Executive Orders
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.
Executive Orders of the current administration can be found on the Governor's website.
Executive orders from the Gilmore, Warner and Kaine administrations can be found on their preserved websites in the Library's archival web collections.
| EO number | Issuing Governor | Date issued | Expiration date | Title |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 110 (2010) | Kaine, Timothy M. | 1/13/2010 (effective 1/14/2010) | No Sunset (as long as Section 54F remains in effect) | Allocation of a Portion of the Commonwealth’s Share of the Calendar Year 2009 National Limitation for Qualified School Construction Bonds Under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 |
| 109 (2010) | Kaine, Timothy M. | 1/8/2010 (effective 1/8/2010) | No Sunset | Workplace Safety and Employee Health Rescinds and replaces Executive Order 94 (2005) |
| 108 (2010) | Kaine, Timothy M. | 1/8/2010 (effective 1/8/2010) | Close of Grant | Designation of Strengthening Communities Fund Grant Recipient |
| 107 (2009) | Kaine, Timothy M. | 12/30/2009 (effective 12/30/2009) | 6/30/2010 | Development and Review of Regulations Proposed by State Agencies Rescinds and replaces EO 36 (2006) |
| 106 (2009) | Kaine, Timothy M. | 12/23/2009 (effective 12/23/2009) | 6/30/2010 | Additional Authorization Due to a Severe Weather Event Throughout the Commonwealth |
| 105 (2009) | Kaine, Timothy M. | 12/18/2009 (effective 12/18/2009) | 6/30/2011 | Declaration of a State of Emergency for the Commonwealth of Virginia Due to a Severe Winter Storm Event Throughout the Commonwealth |
| 104 (2009) | Kaine, Timothy M. | 12/18/2009 (effective 12/18/2009) | 1/31/2010 | Delegation of Governor’s Authority to Declare a State of Emergency, to Call the Virginia National Guard to Active Service for Emergencies or Disasters, and to Declare the Governor Unable to Discharge the Powers and Duties of His Office When the Governor Cannot be Reached or is Incapacitated Rescinds and replaces Executive Order 6 (2006) |
| 103 (2009) | Kaine, Timothy M. | 12/7/2009 (effective 12/7/2009) | No Sunset | Cabinet Responsibility for the Virginia Public Broadcasting Board |
| 102 (2009) | Kaine, Timothy M. | 12/4/2009 (effective 12/4/2009) | 12/31/2011 | Reissuance of Executive Order Regarding Use of Virginia Recovery Zone Volume Cap Allocations Provided Under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 |
| 101 (2009) | Kaine, Timothy M. | 11/13/2009 (effective 11/11/2009) | 6/30/2010 | Declaration of a State of Emergency for the Commonwealth of Virginia Due to a Severe Weather Event Throughout the Commonwealth |
| 100 (2009) | Kaine, Timothy M. | 10/22/2009 (effective 10/22/2009) | Upon submission of final report (or otherwise amended or rescinded) | Establishing the Virginia Indian Commemorative Commission |
| 99 (2009) | Kaine, Timothy M. | 10/22/2009 (effective 10/22/2009) | 12/31/2010 | The Virginia Complete Count Committee |
| 98 (2009) | Kaine, Timothy M. | 10/22/2009 (effective 10/22/2009) | 7/1/2011 | Continuing the Commonwealth Consortium for Mental Health/Criminal Justice Transformation |
| 97 (2009) | Kaine, Timothy M. | 10/22/2009 (effective 10/22/2009) | 12/31/2010 | Continuing the Virginia Prisoner Re-Entry Policy Academy |
| 96 (2009) | Kaine, Timothy M. | 10/13/2009 (effective 10/13/2009) | 12/31/2011 | Creating the Virginia Career Pathways System Working Group |
| 95 (2009) | Kaine, Timothy M. | 10/9/2009 (effective 10/9/2009) | No Sunset | Establishing the Health Information Technology Advisory Commission |
| 94 (2009) | Kaine, Timothy M. | 9/30/2009 (effective 9/30/2009) | 12/31/2011 | Use of Virginia Recovery Zone Volume Cap Allocations Provided Under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 |
| 93 (2009) | Kaine, Timothy M. | 9/28/2009 (effective 9/30/2009) | 9/30/2011 | Establishing Virginia’s Sexual and Domestic Violence Workgroup |
| 92 (2009) | Kaine, Timothy M. | 9/28/2009 (effective 9/30/2009) | No Sunset | Directing the Division of Consolidated Laboratory Services of the Department of General Services to Accept and Store Physical Evidence Recovery Kits Received from Health Care Providers |
| 91 (2009) | Kaine, Timothy M. | 9/23/2009 (effective 9/23/2009) | 12/31/2011 | Designating the Governor’s Working Group on Early Childhood Initiatives as Virginia’s Early Childhood Advisory Council |
| 90 (2009) | Kaine, Timothy M. | 9/4/2009 (effective 9/15/2009) | No Sunset | Allocation of a Portion of the Commonwealth’s Share of the Calendar Year 2009 National Limitation for Qualified School Construction Bonds under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 |
| 89 (2009) | Kaine, Timothy M. | 7/30/2009 (effective 7/30/2009) | 6/30/2010 | Continuing the Public Safety Memorial Commission |
| 88 (2009) | Kaine, Timothy M. | 7/30/2009 (effective 7/30/2009) | 6/30/2010 | Continuing the Virginia Citizen-Soldier Support Council |
| 87 (2009) | Kaine, Timothy M. | 7/30/2009 (effective 7/30/2009) | 6/30/2010 | Continuing Virginia’s Interagency Anti-Gang Workgroup |
| 86 (2009) | Kaine, Timothy M. | 7/30/2009 (effective 7/30/2009) | 6/30/2011 | Continuing the P-16 Education Council |
