I'm wondering if anyone has any insight into the background/reason HB271 Law Enforcement Employee Overtime Amendments would even reference local government or county government authorizing that they "may" adopt the overtime period for law enforcement officers as outlined in the bill/Code (like the State)?  This is another head scratcher for me with our legislature.  Why would they give “permission” to local government to establish an alternative work period for police overtime that is already granted by Federal law unless they were trying to limit an entities ability to adopt a work period where overtime accrues later than the 80 hours (meaning they want all law enforcement agencies to be paid OT after 80 hours in our state).  There are actually already several options in the FLSA (Section 7K) for “work periods” for police.  Am I missing something? Link to bill

https://le.utah.gov/~2024/bills/static/HB0271.html