DeSantis fields calls for vetoes: Which ones are loudest? Last year, DeSantis vetoed five bills and slashed $1 billion from the budget as he braced against economic fallout from the coronavirus pandemic. Florida awaits his first veto this year. Â Â Ron DeSantis holds a news conference at the Polk County Sheriff's Office, on Monday, April 19, 2021. By Jim Turner Updated Earlier today TALLAHASSEE â Veto season, or at least the annual rite of asking Gov. Ron DeSantis to reject bills, has arrived after the 2021 legislative session. Groups and individuals are sending emails to the governorâs office urging DeSantis to veto or sign bills, regardless of whether the measures were overwhelmingly backed by the Legislature or eked through.