Montpelier (ap)
The legislation, crafted with help from Republican Gov. Phil Scott and Democratic Attorney General T.J. Donovan, would also bar police in some instances from providing information on residents to federal agents and would empower the governor to approve agreements between police and federal agents who want to identify and remove immigrants.
The specified restrictions on police information-gathering stems from concerns it could be used to help build a federal registry.
The Senate unanimously passed the bill last week.
