Executive Orders Applicable or of Interest to UVA
Executive Orders by Governor Glenn Youngkin, 2022-2026
All executive orders issued by Governor Youngkin are accessible on the Executive Actions page of the Governor's website
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No. |
Title |
Effective |
Expires |
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Reinvigorating Job Growth by Removing Burdensome Regulations from Virginia’s Business Community |
01/15/22 |
NA |
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Protecting Ratepayers from the Rising Cost of Living Due to the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative |
01/15/22 |
NA |
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Recognizing the Value of Recycling and Waste Reduction [replaces EO77 issued by Governor Northam in 2021] |
04/07/22 |
NA |
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Designation of Executive Branch Officers and Employees Required to File Financial Disclosure Statements |
06/30/22 |
06/30/26 |
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Development and Review of State Agency Regulations [replaces EO14 issued by Governor Northam in 2018] |
07/01/22 |
06/30/26 |
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Executive Review of COVID-19 Penalties |
12/06/22 |
NA |
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Banning the Use of Certain Applications and Websites on State Government Technology |
12/16/22 |
NA |
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Crushing the Fentanyl Epidemic: Strengthening Virginia’s Interdiction and Enforcement Response to Fentanyl Crisis |
05/09/23 |
NA |
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Executive Orders by Governor Ralph Northam, 2018-2022
Executive orders in effect issued by former Governors are available through the Library of Virginia website. Executive orders issued by Governor Ralph Northam are available in the Blue Book of the Commonwealth of Virginia.
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No. |
Title |
Effective |
Expires |
|---|---|---|---|
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Equal Opportunity [replaces EO1 issued by Governor McAuliffe in 2014] |
01/13/18 |
NA |
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Supporting the Critical Role of the Virginia Department of Environmental Quality in Protection of Virginia's Air, Water, and Public Health |
04/03/18 |
NA |
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Parental Leave for Commonwealth Employees |
06/25/18 |
NA |
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Establishment of the Governor's Conservation Cabinet: A United Effort to Protect and Conserve Virginia's Natural Resources |
10/04/18 |
NA |
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Increasing Virginia's Resilience to Sea Level Rise and Natural Hazards |
11/02/18 |
NA |
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Establishing the Governor's Affordable Housing Priorities to Address Virginia's Unmet Housing Needs |
11/15/18 |
NA |
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Advancing Equity for Small-, Women-, Minority-, and Service Disabled Veteran-Owned Businesses in State Contracting |
07/03/19 |
NA |
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Emergency Preparedness Responsibilities of State Agencies and Public Institutions of Higher Education |
09/03/19 |
NA |
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Expanding Access to Clean Energy and Growing the Clean Energy Jobs of the Future |
09/16/19 |
NA |
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Floodplain Management Requirements and Planning Standards for State Agencies, Institutions, and Property |
11/15/19 |
NA |
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Expanding Opportunities for Virginians with Disabilities [replaces EO46 issued by Governor McAuliffe in 2015] |
01/02/20 |
NA |
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THIRD AMENDED: Licensing of Health Care Professionals in Response to Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) |
03/11/21 |
NA |
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AMENDED: Access to Medicaid-Covered Health Care Services in Response to Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) |
06/10/20 |
NA |
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AMENDED: Further Clarification of Certain Immunity from Liability for Healthcare Providers in Response to Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) |
12/11/20 |
NA |
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Establishment of Juneteenth as a State Holiday |
06/17/20 |
NA |
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Executive Orders by Governor Terry McAuliffe, 2014-2018
Executive orders in effect issued by former Governors are available through the Library of Virginia website
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No. |
Title |
Effective |
Expires |
|---|---|---|---|
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Personnel Directive Prohibiting the Receipt of Certain Gifts; Establishment of Executive Branch Ethics Commission |
01/11/14 |
NA |
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Establishing the Virginia Energy Council |
06/04/14 |
NA |
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Advancing Equity for Small, Women, and Minority Owned Businesses [replaces EO33 issued by Governor Kaine in 2006] |
07/22/14 |
NA |
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Establishing the New Virginia Economy Workforce Initiative |
08/13/14 |
NA |
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Establishing the New Virginia Economy Strategic Plan and Steering Committee |
08/27/14 |
NA |
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Facilitating Employee Workplace Giving and Volunteerism |
09/11/14 |
NA |
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Marriage Equality in the Commonwealth of Virginia |
10/07/14 |
NA |
