Executive Orders

2020 Executive Orders

Continuing the Montana Information Security Advisory Council - Executive Order No. 13-2020
Continuing the Eastern Montana Elder Justice Council - Executive Order No. 12-2020
Allowing Agricultural Harvesters in Montana a Temporary 30 Percent Weight Tolerance on Their Farm Vehicles for Sugar Beet Harvest - Executive Order No. 11-2020
Superseding Executive Order No. 13-00 Transferring Administrative Ownership and Management Responsibility for Land from the Montana Department of Corrections to the Montana Department of Public Health and Human Services - Executive Order No. 10-2020
Transferring Administrative and Management Responsibility for Specified Land from the Montana Department of Public Health and Human Services to the Montana Department of Justice - Executive Order No. 9-2020
Declaring that Current Fire Conditions are Causing an Emergency to Exist Statewide in the State of Montana - Executive Order No. 8-2020
Continuing the Equal Pay for Equal Work Task Force - Executive Order No. 7-2020
Continuing the Advisory Council on Integrity in Wage Reporting and Employee Classification in the Construction Industry - Executive Order No. 6-2020
Continuing the Montana Family Support Services Advisory Council - Executive Order No. 5-2020
Creating the Montana Unmanned Aerial Systems Council - Executive Order No. 4-2020
Amending Executive Order 2-2020 and Providing that the State of Emergency Runs Concurrent with the President's Emergency Declaration - Executive Order No. 3-2020
Declaring a State of Emergency to Exist Within the State of Montana Related to the Communicable Disease COVID-19 Novel Coronavirus - Executive Order No. 2-2020
Continuing the Youth Advisory Council - Executive Order No. 1-2020

2019 Executive Orders

Continuing the Upper Clark River Basin Remediation and Restoration Advisory Council, as Amended - Executive Order No. 21-2019
Authorizing Incident Response in the State of Montana - Executive Order No. 20-2019
Allowing Agricultural Harvesters in Montana a Temporary 30 Percent Weight Tolerance on Their Farm Vehicles for Sugar Beet Harvest - Executive Order No. 19-2019
Creating the Eastern Montana Elder Justice Council - Executive Order No. 18-2019
Continuing the Interagency Committee for Change by Women - Executive Order No. 17-2019
Continuing the Montana Historical Records Advisory Council - Executive Order No. 16-2019
Declaring a Winter Storm Emergency in Montana - Executive Order No. 15-2019
Establishing Big Sky Care Connect as Montana’s State-Designated Health Information Exchange Entity - Executive Order No. 14-2019
Declaring a State of Emergency to Exist in Teton County Within the State of Montana - Executive Order No. 13-2019
Designating the Violent Death Reporting System of the Montana Department of Public Health and Human Services as a Criminal Justice Agency - Executive Order No. 12-2019
Creating the Montana Unmanned Aerial Systems Council - Executive Order No. 11-2019
Declaring a State of Energy Emergency to Meet Demand for Aviation Fuel and Other Fire Suppression Resources- Executive Order No. 10-2019
Creating the Grizzly Bear Conservation and Management Advisory Council - Executive Order No. 9-2019
Creating the Climate Solutions Council - Executive Order No. 8-2019
Creating the Governor’s Montana Forest Action Advisory Council - Executive Order No. 7-2019
Establishing Transparency and Reporting Requirements for State Employee Settlement Agreements - Executive Order No. 6-2019
Spring Flooding Disaster Declaration - Executive Order No. 5-2019
Creating an Advisory Council on Integrity in Wage Reporting and Employee Classification in the Construction Industry - Executive Order No. 4-2019
Fertilizer Emergency Declaration - Executive Order No. 3-2019
Declaring a State of Emergency to Exist in Anaconda Deer Lodge County Within the State of Montana - Executive Order No. 2-2019
Energy Emergency Declaration - Executive Order No. 1-2019

2018 Executive Orders

Allowing the Transfer of Responsibility for Specified Non-Trust Land from the Department of Transportation to the Department of Justice - Executive Order No. 23-2018
Allowing the Transfer of Responsibility for Specified Non-Trust Land from the Department of Transportation to the Department of Administration - Executive Order No. 22-2018
Creating Get Outdoors MT Adv Council - Executive Order No. 21-2018
Flooding Emergency Declaration - Executive Order No. 20-2018
Creating Future Ready Cabinet - Executive Order No. 19-2018
Continuing FSSA - Executive Order No. 18-2018
Continuing Youth Justice Council - Executive Order No. 17-2018
Milltown Property Transfer - Exectutive Order No. 16-2018
Disclosure Requirement in State Contracting - Executive Order No. 15-2018
Statewide Spring Flooding Disaster - Executive Order No. 14-2018
Fertilizer Emergency Declaration - Executive Order No. 13-2018
Statewide Flooding Emergency - Executive Order No. 12-2018
Flooding Emergency Declaration - Executive Order No. 11-2018
Continuing EPEW - Executive Order No. 10-2018
Historical Records - Executive Order No. 09-2018
Upper Clark Fork - Executive Order No. 08-2018
Snow Hay Waiver - Executive Order No. 07-2018
Amended Net Freedom - Executive Order No. 6-2018
February Winter Storm Emergency - Executive Order No. 5-2018
Energy Emergency - Executive Order No. 4-2018
Net Freedom - Executive Order No. 3-2018
Continuing ICCW - Executive Order No. 2-2018
Parks in Focus Commission - Executive Order No. 1-2018

