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Executive Orders

Executive Orders by the Governors of the State of Tennessee 1987-present

Executive Orders from 2019 2019

No.03 An Order Mandating Openness, Transparency, And Accountability, Bill Lee

No. 02 An Order Concerning Ethics Policies Applicable To, And Ethics Disclosures Required Of, Executive Branch Employees, Bill Lee

No. 01 An Order Requiring A Statement Of Rural Impact And Recommendations For Better Serving Rural Tennesseans From All Executive Branch Departments, Bill Lee

No.77 An Order Establishing The Governor's Juvenile Justice Reform Implementation Council, Bill Haslam

No.76 An Order Renaming The Rocky Fork State Park As The Lamar Alexander Rocky Fork State Park, Bill Haslam

No.75 An Order Renaming The Tennessee Emergency Response Council As The State Emergency Response Commission And Replacing Executive Order No. 7 Dated April 1, 1987, Bill Haslam

Executive Orders from 2018 2018

No.74 An Order Transferring Responsibilities Associated With The National Flood Insurance Program From The Department Of Environment And Conservation To The Military Department, Bill Haslam

No.73 An Order Ratifying The Tennessee Housing Development Agency As The Housing Credit Agency For The State Of Tennessee And Providing For Qualified Allocation Plans And Administration Of The Low-Income Housing Tax Credit Program Under Section 42 Of The Internal Revenue Code Of 1986, As Amended, Bill Haslam

No.72 An Order Suspending Certain Vehicle Restrictions And Allowing Medical And Other Health-Related Services To Provide Relief To Victims Of Hurricane Florence, Bill Haslam

No.71 An Order Amending Executive Order No. 65 Relative To State Employees That Are Members Of The Reserve Or National Guard And Have Been Called To Full Time Military Duty By The President Of The United States In Response To The Events Of September 11, 2001 And Continuing To This Date, Bill Haslam

No.70 An Order Establishing The Tennessee Commission On Pain And Addiction Medicine Education, Bill Haslam

No.69 An Order Declaring A State Of Emergency For The Purpose Of Ensuring The Uninterrupted Delivery Of Livestock And Poultry Feed And Live Poultry, Bill Haslam

Executive Orders from 2017 2017

No.68 An Order Transferring Certain Functions From The Department Of Health To The Department Of Agriculture, Bill Haslam

No.67 An Order Suspending Certain Vehicle Restrictions To Provide Relief To Victims Of Hurricane Irma, Bill Haslam

No.66 An Order To Allow Medical And Other Health-Related Services For Evacuees Of Hurricane Irma, Bill Haslam

No.65 An Order Amending Executive Order No. 55 Relative To State Employees That Are Members Of The Reserve Or National Guard And Ha Ve Been Called To Full Time Military Duty By The President Of The United States In Response To The Events Of September 11, 2001 And Continuing To This Date, Bill Haslam

No.64 An Emergency Order Suspending Provisions Of Certain Laws And Rules In Order To Provide Relief To Victims Of Drought Conditions In Tennessee, Bill Haslam

Executive Orders from 2016 2016

No.63 An Order Transferring The Energy Management Component Of The State Of Tennessee Real Estate Asset Management (Stream) Energy Management And Sustainability Group From The Department Of General Services To The Department Of Environment And Conservation, Bill Haslam

No.62 An Emergency Order Amending Executive Order No. 61 Relative To Suspending Provisions Of Certain Laws And Rules In Order To Provide Relief To Victims Of Wildfires In Tennessee, Bill Haslam

No.61 An Emergency Order Suspending Provisions Of Certain Laws And Rules In Order To Provide Relief To Victims Of Wildfires And Severe Weather In Tennessee, Bill Haslam

No.60 An Order Transferring The Management And Operation Of The Office Of The State Architect From The Department Of Finance And Administration To The Department Of The Treasury, Bill Haslam

No.59 An Emergency Order Suspending Provisions Of Certain Laws And Rules In Order To Provide Relief To Victims Of Drought Conditions In Tennessee, Bill Haslam

No.58 An Emergency Order Suspending Provisions Of Certain Vehicle Restrictions To Provide Relief To Victims Of Hurricane Matthew, Bill Haslam

