Executive Documents

General Information
Executive Documents of Governor Spencer J. Cox
2020 Executive Documents
Executive Documents of Other Utah Governors
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General Information

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.

2022

08/23/2022: Declaring a State of Emergency Due to Flash Flooding, Utah Executive Order No. 2022-005, [published 09/01/2022]
04/21/2022: Declaring a State of Emergency Due to Drought, Utah Executive Order No. 2022-004, [published 05/01/2022]
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]

2021

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]
09/09/2021: Declaring a State of Emergency Due to Flooding, Utah Executive Order No. 2021-14, [published 09/15/2021]
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]

2020

11/25/2020: Calling the Sixty-Third Legislature Into the Tenth Extraordinary Session, Utah Proclamation No. 2020-10E, [published 12/15/2020]
11/12/2020: Temporary Statewide COVID-19 Restrictions, Utah Executive Order No. 2020-75, [published 12/01/2020] (NOTE: this order supersedes Utah Executive Order No. 2020-74.)
11/09/2020: Temporary Statewide COVID-19 Restrictions, Utah Executive Order No. 2020-74, [published 11/15/2020] (NOTE: this order supersedes Utah Executive Order No. 2020-73.)
11/08/2020: Temporary Statewide COVID-19 Restrictions, Utah Executive Order No. 2020-73, [published 11/15/2020]
11/08/2020: Declaring a State of Emergency Due to Rising COVID-19 Case Counts Creating a Shortage of Hospital Beds, Utah Executive Order No. 2020-72, [published 11/15/2020]
11/03/2020: Wildland Fire Management, Utah Executive Order No. 2020-71, [published 11/15/2020]
10/20/2020: Calling the Sixty-Third Legislature Into the Ninth Extraordinary Session, Utah Proclamation No. 2020-9E, [published 11/01/2020]
10/01/2020: Wildland Fire Management, Utah Executive Order No. 2020-70, [published 10/15/2020]
09/29/2020: Extending the Suspension of Enforcement of Statutes Relating to Telehealth Services, Utah Executive Order No. 2020-69, [published 10/15/2020]
09/25/2020: Temporarily Extending the Suspension of Enforcement of Statutes Relating to Telehealth Services, Utah Executive Order No. 2020-68, [published 10/01/2020]
09/19/2020: Temporarily Reauthorizing the Suspension of Enforcement of Statutes Relating to Telehealth Services, Utah Executive Order No. 2020-67, [published 10/01/2020]
09/19/2020: Temporarily Reauthorizing the Suspension of Enforcement of Utah Code Section 32B-5-309 Regarding Ceasing Operation of Certain Retail Licensees, Utah Executive Order No. 2020-66, [published 10/01/2020]
09/19/2020: Temporarily Reauthorizing the Suspension of Enforcement of Provisions of the Utah Postretirement Reemployment Restrictions Act, Utah Executive Order No. 2020-65, [published 10/01/2020]
09/19/2020: Temporarily Reauthorizing the Suspension of Utah Administrative Code R671-302 Regarding Public Access to Board of
Pardons and Parole Hearings, Utah Executive Order No. 2020-64, [published 10/01/2020]
09/19/2020: Declaring a State of Emergency Due to the Ongoing COVID-19 Pandemic, Utah Executive Order No. 2020-63, [published 10/01/2020]
09/15/2020: Calling the Sixty-Third Legislature Into the Eighth Extraordinary Session, Utah Proclamation No. 2020-8E, [published 10/01/2020]
09/11/2020: Updating the Utah COVID-19 Level of Restriction, Utah Executive Order No. 2020-62, [published 10/01/2020] (NOTE: this order supersedes Utah Executive Order No. 2020-60.)
09/09/2020: Declaring a State of Emergency Due to Severe Weather, Utah Executive Order No. 2020-61, [published 09/15/2020]
09/04/2020: Updating the Utah COVID-19 Level of Restriction, Utah Executive Order No. 2020-60, [published 09/15/2020] (NOTE: this order rescinds and replaces Utah Executive Order No. 2020-57.)
09/04/2020: Extending the State Facilities Face Covering Requirement, Utah Executive Order No. 2020-59, [published 09/15/2020] (NOTE: this order rescinds and replaces Utah Executive Order No. 2020-56.)
