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2024-33 Official (PDF) | - Declare State of Emergency to Address Flooding and Other Dangerous Conditions
2024-32 Official (PDF) | Text Alternative (PDF) - Lowering Flags for Dr. Barbara Nielsen
2024-31 Official (PDF) | Text Alternative (PDF) - Lowering Flags for Dr. Lonnie Randolph, Jr.
2024-30 Official (PDF) | Text Alternative (PDF) - Declaring Additional Legal Banking Holidays Due to Hurricane Helene Related Impacts
2024-29 Official (PDF) | Text Alternative (PDF) - Authorizing Leave with Pay Due to State of Emergency Hurricane Helene Related Impacts
2024-28 Official (PDF) | Text Alternative (PDF) - Declaring State of Emergency re Hurricane Helene & Milton
2024-27 Official (PDF) | Text Alternative (PDF) - Lowering Flags for Firefighter Bodie of the Circle Fire Department
2024-26 Official (PDF) | Text Alternative (PDF) - Lowering Flags for Chief Satcher of the Circle Fire Department
2024-25 Official (PDF) | Text Alternative (PDF) - Lowering Flags in honor of the victims of Hurricane Helene
2024-24 Official (PDF) | Text Alternative (PDF) - Declaring State of Emergency for Hurricane Helene
2024-23 Official (PDF) | Text Alternative (PDF) - Authorizing Leave with Pay due to Potential Tropical Cyclone No. 8
2024-22 Official (PDF) | Text Alternative (PDF) - Establishing the WaterSC Water Resources Working Group
2024-21 Official (PDF) | Text Alternative (PDF) - Appointing Chairperson of Kershaw County Council
2024-20 Official (PDF) | Text Alternative (PDF) - Lowering Flags for Officer Mark Reynolds
2024-19 Official (PDF) | Text Alternative (PDF) - Authorizing Leave with Pay due to Tropical Storm Debby
2024-18 Official (PDF) | Text Alternative (PDF) - Rescinding Suspension of Marlboro County Sheriff
2024-17 Official (PDF) | Text Alternative (PDF) - Declaring State of Emergency for River Flooding and Additional Impacts Associated with Tropical Storm Debby
2024-16 Official (PDF) | Text Alternative (PDF) - State of Emergency
2024-15 Official (PDF) | Text Alternative (PDF) - Activating SCNG in Response to Florida EMAC Request
2024-14 Official (PDF) | Text Alternative (PDF) - Lowering Flags for Judge Michael S. Holt
2024-13 Official (PDF) | Text Alternative (PDF) - Lowering Flags for John W. Parris
2024-12 Official (PDF) | Text Alternative (PDF) - Appointing Oconee County Treasurer
2024-11 Official (PDF) | Text Alternative (PDF) - Appointment of Commission to Investigate Annexation of Areas of Union and Spartanburg Counties
2024-10 Official (PDF) | Text Alternative (PDF) - Rescinding Suspension of Member of Latta Town Council
2024-09 Official (PDF) | Text Alternative (PDF) - Lowering Flags for former Representative Steve Moss
2024-08 Official (PDF) | Text Alternative (PDF) - Lowering Flags for Laurens and Clinton Firefighter Vinson
2024-07 Official (PDF) | Text Alternative (PDF) - Appointing Colleton County Clerk of Court
2024-06 Official (PDF) | Text Alternative (PDF) - Addressing Suspension of Marlboro County Sheriff
2024-05 Official (PDF) | Text Alternative (PDF) - Authorizing Leave With Pay Due to Severe Weather
2024-04 Official (PDF) | Text Alternative (PDF) - Appointing Abbeville County Treasurer
2024-03 Official (PDF) | Text Alternative (PDF) - Authorizing Leave With Pay Due to Severe Weather
2024-02 Official (PDF) | Text Alternative (PDF) - Authorizing Leave With Pay Due to Severe Weather
2024-01 Text Alternative (PDF) - Transportation Waivers to Address Severe Weather Event
2023-40 Official (PDF) | Text Alternative (PDF) - Appointing Aiken County Register of Deeds
2023-39 Official (PDF) | Text Alternative (PDF) - Lowering Flags for Sergeant Ricky Lydell Green, Jr.
2023-38 Official (PDF) | Text Alternative (PDF) - Declaring Vacancy on Allendale Town Council
2023-37 Official (PDF) | Text Alternative (PDF) - Lowering Flags for former Representative Lester P. Branham, Jr.
2023-36 Official (PDF) | Text Alternative (PDF) - Lowering Flags for Deputy Salrin of the Richland County Sheriff’s Office
2023-35 Official (PDF) | Text Alternative (PDF) - Lowering Flags for former Representative David Mack, III
2023-34 Official (PDF) | Text Alternative (PDF) - Emergency Measures to Replace US 21 Bridge Due to CSX Derailment
2023-33 Official (PDF) | Text Alternative (PDF) - Transportation Waivers due to Tropical Storm Ophelia
2023-32 Official (PDF) | Text Alternative (PDF) - Rescinding Suspension of Member of Marion County Council
2023-31 Official (PDF) | Text Alternative (PDF) - Authorizing Leave with Pay Due to Hurricane Idalia
2023-30 Official (PDF) | -Appointing Calhoun County Clerk of Court
2023-29 Official (PDF) | Text Alternative (PDF) - Declaring a State of Emergency due to Hurricane Idalia
2023-28 Official (PDF) | Text Alternative (PDF) - Lowering of Flags for Senator John L. Scott, Jr.
