Executive Orders
This page lists all executive orders that are currently in effect. Scroll down past Governor Kaine's orders to see orders issued by previous governors.
Frequently Asked Questions - provides information about what Executive Orders are, how they are developed, what they include, and so forth.Governor Kaine's executive orders are listed here, but details and actual text of the orders can be found on the Governor's website.
| EO number | Issuing Governor | Date issued | Expiration date | Title |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 76 (2008) | Kaine, Timothy M. | 9/4/2008 (effective 8/29/2008) | 6/30/2010 | Declaration of a State of Emergency for the Commonwealth of Virginia Due to the Threat of Significant Flooding and Wind Damage Caused by Hurricane Hanna |
| 75 (2008) | Kaine, Timothy M. | 9/4/2008 (effective 8/29/2008) | 6/30/2009 |
Declaration of a State of Emergency in Support of the Emergency Management Assistance Compact to Respond to the Impact of Hurricane Gustav in the Gulf Coast States |
| 74 (2008) | Kaine, Timothy M. | 7/3/2008 (effective 7/3/2008) | 6/30/2009 | Continuing Certain Declarations of State of Emergency Refers to Executive Orders 54 (2007), 57 (2007), and 64 (2008) |
| 73 (2008) | Kaine, Timothy M. | 7/1/2008 (effective 7/1/2008) | 6/30/2009 | The Governor’s Commission on Immigration |
| 72 (2008) | Kaine, Timothy M. | 7/1/2008 (effective 7/1/2008) | no sunset | Authority and Responsibility Under the Federal Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient Transportation Act: A Legacy for Users (SAFETEA-LU) and Subsequent Federal Reauthorization Legislation Rescinds Executive Order 57 (1999) |
| 71 (2008) | Kaine, Timothy M. | 6/27/2008 (effective 6/27/2008) | 6/30/2009 |
Authorizing the Army National Guard to Remove the Stranded Helicopter at Roanoke Memorial Hospital from the Helopad |
| 70 (2008) | Kaine, Timothy M. | 6/20/2008 (effective 6/20/2008) | 6/30/2009 | Continuing Certain Executive Orders |
| 69 (2008) | Kaine, Timothy M. | 6/11/2008 (effective 6/11/2008) | 6/30/2011 | Sustainable Community Investment |
| 68 (2008) | Kaine, Timothy M. | 6/6/08 (effective 7/1/08) | No sunset | Designation of the Director of the Department of Housing and Community Development as the Delegate of the Governor to Make the Certifications Required by Section 149 (e) (2) (F) of the Internal Revenue Code |
| 67 (2008) | Kaine, Timothy M. | 5/30/2008 (effective 5/30/2008) | 9/30/2008 | Declaration of a State of Emergency Within the Commonwealth of Virginia as a Measure for Uninterrupted Petroleum Distribution |
| 66 (2008) | Kaine, Timothy M. | 5/13/2008 (effective 7/1/2008) | 6/30/2009 | The Governor’s Advisory Board on National and Community Service |
| 65 (2008) | Kaine, Timothy M. | 4/28/2008 (effective 4/28/2008) | 6/30/2009 | Declaration of a State of Emergency for the Commonwealth of Virginia Due to Severe Weather Throughout the Commonwealth |
| 64 (2008) | Kaine, Timothy M. | 3/31/2008 (effective 3/5/2008) | 6/30/2008 | Declaration of a State of Emergency Arising from Heavy Winds and Severe Storms Throughout the Commonwealth of Virginia |
| 63 (2008) | Kaine, Timothy M. | 2/15/2008 (effective 2/15/2008) | 6/30/2008 | Declaration of a State of Emergency Arising from Heavy Winds and Brushfires or the Potential Thereof Throughout the Commonwealth of Virginia |
| 62 (2008) | Kaine, Timothy M. | 1/23/2008 (effective 1/23/2008) | 12/31/2009 | Establishing the Commonwealth Consortium for Mental Health/Criminal Justice Transportation |
