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Virginia Department of Planning and Budget

Executive Orders

  
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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 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)
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.