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Utah House Approves Small Pension Boost for Long‑serving State Retirees
Summary
The House passed House Bill 44, which raises certain retirement rate factors for earlier retirees to address inequities from mid‑1980s benefit changes; proponents cited equity for low‑income retirees while opponents questioned retroactive adjustments. The bill passed 38–37 and moves to the Senate.
Representative Luana New Shirtliff, sponsor of House Bill 44, told colleagues the measure would raise retirement rate factors for some employees from about 1.25% to 1.5% for specified years, correcting a gap produced by benefit formula changes in the 1980s and early 1990s. Shirtliff said the bill is intended to bring “some equity into the system” for retirees who received lower accruals under…
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