| 61 (2008) | Kaine, Timothy M. | 1/4/2008 (effective 1/4/2008) | 6/30/2010 | Chief Workforce Development Officer Coordination of Workforce Development and Accountability, Cross-Cabinet Collaboration and the Role of the Virginia Community College System Rescinds Executive Order 25 (2006) |
| 60(2007) | Kaine, Timothy M. | 12/21/2007 (effective 12/21/2007) | No sunset | Promulgation of the Commonwealth of Virginia Emergency Operations Plan Rescinds Executive Order 65, dated 4/1/2004, and Executive Order 41, dated 5/17/1999 |
| 59 (2007) | Kaine, Timothy M. | 12/21/2007 (effective 12/21/2007) | 12/15/2008 | The Governor's Commission on Climate Change |
58 (2007) |
Kaine, Timothy M. | 10/11/2007 (effective 10/11/2007) |
No Sunset |
Establishment of Policies and Procedures for Agency Assessment of Mandates on Local Government Rescinds Executive Memorandum 1-98 issued 10/29/1998 |
57 (2007) |
Kaine, Timothy M. | 10/18/2007 (effective 10/19/2007) |
6/30/2008 |
Declaration of a State of Emergency Arising from Drought and Forest Fire or the Potential Thereof Throughout the Commonwealth of Virginia |
| 56 (2007) | Kaine, Timothy M. | 9/13/2007 (effective 9/13/2007) | 9/13/2008 | Hokie Spirit Memorial and Scholarship Funds Disbursement |
| 55 (2007) | Kaine, Timothy M. | 9/10/2007 (effective 9/10/2007) | 7/1/2008 | Continuing the Health Information Technology Council Rescinds and replaces EO 29 (2006) |
| 53 (2007) | Kaine, Timothy M. | 6/18/2007 (effective 6/18/2007) | 4/18/2008 | Virginia Tech Review Panel |
| 52 (2007) | Kaine, Timothy M. | 6/13/2007 (effective 6/13/2007) | 12/1/2007; continued to 6/30/2009 | Establishing a Public Safety Memorial Commission |
| 51 (2007) | Kaine, Timothy M. | 5/18/2007 (effective 5/18/2007) | No Sunset | Continuing Certain Executive Orders – 13 (2006), 14 (2006), and 18 (2006) – one-year renewals |
| 50 (2007) | Kaine, Timothy M. | 4/30/2007 (effective 4/30/2007) | No Sunset | Reporting Critical Safety Data to the Central Criminal Records Exchange |
| 49 (2007) | Kaine, Timothy M. | 4/16/2007 (effective 4/16/2007) | 4/16/2008 | Declaration of a State of Emergency for the Commonwealth of Virginia Due to shootings at Virginia Tech |
| 48 (2007) | Kaine, Timothy M. | 4/5/2007 (effective 4/5/2007) | 6/30/2011 | Energy Efficiency in State Government |
| 44 (2007) | Kaine, Timothy M. | 1/12/2007 (effective 1/12/2007) | No Sunset | Establishing Preparedness Initiatives in State Government |
| 43 (2007) | Kaine, Timothy M. | 1/9/2007 (effective 1/9/2007) | No Sunset | Protecting the Security of Personally Identifiable Information in State Government Operations |
| 42 (2006) | Kaine, Timothy M. | 12/1/2006 (effective 12/1/2006) | No Sunset | Strengthening Transparency and Accountability in Health Care |
| 41 (2006) | Kaine, Timothy M. | 10/26/2006 (effective 1/1/2007) | No Sunset | Banning Smoking in State Offices and Vehicles |
| 40 (2006) | Kaine, Timothy M. | 10/13/2006 | 7/1/2008; |
Continuing the P-16 Education Council |
| 36 (2006) | Kaine, Timothy M. | 9/20/2006 effective (9/20/2006) | 6/30/2010 |
Development and Review of Regulations Proposed by State Agencies
Rescinds Executive Order 21 (2002) |
| 35 (2006) | Kaine, Timothy M. | 9/12/2006 (effective 9/12/2006) | No Sunset | Establishing the Office of Telework Promotion and Broadband Assistance |