2017 Executive Orders

Energy Emergency - Executive Order No. 15-2017
Storm Disaster Declaration - Executive Order No. 14-2017
Drought Measures Extension - Executive Order No. 13-2017
Amendment to EO Creating the Montana Information Security Council - Executive Order No. 12-2017
Drought Measures - Executive Order No. 11-2017
Disaster Declaration - Executive Order No. 10-2017
Drought Disaster Declaration - Executive Order No. 9-2017
Fire Emergency - Executive Order No. 8-2017
Fire Emergency - Executive Order No. 7-2017
Drought Disaster Declaration - Executive Order No. 6-2017
Drought Emergency - Executive Order No. 5-2017
Daniels & Hill Counties Emergency Declaration - Executive Order No. 4-2017
Rocky Boy's Emergency Declaration - Executive Order No. 3-2017
Emergency Declaration Blackfeet Nation, Glacier and Lincoln Counties - Executive Order No. 2-2017
Energy Emergency - Executive Order No. 1-2017

2016 Executive Orders

Energy Emergency - Executive Order No. 22-2016
MISAC Continuance - Executive Order No. 21-2016
Emergency Proclamation Valley Co. - Executive Order No. 20-2016
Natural Disaster - Executive Order No. 19-2016
Invasive Species Emergency #2 - Executive Order No. 18-2016
Third Amendment to EO creating the Governor's Council on Healthcare Innovation - Executive Order No. 17-2016
Fort Peck Reservation Emergency Proclamation - Executive Order No. 16-2016
Continuing the Montana Family Support Services Advisory Council - Executive Order No. 15-2016
Invasive Species Emergency - Executive Order No. 14-2016
Land Transfer Military affairs to Administration - Executive Order 13-2016
Equal Pay for Montana Women - Executive Order No. 12-2016
Disaster Declaration - Executive Order No. 11-2016
Healthcare Innovation Extension - Executive Order No. 10-2016
Implementing the State IT Convergence Plan - Executive Order No. 09-2016
Disaster Declaration (Multiple Counties) - Executive Order No. 08-2016
Continuing the Youth Justice Advisory Council - Executive Order No. 07-2016
Creating the Protect Montana Kids Commission - Executive Order No. 06-2016
Continuing the Montana Historical Records Advisory Council- Executive Order No. 05-2016
Prohibiting Discrimination in State Employment and Contracts - Executive Order No. 04-2016
Amending and Providing for the Creation of the Governor's Council on Healthcare Innovation - Executive Order No. 03-2016
Continuing the Interagency Committee for Change by Women (ICCW) - Executive Order No. 02-2016
Amending and Providing for the Creation of the Interim Montana Clean Power Plan Advisory Council - Executive Order No. 01-2016

2015 Executive Orders

Sage Grouse Map- Executive Order No. 21-2015
Administrative and Management Responsibility Transfer - Executive Order No. 20-2015
Granting Clemency to Barry Beach - Executive Order No. 19-2015
Establishing an Interim Montana Clean Power Plan Advisory Council - Executive Order No. 18-2015
Proclaiming A Disaster to Exist in the City of Glendive - Executive Order No. 17-2015
Continuing the Statewide Interoperability Governing Board - Executive Order No. 16-2015
Creating the Governor's Council on Healthcare Innovation - Executive Order No. 15-2015
Creating the Protect Montana Kids Commission -- Executive Order No. 14-2015
Continuing the Upper Clark Fork River Basin Remediation and Restoration Advisory Council -- Executive Order No. 13-2015
Amending and Providing for Implementation of the Montana Sage Grouse Conservation Strategy -- Executive Order No. 12-2015
Proclaiming an Emergency to Exist Statewide in the State of Montana -- Executive Order No. 11-2015
Proclaiming an Emergency to Exist in the State of Montana -- Executive Order No. 10-2015
Creating the Montana State Workforce Innovation Board (SWIB) -- Executive Order No. 9-2015
Designating the Fraud and Audit Units Within the Unemployment Insurance Division, and the Office of Legal Services of the Montana Department of Labor and Industry as Criminal Justice Agencies -- Executive Order No. 8-2015
Proclaiming a Disaster to Exist in Powder River County -- Executive Order No. 7-2015
Establishing a State Office of American Indian Health -- Executive Order No. 6-2015
Establishing the Montana Information Security Advisory Council -- Executive Order No. 5-2015
Designating the Montana Department of Revenue as a Criminal Justice Agency -- Executive Order No. 4-2015
Designating Authorized Crime Victim Advocate Agencies as Criminal Justice Agencies -- Executive Order No. 3-2015
Approving the Transfer of Real Property from the Department of Transportation to the Department of Justice -- Executive Order No. 2-2015
Proclaiming an Emergency to Exist in the Counties of Dawson and Richland Along the Yellowstone River -- Executive Order No. 1-2015

