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Under authority granted by the Utah Constitution and various federal and state statutes, the Governor periodically issues Executive Documents, which can be categorized as either Executive Orders, Proclamations, or Declarations. Executive Orders set policy for the executive branch; create boards and commissions; provide for the transfer of authority; or otherwise interpret, implement, or give administrative effect to a provision of the Constitution, state law or executive policy. Proclamations call special or extraordinary legislative sessions; designate classes of cities; publish states-of-emergency; promulgate other official formal public announcements or functions; or publicly avow or cause certain matters of state government to be made generally known. Declarations designate special days, weeks or other time periods; call attention to or recognize people, groups, organizations, functions, or similar actions having a public purpose; or invoke specific legislative purposes (such as the declaration of an agricultural disaster).

The Governor's Office staff files Executive Documents that have legal effect with the Office of Administrative Rules for publication and distribution. The Governor's executive documents are published in the Utah State Bulletin as they are made available by the Governor's Office. The Bulletin is published on the 1st and 15th of each month. This page contains links to the Governor's executive documents published in the Utah State Bulletin or otherwise available.

• • 09/12/2023 Calling the 65th Legislature (Senate only) into the 3rd extraordinary session, Utah Proclamation No. 2023-03E. [published on 09/15/2023]
  • 08/08/2023 Calling the 65th Legislature (Senate only) into the 2nd extraordinary session, Utah Proclamation No. 2023-02E. [published on 08/15/2023]
  • 06/07/2023  Calling a Special Session of the Utah Legislature, Utah Proclamation No. 2023-2S, Utah Proclamation 2023-2S. [published on 07/01/2023]
  • 06/07/2023  Calling and Giving Notice of a Special Congressional Election, Utah Proclamation No. 2023-1P, Utah Proclamation 2023-1P. [published on 07/01/2023]
  • 05/15/2023: Calling a Special Session, Utah Executive Order 2023-1A/S.
  • 05/10/2023: Requiring Water Conservation at State Facilities and Increasing Utah's Drought Resiliency, Utah Executive Order 2023-07. [published on 06/01/2023]
  • 05/05/2023  Calling the 65th Legislature into the 1st special session, Utah Proclamation No. 2023-1S, Utah Proclamation 2023-1S. [published on 06/01/2023]
  • 04/21/2023: Directing the Chief Privacy Officer to Develop a Strategic Privacy Plan, Utah Executive Order 2023-06. [published on 05/01/2023]
  • 04/18/2023: Declaring a State of Emergency Due to Flooding, Utah Executive Order 2023-05. [published on 05/01/2023]
  • 04/11/2023: Calling the 65th Legislature (Senate only) into the 1st extraordinary session, Utah Proclamation No. 2023-01E. [published on 04/15/2023]
  • 03/21/2023: Enshrining the Continued Significance and Display of the Historic State Flag. Utah Executive Order No. 2023-04. [published on 04/01/2023]

• • 03/16/2023: Providing Optional Administrative Leave to Support Community Flood Responses. Utah Executive Order No. 2023-03. [published on 04/01/2023]
  • 02/03/2023: Directing the Utah Division of Forestry, Fire, and State Lands to Raise the Great Salt Lake Causeway Berm. Utah Executive Order No. 2023-02. [published on 02/15/2023]
  • 02/01/2023: Creating a Time-Limited Task Force on State Agency Collaboration and Data Sharing. Utah Executive Order No. 2023-01. [published on 02/15/2023]

• • 12/16/2022: Declaring A Liquid Petroleum Gas Emergency. Utah Executive Order No. 2022-007. [published 01/01/2023]
  • 12/12/2022: Prohibiting the Use of TikTok by State Agencies and on State-owned Electronic Devices. Utah Executive Order No. 2022-006. [published 12/15/2022]
  • 11/15/2022: Calling the Sixty-Fourth Legislature Into the Fourteenth Extraordinary Session, Utah Proclamation No. 2022-14E
  • 11/03/2022: Suspending New Appropriations of Surplus and Unappropriated Waters in the Great Salt Lake Basin Pursuant to Utah Code Section 73-6-1, Utah Proclamation No. 2022-01, [published 11/15/2022]
  • 10/18/2022: Calling the Sixty-Fourth Legislature Into the Thirteenth Extraordinary Session, Utah Proclamation No. 2022-13E
  • 09/20/2022: Calling the Sixty-Fourth Legislature Into the Twelfth Extraordinary Session, Utah Proclamation No. 2022-12E
  • 08/23/2022: Declaring a State of Emergency Due to Flash Flooding, Utah Executive Order No. 2022-005, [published 09/01/2022]
  • 08/16/2022: Calling the Sixty-Fourth Legislature Into the Eleventh Extraordinary Session, Utah Proclamation No. 2022-11E
  • 06/14/2022: Calling the Sixty-Fourth Legislature Into the Tenth Extraordinary Session, Utah Proclamation No. 2022-10E
  • 05/17/2022: Calling the Sixty-Fourth Legislature Into the Ninth Extraordinary Session, Utah Proclamation No. 2022-09E
  • 04/21/2022: Declaring a State of Emergency Due to Drought, Utah Executive Order No. 2022-004, [published 05/01/2022]

