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A committee of California The legislature has indefinitely postponed its first scheduled hearing in a special session called to “Trump-proof” the state and bolster its legal defense in the event of attacks from the incoming administration.
KCRA first reported Tuesday’s House Appropriations Committee hearing is now off the record.
The president of the commission, Democratic Rep. Jesse Gabrielrepresents one of the districts affected by the wildfires in Los Angeles and is currently under evacuation orders. Democrats previously hoped the legislation would pass on Inauguration Day.
California Capitol in Sacramento (Visions of America/Joe Sohm/Universal Images Group via Getty Images)
State lawmakers also made changes to the legislation connected with former President Trump on Friday as the Los Angeles wildfires continue to ravage the region. They suggested creating a website to track lawsuits between California and the Trump administration, establishing guidelines for using $25 million in additional funds for the state’s Department of Justice legal battles, and proposed 25 millions of dollars in grants for immigration services.
“This Special Session funding agreement solidifies California’s readiness to serve as a bulwark against Trump’s extremist agenda. During the last Trump administration, California successfully defended reproductive freedoms, attacks on our communities of immigrants, LGBTQ civil rights and threats to our environment, from the assault launched by the Trump Administration,” Democratic Sen. Scott Wiener said in a press release.
Water is dropped by helicopter on the Kenneth Fire in the West Hills section of Los Angeles, Thursday, Jan. 9, 2025. (Ethan Swope/AP)
Shortly after Trump’s election victory, Governor Gavin Newsom announced a special legislative session to bolster the state’s legal fund in case of attacks by the Trump administration.
Trump responded to Newsom after the announcement, saying on his Truth Social account: “He’s using the term ‘Trump-Proof’ as a way to stop all the GREAT things that can be done to ‘Make California Great Again.’ , but I overwhelmingly won the election.”
Between 2017 and 2021, the California Department of Justice filed 122 lawsuits against Trump administration policies, spending $42 million. In one case, the federal government was ordered to return nearly $60 million in public safety grants to California, according to Newsom’s office.
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California Governor Gavin Newsom tours the Pacific Palisades central business district as the Palisades Fire continues to burn on January 8, 2025 in Los Angeles. (Eric Thayer/Getty Images)
While California filed more than 100 lawsuits, the Trump administration filed only four major lawsuits against the state. In 2018, the Trump DOJ sued over three sanctuary state laws that limited cooperation with federal immigration enforcement and over California’s statewide net neutrality law.
In 2019, Trump also filed a lawsuit against California’s vehicle emissions standards, seeking to revoke California’s ability to set its own emissions rules. The Trump administration California also sued on his controversial independent contractor bill, AB 5, in 2020.
Fox News Digital did not receive a response from Newsom’s office for comment before press deadline.