2023-27 Official (PDF) | Text Alternative (PDF) - Lowering of Flags for Duke Short
2023-26 Official (PDF) | Text Alternative (PDF) - Appointing Dillon County Sheriff
2023-25 Official (PDF) | Text Alternative (PDF) - Lowering of Flags for Sheriff Douglas Pernell, Sr.
2023-24 Official (PDF) | Text Alternative (PDF) - Lowering of Flags for Officer Matthew Hare of Easley Police Department
2023-23 Official (PDF) | Text Alternative (PDF) - Suspending Member of Latta Town Council
2023-22 Official (PDF) | Text Alternative (PDF) - Lowering Flags for Lt. Michael Wood, Jr.
2023-21 Official (PDF) | Text Alternative (PDF) - Lowering Flags for Curtis B. Inabinett, Sr.
2023-20 Official (PDF) | Text Alternative (PDF) - Lowering Flags for Specialist Jayson Haven
2023-19 Official (PDF) | Text Alternative (PDF) - Activating SCNG in Support of Texas
2023-18 Official (PDF) | Text Alternative (PDF) - Establishing powerSC Working Group
2023-17 Official (PDF) | Text Alternative (PDF) - Appointing Greenville County Clerk of Court
2023-16 Official (PDF) | Text Alternative (PDF) - Appointing York County Clerk of Court
2023-15 Official (PDF) | Text Alternative (PDF) - Lowering Flags for Firefighter Muller
2023-14 Official (PDF) | Text Alternative (PDF) - Lowering Flags for Chief Luther T. Reynolds
2023-13 Official (PDF) | Text Alternative (PDF) - Convening the General Assembly in Extra Session
2023-12 Official (PDF) | Text Alternative (PDF) - Appointing Comptroller General
2023-11 Official (PDF) | Text Alternative (PDF) - Approving S.C. Emergency Operations Plan and Issuing Directives Related to the Same
2023-10 Official (PDF) | Text Alternative (PDF) - Lowering Flags for Reinterment of Revolutionary War Soldiers
2023-09 Official (PDF) | Text Alternative (PDF) - Lowering Flags for former Representative Archibald Hardy, III.
2023-08 Official (PDF) | Text Alternative (PDF) - Lowering Flags for Judge John C. Hayes, III.
2023-07 Official (PDF) | Text Alternative (PDF) - Lowering Flags for former Congressman John W. Jenrette, Jr.
2023-06 Official (PDF) | Text Alternative (PDF) - Rescinding Suspension of Member of Oconee County Council
2023-05 Official (PDF) | Text Alternative (PDF) - Appointing Member of Kershaw County Council
2023-04 Official (PDF) | Text Alternative (PDF) - Lowering Flags for former Congressman Arthur Ravenel
2023-03 Official (PDF) | Text Alternative (PDF) - Lowering Flags for former representative E. DeWitt McCraw
2023-02 Official (PDF) | Text Alternative (PDF) - Lowering Flags for former Secretary of Commerce Joe Taylor
2023-01 Official (PDF) | Text Alternative (PDF) - Lowering Flags for former Aiken Mayor Fred Cavanaugh
2022-40 Official (PDF) | Text Alternative (PDF) - Transportation Waivers to Address Winter Weather Conditions
2022-39 Official (PDF) | Text Alternative (PDF) - Appointing Anderson County Clerk of Court
2022-38 Official (PDF) | Text Alternative (PDF) - Suspending Member of Pickens City Council
2022-37 Official (PDF) | Text Alternative (PDF) - Ordering Special Election for Jasper County School District Board of Trustees
2022-36 Official (PDF) | Text Alternative (PDF) - Authorizing Leave with Pay Due to Tropical Storm Nicole
2022-35 Official (PDF) | Text Alternative (PDF) - Appointing Union County Supervisor
2022-34 Official (PDF) | Text Alternative (PDF) - Suspending Member of Marion County Council
2022-33 Official (PDF) | Text Alternative (PDF) - Suspending Member of Mayesville Town Council
2022-32 Official (PDF) | Text Alternative (PDF) - Suspending Member of Allendale Town Council
2022-31 Official (PDF) | Text Alternative (PDF) - Establishing Electric Vehicle Initiatives and Interagency Working Group
2022-30 Official (PDF) | Text Alternative (PDF) - Authorizing Leave with Pay Due to Hurricane Ian
2022-29 Official (PDF) | Text Alternative (PDF) - Lowering Flags for Master Police Officer Owens-Riley of Columbia Police Department
2022-28 Official (PDF) | Text Alternative (PDF) - Declaring State of Emergency Due to Hurricane Ian
2022-27 Official (PDF) | Text Alternative (PDF) - Formalizing New Statewide Cybersecurity Initiative
2022-26 Official (PDF) | Text Alternative (PDF) - Lowering Flags for Cpl. Weaver of Florence County EMS
2022-25 Official (PDF) | Text Alternative (PDF) - Appointing Anderson County Auditor
2022-24 Official (PDF) | Text Alternative (PDF) - Lowering Flags for Rev. McKinley Washington Jr.