09/01/2020: Wildland Fire Management, Utah Executive Order No. 2020-58, [published 09/15/2020]
08/20/2020: Extending the Utah COVID-19 Level of Restriction, Utah Executive Order No. 2020-57, [published 09/01/2020]
08/20/2020: Updating the State Facilities Face Covering Requirement, Utah Executive Order No. 2020-56, [published 09/01/2020]
08/20/2020: Reauthorizing the Suspension of Enforcement of Statutes Relating to Telehealth Services, Utah Executive Order No. 2020-55, [published 09/01/2020]
08/20/2020: Reauthorizing the Suspension of Enforcement of Utah Code Section 32B-5-309 Regarding Ceasing Operation of Certain Retail Licensees, Utah Executive Order No. 2020-54, [published 09/01/2020]
08/20/2020: Reauthorizing the Suspension of Enforcement of Provisions of the Utah Postretirement Reemployment Restrictions Act, Utah Executive Order No. 2020-53, [published 09/01/2020]
08/20/2020: Reauthorizing the Suspension of Utah Administrative Code R671-302 Regarding Public Access to Board of Pardons and Parole Hearings, Utah Executive Order No. 2020-52, [published 09/01/2020]
08/20/2020: Declaring a State of Emergency Due to the Ongoing COVID-19 Pandemic, Utah Executive Order No. 2020-51, [published 09/01/2020]
08/14/2020: Adopting Version 4.10 of the Phased Guidelines for the General Public and Businesses to Maximize Public Health and Economic Reactivation, Utah Executive Order No. 2020-50, [published 09/01/2020] (NOTE: this order rescinds and replaces Utah Executive Order No. 2020-49.)
08/08/2020: Extending the Utah COVID-19 Public Health Risk Status, Utah Executive Order No. 2020-49, [published 08/15/2020]
08/08/2020: Extending Face Coverings Requirement in State Facilities, Utah Executive Order No. 2020-48, [published 08/15/2020]
08/01/2020: Wildland Fire Management, Utah Executive Order No. 2020-47, [published 08/15/2020]
07/27/2020: Adopting Version 4.9 of the Phased Guidelines for the General Public and Businesses to Maximize Public Health and Economic Reactivation, Utah Executive Order No. 2020-46, [published 08/01/2020] (NOTE: this order rescinds and replaces Utah Executive Order No. 2020-44.)
07/23/2020: Extending Face Coverings Requirement in State Facilities, Utah Executive Order No. 2020-45, [published 08/01/2020] (NOTE: this order rescinds and replaces Utah Executive Order No. 2020-41.)
07/17/2020: Adopting version 4.8 of the Phased Guidelines for the General Public and Businesses to Maximize Public Health and Economic Reactivation, Utah Executive Order No. 2020-44, [published 08/01/2020] (NOTE: this order rescinds and replaces Utah Executive Order No. 2020-40.)
07/10/2020: Updating the Declaration of a State of Emergency Due to Civil Unrest of July 9, 2020, Utah Executive Order No. 2020-43, [published 07/15/2020] (NOTE: this order rescinds and replaces Utah Executive Order No. 2020-42.)
07/10/2020: Updating the Declaration of a State of Emergency Due to Civil Unrest of July 9, 2020, Utah Executive Order No. 2020-42, [published 07/15/2020] (NOTE: this order rescinds and replaces Utah Executive Order No. 2020-39.)
07/10/2020: Updating Requirements Regarding Face Coverings in State Facilities, Utah Executive Order No. 2020-41, [published 07/15/2020] (NOTE: this order rescinds and replaces Utah Executive Order No. 2020-36.)
07/10/2020: Extending the Utah COVID-19 Public Health Risk Status, Utah Executive Order No. 2020-40, [published 07/15/2020] (NOTE: this order rescinds and replaces Utah Executive Order No. 2020-32.)
07/09/2020: Declaring a State of Emergency Due to Civil Unrest, Utah Executive Order No. 2020-39, [published 07/15/2020]
07/01/2020: Rescinding Executive Order 2020-5 Regarding the Open and Public Meetings Act, Utah Executive Order No. 2020-38, [published 07/15/2020]
07/01/2020: Wildland Fire Management, Utah Executive Order No. 2020-37, [published 07/15/2020]
