Utah 2026 General Session Status: To Executive 2 R cosponsors

HB 409 — Legislator Leave Amendments

Last action — House/ filed

  1. ✓
    Introduced
  2. ✓
    In Committee
  3. ✓
    Passed House
  4. ✓
    Passed Senate
  5. 5
    To Executive
  6. 6
    Enacted

This bill has been sent to the executive. Introduced January 28, 2026. It awaits signature.

Next likely step: the executive signs it into law or issues a veto.

Odds of enactment

Moderate chance

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Prognosis

Advancing 46% · moderate confidence

  • To Executive

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 2 sponsors

    1 primary, 1 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Single-party support

    Sponsorship is currently within one party (2 R).

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Bill Text

What changed in the latest version

115 added · 115 removed

Plain-language change summary

The updated version of Bill HB 409 now specifies that state employees and teachers can receive paid leave to serve as state legislators. Importantly, it clarifies that during this leave, they will not accrue service credit or receive retirement contributions. This change is significant because it balances the support for civic engagement with the realities of employee benefits, ensuring that while employees can serve as legislators, their time off does not unfairly impact retirement benefits. Additionally, the bill allows employers to seek partial reimbursement for the costs associated with this leave, which aids in managing budgets for state agencies and schools.

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▸ provides that a legislator may not receive salary or accrue service credit or receive retirement related contributions {during a general session } for time during which the legislator uses legislator leave;
▸ provides that a legislator may not receive salary or accrue service credit or receive retirement related contributions for time during {a general session for } which the legislator uses legislator leave;
▸ allows a state employer or local education agency to seek partial reimbursement for Hhe costs related to legislator leave;
▸ allows a state employer or local education agency to seek partial reimbursement for the costs related to legislator leave;
B Money Appropriated in this Bill:
Money Appropriated in this Bill:
0 None 9 S Other Special Clauses:
H None B Other Special Clauses:
1 HB0409S01 compared with HB0409S02 None Utah Code Sections Affected:
4 None 0 HB0409 compared with HB0409S02 Utah Code Sections Affected:
(b) [Beginning] Except as provided in Section 36-2-3, beginning in 2001 and in each odd-numbered year after that year, the majority and minority leadership of each chamber shall receive a salary - 2 - HB0409S01 compared with HB0409S02 equal to the amount recommended by the Legislative Compensation Commission in the last report issued by the commission in the previous even-numbered year.
(b) [Beginning] Except as provided in Section 36-2-3, beginning in 2001 and in each odd-numbered year after that year, the majority and minority leadership of each chamber shall receive a salary - 2 - HB0409 compared with HB0409S02 equal to the amount recommended by the Legislative Compensation Commission in the last report issued by the commission in the previous even-numbered year.
(1) (a) Except as provided in Subsection (2)[ {[} or (3)] , (3), or (4), the salaries of members of the Legislature shall automatically be set beginning January 1 of each odd-numbered year at the amount recommended by the Legislative Compensation Commission in the last report issued by the commission in the preceding even-numbered year.
(1) (a) Except as provided in Subsection (2)[ or (3)] , (3), or (4), the salaries of members of the Legislature shall automatically be set beginning January 1 of each odd-numbered year at the amount recommended by the Legislative Compensation Commission in the last report issued by the commission in the preceding even-numbered year.
- 3 - HB0409S01 compared with HB0409S02 (b) If the Legislature does not act as provided in Subsection (2)(a), they have by law accepted the Legislative Compensation Commission's recommendations contained in the last report issued by the commission in the preceding even-numbered year.
- 3 - HB0409 compared with HB0409S02 (b) If the Legislature does not act as provided in Subsection (2)(a), they have by law accepted the Legislative Compensation Commission's recommendations contained in the last report issued by the commission in the preceding even-numbered year.
(4) If a legislator elects to use legislator leave as provided in Section 53G-11-210 or 63A-17-513, the legislator may not receive salary under this part for any day {during which the Legislature is convened in the annual general session } for which the legislator elects to use legislator leave.
(4) If a legislator elects to use legislator leave as provided in Section 53G-11-210 or 63A-17-513, the legislator may not receive salary under this part for any day for which the legislator elects to use legislator leave.
- 4 - HB0409S01 compared with HB0409S02 (2) the participating employer shall continue to pay the employee's retirement related contributions;
- 4 - HB0409 compared with HB0409S02 (2) the participating employer shall continue to pay the employee's retirement related contributions;
- 5 - HB0409S01 compared with HB0409S02 (4) If a legislator chooses not to use legislator leave for an authorized legislative day, the legislator and the LEA may agree to a different arrangement that accommodates the legislator's legislative service for the authorized legislative day.
- 5 - HB0409 compared with HB0409S02 (4) If a legislator chooses not to use legislator leave for an authorized legislative day, the legislator and the LEA may agree to a different arrangement that accommodates the legislator's legislative service for the authorized legislative day.
- 6 - HB0409S01 compared with HB0409S02 (c) "Legislator" means:
- 6 - HB0409 compared with HB0409S02 (c) "Legislator" means:
(4) (a) Subject to legislative appropriation and Subsection (4)(b), upon request by a legislator's state employer, the legislator's chamber shall reimburse the legislator's state employer for the cost of any - 7 - HB0409S01 compared with HB0409S02 legislator leave the state employer granted the legislator during the immediately preceding annual general session.
(4) (a) Subject to legislative appropriation and Subsection (4)(b), upon request by a legislator's state employer, the legislator's chamber shall reimburse the legislator's state employer for the cost of any - 7 - HB0409 compared with HB0409S02 legislator leave the state employer granted the legislator during the immediately preceding annual general session.
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Action History

