House Judiciary - 2026-04-02 - 10:40AM

House Judiciary Committee · April 2, 2026

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Testimony: Lee Sparrow on refugees, places of worship as sensitive locations

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Witness Lee Sparrow (pastor, volunteer with St. Michael's refugee ministry and ECDC) described differing experiences of refugee families (Afghans feeling secure vs. Eritreans facing green-card processing delays), noted churches commonly host child care, food pantries and homeless shelter services, and urged the committee to include places of worship with schools and other gathering points in S209’s definition of sensitive locations. Sparrow offered to share data about students from other cultures and to serve as a resource for the committee.

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The Vermont House Judiciary Committee took testimony on S209 (defining and protecting "sensitive locations" from civil arrest) and heard support and concerns from faith leaders, service providers, libraries, medical professionals and election officials; the committee also received technical testimony on S183 (home improvement fraud).

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