| 34 (2006) Revised | Kaine, Timothy M. | 9/15/2006 (effective 8/31/2006) | 6/30/2008 | Declaration of a State of Emergency for the Commonwealth of Virginia Due to the Threat of Significant Flooding and Wind Damage Caused by Tropical Storm Ernesto |
| 33 (2006) | Kaine, Timothy M. | 8/10/06 (effective 8/10/2006) |
No Sunset |
SWAM – Enhancing Opportunities for Small, Women and Minority Owned Businesses
Rescinds the relevant provisions of Executive Order 28 (2006) which continued Executive Order 103 (2005) |
| 32 (2006) | Kaine, Timothy M. | 7/28/2006 (effective 7/28/2006) |
6/30/2010 | Urban Policy Task Force |
| 26 (2006) | Kaine, Timothy M. | 6/23/2006 (effective 6/23/2006) |
6/30/2009 | Continuing Certain Emergency Declarations Due to Disasters in the Commonwealth Extends EO 88 (2005) and EO 97 (2005). |
| 24 (2006) | Kaine, Timothy M. | 6/23/2006 (effective 6/23/2006 |
6/30/2010 | Governor’s Economic Development Strategic Planning Steering Committee |
| 23 (2006) | Kaine, Timothy M. | 6/16/2006 (effective 6/16/2006) |
6/30/2010 | Employee Workplace Giving and Volunteerism Rescinds EO 32 (2002) |
| 22 (2006) | Kaine, Timothy M. | 6/16/2006 (effective 6/16/2006) |
12/31/2008 | Establishing the Virginia Prisoner Re-Entry Policy Academy |
| 21 (2006) | Kaine, Timothy M. | 6/16/2006 (effective 6/16/2006) |
6/30/2010 | Continuation of the Virginia Coastal Zone Management Program Rescinds EO 23 (2002) |
| 20 (2006) | Kaine, Timothy M. | 6/16/2006 (effective 6/16/2006) |
6/30/2010 | Assigning Responsibility for Participation in the Federal “Superfund” Program Rescinds EO 22 (2002) |
| 19 (2006) | Kaine, Timothy M. | 6/16/2006 (effective 6/16/2006) |
6/30/2010 | Serving Virginia’s Veterans Rescinds EO 40 (2002) |
| 18 (2006) | Kaine, Timothy M. | 6/5/2006 (effective 6/5/2006) |
6/5/2007 Extended to 6/5/2008 by EO 51 (2007); to 6/30/2009 |
Establishing the Virginia Citizen-Soldier Support Council |
| 17 (2006) | Kaine, Timothy M. | 6/2/2006 (effective 6/2/2006) |
No Sunset | Designation of Housing Credit Agency Under the Federal Tax Reform Act of 1986 Rescinds EO 18 (2002) |
| 16 (2006) | Kaine, Timothy M. | 6/2/2006 (effective 6/2/2006) |
6/30/2010 | Designation of Executive Branch Officers and Employees Required to File Financial Disclosure Statements Replaces EO 53 (2003) |
| 15 (2006) | Kaine, Timothy M. | 6/2/2006 (effective 6/2/2006) |
6/2/2007 Extended to 6/2/2008; to 6/30/2009 | Establishing Virginia’s Interagency Anti-Gang Workshop; Extended to 6/2/2008 by EO 51 (2007) |
| 14 (2006) | Kaine, Timothy M. | 6/2/2006 (effective 6/2/2006) |
6/30/2010 | Directing All State Agencies to Actively Recruit National and Regional Conferences to the Commonwealth Rescinds and Replaces EO 6 (2005) |
| 13 (2006) | Kaine, Timothy M. | 5/19/2006 (effective 5/29/2006) |
5/12/2007 Extended to 5/19/2008 |
The Governor’s Commission on Community and National Service Replaces EO 86(2005) |
| 12 (2006) | Kaine, Timothy M. | 6/2/2006 (effective 6/2/2006) |
6/30/2010 | State Employee Fraud, Waste, and Abuse Hotline Replaces EO 24 (2002) |
| 10 (2006) | Kaine, Timothy M. | 2/3/2006 (effective 2/3/2006) |
No sunset | Cabinet Responsibility for the Department of Minority Business Enterprise |
| 9 (2006) | Kaine, Timothy M. | 1/31/2006 (effective 1/30/2006) |
Contingent on federal action | Ensuring Access to Prescription Drugs for Medicare Beneficiaries |
| 8 (2006) | Kaine, Timothy M. | 1/18/2006 (effective 1/18/06) |
No sunset | Cabinet Responsibility for the Department of Veterans Affairs |
