Executive Order 05-01
Gov. Matt Blunt rescinds Executive Order 01-09. (Jan. 11)
Executive Order 05-02
Gov. Matt Blunt orders restrictions on new leases and purchases of vehicles, cellular phones, and office space by executive state agencies. (Jan. 11)
Executive Order 05-03
Gov. Matt Blunt orders the closure of the state's Washington D.C. office. (Jan. 11)
Executive Order 05-04
Gov. Matt Blunt orders the Director of the Missouri Department of Transportation authority to issue emergency declarations of regional or local emergency for the limited purpose of temporarily suspending regulations to motor carriers. (Jan. 11)
Executive Order 05-05
Gov. Matt Blunt establishes the 2005 Missouri State Government Review Commission. (Jan. 24)
Executive Order 05-06
Gov. Matt Blunt orders a ban of the use of video games by inmates in all state correctional facilities. (Jan. 24)
Executive Order 05-07
Gov. Matt Blunt assigns and consolidates the Office of Information Technology to the Office of Administrations' Division of Information Services. (Jan. 26)
Executive Order 05-08
Gov. Matt Blunt abolishes the Division of Design and Construction. The responsibilities and functions are transferred to the Division of Facilities Management, renamed the Division of Facilities Management, Design and Construction. (Feb. 2)
Executive Order 05-09
Gov. Matt Blunt transfers the Missouri Head Injury Advisory Council to the Department of Health and Senior Services. (Feb. 2)
Executive Order 05-10
Gov. Matt Blunt transfers and consolidates in-home care programs for elderly and disabled individuals from the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education and the Department of Social Services to the Department of Health and Senior Services. (Feb. 3)
Executive Order 05-11
Gov. Matt Blunt rescinds Executive Order 04-22. The Department of Health and Senior Services, all Missouri health care providers, and others that possess influenza vaccine are ordered to adopt the Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Advisory Committee for Immunization Practices expanded priority group designation as soon as possible and update the designations as necessary. (Feb. 3)
Executive Order 05-12
Gov. Matt Blunt designates members of his staff to have supervisory authority over departments, divisions, and agencies of state government. (Mar. 8)
Executive Order 05-13
Gov. Matt Blunt establishes the Governor's Advisory Council for Plant Biotechnology. (Apr. 26)
Executive Order 05-14
Gov. Matt Blunt establishes the Missouri School Bus Safety Task Force. (May 17)
Executive Order 05-15
Gov. Matt Blunt establishes the Missouri Task Force on Eminent Domain. (June 28)
Executive Order 05-16
Gov. Matt Blunt transfers all powers, duties and functions of the State Board of Mediation to the Labor and Industrial Relations Commission of Missouri. (July 1)
Executive Order 05-17
Gov. Matt Blunt declares a DROUGHT ALERT for 23 Missouri counties and orders the Director of the Department of Natural Resources to activate and designate a chairperson for the Drought Assessment Committee. (July 5)
Executive Order 05-18
Gov. Matt Blunt directs the Director of the Department of Insurance to adopt rules to protect consumer privacy while providing relevant information about insurance companies to the public. (July 12)
Executive Order 05-19
Gov. Matt Blunt establishes the Insurance Advisory Panel. (July 19)
Executive Order 05-20
Gov. Matt Blunt establishes the Missouri Homeland Security Advisory Council. The Division of Homeland Security is created within the Department of Public Safety. Executive Orders 02-15 and 02-16 are rescinded. (July 21)
Executive Order 05-21
Gov. Matt Blunt creates and amends the Meramec Regional Planning Commission to include Pulaski County. The Meramec Regional Planning Commission coincides with the boundaries of the counties of Crawford, Dent, Gasconade, Maries, Osage, Phelps, Washington and Pulaski. (Aug. 22)
Executive Order 05-22
Gov. Matt Blunt establishes the State Retirement Consolidation Commission. (Aug. 26)
Executive Order 05-23
Gov. Matt Blunt acknowledges the regional state of emergency and temporarily waives regulatory requirements for commercial vehicles engaged in interstate disaster relief efforts in Alabama, Florida, Louisiana or Mississippi. (Aug. 30)
Executive Order 05-24
Gov. Matt Blunt implements the Emergency Mutual Assistance Compact (EMAC) with the State of Mississippi, directs the State Emergency Management Agency to activate the EMAC plan, and authorizes the use of the Missouri National Guard in response to Hurricane Katrina. (Aug. 30)
Executive Order 05-25
Gov. Matt Blunt implements the Emergency Mutual Assistance Compact (EMAC) with the State of Louisiana, directs the State Emergency Management Agency to activate the EMAC plan, and authorizes the use of the Missouri National Guard in response to Hurricane Katrina. (Aug. 30)
Executive Order 05-26