No.57 An Emergency Order Suspending Provisions Of Certain Vehicle Restrictions To Provide Relief To Victims Of Flooding In Louisiana, Bill Haslam

No.56 An Order Declaring A State Of Emergency For The Purpose Of Ensuring The Uninterrupted Supply Of Fuel, Bill Haslam

No.55 An Order Amending Executive Order No. 48 Relative To State Employees That Are Members Of The Reserve Or National Guard And Have Been Called To Full Time Military Duty By The President Of The United States In Response To The Events Of September 11, 2001 And Continuing To This Date, Bill Haslam

No.54 An Order Amending Executive Order No. 41 Relative To The Governor's Council For Judicial Appointments For The Appellate Courts Of Tennessee, Bill Haslam

No.53 An Order Transferring Responsibilities Associated With The State Highway Safety Program From The Department Of Transportation To The Department Of Safety And Homeland Security, Bill Haslam

No.52 N Order Declaring A State Of Emergency For The Purpose Of Ensuring The Unlnterrupted Delivery Of Food Supplies, Bill Haslam

Executive Orders from 2015 2015

No.51 An Order Transferring Responsibilities Associated With The National Flood Insurance Program From The Department Of Economic And Community Development To The Department Of Environment And Conservation, Bill Haslam

No.50 An Order Amending Governor Blanton's Executive Order No. 28 Relative To The Tennessee Council On Developmental Disabilities, Bill Haslam

No.49 An Order Reconstituting The Governor's Interagency Council On Homelessness As The Tennessee Interagency Council On Homelessness., Bill Haslam

No.48 An Order Amending Executive Order No. 40 Relative To State Employees That Are Members Of The Reserve Or National Guard And Have Been Called To Full-Time Military Duty By The President Of The United States In Response To The Events Of September 11, 2001 And Continuing To This Date., Bill Haslam

No.47 An Order Transferring The Management And Operation Of The Retire Tennessee Program, As Well As Certain Responsibilities Related To The Adventure Tourism And Rural Development Act Of 2011, From The Department Of Economic And Community Development To The Department Of Tourist Development., Bill Haslam

No.46 An Order Reconstituting The State Workforce Development Board, Bill Haslam

No.45 An Order Declaring A State Of Emergency For The Purpose Of Ensuring The Uninterrupted Delivery Of Feed And Chickens To The Poultry Industry, Bill Haslam

No.44 An Emergency Order Suspending Provisions Of Certain Laws And Rules In Order To Provide Relief To Victims Of The Extreme Winter Weather Conditions In Tennessee, Bill Haslam

No.43 An Order Declaring A State Of Emergency For The Purpose Of Ensuring The Uninterrupted Delivery Of Food Supplies And Residential, Commercial, And Industrial Heating Fuels, Bill Haslam

No.42 An Emergency Order Suspending Provisions Of Certain Laws And Rules In Order To Provide Relief To Victims Of Drought Conditions In Tennessee., Bill Haslam

Executive Orders from 2014 2014

No.41 An Order Establishing The Governor's Council For Judicial Appointments For The Trial And Appellate Courts Of Tennessee Following The Adoption Of The Constitutional Amendment To Article Vi, Section 3 On November 4, 2014., Bill Haslam

No.40 An Order Amending Executive Order No. 33 Relative To State Employees That Are Members Of The Reserve Or National Guard And Have Been Called To Full Time Military Duty By The President Of The United States In Response To The Events Of September 11, 2001 And Continuing To This Date., Bill Haslam

No.39 An Order Consolidating Workstation Support For Executive Branch Departments., Bill Haslam

No.38 An Order Amending Governor Haslam's Executive Order No. 34, Dated October 16, 2013, Establishing The Governor's Commission For Judicial Appointments For Purposes Of Filling Vacancies In The Trial And Appellate Courts In Tennessee., Bill Haslam

No.37 An Order Ratifying The Tennessee Housing Development Agency As The Housing Credit Agency For The State Of Tennessee And Providing For Qualified Allocation Plans And Administration Of The Low-Income Housing Tax Credit Program Under Section 42 Of The Internal Revenue Code Of 1986, As Amended., Bill Haslam

No.36 An Order Declaring A State Of Emergency For The Purpose Of Ensuring The Uninterrupted Delivery Of Feed And Chickens To The Poultry Industry, Bill Haslam

