Bill limiting powers of temporary replacements for elected officials advances

SALT LAKE CITY — A bill that would prevent a temporary replacement for an elected official from making significant budget or staffing changes was advanced Friday by a House committee.The sponsor of HB176, Rep. Val Potter, R-North Logan, made a change in the bill to no longer allow a county council to terminate that temporary replacement after some lawmakers raised concerns.Potter urged members of the House Government Operations Committee to support his substitute bill, calling spelling out