Gov. Matt Blunt declares a state of emergency in Missouri and temporarily suspends rules and regulations regarding licensing of healthcare providers while providing direct care to Hurricane Katrina evacuees from Louisiana, Mississippi, Florida, and Alabama. (Sep. 2)
Executive Order 05-27
Gov. Matt Blunt declares a state of emergency in Missouri and directs all relevant state agencies to facilitate the temporary licensure of any healthcare providers accompanying and/or providing direct care to evacuees from Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama and Florida. (Sep. 2)
Executive Order 05-28
Gov. Matt Blunt declares a State of Emergency in Missouri, directs the Missouri State Emergency Operations Plan to be activated, and authorizes the use of state agencies to provide support to the relocation of Hurricane Katrina disaster victims. (Sep. 4)
Executive Order 05-29
Gov. Matt Blunt orders and directs the Adjutant General to call into active service any state militia deemed necessary to support civilian authorities as a result of the influx of Hurricane Katrina disaster victims. (Sep. 4)
Executive Order 05-30
Gov. Matt Blunt establishes the Office of Supplier and Workforce Diversity to replace the Office of Equal Opportunity. Declares policies and procedures for procuring goods and services and remedying discrimination against minority and women-owned business enterprises. (Sep. 8)
Executive Order 05-31
Gov. Matt Blunt assigns the Missouri Community Service Commission to the Department of Economic Development. (Sep. 14)
Executive Order 05-32
Gov. Matt Blunt declares a State of Emergency and orders an additional twenty-five full time equivalent employees may be granted leave to participate in disaster relief services in assisting Hurricane Katrina evacuees. (Sep. 16)
Executive Order 05-33
Gov. Matt Blunt orders the Department of Corrections to lead an interagency steering team for the Missouri Reentry Process (MRP) to integrate offender reentry practices in state agencies and communities. (Sep. 21)
Executive Order 05-34
Gov. Matt Blunt orders and directs the Adjutant General to call into active service any state militia deemed necessary to support civilian authorities as a result of the influx of Hurricane Rita disaster victims. (Sep. 23)
Executive Order 05-35
Gov. Matt Blunt declares a State of Emergency exists in Missouri, directs the Missouri State Emergency Operations Plan to be activated, and authorizes the use of state agencies to provide support to the relocation of Hurricane Rita disaster victims. (Sep. 23)
Executive Order 05-36
Gov. Matt Blunt acknowledges the regional state of emergency and temporarily waives regulatory requirements for commercial vehicles engaged in interstate disaster relief efforts in Texas and Louisiana. (Sep. 23)
Executive Order 05-37
Gov. Matt Blunt orders state offices to be closed on Friday, November 25, 2005. (Oct. 11)
Executive Order 05-38
Gov. Matt Blunt implements the Emergency Mutual Assistance Compact (EMAC) with the State of Florida, directs the State Emergency Management Agency to activate the EMAC plan, and authorizes the use of the Missouri National Guard in response to Hurricane Wilma. (Oct. 21)
Executive Order 05-39
Gov. Matt Blunt acknowledges the continuing regional state of emergency and temporarily waives regulatory requirements for commercial vehicles engaged in interstate disaster relief resulting from Hurricanes Katrina, Rita and Wilma. Executive Orders 05-23 and 05-36 are rescinded and replaced. (Oct. 25)
Executive Order 05-40
Gov. Matt Blunt amends Executive Order 98-15 to increase the membership of the Missouri State Park Advisory Board. (Oct. 26)
Executive Order 05-41
Gov. Matt Blunt establishes the Governor's Advisory Council for Veterans Affairs. (Nov. 14)
Executive Order 05-42
Gov. Matt Blunt establishes the National Incident Management System (NIMS) as the standard for emergency incident management in the State of Missouri and directs all state executive departments to immediately incorporate the NIMS. (Nov. 14)
Executive Order 05-43
Gov. Matt Blunt establishes the Hispanic Business, Trade and Culture Commission to serve as a statewide advisory body on trade and investment issues relevant to the Hispanic business community in Missouri. The Missouri Governor's Commission on Hispanic Affairs is abolished and Executive Order 03-24 is superseded. (Nov. 30)
Executive Order 05-44
Gov. Matt Blunt declares a State of Emergency due to the failure of the dam at Taum Sauk Reservoir. The Missouri State Emergency Operation Plan is activated. (Dec. 14)
Executive Order 05-45
Gov. Matt Blunt directs the Adjutant General to call into active service any state militia deemed necessary to support civilian authorities as a result of the failure of the dam at Taum Sauk Reservoir. (Dec. 14)
Executive Order 05-46
Gov. Matt Blunt establishes the Missouri Energy Task Force. (Dec. 27)
Executive Order 05-47
Gov. Matt Blunt creates interim requirements for overdimension and overweight permits for commercial motor carriers engaged in cleanup efforts resulting from the Taum Sauk Upper Reservoir failure. (Dec. 29)