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House approves one-year cooling-off and limits on post-retirement reemployment
Summary
The Utah House on Feb. 26 approved third substitute SB 43, which extends the post-retirement 'cooling off' period to one year and narrows circumstances for receiving both pension and salary; the bill passed 53-20 after extended debate and a failed amendment to exempt short (<½ time) reemployment.
The Utah House of Representatives on Feb. 26 passed third substitute Senate Bill 43, a measure that changes rules for public employees who return to work after retiring.
Representative D, the House sponsor, told colleagues the bill replaces the current six‑month separation requirement with a "one year hard separation" across systems in the Utah Retirement System (URS). Under the substitute, retirees who return before one year must reenter the retirement system and suspend pension payments to continue accruing service…
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