No.35 An Order Declaring A State Of Emergency For The Purpose Of Ensuring The Uninterrupted Delivery Of Home Heating Fuels., Bill Haslam

Executive Orders from 2013 2013

No.34 An Order Establishing The Governor's Commission For Judicial Appointments For Purposes Of Filling Vacancies In The Trial And Appellate Courts In Tennessee., Bill Haslam

No.33 An Order Amending Executive Order No. 19 Relative To State Employees That Are Members Of The Reserve Or National Guard And Have Been Called To Full Time Military Duty By The President Of The United States In Response To The Events Of September 11, 2001 And Continuing To This Date., Bill Haslam

No.32 An Order Creating And Establishing The Tennessee Governor's Management Fellowship, Bill Haslam

No.31 An Order Regarding The Payment Of Rewards In Certain Criminal Cases, Bill Haslam

No.30 An Order Regarding Centralized Accounting By The Department Of Finance And Administration, Bill Haslam

No.29 An Order Transferring The Low Income Energy Assistance Program From The Department Of Human Services To The Tennessee Housing Development Agency, Bill Haslam

No.28 An Order Establishing The Tennessee Employment First Initiative To Expand Community Employment Opportunities For Tennesseans With Disabilities, Bill Haslam

No.27 An Executive Order Transferring Certain Procurement Positions Within Select State Agencies And Departments To The Central Procurement Office, Bill Haslam

No.26 An Order Regarding The Tennessee Council For Interstate Adult Offender Supervision, Bill Haslam

Executive Orders from 2012 2012

No.25 An Order Transferring The Energy Division From The Department Of Economic And Community Development To The Department Of Environment And Conservation, Bill Haslam

No.24 An Order Transferring The Governor's Books From Birth Fund And Its Related Functions From The Department Of Education To The Department Of General Services, Bill Haslam

No.23 An Order Transferring The Management And Operation Of The Division Of Records Management From The Department Of General Services To The Department Of State, Bill Haslam

No.22 An Order Transferring The Division Of Health Planning And Its Related Functions From The Department Of Finance And Administration To The Department Of Health, Bill Haslam

No.21 An Order Ending The State Of Emergency That Was Declared As A Result Of The Flooding In East Tennessee On August 5, 2012, Bill Haslam

No.20 An Order Concerning Ethics Policy And Disclosures By The Executive Branch, Bill Haslam

No.19 An Order Amending Executive Order No. 6 Relative To State Employees That Are Members Of The Reserve Or National Guard And Have Been Called To Full-Time Military Duty By The President Of The United States In Response To The Events Of September 11, 2001 And Continuing To This Date., Bill Haslam

No.18 Payment Of Rewards In Certain Criminal Cases, Bill Haslam

No.17 An Emergency Order Suspending Provisions Of Certain Laws And Rules In Order To Provide Relief To Victims Of Drought Conditions In The Southeast U.S., Bill Haslam

No.16 An Order Dissolving The Tennessee Governor's Citizen Corps Advisory Committee As Constituted By Governor Phil Bredesen's Executive Order 8 Dated April 3, 2003, Bill Haslam

No.15 An Order Reconstituting The Governor's Council On Service Members, Veterans And Their Families As The Governor's Council For Armed Forces, Veterans, And Their Families, Bill Haslam

No.14 An Emergency Order Suspending Provisions Of Certain Laws And Rules In Order To Provide Relief To Victims Of Drought Conditions In The Southeast U.S., Bill Haslam

No.13 An Order Transferring Positions For Financial Accounting And Reporting Within Certain State Departments To The Department Of Finance And Administration, Bill Haslam

No.12 An Order Transferring The Office Of Criminal Justice Programs, Drug Courts Program, From The Department Of Finance And Administration To The Department Of Mental Health, Bill Haslam

No.11 An Order Transferring The Weatherization Assistance Program From The Department Of Human Services To The Tennessee Housing Development Agency, Bill Haslam

No.10 An Order Establishing The Governor's Children's Cabinet, Bill Haslam

Executive Orders from 2011 2011

No.09 An Emergency Order Suspending Provisions Of Certain Laws And Rules In Order To Provide Relief To Victims Of Drought Conditions In The Southeast U.S., Bill Haslam

