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Senate advances nepotism-clarifying bill after amendment to grandfather employees
Summary
The Utah Senate on Feb. 22 advanced first substitute Senate Bill 251 — a narrowly drawn clarification of state nepotism law focused on counties of the first class and elected officials — after adopting amendments that grandfather existing employees and exempt temporary hires; the bill passed to third reading 15–12 with two absent.
Senator Hilliard, sponsor of first substitute Senate Bill 251, said the bill narrows a prior draft to focus on a county-of-the-first-class issue and to remove unintended effects on rural school districts. “Probably the most dangerous bills I’ve handled up here in the legislature have been dealing with nepotism,” Hilliard said, arguing the measure makes statutory…
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