  1. House/ filed

  2. House/ received from Senate

  3. Senate/ to House

  4. Senate/ strike enacting clause

  5. Senate/ Rules to 2nd Reading Calendar

  6. Senate/ 2nd Reading Calendar to Rules [Senate Rules Committee]

  7. Senate/ placed on 2nd Reading Calendar

  8. Senate/ comm rpt/ substituted [Senate Government Operations and Political Subdivisions Committee]

  9. LFA/ fiscal note publicly available for HB0409S02

  10. LFA/ fiscal note sent to sponsor for HB0409S02

  11. Senate Comm - Favorable Recommendation [Senate Government Operations and Political Subdivisions Committee]

  12. Senate Comm - Substitute Recommendation [Senate Government Operations and Political Subdivisions Committee]

  13. LFA/ bill sent to agencies for fiscal input for HB0409S02

  14. LFA/ bill assigned to staff for fiscal analysis for HB0409S02

  15. Senate/ to standing committee [Senate Government Operations and Political Subdivisions Committee]

  16. Senate/ 1st reading (Introduced)

  17. LFA/ fiscal note publicly available for HB0409S01

  18. Senate/ received from House

  19. House/ to Senate

  20. LFA/ fiscal note sent to sponsor for HB0409S01

  21. House/ held

  22. House/ passed 3rd reading

  23. House/ substituted

  24. House/ 3rd reading

  25. LFA/ bill sent to agencies for fiscal input for HB0409S01

  26. LFA/ bill assigned to staff for fiscal analysis for HB0409S01

  27. House/ 2nd reading

  28. House/ committee report favorable [House Government Operations Committee]

  29. House Comm - Favorable Recommendation [House Government Operations Committee]

  30. House/ to standing committee [House Government Operations Committee]

  31. House/ received fiscal note from Fiscal Analyst

  32. LFA/ fiscal note publicly available for HB0409

  33. LFA/ fiscal note sent to sponsor for HB0409

  34. House/ 1st reading (Introduced)

  35. House/ received bill from Legislative Research

  36. LFA/ bill sent to agencies for fiscal input for HB0409

  37. LFA/ bill assigned to staff for fiscal analysis for HB0409

  38. Numbered Bill Publicly Distributed

  39. Bill Numbered but not Distributed

Sponsors

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1 sponsors · 1 co-sponsors · 102 not signed on

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Co-sponsors (1)

Not signed on (102)

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Who sponsors HB 409?
HB 409 is sponsored by Ann Millner (Republican) and Clinton Okerlund (Republican).
What is the current status of HB 409?
This bill has been sent to the executive. Introduced January 28, 2026. It awaits signature.
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