| 85 (2009) | Kaine, Timothy M. | 7/30/2009 (effective 7/30/2009) | 9/30/2011 | Use of the Virginia Workforce Network for Jobs Resulting from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 and those being recruited by Virginia State Agencies |
| 84 (2009) | Kaine, Timothy M. | 7/1/2009 (effective 7/1/2009) | 6/30/2010 | Continuing Certain Declarations of State of Emergency Executive Orders 56 (2003), 54 (2007), 64 (2008), 65 (2008), 75 (2008), 77 (2008) |
| 83 (2009) | Kaine, Timothy M. | 7/1/2009 (effective 7/1/2009) | 6/30/2010 | The Governor’s Advisory Board on National and Community Service |
| 82 (2009) | Kaine, Timothy M. | 6/10/2009 (effective 6/10/2009) | 7/1/2013 | Greening of State Government Rescinds Executive Order 48 (2007) |
| 81 (2009) | Kaine, Timothy M. | 3/4/2009 (effective 3/2/2009) | 6/30/2010 | Declaration of a State of Emergency for the Commonwealth of Virginia Due to a Severe Winter Weather Event Throughout the Commonwealth |
| 80 (2009) | Kaine, Timothy M. | 1/13/2009 (effective 1/13/2009) | 6/30/2010 | Declaration of a State of Emergency to Support the 56th Presidential Inauguration |
| 79 (2008) | Kaine, Timothy M. | 10/24/2008 (effective 10/24/2008) | 10/25/2011 | Continuing the Statewide Agencies Radio System (STARS) Rescinds Executive Order 102 (2005) |
| 78 (2008) | Kaine, Timothy M. | 10/7/2008 (effective 10/7/2008 | No Sunset | Designation of Housing Credit Agency Under the Federal Tax Reform Act of 1986 |
| 77 (2008) Amended 9/16/08 |
Kaine, Timothy M. | 9/18/2008 (effective 9/10/2008) | 6/30/2009 Continued to 6/30/2010 | Declaration of a State of Emergency in Support of the Emergency Management Assistance Compact to Respond to the Impact of Hurricane Gustav and Hurricane Ike in the Gulf Coast States Extended to 6/30/2010 by Executive Order 84 (2009) |
| 76 (2008) | Kaine, Timothy M. | 9/4/2008 (effective 9/4/2008) | 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 Continued to 6/30/2010 | 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 Extended to 6/30/2010 by Executive Order 84 (2009) |
| 74 (2008) | Kaine, Timothy M. | 7/3/2008 (effective 7/3/2008) | 6/30/2009 Continued to 6/30/2010 by EO 84 (2009) | Continuing Certain Declarations of State of Emergency Refers to Executive Orders 54 (2007), 57 (2007), and 64 (2008) |
| 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) |
| 69 (2008) | Kaine, Timothy M. | 6/11/2008 (effective 6/11/2008) | 6/30/2011 | Sustainable Community Investment |
| 68 (2008) | Kaine, Timothy M. | 6/6/2008 (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 |
| 65 (2008) | Kaine, Timothy M. | 4/28/2008 (effective 4/28/2008) | 6/30/2009 Continued to 6/30/2010 | Declaration of a State of Emergency for the Commonwealth of Virginia Due to Severe Weather Throughout the Commonwealth Continued to 6/30/2010 by Executive Order 84 (2009) |
| 64 (2008) | Kaine, Timothy M. | 3/31/2008 (effective 3/5/2008) | 6/30/2008 Continued to 6/30/2010 | Declaration of a State of Emergency Arising from Heavy Winds and Severe Storms Throughout the Commonwealth of Virginia Continued to 6/30/2009 by Executive Order 74 (2008) Continued to 6/30/2010 by Executive Order 84 (2009) |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 54 (2007) | Kaine, Timothy M. | 6/20/2007 (effective 6/20/2007 | 12/20/2007 Continued to 6/30/2010 | Declaration of a State of Emergency to Assist Rockbridge County and the Town of Goshen Due to a Critical Water Shortage Continued to 6/30/2009 by Executive Order 74 (2008) Continued to 6/30/2010 by Executive Order 84 (2008) |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 36 (2006) | Kaine, Timothy M. | 9/20/2006 (effective (9/20/2006) | 6/30/2010 | Development and Review of Regulations Proposed by State Agencies Rescinded and replaced by Executive Order 107 (2009) 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 |
| 33 (2006) | Kaine, Timothy M. | 8/10/2006 (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 Extended to 6/30/2010 | Continuing Certain Emergency Declarations Due to Disasters in the Commonwealth Extends EO 88 (2005) and EO 97 (2005) Extended to 6/30/2010 by Executive Order 84 (2009) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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) Rescinded and replaced by EO 104 (2009) |
| 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) |
| 102 (2005) | Warner, Mark R. | 11/1/2005 | No sunset | 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 |
| 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 Extends Executive Order 56 (2003) |
| 75(2004) | Warner, Mark R. | 6/22/2004 | No sunset | Managing the Commonwealths Real Estate Holdings |
| 69 (2004) | Warner, Mark R. | 5/3/2004 | No sunset | Virginias 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) Extended through 6/30/2010 by EO 84 (2009) |
| 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 Governors 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 Governors 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 Commonwealths 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 EOs 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 EOs 13(71), 28(72), 47(76), 18(78), 54(81) and reissues Governor Tucks 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. |