06/30/2020: Updating Requirements Regarding Face Coverings in State Facilities, Utah Executive Order No. 2020-36, [published 07/15/2020] (NOTE: this order repeals and replaces Utah Executive Order 2020-35)
06/29/2020: Updating Requirements Regarding Face Coverings in State Facilities, Utah Executive Order No. 2020-35, [published 07/15/2020] (NOTE: this order repeals and replaces Utah Executive Order 2020-34)
06/26/2020: Requiring Face Coverings in State Facilities, Utah Executive Order No. 2020-34, [published 07/01/2020]
06/26/2020: Adopting Version 4.7 of the State COVID-19 Public Health Risk Status Phased Guidelines, Utah Executive Order No. 2020-33, [published 07/01/2020] (NOTE: this order rescinds and replaces Utah Executive Order No. 2020-32.)
06/19/2020: Updating the Utah COVID-19 Health Risk Status in Certain Counties, Utah Executive Order No. 2020-32, [published 07/01/2020] (NOTE: this order rescinds and replaces Utah Executive Order No. 2020-31.)
06/16/2020: Calling the Sixty-Third Legislature Into the Fifth Special Session, Utah Proclamation No. 2020-5S, [published 07/01/2020]
06/12/2020: Updating the Utah COVID-19 Health Risk Status in Certain Areas and Adopting Version 4.6 of the Phased Guidelines, Utah Executive Order No. 2020-31, [published 07/01/2020]
06/05/2020: Extending the Orange (Moderate Risk) and Yellow (Low Risk) Utah COVID-19 Health Risk Status through June 12, 2020, Utah Executive Order No. 2020-30, [published 06/15/2020] (NOTE: this order rescinds and replaces Utah Executive Order No. 2020-27.)
06/01/2020: Declaring a State of Emergency Due to Civil Unrest, Utah Executive Order No. 2020-29, [published 06/15/2020]
06/01/2020: Wildland Fire Management, Utah Executive Order No. 2020-28, [published 06/15/2020]
05/29/2020: Moving the Utah COVID-19 Health Risk Status to Yellow (Low Risk) in Grand County, West Valley City, and Magna, Utah Executive Order No. 2020-27, [published 06/15/2020] (NOTE: this order rescinds and replaces Utah Executive Order No. 2020-26.)
05/27/2020: Updating the Utah COVID-19 Health Risk Status Phased Guidelines to Version 4.5, Utah Executive Order No. 2020-26, [published 06/01/2020] (NOTE: this order rescinds and replaces Utah Executive Order No. 2020-25.)
05/22/2020: Moving the Utah COVID-19 Public Health Risk Status in Bluff and Mexican Hat to Orange (Moderate Risk), Utah Executive Order No. 2020-25, [published 06/01/2020] (NOTE: this order rescinds and replaces Utah Executive Order No. 2020-24.)
05/21/2020: Moving the Utah COVID-19 Public Health Risk Status in Summit County and Wasatch County to Yellow (Low Risk), Utah Executive Order No. 2020-24, [published 06/01/2020] (NOTE: this order rescinds and replaces Utah Executive Order No. 2020-19, 2020-20, and 2020-22.)
05/15/2020: Suspending Enforcement of Statutes Relating to Telehealth Services and Updating Citations, Utah Executive Order No. 2020-23, [published 06/01/2020] (NOTE: this order rescinds and replaces Utah Executive Order No. 2020-07.)
05/15/2020: Moving the Utah COVID-19 Public Health Risk Status to Yellow With Certain Exceptions, Utah Executive Order No. 2020-22, [published 06/01/2020]
05/13/2020: Calling the Sixty-Third Legislature Into the Sixth Extraordinary Session, Utah Proclamation No. 2020-6E, [published 06/01/2020]
05/08/2020: Suspending Enforcement of Utah Code Section 32B-5-309 Regarding Ceasing Operation of Certain Retail Licensees, Utah Executive Order No. 2020-21 [published 05/15/2020]
05/06/2020: Updating the State COVID-19 Public Health Risk Status Phased Guidelines to Version 4.1, Utah Executive Order No. 2020-20 [published 05/15/2020]
04/29/2020: Moving the State COVID-19 Public Health Risk Status From Red (High Risk) to Orange (Moderate Risk), Utah Executive Order No. 2020-19 [published 05/15/2020]
04/29/2020: Temporarily Suspending Certain Provisions of the Utah Code Regarding Vehicle Registration, Utah Executive Order No. 2020-18 [published 05/15/2020]