2014 Executive Orders

Continuing the Equal Pay For Equal Work Task Force -- Executive Order No. 15-2014
Designating the Deputy Director, Director's Office, Department of Administration, As the Authorized Representative on Collective Bargaining Matters and Rescinding Executive Order No. 40-2008 -- Executive Order No. 14-2014
Establishing the Montana Invasive Species Advisory Council -- Executive Order No. 13-2014
Promoting Use of Montana Wood Products -- Executive Order No. 12-2014
Allowing Agricultural Harvesters in Montana a 30 Percent Weight Tolerance on Their Farm Vehicles -- Executive Order No. 11-2014
Creating the Montana Sage Grouse Oversight Team and the Montana Sage Grouse Habitat Conservation Program -- Executive Order No. 10-2014
Proclaiming a Disaster to Exist in the Counties of Valley, Petroleum, Musselshell, the Town of Ekalaka and the Fort Belknap Indian Reservation -- Executive Order No. 09-2014
Proclaiming a Disaster to Exist in Support of Wildfires in the State of Washington -- Executive Order No. 08-2014
Proclaiming a Disaster to Exist in Support of Wildfires in the State of Washington -- Executive Order No. 07-2014
Continuing the Youth Justice Advisory Council -- Executive Order No. 6-2014
Continuing the Montana Family Support Services Advisory Council -- Executive Order No. 5-2014
Directing the Implementation of the Main Street Montana Project -- Executive Order No. 4-2014
Proclaiming an Emergency to Exist in the State of Montana -- Executive Order No. 3-2014
Declaring a State of Energy Emergency and Temporarily Exempting Certain Carriers from Hours of Service Regulations -- Executive Order No. 2-2014
Designating the Liquor and Tobacco Enforcement Divisions of the Montana Department of Revenue as Criminal Justice Agencies -- Executive Order No. 1-2014

2013 Executive Orders

Declaring a State of Energy Emergency and Temporarily Exempting Certain Carriers from Hours of Service Regulations Under Montana Law to Help Meet Fuel Demands -- Executive Order No. 16-2013
Declaring a State of Energy Emergency and Temporarily Exempting Certain Carriers from Hours of Service Regulations Under Montana Law for Intrastate Travel in Order to Help Meet Fuel Demands -- Executive Order No. 15-2013
Establishing the Governor's Healthier Montana Task Force -- Executive Order No. 14-2013
Continuing the Montana Historical Records Advisory Council -- Executive Order No. 13-2013
Continuing the Interagency Committee for Change by Women (ICCW) -- Executive Order No. 12-2013
Proclaiming a Disaster to Exist to Activate Montana Resources in Support of the State of Colorado Due to Severe Flooding -- Executive Order No. 11-2103
Continuing the Statewide Interoperability Governing Board -- Executive Order No. 10-2013
Continuing the Upper Clark Fork River Basin Remediation and Restoration Advisory Council -- Executive Order No. 9-2013
Proclaiming an Emergency to Exist in the State of Montana -- Executive Order No. 8-2013
Proclaiming an Emergency to Exist in the State of Montana -- Executive Order No. 7-2013
Proclaiming a Disaster to Exist in the State of Montana... -- Executive Order No. 6-2013
Establishing an Equal Pay Plan for Equal Work Task Force -- Executive Order No. 5-2013
Proclaiming an Emergency to Exist in the State of Montana... -- Executive Order No. 4-2013
Raising the POW/MIA Flag Over the State Capitol in Rememberance for all Unaccounted and Missing Members of the American Armed Forces -- Executive Order No. 3-2013
Establishing a Greater Sage-grouse Habitat Conservation Advisory Council -- Executive Order No. 2-2013
Extending Executive Order 8-2012 and Executive Order 8A-2012, Exempting the Transport of Baled Livestock Feed from Certain Time, Size, and Weight Restrictions -- Executive Order No. 1-2013