2022-23 Official (PDF) | Text Alternative (PDF) - Suspending Member of St. George Town Council
2022-22 Official (PDF) | Text Alternative (PDF) - Appointing Member of Kershaw County Council
2022-21 Official (PDF) | Text Alternative (PDF) - Appointing Union County Supervisor
2022-20 Official (PDF) | Text Alternative (PDF) - Directing Immediate Action to Address Potential Environmental Hazardous with USS Yorktown
2022-19 Official (PDF) | Text Alternative (PDF) - Directing Additional Safeguards to Ensure Transparency and Accountability in Appropriations
2022-18 Official (PDF) | Text Alternative (PDF) - Establishing Honorary Sandlapper Award
2022-17 Official (PDF) | Text Alternative (PDF) - Lowering Flags for Deputy Austin Aldridge of the Spartanburg County Sheriff's Office
2022-16 Official (PDF) | Text Alternative (PDF) - Transportation Waivers to Address Continued Supply Chain Disruptions & Infant Formula Shortage
2022-15 Official (PDF) | Text Alternative (PDF) - Suspending Member of Oconee County Council
2022-14 Official (PDF) | Text Alternative (PDF) - Special Election for Williamsburg County School Board
2022-13 Official (PDF) | Text Alternative (PDF) - Lowering Flags for Officer Barr of Cayce Police Department
2022-12 Official (PDF) | Text Alternative (PDF) - Authorizing Leave with Pay Due to Severe Weather
2022-11 Official (PDF) | Text Alternative (PDF) - Transportation Waivers to Address Sustained Supply Chain Disruptions
2022-10 Official (PDF) | Text Alternative (PDF) - Transportation Waivers to Address Continued Supply Chain Disruptions
2022-09 Official (PDF) | Text Alternative (PDF) - Lowering Flags for Former Secretary of Transportation Buck Limehouse
2022-08 Official (PDF) | Text Alternative (PDF) - Transportation Waivers to Address Ongoing
2022-07 Official (PDF) | Text Alternative (PDF) - Authorizing Leave with Pay Due to Second Severe Winter Storm
2022-06 Official (PDF) | Text Alternative (PDF) - State of Emergency Due to Second Severe Winter Storm
2022-05 Official (PDF) | Text Alternative (PDF) - Authorizing Leave with Pay Due to Severe Winter Weather
2022-04 Official (PDF) - State of Emergency Due to Severe Winter Weather
2022-03 Official (PDF) | Text Alternative (PDF) - IT Shared Services Plan Implementation
2022-02 Official (PDF) | Text Alternative (PDF) - Review of School Mental Health Services Program
2022-01 Official (PDF) | Text Alternative (PDF) - Lowering Flags for Former Sen. Peden Brown McLeod
2021-44 Official (PDF) | Text Alternative (PDF) - Transportation Waivers and Directives to Address Supply Chain Disruptions
2021-43 Official (PDF) | Text Alternative (PDF) - Appointing Lancaster County Probate Judge
2021-42 Official (PDF) | Text Alternative (PDF) - Suspending Marlboro County Sheriff
2021-41 Official (PDF) | Text Alternative (PDF) - Rescinding Suspension of Member of Dorchester County School District Number 2 Board of Trustees
2021-40 Official (PDF) | Text Alternative (PDF) - Transportation Waivers and Directives to Address Supply Chain Disruptions
2021-39 Official (PDF) | Text Alternative (PDF) - Lowering Flags for Sen. Hugh K. Leatherman, Sr.
2021-38 Official (PDF) | Text Alternative (PDF) - Directive to Cooperate and Assist with Litigation Challenging Vaccine Mandates and Prohibition on Cabinet Agency Vaccine Mandates
2021-37 Official (PDF) | Text Alternative (PDF) - Lowering Flags for Former Rep. Jimmy C. Bales
2021-36 Official (PDF) | Text Alternative (PDF) - Appointing Union County Probate Judge
2021-35 Official (PDF) | Text Alternative (PDF) - Suspending Member of Dorchester County School District No. 2 Board of Trustees
2021-34 Official (PDF) | Text Alternative (PDF) - Lowering Flags for Lt. Stewart of Lake City Police Department
2021-33 Official (PDF) | Text Alternative (PDF) - Lowering Flags for Former Rep. Lucille Simmons Whipper
2021-32 Official (PDF) | Text Alternative (PDF) - Authorizing SCNG Assistance in Support of Louisiana Following Hurricane Ida
2021-31 Official (PDF) | Text Alternative (PDF) - Ordering Election for Florence County School District 4 Board of Trustees
2021-30 Official (PDF) | Text Alternative (PDF) - Appointing Cherokee County Treasurer
2021-29 Official (PDF) | Text Alternative (PDF) - Appointing Cherokee County Auditor
2021-28 Official (PDF) | Text Alternative (PDF) - Suspending Mayor of Town of Swansea
2021-27 Official (PDF) | Text Alternative (PDF) - Appointing Marion County Auditor
2021-26 Official (PDF) | Text Alternative (PDF) - Appointing Allendale County Treasurer
2021-25 Official (PDF) | Text Alternative (PDF) - State of Emergency
2021-24 Official (PDF) | Text Alternative (PDF) - Suspending Transportation-Related Regulations Due to Colonial Pipeline Disruption
2021-23 Official (PDF) | Text Alternative (PDF) - Emergency Measures Regarding Face Coverings, Vaccine Passports, & Other Matters
2021-22 Official (PDF) | Text Alternative (PDF) - State of Emergency
