Executive Orders

Hereby direct the appropriate steps be taken to fly all American and Oklahoma flags on State property at half-staff from 9:00 a.m. on Tuesday, September 1st, 2026, until 5.00 p.m. on Friday, September 4th, 2026, to honor the life and service of U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Federal Wildlife Officer David Taylor.

Hereby direct the appropriate steps be taken to fly all American and Oklahoma flags on State property at half-staff from 9:00 a.m. on Wednesday, August 26th, 2026, until 5.00 p.m. on Friday, August 28th, 2026, to honor the life, and legacy of Dolly Parton.

Calling for submission of the constitutional convetion question required by Oklahoma Constitution Article 24, Section 2 (Article XX!V). State Question 848 - April 6, 2027

Hereby created the Oklahoma Beef Industry Advisory Council (“Council”) to evaluate the effects of changing federal beef and cattle policies on Oklahoma and to recommend actions the State may take to strengthen Oklahoma’s cattle and beef industry.

Oklahoma Office of Homeland Security (“OKOHS”) within the Oklahoma Department of Public Safety (“DPS”) shall conduct an intelligence-based assessment to determine whether the Muslim Brotherhood, CAIR, or any affiliates, agents, or persons acting in concert with them, are engaged in conduct presenting a terroristic or public-safety threat in Oklahoma, and shall take all lawful preventative and investigative measures supported by the resulting intelligence.

Hereby direct the appropriate steps be taken to fly all American and Oklahoma flags on State property at half-staff from 12:00 p.m. on Friday, July 17th, 2026, until 5:00 p.m. on Monday, July 20th, 2026, to honor the life and service of Creek County Deputy Adam James Heitman.

Hereby direct the appropriate steps be taken to fly all American and Oklahoma flags on State property at half-staff from 12:00 p.m. on Wednesday, July 16th, 2026, until 8:00 a.m. on Monday, July 20th, 2026, to honor the life and service of United States Senator Lindsey Graham

Hereby order the following dates be observed as holidays by the State of Oklahoma in 2027.

Effective July 14, 2026, Executive Order 2026-01 is withdrawn and rescinded.

hereby direct the appropriate steps be taken to fly all American and Oklahoma flags on State property at half-staff from 12:00 p.m. on Wednesday, July 8th, 2026, until 5:00 p.m. on Friday, July 10th, 2026, to honor the life and service of Oklahoma Department of Transportation Employee Ernesto Vasquez.

There is hereby declared a disaster emergency caused by dangerous severe weather, high winds and flooding in the State of Oklahoma that threatens the lives and property of the people of this State and the public's peace, health, and safety. The counties included in this declaration are: Cleveland and Washington

Hereby declared a disaster emergency caused by dangerous flooding and severe weather in the State of Oklahoma that threatens the lives and property of the people of this State and the public's peace, health, and safety.

DHS shall take appropriate steps to screen every child currently in the legal custody of the Department, and every child entering the legal custody of the Department, to determine whether the child receives, or may be eligible to receive, federal benefits, including but not limited to benefits administered by the SSA, the VA, the RRB, or any other federal agency.

Hereby direct the appropriate steps be taken to fly all American and Oklahoma flags on State property at half-staff from 5:00 p.m. on Friday, May 22nd, 2026, until 8.00 a.m. on Tuesday, May 26th, 2026, in recognition of Memorial Day.

Hereby direct the appropriate steps be taken to fly all American and Oklahoma flags on State property at half-staff from 12:00 p.m. on Wednesday, May 20th, 2026, until 5.00 p.m. on Friday, May 22nd, 2026, to honor the life, legacy, and service of former Osage County Commissioner Charlie Cartwright.

Oklahoma Department of Human Services (DHS), in making a determination of legal immigrant or qualified alien, shall verify an applicant’s status by utilizing the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services’ Systematic Alien Verification for Entitlements (SAVE) system and shall confirm an applicant’s legal status in the United States prior to an applicant receiving benefits under the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) program and/or the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP).

There is hereby declared a disaster emergency caused by dangerous severe weather.

Hereby direct the appropriate steps be taken to fly all American and Oklahoma flags on State property at half-staff from 12:00 p.m. on Thursday, April 23, 2026, until 5:00 p.m. on Monday, April 27h, 2026, to honor the life and service of LeFlore County Deputy Thomas “Walker” LeMay.

Hereby direct the appropriate steps to be taken to fly all American and Oklahoma flags on State property at half-staff from 8:00 a.m. on Sunday, April 19, 2026 through 5:00 p.m. on Monday, April 27, 2026, in honor of the 31st anniversary of the bombing of the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building on April 19, 1995.

Hereby direct the appropriate steps be taken to fly all American and Oklahoma flags on State property at half-staff from 12:00 p.m. on Friday, April 10th, 2026, until 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday, April 14th, 2026, to honor the life and service of Oklahoma Highway Trooper Vernon Brake.

Hereby direct the appropriate steps be taken to fly all American and Oklahoma flags on State property at half-staff from 8:00 a.m. on Wednesday, March 25th, 2026, until 5:00 p.m. on Saturday, March 28th, 2026, to honor the lives, service, and sacrifice of Goldsby Fire Chief Bryan Jenkins and firefighter Todd Pendleton.