05/01/2020: Wildland Fire Management, Utah Executive Order No. 2020-17 [published 05/01/2020]
04/21/2020: Calling the Sixty-Third Legislature Into the Fourth Special Session, Utah Proclamation No. 2020-4S, [published 05/01/2020] (NOTE: The Utah State Legislature called itself into a third special session under the provisions of Utah State Constitution Article VI, Section 2. The joint proclamation calling the session is available at this address: https://le.utah.gov/session/2020S3/Proclamation.pdf.)
04/17/2020: Directive to the State of Utah, the Governor's Coronavirus Directive for Utah "Stay Safe, Stay Home", updated 04/17/2020 [published 05/01/2020]
04/10/2020: Directive to the State of Utah, the Governor's Coronavirus Directive for Utah "Stay Safe, Stay Home" [published 04/15/2020] (NOTE: As of 04/10/2020, this Directive has been extended by the Governor to 11:59 pm on 05/01/2020.)
04/10/2020: Establishing a Requirement for Individuals Entering Utah to Complete a Travel Declaration Form, Utah Executive Order No. 2020-16 [published 04/15/2020] (this order supersedes Utah Executive Order No. 2020-15)
04/08/2020: Establishing a Requirement for Individuals Entering Utah to Complete a Travel Declaration Form, Utah Executive Order No. 2020-15 [published 04/15/2020]
04/03/2020: Suspending Certain Provisions of the Utah Election Code Regarding Signature Gathering for Local Referenda, Utah Executive Order No. 2020-14 [published 04/15/2020] (this order supersedes Utah Executive Order No. 2020-12)
04/02/2020: Temporarily Suspending Residential Evictions of Individuals Experiencing Wage or Job Loss as a Result of COVID-19, Utah Executive Order No. 2020-13 [published 04/15/2020] (this order supersedes Utah Executive Order No. 2020-11)
04/01/2020: Suspending Certain Provisions of the Utah Election Code Regarding Signature Gathering for Local Referenda, Utah Executive Order No. 2020-12 [published 04/15/2020]
04/01/2020: Suspending Certain Statutes Governing Eviction Proceedings, Utah Executive Order No. 2020-11 [published 04/15/2020]
03/30/2020: Suspending the Enforcement of a Statute Related to the Industrial Assistance Account, Utah Executive Order No. 2020-10 [published 04/15/2020]
03/30/2020: Suspending Provisions of the Utah Postretirement Reemployment Restrictions Act, Utah Executive Order No. 2020-9 [published 04/15/2020]
03/27/2020: Directive to the State of Utah, the Governor's Coronavirus Directive for Utah "Stay Safe, Stay Home" [published 04/15/2020] (NOTE: As of 04/09/2020, this Directive has been extended by the Governor to 04/30/2020.)
03/26/2020: Suspending Certain Provisions of the Utah Election Code Regarding Signature Gathering, Utah Executive Order No. 2020-8 [published 04/01/2020]
03/25/2020: Suspending Enforcement of Statutes Relating to Telehealth Services, Utah Executive Order No. 2020-7 [published 04/01/2020]
03/20/2020: Declaring a State of Emergency Due to Magnitude 5.7 Earthquake, Utah Executive Order No. 2020-6 [published 04/01/2020]
03/18/2020: Suspending the Enforcement of Provisions of Utah Code Sections 52-4-202 and 52-4-207, and Related State Agency Orders, Rules, and Regulations, Due to Infectious Disease COVID-19 Novel Coronavirus, Utah Executive Order No. 2020-5 [published 04/01/2020]
03/18/2020: Temporarily Suspending Utah Administrative Code R82-2-201 Regarding Liquor Returns, Refunds and Exchanges, Utah Executive Order No. 2020-4 [published 04/01/2020]
03/17/2020: Temporarily Suspending Utah Administrative Code R671-302 Regarding Public Access to Board of Pardons and Parole Hearings, Utah Executive Order No. 2020-3 [published 04/01/2020]
03/12/2020: Suspending the Enforcement of Utah Code Subsections 20A-9-407(3)(a) and 20A-9-408(3)(b) Due to Infectious Disease COVID-19 Novel Coronavirus, Utah Executive Order No. 2020-2 [published 04/01/2020]
03/06/2020: Declaring a State of Emergency Due to Infectious Disease COVID-19 Novel Coronavirus, Utah Executive Order No. 2020-1 [published 03/15/2020]