2021-21 Official (PDF) | Text Alternative (PDF) - Ordering New Runoff Election for Town of Estill
2021-20 Official (PDF) | Text Alternative (PDF) - State of Emergency
2021-19 Official (PDF) | Text Alternative (PDF) - Prioritizing & Protecting South Carolina's Children
2021-18 Official (PDF) | Text Alternative (PDF) - State of Emergency
2021-17 Official (PDF) | Text Alternative (PDF) - Pharmaceutical-Medical Supply Manufacturing Recruitment & Made in South Carolina Initiatives
2021-16 Official (PDF) | Text Alternative (PDF) - Authorizing Leave with Pay Due to Severe Weather
2021-15 Official (PDF) | Text Alternative (PDF) - State of Emergency
2021-14 Official (PDF) | Text Alternative (PDF) - Lowering Flags for Chief McNeill of Campobello Fire Dep't
2021-13 Official (PDF) | Text Alternative (PDF) - State of Emergency
2021-12 Official (PDF) | Text Alternative (PDF) - Modifying & Amending Emergency Measures
2021-11 Official (PDF) | Text Alternative (PDF) - Modifying & Amending Emergency Measures
2021-10 Official (PDF) | Text Alternative (PDF) - State of Emergency
2021-09 Official (PDF) | Text Alternative (PDF) - Removing Director of State Accident Fund
2021-08 Official (PDF) | Text Alternative (PDF) - State of Emergency
2021-07 Official (PDF) | Text Alternative (PDF) - State of Emergency
2021-06 Official (PDF) | Text Alternative (PDF) - Rescinding Suspension of Member of the Board of Trustees of Florence School District No. 1
2021-05 Official (PDF) | Text Alternative (PDF) - Lowering Flags for Lance Corporal Melton Gore of the Horry County Police Department
2021-04 Official (PDF) | Text Alternative (PDF) - Lowering Flags for Deputy Price of Marion County Sheriff's Office
2021-03 Official (PDF) | Text Alternative (PDF) - State of Emergency
2021-02 Official (PDF) | Text Alternative (PDF) - Lowering Flags for Sergeant Best of the North Myrtle Beach Department of Public Safety
2021-01 Official (PDF) | Text Alternative (PDF) - Appointing Lancaster County Auditor
2020-77 Official (PDF) | Text Alternative (PDF) - State of Emergency
2020-76 Official (PDF) | Text Alternative (PDF) - Suspending and Appointing Member of Richland County Council
2020-75 Official (PDF) | Text Alternative (PDF) - State of Emergency
2020-74 Official (PDF) | Text Alternative (PDF) - Lowering Flags for Judge G. Ross Anderson Jr.
2020-73 Official (PDF) | Text Alternative (PDF) - Modifying Amending Emergency Measures
2020-72 Official (PDF) | Text Alternative (PDF) - State of Emergency
2020-71 Official (PDF) | Text Alternative (PDF) - Authorizing Leave with Pay Due to Tropical Storm Zeta
2020-70 Official (PDF) | Text Alternative (PDF) - State of Emergency
2020-69 Official (PDF) | Text Alternative (PDF) - Suspending Bamberg County Councilman
2020-68 Official (PDF) | Text Alternative (PDF) - Declaring Vacancy in Office of Colleton County Sheriff
2020-67 Official (PDF) | Text Alternative (PDF) - State of Emergency
2020-66 Official (PDF) | Text Alternative (PDF) - Lowering Flags for Sergeant Jumper of Greenville County Sheriff's Office
2020-65 Official (PDF) - State of Emergency
2020-64 Official (PDF) | Text Alternative (PDF) - Lowering Flags for Officer Hancher of Myrtle Beach Police Department
2020-63 Official (PDF) | Text Alternative (PDF) - Amending & Consolidating Emergency Measures
2020-62 Official (PDF) | Text Alternative (PDF) - State of Emergency
2020-61 Official (PDF) | Text Alternative (PDF) - Suspending & Appointing Chester County Supervisor
2020-60 Official (PDF) | Text Alternative (PDF) - Lowering Flags for Judge Clyde H. Hamilton
2020-59 Official (PDF) | Text Alternative (PDF) - State of Emergency
2020-58 Official (PDF) | Text Alternative (PDF) - Lowering Flags for Chadwick Boseman
2020-57 Official (PDF) | Text Alternative (PDF) - Authorizing Leave with Pay Due to Hurricane Isaias
2020-56 Official (PDF) | Text Alternative (PDF) - State of Emergency
2020-55 Official (PDF) | Text Alternative (PDF) - Extending Term of South Carolina 2020 Complete Count Committee
2020-54 Official (PDF) | Text Alternative (PDF) - Lowering Flags for former Rep. Floyd Breeland
2020-53 Official (PDF) | Text Alternative (PDF) - State of Emergency
2020-52 Official (PDF) | Text Alternative (PDF) - Lowering Flags for Beaufort Police Chief Matt Clancy
2020-51 Official (PDF) | Text Alternative (PDF) - Appointing Cherokee County Treasurer
2020-50 Official (PDF) | Text Alternative (PDF) | Summary (PDF) - Initiating Additional Emergency Measures & Consolidating Previous Orders
2020-49 Official (PDF) | Text Alternative (PDF) - Suspending Transportation-Related Regulations Due to Hurricane Isaias
2020-48 Official (PDF) | Text Alternative (PDF) - State of Emergency
2020-47 Official (PDF) | Text Alternative (PDF) - Lowering Flags for Captain Durham of Winnsboro Department of Public Safety
2020-46 Official (PDF) | Text Alternative (PDF) - Lowering Flags for Former Adjutant General Spears
2020-45 Official (PDF) | Text Alternative (PDF) - Temporary Restrictions re. Alcoholic Beverages at Restaurants & Bars
