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Apr 25, 2024

E.O. 24-05: EXECUTIVE ORDER TO AMEND E.O. 24-02 (RENEWING WAIVER FOR OVERSIZED VEHICLES TRANSPORTING FEMA HOUSING UNITS IN RESPONSE TO EMERGENCY)

TO ALL TO WHOM THESE PRESENTS SHALL COME – GREETINGS: WHEREAS: On March 31, 2023, severe thunderstorms and tornadoes occurred throughout Arkansas, causing great dangers, hardships and suffering throughout the state. That same day, Executive Order 23-20 was issued pursuant to Ark. Code Ann. …

Mar 06, 2024

E.O. 24-03: EXECUTIVE ORDER TO SUPPORT MOMS, PROTECT BABIES, AND IMPROVE MATERNAL HEALTH

TO ALL TO WHOM THESE PRESENTS COME — GREETINGS: WHEREAS: Healthier moms have healthier pregnancies and healthier babies; WHEREAS: The key to maternal health in Arkansas is overall women’s health; WHEREAS: Each year, nearly 10,000 pregnant women in Arkansas wait until after their first trimeste…

Oct 19, 2023

EXECUTIVE ORDER TO ELIMINATE WOKE, ANTI-WOMEN WORDS FROM STATE GOVERNMENT AND RESPECT WOMEN

WHEREAS: Women are women; WHEREAS: An XX chromosome is an XX chromosome. The science is clear and real; WHEREAS: There are things only women can do, like perform the miracle of birth; WHEREAS: Government should reject l…

Oct 05, 2023

EXECUTIVE ORDER AMENDING EO 23-20 TO PROVIDE FUNDING, AS AUTHORIZED BY ARK. CODE ANN. §§ 12-75-114, FROM THE GOVERNOR’S DISASTER RESPONSE AND RECOVERY FUND

WHEREAS: On March 31, 2023, severe storms, tornadoes, and flooding began and continued with such severity that it warranted executive action to alleviate hardship and suffering; WHEREAS: In Executive Order 23-20, a state of emergency was declared i…

Aug 22, 2023

EXECUTIVE ORDER TO CONDUCT A COMPREHENSIVE ANALYSIS AND REPORT OF ARKANSAS’ WATER NEEDS AND UPDATE THE ARKANSAS WATER PLAN

WHEREAS: Pursuant to Ark. Code Ann. § 15-22-503, The Arkansas Natural Resources Commission is responsible for the preparation and development of a comprehensive program for the orderly development and management of the state’s water and related land resources (referred to …

Jun 20, 2023

EXECUTIVE ORDER TO SUSPEND CERTAIN REQUIREMENTS FOR FEMA HOUSING UNIT TRANSPORT IN RESPONSE TO THE ONGOING EMERGENCY DECLARED IN EXECUTIVE ORDER 23-20

WHEREAS: On March 31, 2023, severe thunderstorms and tornadoes occurred throughout Arkansas, causing great dangers, hardships, and suffering throughout the state. That same day, Executive Order 23-20 declared a state of emergency in response to these storms, pursuant to Ark. Code An…

Apr 11, 2023

EXECUTIVE ORDER TO SUSPEND CERTAIN PROCUREMENT REQUIREMENTS FOR THE DURATION OF THE EMERGENCY DECLARED IN EO 23-20, AND PURSUANT TO ARK. CODE ANN. § 12-75-114, AND TO PROVIDE ADDITIONAL FUNDING.

WHEREAS: On March 31, 2023, severe thunderstorms and tornadoes struck Arkansas and continue to cause dangers, hardships, and suffering throughout the state; WHEREAS: That same day, Executive Order 23-20 was issued pursuant to Ark. Code Ann. §§ 12-75-101, et. seq…

Apr 11, 2023

EXECUTIVE ORDER TO EXPAND EXECUTIVE ORDER 23-21 TO PROVIDE ADDITIONAL RELIEF IN REGARD TO TAX FILING AND PAYMENT DEADLINES

Apr 04, 2023

EXECUTIVE ORDER TO EXTEND THE STATE INDIVIDUAL TAX FILING DEADLINE PURSUANT TO THE EMERGENCY DECLARED IN EXECUTIVE ORDER 23-20 FOLLOWING THE SEVERE WEATHER THAT OCCURRED THROUGHOUT ARKANSAS ON MARCH 31, 2023.

WHEREAS: On March 31, 2023, severe thunderstorms and tornadoes struck Arkansas and continue to cause dangers, hardships, and suffering throughout the state; WHEREAS: On that same day, by Executive Order 23-20, an emergency was declared in the state a…

Apr 04, 2023

EXECUTIVE ORDER AUTHORIZING EMERGENCY PAID LEAVE FOR CERTAIN STATE EMPLOYEES WHOSE PRINCIPAL RESIDENCES ARE OR WERE ADVERSELY IMPACTED BY THE SEVERE WEATHER EMERGENCY DECLARED IN EXECUTIVE ORDER 23-20.

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