• • 04/13/2022: Calling the Sixty-Fourth Legislature Into the Eighth Extraordinary Session, Utah Proclamation No. 2022-08E
  • 02/26/2022: An Order Instructing the Utah Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control, Utah State Liquor Stores to Remove all Russian-produced and Russian-branded Products Off Its Shelves Immediately, Utah Executive Order No. 2022-003, [published 03/15/2022]
  • 01/31/2022: Providing Optional Substitute Leave for State Employees to Support Utah Schools, Utah Executive Order No. 2022-002, [published 02/15/2022]
  • 01/04/2022: Declaring a Liquid Petroleum Gas Emergency, Utah Executive Order No. 2022-001, [published 01/15/2022]

• • 12/15/2021: Calling the Sixty-Fourth Legislature Into the Seventh Extraordinary Session, Utah Proclamation No. 2021-07E
  • 11/05/2021: Calling the Sixty-fourth Legislature into a Second Special Session, Utah Proclamation No. 2021-2S, [published 11/15/2021]
  • 10/12/2021: State Employee Leave For Mental and Emotional Health Treatment and Education, Utah Executive Order No. 2021-15, [published 10/15/2021]
  • 09/14/2021: Calling the Sixty-Fourth Legislature Into the Fifth Extraordinary Session, Utah Proclamation No. 2021-05E
  • 09/09/2021: Declaring a State of Emergency Due to Flooding, Utah Executive Order No. 2021-14, [published 09/15/2021]
  • 06/29/2021: Calling the Sixty-Fourth Legislature Into the Third Extraordinary Session, Utah Proclamation No. 2021-03E
  • 06/08/2021: Requiring Increased Water Conservation Due to Drought Conditions, Utah Executive Order No. 2021-10 (Modified), [published 06/15/2021]
  • 05/14/2021: Calling the Sixty-fourth Legislature into a First Special Session, Utah Proclamation No. 2021-1S, [published 06/01/2021]
  • 05/13/2021: Declaring a State of Emergency Due to Drought Conditions, Utah Executive Order No. 2021-13, [published 06/01/2021]
  • 05/06/2021: Establishing Effective Oversight Over State Agency Rulemaking, Utah Executive Order No. 2021-12, [published 05/15/2021] (NOTE: this order rescinds and replaces Utah Executive Order No. 2017-01.)
  • 05/06/2021: Updating the COVID-19 Vaccination Plan, Utah Executive Order No. 2021-11, [published 05/15/2021] (NOTE: this order rescinds and replaces Utah Executive Order No. 2021-09.)
  • 05/03/2021: Requiring Water Conservation Due to Drought Conditions, Utah Executive Order No. 2021-10, [published 05/15/2021]
  • 04/15/2021: Updating the COVID-19 Vaccination Plan, Utah Executive Order No. 2021-09, [published 05/01/2021]
  • 04/01/2021: Expanding Return to Work and Returnship Opportunities in Utah, Utah Executive Order No. 2021-08, [published 04/15/2021]
  • 03/17/2021: Declaring a State of Emergency Due to Drought Conditions, Utah Executive Order No. 2021-07, [published 04/01/2021]
  • 02/23/2021: Updating the COVID-19 Vaccination Plan, Utah Executive Order No. 2021-06, [published 03/01/2021]
  • 01/14/2021: Anticipated Civil Unrest, Utah Executive Order No. 2021-05, [published 02/01/2021]
  • 01/11/2021: Moving Jobs to Rural Utah, Utah Executive Order No. 2021-04, [published 01/15/2021]

• • 01/11/2021: Requiring Agency Review of Remote Work Opportunities, Utah Executive Order No. 2021-03, [published 01/15/2021]
  • 01/08/2021: Establishing a COVID-19 Vaccination Plan, Utah Executive Order No. 2021-02, [published 01/15/2021]
  • 01/04/2021: Requiring a Review of All Regulated Occupations and Professions, Utah Executive Order No. 2021-01, [published 01/15/2021]
  • 01/03/2021: Rescinding Prior Executive Orders, Utah Executive Order No. 2020-76, [published 01/15/2021]

• • Executive Documents of Governor Gary R. Herbert (2009 through 2020)
  • Executive Documents of Governor Jon M. Huntsman, Jr. (2004 through 2009)
  • Executive Documents of Governor Olene S. Walker (2003 through 2004)
  • Executive Documents of Governor Michael O. Leavitt (1993 through 2003)
  • Executive Documents of Prior Governors -- Historical executive documents (prior to 1993) are available from the Division of Archives' Research Center at 801-533-3535.

Each executive document is published from an electronic version provided by the Governor's office.

Signed copies of executive documents are available from the Governor's Office (for the current administration), and the Utah State Archives (past administrations).

If you have a question about the information presented on this page, please contact the Office of Administrative Rules.