$600 California stimulus checks: why haven't the payments been received yet? Weeks have gone by since the legislature passed a bill to send an additional round of stimulus checks to California residents, yet little news on their distribution is available. Earlier this month, the California legislature approved a bill to send an additional round of $600 Golden State stimulus checks to those in the state making less than $75,000 a year. Undocumented families and those with children are eligible to receive an additional check worth $500. will not receive another payment. Since the passage of the law, members of the legislature and the governor have