Executive Orders

Effective COVID-19 Executive Orders

For a list of COVID-19 Executive Orders no longer in effect please select the drop down option at the bottom of this page.

 

EO 2020-22 - Extension of county canvass deadlines for the March 10, 2020 Presidential Primary Election

EO 2020-26 - Extension of April 2020 Michigan income tax filing deadlines

EO 2020-27 - Conducting elections on May 5, 2020 using absent voter ballots

EO 2020-46 - Mitigating the economic harms of the COVID-19 pandemic through the creation of a spirits buyback program for restaurants and bars throughout the state

  • See amendments in EO 2020-100. Under Executive Order 2020-46, the Michigan Liquor Control Commission may take physical possession of any spirits held by any licensee to which the Commission holds legal title at any time later than 90 days after the end of the states of emergency and disaster declared in Executive Order 2020-99 or the end of any subsequently declared states of disaster or emergency arising out of the COVID-19 pandemic, whichever comes later.​

EO 2020-52 - Temporary extension of certain pesticide applicator certificates

  • See amendments in EO 2020-100. Under Executive Order 2020-52, any three-year certificates that were set to expire on December 31, 2019 and were deemed unexpired will not expire until 60 days after the end of the states of emergency and disaster declared in Executive Order 2020-99 or the end of any subsequently declared states of disaster or emergency arising out of the COVID-19 pandemic, whichever comes later.

EO 2020-55 - Michigan Coronavirus Task Force on Racial Disparities - Department of Health and Human Services

  • See amendments in EO 2020-100. Under Executive Order 2020-55, the Michigan Coronavirus Task Force on Racial Disparities will continue its work until 90 days after the end of the states of emergency and disaster declared in Executive Order 2020-99 or the end of any subsequently declared states of disaster or emergency arising out of the COVID19 pandemic, whichever comes later, or such other time as the governor identifies. 

EO 2020-63 - Temporarily suspending the expiration of personal protection orders

EO 2020-64 - Affirming anti-discrimination policies and requiring certain health care providers to develop equitable access to care protocols

EO 2020-65 - Provision of K–12 education during the remainder of the 2019–2020 school year - Rescission of Executive Order 2020-35

EO 2020-66 - Termination of the states of emergency and disaster declared under the Emergency Management Act in Executive Order 2020-33

EO 2020-73 - Temporary relief from certain credentialing requirements for motor carriers transporting essential supplies, equipment, and persons - Rescission of Executive Order 2020-40

EO 2020-76 - Temporary expansions in unemployment eligibility and cost-sharing - Rescission of Executive Order 2020-57

EO 2020-78 - Temporary extension of the validity of driver licenses, state identification cards, and certain vehicle registrations - Rescission of Executive Order 2020-47

EO 2020-87 - Temporary Extension of Deadlines for Boards of Review, County Equalization, and Tax Tribunal Jurisdiction

EO 2020-88 - COVID-19 Return to School Advisory Council

EO 2020-89 - Enhanced restrictions on price gouging - Rescission of Executive Order 2020-53 

EO 2020-100 - Amending certain previously issued executive orders to clarify their duration

EO 2020-101 - Extending the expiration date for watercraft registration

EO 2020-102 - Temporary Relief from Standard Vapor Pressure Restrictions on Gasoline Sales - Rescission of Executive Order 2020-31

EO 2020-104 - Increasing COVID-19 testing by expanding the scope of practice for certain professionals and encouraging the establishment of community testing locations

EO 2020-105 - Declaration of State of Emergency

EO 2020-107 - Department of Labor and Economic Opportunity Michigan Workforce Development Board - Rescission of Executive Order 2015-11

EO 2020-112 - Rescission of certain executive orders

EO 2020-118 - Temporary prohibition against entry to premises for the purpose of removing or excluding a tenant or mobile home owner from their home - Rescission of Executive Order 2020-85

EO 2020-122 - Ending the extension of case-initiation deadlines - Rescission of Executive Order 2020-58

EO 2020-128 - Clarifying WDCA Eligibility for Workplace Exposure to COVID-19 - Rescission of Executive Order 2020-125

EO 2020-130 - Michigan Statewide Independent Living Council - Rescission of Executive Order 2016-11

EO 2020-134 - Eviction diversion program for COVID-19-related debtors - Rescission of Executive Order 2020-118

EO 2020-135 - Creation of Michigan Nursing Homes COVID-19 Preparedness Task Force - Department of Health and Human Services

EO 2020-137 - Protecting the Food Supply and Migrant and Seasonal Agricultural Workers from the effects of COVID-19 - Rescission of Executive Order 2020-111

EO 2020-138 - Encouraging the use of telehealth services during the COVID-19 emergency - Rescission of Executive Order 2020-86

EO 2020-142 - Provision of preK–12 education for the 2020–2021 school year 

EO 2020-144 - Restoring water service to occupied residences during the COVID-19 pandemic - Rescission of Executive Order 2020-28

EO 2020-150 - Temporary and limited relief from certain licensing and certification requirements applicable to COVID-19 response - Recission of Executive Order 2020-61 

EO 2020-152 - Training of pharmacists - Rescission of Executive Order 2020-124

EO 2020-153 - Masks - Rescission of Executive Order 2020-147

EO 2020-154 - Alternative means to conduct government business
during the COVID-19 pandemic - Rescission of Executive Orders 2020-129, 2020-132, and 2020-141

EO 2020-156 - Temporary restrictions on entry into health care facilities, residential care facilities, congregate care facilities, and juvenile justice facilities - Rescission of Executive Order 2020-136

EO 2020-157 - Temporary suspension of youth work permit application requirements - Rescission of Executive Order 2020-140

EO 2020-158 - Encouraging the use of electronic signatures and remote notarization, witnessing, and visitation during the COVID-19 pandemic - Rescission of Executive Order 2020-131

EO 2020-159 - Amending the fire code to accommodate new instruction spaces

EO 2020-160 - Amended Safe Start Order - Rescission of Executive Orders 2020-110, 2020-115, 2020-120, 2020-133, and 2020-143

EO 2020-161 - Safeguards to protect Michigan’s workers from COVID-19 - Rescission of Executive Order 2020-145

EO 2020-162 - Amendment to Executive Order 2020-160

EO 2020-164 - Requiring masks at child-care centers and camps

EO 2020-165 - Declaration of state of emergency and state of disaster related to the COVID-19 pandemic - Rescission of Executive Order 2020-151

EO 2020-166 - Protecting workers who stay home, stay safe when they or their close contacts are sick - Rescission of Executive Order 2020-36

EO 2020-167 - Food Security Council Department of Health and Human Services

EO 2020-168 - Temporary safety measures for food-selling establishments and pharmacies and temporary relief from requirements applicable to the renewal of licenses for the food-service industry - Rescission of Executive Order 2020-149

EO 2020-169 - Enhanced protections for residents and staff of long-term care facilities during the COVID-19 pandemic Rescission of Executive Order 2020-148