Utah Amends State Employee Benefits, Creates New Paid Time Off Program

The Utah Governor signed a law amending state employee benefits. The law establishes a new paid time off program that will replace separate annual leave and sick leave systems for state employees who elect to participate or are hired after a designated change date. The law creates a framework that allows employees to choose between the legacy program and the new paid time off program, with different retirement contribution-matching rates applying to legacy-qualifying employees versus Tier II-qualifying employees. The law takes effect on May 6. [S.B. 229, enacted 03/24/26]

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