2020-44 Official (PDF) | Text Alternative (PDF) - State of Emergency
2020-43 Official (PDF) | Text Alternative (PDF) - Suspending & Appointing Union County Sheriff
2020-42 Official (PDF) | Text Alternative (PDF) - State of Emergency
2020-41 Official (PDF) | Text Alternative (PDF) - Authorizing Leave with Pay Due to Severe Weather & Tornadoes on Apr. 13-14
2020-40 Official (PDF) | Text Alternative (PDF) - State of Emergency
2020-39 Official (PDF) | Text Alternative (PDF) - Lowering Flags for FirstLieutenant Trevarius Ravon Bowman
2020-38 Official (PDF) | Text Alternative (PDF) - State of Emergency to Facilitate Coordinated COVID-19 Pandemic Response
2020-37 Official (PDF) | Text Alternative (PDF) - Additional Incremental Modification of Non-Essential Business Closures
2020-36 Official (PDF) | Text Alternative (PDF) - Additional Modification of Non-Essential Business Closures
2020-35 Official (PDF) | Text Alternative (PDF) - State of Emergency to Facilitate COVID-19 Pandemic Response, Testing, & Other Measures
2020-34 Official (PDF) | Text Alternative (PDF) - Authorization of Limited Indoor Dining Services & Rescission of Boating Restrictions
2020-33 Official (PDF) | Text Alternative (PDF) - Rescheduling Elections Postponed by Executive Order 2020-09 & 2020-29
2020-32 Official (PDF) | Text Alternative (PDF) - Appointing Barnwell County Treasurer
2020-31 Official (PDF) | Text Alternative (PDF) - Modification of Home or Work Order & Authorization of Outdoor Dining Services
2020-30 Official (PDF) | Text Alternative (PDF) - Rescinding Self-Quarantine, Lodging, & Travel Restrictions for Individuals Entering S.C. from High-Risk Areas
2020-29 Official (PDF) | Text Alternative (PDF) - State of Emergency Due to COVID-19 Pandemic Response, Other Measures
2020-28 Official (PDF) | Text Alternative (PDF) - Modification of Restrictions for Public Beaches & Waters & Incremental Modification of Non-Essential Business Closures
2020-27 Official (PDF) | Text Alternative (PDF) - Lowering Flags for Deputy LaDue of Charleston County Sheriff's Office
2020-26 Official (PDF) | Text Alternative (PDF) - Appointing Barnwell County Treasurer
2020-25 Official (PDF) | Text Alternative (PDF) - Modification of Emergency Restrictions for Public Waters & Emergency Measures for Unemployment Claims & Benefits
2020-24 Official (PDF) | Text Alternative (PDF) - State of Emergency Due to Severe Weather Event
2020-23 Official (PDF) | Text Alternative (PDF) - Third State of Emergency Due to COVID-19 Pandemic
2020-22 Official (PDF) | Text Alternative (PDF) - Authorization for COVID-19 Support Payments by Employers
2020-21 Official (PDF) | Text Alternative (PDF) - Home or Work Order
2020-20 Official (PDF) | Text Alternative (PDF) - Authorizing Leave with Pay Due to Winter Weather on Feb. 21
2020-19 Official (PDF) | Text Alternative (PDF) - Lodging & Travel Restrictions for Individuals from High-Risk Areas
2020-18 Official (PDF) | Text Alternative (PDF) - Closure of Additional Non-Essential Businesses
2020-17 Official (PDF) | Text Alternative (PDF) - Closure of Non-Essential Businesses
2020-16 Official (PDF) | Text Alternative (PDF) - Emergency Access Restrictions for Public Beaches & Waters Due to COVID-19 Pandemic
2020-15 Official (PDF) | Text Alternative (PDF) - State of Emergency Due to COVID-19 Pandemic
2020-14 Official (PDF) | Text Alternative (PDF) - Self-Quarantine for Individuals from High-Risk Areas
2020-13 Official (PDF) | Text Alternative (PDF) - Authorizing Law Enforcement to Preserve Public Health
2020-12 Official (PDF) | Text Alternative (PDF) - Regulatory Flexibility to Facilitate “Social Distancing”
2020-11 Official (PDF) | Text Alternative (PDF) - Additional Emergency Measures & Regulatory Relief Regarding COVID-19
2020-10 Official (PDF) | Text Alternative (PDF) - Directing Additional Emergency Measures Due to COVID-19
2020-09 Official (PDF) | Text Alternative (PDF) - Closing Schools, Other Provisions in Response to COVID-19
2020-08 Official (PDF) | Text Alternative (PDF) - Declaring State of Emergency in Response to COVID-19
2020-07 Official (PDF) | Text Alternative (PDF) - Lifting Transportation Restrictions in Response to COVID-19
2020-06 Official (PDF) | Text Alternative (PDF) - Declaring Vacancy in Office of Laurens County Sheriff
2020-05 Official (PDF) | Text Alternative (PDF) - Lowering Flags for Deputy Gillette of Sumter County Sheriff's Office
2020-04 Official (PDF) | Text Alternative (PDF) - Granting Leave with Pay Due to Severe Weather
2020-03 Official (PDF) | Text Alternative (PDF) - Suspending Transportation Regulations Due to NC State of Emergency
2020-02 Official (PDF) | Text Alternative (PDF) - Declaring Vacancy in Office of Florence County Sheriff
2020-01 Official (PDF) | Text Alternative (PDF) - Lowering the flags atop the State Capitol on Thursday, January 9, 2020, in honor of Officer Jackson R. Winkeler of the Florence Regional Airport Department of Public Safety.
