Not waiting for more federal help, states have been approving their own coronavirus aid packages, spending hundreds of millions of dollars to help residents and business owners devastated by the the pandemic's economic fallout. AP Photo/Mark Lennihan As Americans await the passage of Biden's stimulus plan, some states are passing their own relief. At least five states have passed or proposed their own economic and virus aid legislation. But critics argue their success undermines calls for state and local aid from the federal government. Visit the Business section of Insider for more stories. As President Joe Biden's $1.9 trillion stimulus plan slowly inches toward passage, more and more states are starting to take matters into their own hands.At least five states across the country have passed or are considering their own economic stimulus measures to address COVID-19 hardships, the Associated Press reported.