| 6 (2006) | Kaine, Timothy M. | 1/14/2006 (effective 1/14/2006) |
1/31/2010 |
Delegation of
Governor's Authority to Declare a State of Emergency and to Call the Virginia
National Guard to Active Service for Emergencies or Disasters when the
Governor is out of the Commonwealth of Virginia and Cannot Be Reached Rescinds and replaces EO 4(02) |
| 5 (2006) | Kaine, Timothy M. | 1/14/2006 (effective 1/14/2006) |
1/31/2010 |
Delegation of Certain Authority Conferred by General Obligation Bond Acts Replaces EO 47(03) |
| 4 (2006) | Kaine, Timothy M. | 1/14/2006 (effective 1/14/2006) |
1/31/2010 |
Authority and Responsibility of Chief of Staff Rescinds and replaces EO 3(02) |
| 1 (2006) | Kaine, Timothy M. | 1/14/2006 (effective 1/14/2006) |
No sunset | Equal Opportunity Rescinds and replaces EO 1(02) |
Following are all executive orders currently in effect that were issued by former Governors of Virginia. Click on the row to access the order in Adobe PDF format
| EO number | Issuing Governor | Date issued | Expiration date | Title |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 102 (2005) | Warner, Mark R. | 11/1/2005 | 10/31/2008 | Adoption of the National Incident Management system and Use of the National Preparedness Goal for Preventing, Responding to and Recovering from Crisis Events in the Commonwealth |
| 101 (2005) | Warner, Mark R. | 11/1/2005 | No sunset | Continuing the Statewide Agencies Radio system (STARS) |
| 97 (2005) rev. 3 | Warner, Mark R. | 9/12/2005, effective 8/31/2005 | 6/30/2006 Extended through 6/30/2009 by EO 26 (2006) | Declaration of a State of Emergency in Support of the Emergency Management Assistance Compact to Respond to the Impact of Hurricane Katrina |
| 95 (2005) | Warner, Mark R. | 7/14/2005 | No sunset |
Designation of the Secretary of the Commonwealth as the Officer
charged with the duty of authenticating all official documents and records
under provisions adopted by the 1961 Hague Convention
Rescinds EO 52 (81) |
| 94 (2005) | Warner, Mark R. | 7/14/2005 | No sunset |
Workplace Safety and Employee Health Rescinds and replaces EO 52(1999) |
| 91 (2005) | Warner, Mark R. | 7/14/2005 | 12/31/2010 | Preserving Water Quality by Establishing Riparian Buffers in the Chesapeake Bay Watershed |
| 90 (2005) | Warner, Mark R. | 7/14/2005 | 12/31/2010 | Improving Stream Health and Water Quality by Restoring Streams throughout the Commonwealth |
| 89 (2005) | Warner, Mark R. | 7/12/2005 | No sunset |
Purchase, Assignment, and Use of State-owned Vehicles Rescinds and replaces EO 20(02) |
| 88 (2005) | Warner, Mark R. | 6/13/2005 | 6/30/2006 Extended to 6/30/2009 by Executive Order 26 (2006) |
A Continuation and Modification of the Declaration of a State of
Emergency for the Commonwealth of Virginia due to the Significant Flooding
and Wind Damage Caused by Hurricane Isabel
,br> Extends Executive Order 56 (2003) |
| 75(2004) | Warner, Mark R. | 6/22/2004 | No sunset | Managing the Commonwealth’s Real Estate Holdings |
| 69 (2004) | Warner, Mark R. | 5/3/2004 | No sunset | Virginia’s Secure Commonwealth Initiative |
| 67 (2004) | Warner, Mark R. | 4/20/2004 | No sunset | Creation of the Office of the Inspector General and Working Group on Budget Reform |
| 56 (2003) | Warner, Mark R. | 9/16/2003 |
6/30/2004;EO 58(03)
extended & expanded par. F for 30 days to 7/30/2004; EO 88(05) modified and
extended that paragraph to 6/30/2006, but 56(03)’s par. F is no longer operative.