2019-41 Official (PDF) | Text Alternative (PDF) - Appointing McCormick County Auditor
2019-40 Official (PDF) | Text Alternative (PDF) - Lowering the flags atop the State Capitol on Friday, December 20, 2019, in honor of Deputy Michael S. Latu of the Marion County Sheriff’s Office.
2019-39 Official (PDF) | Text Alternative (PDF) - State Community Engagement Implementation Task Force
2019-38 Official (PDF) | Text Alternative (PDF) - Suspending Member of Florence County School District Number 1 Board of Trustees
2019-37 Official (PDF) | Text Alternative (PDF) - Suspending Robert Anderson Strickland, Jr. from the office of Sheriff of Colleton County
2019-36 Official (PDF) | Text Alternative (PDF) - Suspending William D. Lewis from the office of Sheriff of Greenville County
2019-35 Official (PDF) | Text Alternative (PDF) - Lowering the flags atop the State Capitol on Tuesday, October 8, 2019, in honor of Fire Engineer Paul Quattlebaum of the Lexington County Fire Service
2019-34 Official (PDF) | Text Alternative (PDF) - Granting Leave with Pay Due to Hurricane Dorian
2019-33 Official (PDF) | Text Alternative (PDF) - Lowering the flags atop the State Capitol on Monday, September 23, 2019, in honor of Dr. Emily England Clyburn.
2019-32 Official (PDF) | Text Alternative (PDF) - Lowering the flags atop the State Capitol on Sunday, September 22, 2019, in honor of Georgetown Sheriff A. Lane Cribb, Jr.
2019-31 Official (PDF) | Text Alternative (PDF) - Rescinding Remaining Evacuation Orders & Closures Due to Hurricane Dorian
2019-30 Official (PDF) | Text Alternative (PDF) - Rescinding Evacuations & Closures for Beaufort, Jasper, & Colleton Counties
2019-29 Official (PDF) | Text Alternative (PDF) - Closure of State Government Offices and Public Schools in the Following Counties: Beaufort, Jasper, Colleton, Charleston, Berkeley, Dorchester, Georgetown, and Horry
2019-28 - Official (PDF) | Text Alternative (PDF) - Hurricane Dorian Evacuation Order
2019-27 - Official (PDF) | Text Alternative (PDF) - Mandatory Medical Evacuation Due to Hurricane Dorian
2019-26 - Official (PDF) | Text Alternative (PDF) - Declaring a state of emergency for Hurricane Dorian
2019-25 - Official (PDF) | Text Alternative (PDF) - Suspending Transportation-Related Regulations in Connection with Hurricane Dorian
2019-24 Official (PDF) | 2019-24 | Text Alternative (PDF) - Appointing Angela C. Topper to serve as Hampton County Coroner
2019-23 - Official (PDF) | 2019-23 - Text Alternative (PDF) - Horry-Georgetown Annexation Election
2019-22 - Official (PDF) | 2019-22 - Text Alternative (PDF) - 2020 Census Complete Count Committee
2019-21 - Official (PDF) | 2019-21 - Text Alternative (PDF) - FOIA Compliance
2019-20 - Official (PDF) | 2019-20 - Text Alternative (PDF) - Suspending the Mayor-Elect of Dillon, John Corey Jackson, effective immediately upon him taking the oath of office or otherwise attempting to exercise any authority as Mayor of the City of Dillon, whichever event occurs first.
