The "Support Against Adverse Federal Action" bill was passed by the House Committee on Appropriations on Tuesday. (Getty Images)
The bill was passed by the House Committee on Appropriations on Tuesday and is scheduled for consideration by the full House. It will then go before the Senate for consideration.
Colorado Democrats may be taking a page out of California's playbook, as Gov. Gavin Newsom approved $50 million in taxpayer dollars in February to aid in legal court battles and protection for illegal immigrants against the Trump administration.
State Republicans immediately slammed the bill's passage, saying on social media the Centennial State's legislature has "continually poked the Admin in the eye this session & are now using our tax dollars meant for roads & water to defend it."
COLORADO DEMS ARE 'POKING THE BEAR' BY DEFYING TRUMP'S ORDERS, GOP LAWMAKER WARNS
Donald Trump arrives for his inauguration on Jan. 20, 2025, in Washington, D.C. (Melina Mara - Pool/Getty Images)
In February, Trump implemented a freeze on several federal funding programs to ensure that federal financial assistance programs comply with his recent executive orders, including halting diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) programs.
But a U.S. district judge issued a nationwide preliminary injunction Tuesday ordering the administration to release billions of dollars allocated by two Biden-era initiatives, the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act and the Inflation Reduction Act.
Colorado House Democrats recently passed a series of controversial bills that Republicans fear could draw Trump's attention, since a few of the bills defy his executive orders.
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The bills that were passed this session include SB25-183, which requires taxpayers to fund abortion services; HB25-1309, mandating insurers cover transgender procedures regardless of age; HB25-1312, which imposes state-mandated gender policies on schools and considers it "coercive control" in child custody cases when a parent does not affirm a child's gender identity or "deadnames" them; and SB25-129, which prohibits cooperation with out-of-state investigations on transgender procedures and abortion services.
Jamie Joseph is a U.S. Politics reporter for Fox News Digital covering transgender and culture issues, the Departments of Education and Health and Human Services, and stateside legislative developments.
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