No.08 An Emergency Order Suspending Provisions Of Certain Laws And Rules In Order To Provide Relief To Victims Of Drought Conditions In The Southeast U.S., Bill Haslam

No.07 An Order Transferring The Management And Operation Of The Division Of Real Property Administration From The Department Of Finance And Administration To The Department Of General Services, Bill Haslam

No.06 An Order Establishing The Policy Of The State Of Tennessee With Respect To State Employees That Are Members Of The Reserve Or National Guard And Have Been Called To Full Time Military Duty By The President Of The United States In Response To The Events Of September 11, 2001 And Continuing To This Date, Bill Haslam

No.05 An Emergency Order Suspending Provisions Of A Certain Law And Rules Related To The Provision Of Security Services In Order To Provide Necessary Relief To Victims Of Recent Storms And Flooding, Bill Haslam

No.04 An Emergency Order Suspending Provisions Of Certain Laws And Rules In Order To Provide Necessary Relief To Victims Of Recent Storms And Flooding, Bill Haslam

No.03 An Order Concerning Nondiscrimination In Employment Practices Of The Executive Branch, Bill Haslam

No.02 An Order Concerning Openness, Transparency And Accountability, Bill Haslam

No.01 An Order Concerning Ethics Policy And Disclosures By The Executive Branch, Bill Haslam

No.74 Emergency and Contingency Appropriations, Phil Bredesen

Executive Orders from 2010 2010

No.73 Emergency and Contingency Appropriations, Phil Bredesen

No.72 An Order Transferring Certain Functions From the Department of Agriculture to the Department of Health, Phil Bredesen

No.71 An Order Establishing the Governor's Council on Service Members, Veterans and their Families, Phil Bredesen

No.70 An Order Amending Executive Order No. 4, as Amended, Relative to State Employees That are Members of the Reserve Or National Guard and Have Been Called to Full Time Military Duty or Other Full Time Duty, Phil Bredesen

No.69 An Order Promoting Healthy Food and Beverage Options in Executive Branch State Public Properties, Phil Bredesen

No.68 An Order Establishing the Tennessee STEM innovation Network, Phil Bredesen

No.67 An Emergency Order Amending Certain Provisions of Executive Order No. 65 Related to Emergency Relief, Phil Bredesen

No.66 An Emergency Order Suspending Provisions of A Certain Law and Rules Related to the Provision of Security Services in Order to Provide Necessary Relief to Victims of Recent Storms and Flooding, Phil Bredesen

No.65 An Emergency Order Suspending Provisions of Certain Laws and Rules in Order to Provide Necessary Relief to Victims of Recent Storms and Flooding, Phil Bredesen

No.64 An Order Amending Executive Order No. 4, as Amended, Relative to State Employees That are Members of the Reserve Or National Guard and Have Been Called to Full Time Military Duty or Other Full Time Duty, Phil Bredesen

No.63 An Order Establishing the Governor's Criminal Justice Coordinating Council, Phil Bredesen

No.62 An Order Authorizing the Reallocation of Recovery Zone Bonds, Phil Bredesen

No.61 An Order Declaring A State of Emergency For the Purpose of Ensuring the Uninterrupted Delivery of Home Heating Fuels, Phil Bredesen

Executive Orders from 2009 2009

No.60 An Order Amending Executive Order No. 4, as Amended, Relative to State Employees That are Members of the Reserve Or National Guard and Have Been Called to Full Time Military Duty or Other Full Time Duty., Phil Bredesen

Executive Orders from 2008 2008

No.59 An Order Requiring Energy Star Equipment and Appliances in Executive Branch State Agencies., Phil Bredesen

No.58 An Order Amending Executive Order No. 4, as Amended, Relative to State Employees That are Members of the Reserve Or National Guard and Have Been Called to Full Time Military Duty or Other Full Time Duty, Phil Bredesen

No.57 An Emergency Order Suspending Provisions of Certain Laws and Rules in Order to Provide Relief to Evacuees of Hurricane Gustav, Phil Bredesen

No.56 An Emergency Order Amending Certain Provisions of Executive Order No. 53 Related to Emergency Relief, Phil Bredesen

No.55 An Order Renewing the Existing State of Emergency in Tennessee Declared in Response to Recent Severe Storms and Related tornadoes, Phil Bredesen