause
- Mar 3, 2026HouseHouse/ 3rd Reading Calendar to Rules
- Mar 3, 2026Version SponsorLFA/ fiscal note sent to sponsor for HB0584S01
- Mar 3, 2026HouseHouse/ circled
- Mar 3, 2026HouseHouse/ 3rd reading
Show 15 earlier actions
- Mar 2, 2026Legislative Fiscal AgencyLFA/ bill sent to agencies for fiscal input for HB0584S01
- Mar 2, 2026Legislative Fiscal AnalystLFA/ bill assigned to staff for fiscal analysis for HB0584S01
- Mar 2, 2026HouseHouse/ 2nd reading
- Mar 2, 2026HouseHouse/ committee report favorable
- Feb 27, 2026HouseHouse Comm - Favorable Recommendation
- Feb 26, 2026HouseCommitteeHouse/ to standing committee
- Feb 24, 2026HouseHouse/ received fiscal note from Fiscal Analyst
- Feb 24, 2026ReleasedLFA/ fiscal note publicly available for HB0584
- Feb 23, 2026Version SponsorLFA/ fiscal note sent to sponsor for HB0584
- Feb 18, 2026HouseIntroducedHouse/ 1st reading (Introduced)
- Feb 18, 2026HouseHouse/ received bill from Legislative Research
- Feb 18, 2026Legislative Fiscal AgencyLFA/ bill sent to agencies for fiscal input for HB0584
- Feb 18, 2026Legislative Fiscal AnalystLFA/ bill assigned to staff for fiscal analysis for HB0584
- Feb 18, 2026Legislative Research and General CounselNumbered Bill Publicly Distributed
- Feb 18, 2026Legislative Research and General CounselBill Numbered but not Distributed
Version history
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Introduction of Program III Retirement Option
The state is introducing a third tier for unused sick leave retirement options that increases the payout percentage to 50% for leave accrued after January 4, 2014.
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le.utah.gov
Analysis Score
0–100- Significance20Lowered because this bill did not pass (its text scored 60)
- Controversy15Intensity of disagreement among stakeholders
- Entertainment5Compellingness for a non-policy-wonk reader
- Buzz25Current news / social attention level
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