Bills / H.B. 584
H.B. 584 State Employee Leave Amendments
- Introduced
- House committee
- House vote (stopped here)
- Senate committee
- Senate vote
- Signed into law
What this bill does
The bill would pay Utah state employees 50 cents on the dollar for unused sick leave banked before about January 2014, but only when they retire from state service. The payout would not apply if an employee leaves for other work.
Plain-English summary written by AI from the sponsor’s presentation in committee and on the floor. Check the official text below.
Official description
- establishes the Unused Sick Leave Retirement Option Program III (Program III) for state employees
- provides that, under Program III, a state employee employed on or after January 4, 2014, receives a payment equal to 50% of the value of the employee's unused sick leave hours, 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
- makes technical and conforming changes
What it costs you
- The fiscal note says this bill doesn't change anyone's taxes or fees. It moves about $456,300 in FY2027between the state's own accounts.
- State spending from tax funds goes up by $3.4 million in FY2027.
From the bill's latest official fiscal note, counting the state's tax funds (General, Income Tax, Education, Uniform School, and Transportation) in the first full budget year after the session. Some bills take effect partway through that year, so later years can be larger; the note shows each year. Household count: U.S. Census Bureau. An average is a starting point, not your bill.
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Every vote
- 4 yes, 1 no, 5 absentHouse Economic Development and Workforce Services Committee: vote to approve it · Feb 27, 2026Who voted how
Hearings and debates
- Feb 27, 2026 House Economic Development and Workforce Services Committee▶ WatchRead the transcript (32 turns) →
- Mar 3, 2026 House floor debate▶ WatchRead the transcript (2 turns) →