Listen • 0:56 The bonuses are tied to a record $101.5 billion state budget that lawmakers approved last week. The budget has not formally gone to Gov. Ron DeSantis. "Once that budget is signed and the funds get released, we're going to start getting these checks out," the governor said. Gov. Ron DeSantis said he expects distribution “throughout the summer” of $1,000 bonuses that will go to first responders across the state for their work during the COVID-19 pandemic. The bonuses, funded with federal-stimulus money, are tied to a record $101.5 billion state budget that lawmakers approved last week. The budget has not formally gone to DeSantis.