Executive Orders

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.

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).

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 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.

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.

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.

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 his interment, to honor the life, legacy, and service of former Oklahoma Governor David L. Boren.

There is hereby created the Oklahoma Division of Government Efficiency (“DOGE-OK”) within the Office of Management and Enterprise Services until July 4, 2026. The purpose of DOGE-OK is for Oklahoma to take responsibility for our own destiny and protect Oklahoma’s way of life.

I am dedicating state efforts to further reduce the number of state-owned vehicles in operation.

Hereby created the Secure Oklahoma Not On Our Watch Initiative (the Secure Oklahoma N.O.W. Initiative or the Initiative).

That a postsecondary institution in the State of Oklahoma (that is covered by the Settlement) or a third party authorized to act on behalf of such postsecondary institution in the State of Oklahoma may facilitate payment to, offer payment to, or pay, or cause payment to be directed to, a current or prospective student athlete for the use of such student athlete’s NIL

Hereby issue this Executive Order to honor the life and legacy of former President Jimmy Carter, who passed away on December 29, 2024.

hereby order as follows: State agencies shall require all full-time employees to perform their work in the office,facility, or field location assigned by their agency, and not from a remote location by February 1, 2025.

Hereby amend and continue Executive Order 2015-10, which continued the Oklahoma Community Service Commission (Commission) of Executive Order 1996-08, to oversee administration of our State’s participation in the National Community Service Act of 1990 (Act), Pub. L. No. 101-610 (codified as amended at 42 U.S.C §§ 12501-12682 (2009)).

hereby challenge all school district superintendents to participate in the Oklahoma Phone-Free Schools Challenge (“Challenge”).

Hereby declare that State Question Number 832, Initiative Petition 446, be submitted to qualified electors of the State of Oklahoma for their approval or rejection at a special election to be held statewide on the primary election date of June 16, 2026.

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. to 5:00 p.m. on Friday, September 6, 2024, to honor the life and service of Lt. Brian Fugate.

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. to 5:00 p.m. on Saturday, September 7, 2024, to honor the life of Rev. Dr. John A. Reed, Jr..

Hereby created the Governor’s Task Force on Human Potential for Future Industries (“Task Force”) until January 1, 2027.

Hereby direct the appropriate steps be taken to fly all American, Oklahoma, and Freedom flags on State property at half-staff on Wednesday, September 11, 2024, to honor the victims of the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks on America.

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. to 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday, August 21, 2024, in recognition of National Fentanyl Prevention and Awareness Day.