Oklahoma Public Schools Revenue Report

Hereby declared a disaster emergency caused by dangerous severe weather, tornadoes,straight-line-winds, and flooding in the State of Oklahoma that threatens the lives and property of the people of this State and the public's peace, health, and safety. The counties included in this declaration are: Alfalfa, Creek, Grant, Love, Major, Okmulgee, Rogers, Tulsa, and Wagoner.

Hereby declare that because of extraordinary conditions in Oklahoma due to wildfires in Oklahoma, it is necessary to expedite access to water, hay, and other feed for livestock.

Hereby declared a disaster emergency caused by dangerous wildfires and straight-line-winds in the State of Oklahoma that threatens the lives and property of the people of this State and the public's peace, health, and safety. The counties included in this declaration are: Beaver, Texas, and Woodward.

State of Oklahoma Tenure Policy

Performanance-Based Funding for Public Institutions of Higher Education

Medical Freedom, Informed Consent, and Parental Rights.

Civil Asset Forfeiture

Creation of the Chief Entrepreneurial Officer of Oklahoma

School Choice

Welfare reform

Medicare Advantage directives; Oklahoma Insurance Department, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services

All State agencies shall immediately cease providing State or local funds, whether through grant, contract, state-administered federal funds, or any other form, to any individual or entity directly affiliated with a physician, medical practice, or other organization providing abortion services or facilitating the procurement of abortion services.

Hereby created the Oklahoma Semiquincentennial Commission Commission until July 31, 2026.

Hereby direct the appropriate steps be taken to fly all American and Oklahoma flags on State property at half-staff from the time that this order is filed until sunset on Thursday, December 4, 2025, as a mark of respect for the memory of Specialist Sarah Beckstrom, West Virginia Army National Guard.

Governor hereby commutes the death sentence of Tremane Wood to life impresonment without the posibility of parole, on the condition that he shall never again be eligible to apply for, be considered for, or receive any additional commutation, pardon, or parole.

Hereby direct the appropriate steps be taken to fly all American and Oklahoma flags on State property at half-staff from the time that this order is filed until 5:00 p.m. on Friday, November 7, 2025, to honor the life, legacy, and service of former United States Vice President Richard “Dick” Cheney.

President Donald J. Trump and Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy Jr. have launched the Make America Healthy Again (“MAHA”) Initiative to renew the Nation’s commitment to reducing chronic disease through the elimination of environmental toxins, restraint of pharmaceutical overreach, and improvement of the quality of the American food supply.

Hereby direct the appropriate steps be taken to fly all American, Oklahoma, and Freedom flags on State property at half-staff on Thursday, September 11, 2025, to honor the victims of the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks on America.

Hereby direct the appropriate steps to be taken to fly all American and Oklahoma flags on State property at half-staff from the time this order is filed through 5:00pm on Sunday, September 14, 2025, to honor the extraordinary life and legacy of Charlie Kirk.

Hereby direct the appropriate steps be taken to fly all American and Oklahoma flags on State property at half-staff from the time that this order is filed until sunset on Sunday, August 31, 2025, as a mark of respect for the victims of the senseless acts of violence perpetrated on August 27, 2025, in Minneapolis, Minnesota.

Hereby direct that all American and Oklahoma flags on State property be flown at half-staff from the time this order is filed until 5:00 p.m. on the date of interment, in honor of the life and service of former Oklahoma Governor George Patterson Nigh, who passed away on July 30, 2025, at the age of 98.

Observed as holidays by he State of Oklahoma in 2026.

Hereby direct the appropriate steps be taken to fly the Oklahoma City Thunder team flag over the State Capitol on Friday, June 13th, 2025, Monday June 16th, 2025, and on all other days the Oklahoma City Thunder play in the 2025 NBA Finals, in honor of the Oklahoma City Thunder’s historic achievement.

declared a disaster emergency caused by heavy rain, flooding, and severe storms in the State of Oklahoma that threatens the lives and property of the people of this State and the public's peace, health, and safety.

direct the appropriate steps to be taken to fly all American and Oklahoma flags on State property at half-staff from 8:00 a.m. on Saturday, April 19, 2025 through 5:00 p.m. on Friday, April 25, 2025, in honor of the 30th anniversary of the bombing of the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building on April 19, 1995.

All state agencies1 shall, no later than Tuesday, April 15th, 2025, submit a report to the Director of the Office of Management and Enterprise Services providing the following information:The number of FTE positions and vacancies in the state agency as of December 17, 2024; The number of FTE positions and vacancies in the state agency as of the date of this Executive Order; A complete itemized list of all instances where agency FTE count has been reduced or where the agency has left a position vacant due to the use of independent contractors or other outside contracts within the preceding twelve (12) months;

It shall be the policy of the State of Oklahoma that no individual or entity shall be excluded from participation in, or denied access to, any public benefit, program, or funding solely on the basis of their religious character or affiliation or intended religious use of such benefits, All state agencies3 shall actively work to ensure that Oklahoma’s laws, regulations, administrative rules, policies, and practices, whether written or unwritten, are the most robust in protecting the free exercise of religion in the nation and, at a minimum, comply with the First Amendment of the United States Constitution as articulated by the U.S. Supreme Court decisions referenced

directing appropriate steps be taken to fly all American and Oklahoma flags on State property at half-staff from the time that this order is filed until 5:00 p.m. on Sunday, March 30, 2025, to honor the life, legacy, and service of former United States Representative Wes Watkins.