2019-19 - Official (PDF) | 2019-19 - Text Alternative (PDF) - Approving the South Carolina Emergency Operations Plan and issuing certain directives related to the same
2019-18 - Official (PDF) | 2019-18 - Text Alternative (PDF) - Lowering the flags atop the State Capitol on Friday, May 24, 2019, in honor of Representative Ronnie Young
2019-17 - Official (PDF) | 2019-17 - Text Alternative (PDF) - Granting Leave with Pay Due to Severe Storms
2019-16 - Official (PDF) | 2019-16 - Text Alternative (PDF) - Removing Chester Sheriff Alexander Underwood from Office, and appointing Donald Max Dorsey, II as Interim
2019-15 - Official (PDF) | 2019-15 - Text Alternative (PDF) - Removing Florence Sheriff Kenny Boone from Office, and appointing former Sheriff William C. “Billy” Barnes as Interim
2019-14 - Official (PDF) | 2019-14 - Text Alternative (PDF) - Ordering that the flags atop the State Capitol be lowered to half-staff in honor of Sen. Ernest F. Hollings
2019-13 - Official (PDF) | 2019-13 - Text Alternative (PDF) - Hazardous Pay in Lancaster County
2019-12 - Official (PDF) | 2019-12 - Text Alternative (PDF) - Appointing Chief Deputy Coroner Darryl M. Ables to serve as Aiken County Coroner
2019-11 - Official (PDF) | 2019-11 - Text Alternative (PDF) - Ordering Special Election for Silverstreet Town Council
2019-10 - Official (PDF) | 2019-10 - Text Alternative (PDF) - Ordering that the flags atop the State Capitol be lowered to half-staff in honor of Former Senator Billy Coleman
2019-09 - Official (PDF) | 2019-09 - Text Alternative (PDF) - Removing Richland County Election Commission
2019-08 - Official (PDF) | 2019-08 - Text Alternative (PDF) - Ordering that the flags atop the State Capitol be lowered to half-staff in honor of Irene Rudnick
2019-07 - Official (PDF) | 2019-07 - Text Alternative (PDF) - Ordering that the flags atop the State Capitol be lowered to half-staff in honor of Rudolph Mitchell, February 1, 2019
2019-06 - Official (PDF) | 2019- 06 - Text Alternative (PDF) - Appointing Spartanburg County Clerk of Court
2019-05 - Official (PDF) | 2019-05 - Text Alternative (PDF) - Granting Employees Pay
2019-04 - Official (PDF) | 2019-04 - Text Alternative (PDF) - Ordering New Election for Pickens County School Board District 7
2019-03 - Official (PDF) | 2019-03 - Text Alternative (PDF) - Waiving Transportation Regulations Due to NC Winter Weather
2019-02 - Official (PDF) | 2019-02 - Text Alternative (PDF) - Ordering that the flags atop the State Capitol be lowered to half-staff in honor of Moffatt Burriss
2019-01 - Official (PDF) | 2019-01 - Text Alternative (PDF) - Appointing Edward Ivy Crosby, Jr. to Dorchester County Council
2018-63 - Official (PDF) | 2018-63 - Text Alternative (PDF) - Ordering that the flags atop the State Capitol be lowered to half-staff in honor of Former Lieutenant Governor W. Brantley Harvey, Jr. December 17, 2018
2018-62 - Official (PDF) | 2018-62 - Text Alternative (PDF) - Amending S.C. Floodwater Commission
2018-61 - Official (PDF) | 2018-61 - Text Alternative (PDF) - Suspending Certain Transportation Regulations Due to State of Emergency in North Carolina
2018-60 - Official (PDF) | 2018-60 - Text Alternative (PDF) - Ordering that the flags atop the State Capitol be lowered to half-staff in honor of Former President George H.W. Bush and Declaring December 5, 2018, as a Day of Remembrance throughout the State of South Carolina
2018-59 - Official (PDF) | 2018-59 - Text Alternative (PDF) - Transfer of Disaster Recovery to the Department of Administration
2018-58 - Official (PDF) | 2018-58 - Text Alternative (PDF) - Declaring Vacancy on ETV Commission
2018-57 - Official (PDF) | 2018-57 - Text Alternative (PDF) - Appointing Member to Fill Vacancy on Dorchester County Council
2018-56 - Official (PDF) | 2018-56 - Text Alternative (PDF) - Ordering that the flags atop the State Capitol be lowered to half-staff in honor of Former Congresswoman Liz Patterson
2018-55 - Official (PDF) | 2018-55 - Text Alternative (PDF) - Ordering that the flags atop the State Capitol be lowered to half-staff in honor of Assistant Chief Dennis Straight
2018-54 - Official (PDF) | 2018-54 - Text Alternative (PDF) - Declaring Vacancy on Citadel Board of Visitors
2018-53 - Official (PDF) | 2018-53 - Text Alternative (PDF) - Granting Paid leave to State Employees Due to Hurricane Michael
2018-52 - Official (PDF) | 2018-52 - Text Alternative (PDF) - Ordering that the flags atop the State Capitol be lowered to half-staff in honor of Investigator Farrah Turner of Florence.
2018-51 - Official (PDF) | 2018-51 - Text Alternative (PDF) - Reinstating Mohsen A. Baddourah to Columbia City Council
2018-50 - Official (PDF) | 2018-50 - Text Alternative (PDF) - Authorization of the South Carolina Floodwater Commission
2018-49 - Official (PDF) | 2018-49 - Text Alternative (PDF) - Consolidation of Recent EOs Suspending Transportation Regulations
2018-48 - Official (PDF) | 2018-48 - Text Alternative (PDF) - State of Emergency Due to Flooding and Potential Effects of Hurricane Michael
2018-47 - Official (PDF) | 2018-47 - Text Alternative (PDF) - Additional Transportation Waivers for Hurricane Florence
2018-46 - Official (PDF) | 2018-46 - Text Alternative (PDF) - Ordering that the flags atop the State Capitol be lowered to half-staff in honor of Sgt. Terrence Carraway of Florence.