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Conserving Energy and Reducing Consumption in the Commonwealth of Virginia |
10/16/14 |
NA |
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Improving ABC Law Enforcement |
03/25/15 |
NA |
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Implementation of "Ban the Box" Hiring Policies in the Commonwealth |
04/03/15 |
NA |
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Establishing the Virginia Environmental Literacy Challenge |
04/22/15 |
NA |
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Governor's Council on Youth Entrepreneurship |
08/24/15 |
NA |
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Expanding Registered Apprenticeships in Virginia |
10/06/15 |
NA |
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Executive Action to Prevent Gun Violence |
10/15/15 |
NA |
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Equal Opportunity and Access for All Virginians in State Contracting and Public Services |
01/05/17 |
NA |
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Advancing Virginia’s Preservation Stewardship |
04/28/17 |
NA |
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Executive Order on Chapter 836, 2017 Acts of Assembly (the 2017 Appropriation Act) |
05/12/17 |
NA |
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Establishing the Task Force on Public Safety Preparedness and Response to Civil Unrest |
8/24/17 |
NA |
Executive Orders by Governor Robert F. McDonnell, 2010-2014
Executive orders in effect issued by former Governors are available through the Library of Virginia website
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No. |
Title |
Effective |
Expires |
|---|---|---|---|
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Establishing the Chief Job Creation Officer and the Governor’s Economic Development and Job Creation Commission |
01/16/10 |
NA |
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State Employee Fraud, Waste, and Abuse Hotline |
06/29/10 |
NA |
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Establishing the Domestic Violence Prevention and Response Advisory Board |
10/01/10 |
NA |
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Continuing the Statewide Agencies Radio System (Stars) |
12/09/11 |
NA |
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Promulgation of the 2012 Commonwealth of Virginia Emergency Operations Plan |
08/20/12 |
NA |
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State Fraud, Waste, and Abuse Hotline |
10/09/12 |
NA |
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Supporting Virginians with Disabilities in the Commonwealth's Workforce Importance of Employment for Virginians with Disabilities |
11/16/12 |
NA |
Executive Orders by Governor Timothy M. Kaine, 2006-2010
Executive orders in effect issued by former Governors are available through the Library of Virginia website
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No. |
Title |
Effective |
Expires |
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Ensuring Access to Prescription Drugs for Medicare Beneficiaries |
01/30/06 |
Contingent on CMS action |
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Cabinet Responsibility for the Departments of Minority Business Enterprise |
02/03/06 |
NA |
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Banning Smoking in State Offices and Vehicles |
01/01/07 |
NA |
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Strengthening Transparency and Accountability in Health Care |
12/01/06 |
NA |
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Protecting the Security of Sensitive Individual Information in Executive Branch Operations |
01/09/07 |
NA |
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Establishing Preparedness Initiatives in State Government |
01/12/07 |
NA |
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Reporting Critical Safety Data to the Central Criminal Records Exchange |
04/30/07 |
NA |
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Promulgation of the Commonwealth of Virginia Emergency Operations Plan |
12/21/07 |
NA |
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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 |
09/30/09 |
NA |
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Establishing the Virginia Health Information Technology Advisory Commission |
10/09/09 |
NA |
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Workplace Safety and Employee Health |
01/08/10 |
NA |
Executive Orders by Governor Mark R. Warner, 2002-2006
Executive orders in effect issued by former Governors are available through the Library of Virginia website
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No. |
Title |
Effective |
Expires |
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Establishing the Governor’s Advisory Commission on Higher Education Board Appointments |
02/07/02 |
Continued by EO41 (03) |
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One Virginia, One Future: Establishing the Governor’s Economic Development Strategic Planning Council |
09/09/02 |
NA |
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Rescinding and Reissuing Certain Executive Orders |
01/27/03 |
NA |
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Supporting State Employees Who Are Called to Active Duty |
03/26/03 |
NA |
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Creation of the Office of the Inspector General and Working Group on Budget Reform |
04/20/04 |
NA |
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Virginia’s Secure Commonwealth Initiative |
05/03/04 |
NA |
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Managing the Commonwealth’s Real Estate Holdings |
06/22/04 |
NA |
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Purchase, Assignment and Use of State-Owned Vehicles |
07/12/05 |
NA |
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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 |
11/01/05 |
NA |