As the state’s highest executive officer, the Governor of Iowa has the constitutional authority to sign executive orders on a wide range of topics. During Governor Reynolds’ time in office, she has signed the following executive orders:
- Executive Order No. 1 – Governor Reynolds established the Iowa Clearinghouse for Work-based Learning on Jan. 29, 2018.
- Executive Order No. 2 – Governor Reynolds created the Children’s Mental Health Board on April 23, 2018.
- Executive Order No. 3 – Governor Reynolds created the Governor’s Empower Rural Iowa Initiative on July 18, 2018.
- Executive Order No. 4 – Governor Reynolds established the Flood Recovery Advisory Board on April 15, 2019.
- Executive Order No. 5 – Governor Reynolds supported the biofuels industry by requiring new contracts for state vehicles with diesel engines to have written support from the manufacturer to use B20 biodiesel or more on Dec. 3, 2019.
- Executive Order No. 6 – Governor Reynolds established the Governor’s Economic Recovery Advisory Board on June 18, 2020.
- Executive Order No. 7 – Governor Reynolds restored the voting rights of thousands of Iowans who have completed felony sentences on August 5, 2020.
- Executive Order No. 8 – Governor Reynolds launched the Child Care Task Force on March 10, 2021.
- Executive Order No. 9 – Governor Reynolds created the Carbon Sequestration Task Force on June 22, 2021.
- Executive Order No. 10 – Governor Reynolds ordered a comprehensive evaluation of existing administrative rules to determine their necessity and effectiveness on January 11, 2023. An agency review schedule has been established.
- Executive Order No. 11 – Governor Reynolds rescinded 62 executive orders dating back to 1964 that were outdated or no longer necessary, and ordered one executive order be amended.