EO 87(05) extended all but par. F to 6/30/07, and made retroactively effective for continuity. |
Declaration of a State of Emergency for the Commonwealth of Virginia Due to the Threat of Significant Flooding and Wind Damage Caused by Hurricane Isabel ◄ Extended through 6/30/2006 by Executive Order 88 (2005) and further extended through 6/30/2009 by Executive Order 26 (2006) |
| 44 (2003) | Warner, Mark R. | 3/26/2003 | No sunset | Supporting state employees who are called to active duty |
| 41 (2003) | Warner, Mark R. | 1/27/2003 | No sunset | Rescinding and reissuing certain executive orders |
| 34 (2002) | Warner, Mark R. | 9/9/2002 | No sunset | One Virginia, One future: Establishing the Governor’s Economic Development Strategic Planning Council |
| 8 (2002) | Warner, Mark R. | 2/2/2002 | 2/6/2002; continued under EO 41 (03) with no sunset | Establishing the Governor’s Advisory Commission on Higher Education Board Appointments |
| 2 (2002) | Warner, Mark R. | 1/12/2002 | No sunset | Establishing the Economic Crisis Strike Force |
| 88 (2001) | Gilmore, James S. III | 12/21/2001 | No sunset |
Authority and Responsibility of the Governor's
Secretaries and Other Senior Executive Branch Officials Rescinds EO 31 (1994), EO 59 (1995) and EO 79 (1997) |
| 73 (2001) | Gilmore, James S. III | 1/11/2001 (retroactive to 1/1/2001) |
No sunset | Expand the use of the Internet for the Commonwealth’s recruitment and position advertising |
| 72 (2000) | Gilmore, James S. III | 10/20/2000 | 12/31/2010 | Establishing the Virginia Wetlands Restoration Coordinating Committee |
| 71 (2000) | Gilmore, James S. III | 8/23/2000 | No sunset | Commonwealth Commuter Choice: Commuter Assistance for State Employees Using Van Pools or Transit Facilities |
| 61 (1999) | Gilmore, James S. III | 11/22/1999 | No sunset | Rescinding certain gubernatorial orders issued between 1985 and 1997. Rescinds EO’s 62(85), 23(86), 36(91), 28(94), 76(1997) |
| 58 (1999) | Gilmore, James S. III | 10/19/1999 | No sunset | Review of impact of regulation on executive policies on the families of Virginia |
| 57 (1999) | Gilmore, James S. III | 10/1/1999 | No sunset | Authority and Responsibility under the Federal Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century. Rescinds EO 23(1994). |
| 61 (1996) | Allen, George | 2/7/1996 | No sunset | Collection of fees on garnishments, support orders, and tax liens. |
| 56 (1995) | Allen, George | 10/1919/95 | No sunset | Delegates authority to the Secretary of the Commonwealth, to approve use of the seals of the Commonwealth for commercial purposes. |
| 52 (1995) | Allen, George | 8/2010/1995 | No sunset | Provides for secondary market disclosure, by the Virginia Department of the Treasury, for securities for which the Commonwealth is deemed obligated. |
| 47 (1995) | Allen, George | 5/23/1995 | No sunset | Rescinding and reissuing certain executive orders. Rescinds EO’s 13(71), 28(72), 47(76), 18(78), 54(81) and reissues Governor Tuck’s EO of 6/28/48. |
| None | Tuck, William M. | 48 Reissued by Eos 18(78) & 47(1995) |
No sunset | Establishing the year 1628 as the historical date of organization of the First Virginia Regiment. |