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Utah House advances broad agenda, passing pension, water and regulatory bills
Summary
On March 2, 2020 the Utah House passed a slate of bills and resolutions — including changes to teacher retirement calculations, a statement on Utah’s Colorado River allocation, fintech regulatory protections and property-tax privacy rules — while directing some measures for further fiscal review.
The Utah House of Representatives on March 2, 2020 passed a package of bills and resolutions that ranged from retirement-plan calculations for teachers to an expression of state intent on Colorado River water. Several bills were transmitted to the Senate for further consideration; one tax-credit measure for hydrogen production drew extended floor debate.
Representative Hall, the sponsor of Public Education Retirement Amendments (HB289), said the bill would “remove the cap” that limits how much a recent raise can increase a teacher’s final-average salary for pension calculations, explaining that raises above the prior 10% plus cost-of-living cap are not fully realized today. After questions from Representative Seigmiller about practical examples, House members voted to pass HB289 65–3; the bill will be sent to the Senate.
The chamber also adopted a concurrent resolution on the Colorado River (HCR22). Sponsor Representative Last described it as a statement of Utah’s…
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