2018-45 - Official (PDF) | 2018-45 - Text Alternative (PDF) - Granting Paid Leave to Georgetown County State Employees During Flooding
2018-44 - Official (PDF) | 2018-44 - Text Alternative (PDF) - Release of Remaining Mandatory Medical Evacuations Due to Effects of Hurricane Florence
2018-43 - Official (PDF) | 2018-43 - Text Alternative (PDF) - Evacuating Two Healthcare Facilities in Georgetown County
2018-42 - Official (PDF) | 2018-42 - Text Alternative (PDF) - State of Emergency Due to Major Disaster and Aftermath of Hurricane Florence
2018-41 - Official (PDF) | 2018-41 - Text Alternative (PDF) - Suspension of Nicole Holland
2018-40 - Official (PDF) | 2018-40 - Text Alternative (PDF) - Mandatory Medical Evacuation for Three Healthcare Facilities
2018-39 - Official (PDF) | 2018-39 - Text Alternative (PDF) - Granting Paid Leave to State Employees Due to Hazardous Weather
2018-38 - Official (PDF) | 2018-38 - Text Alternative (PDF) - Granting Paid Leave to State Employees Due to State of Emergency
2018-37 - Official (PDF) | 2018-37 - Text Alternative (PDF) - Suspending Daniel Edward Johnson as Solicitor for the Fifth Judicial Circuit
2018-36 - Official (PDF) | 2018-36 - Text Alternative (PDF) - Rescinding Georgetown and Horry County Restrictions
2018-35 - Official (PDF) | 2018-35 - Text Alternative (PDF) - Partial Closure Rescission, Excepting Georgetown and Horry
2018-34 - Official (PDF) | 2018-34 - Text Alternative (PDF) - Partial Evacuation Rescission
2018-33 - Official (PDF) | 2018-33 - Text Alternative (PDF) - Rescheduling Local Election Due to Hurricane Florence
2018-32 - Official (PDF) | 2018-32 - Text Alternative (PDF) - Partial Closure Rescission
2018-31 - Official (PDF) | 2018-31 - Text Alternative (PDF) - Partial Evacuation Rescission
2018-30 - Official (PDF) | 2018-30 - Text Alternative (PDF) - School and Government Office Closures
2018-29 - Official (PDF) | 2018-29 - Text Alternative (PDF) - Hurricane Florence Evacuation Order
2018-28 - Official (PDF) | 2018-28 - Text Alternative (PDF) - Mandatory Medical Evacuation of Healthcare Facilities
2018-27 - Official (PDF) | 2018-27 - Text Alternative (PDF) - Suspending Certain Motor Vehicle Regulations Due to Emergency
2018-26 - Official (PDF) | 2018-26 - Text Alternative (PDF) - Declaration of State of Emergency (Hurricane Florence)
2018-25 - Official (PDF) | 2018-25 - Text Alternative (PDF) - Ordering that the flags atop the State Capitol be lowered to half-staff in honor of Senator John McCain
2018-24 - Official (PDF) | 2018-24 - Text Alternative (PDF) - Ordering Special Election for Town of Govan
2018-23 - Official (PDF) | 2018-23 - Text Alternative (PDF) - Removing Ware Falls Mayor John Kay Hansen from office
2018-22 - Official (PDF) | 2018-22 - Text Alternative (PDF) - Ordering that the flags atop the State Capitol be lowered to half-staff on Wednesday, July 18, 2018, in honor of SFC Christopher A. Celiz
2018-21 - Official (PDF) | 2018-21 - Text Alternative (PDF) - Ordering SCDHHS to Utilize Carry Forward Funds to Continue Family Planning Program and to Terminate Abortion Clinics
2018-20 - Official (PDF) | 2018-20 - Text Alternative (PDF) - Appointing of Commission to Investigate Annexation of Certain Areas in Horry County and Georgetown County
2018-19 - Official (PDF) | 2018-19 - Text Alternative (PDF)- Conforming EO 2017-43’s Opioid Prescription Limitation with Act 201 of 2018
2018-18 - Official (PDF) | 2018-18 - Text Alternative (PDF) - Temporary Suspension of Certain Motor Vehicle Regulations Based on the State of Emergency in North Carolina
2018-17 - Official (PDF) | 2018-17 - Text Alternative (PDF) - Ordering that the flags atop the State Capitol be lowered to half-staff on Monday, April 30, 2018, in honor of Deputy James L. Kirk, Jr. of the Lancaster County Sheriff’s Office
2018-16 - Official (PDF) | 2018-16 - Text Alternative (PDF) - Waiver of Regulations to Expedite Procurement and Assist with Staffing at the Department of Corrections
2018-15 - Official (PDF) | 2018-15 - Text Alternative (PDF) - Removing Greenville Sheriff Will Lewis from Office, and appointing former Greenville County Sheriff Johnny Mack Brown to serve as interim.
2018-14 - Official (PDF) | 2018-14 - Text Alternative (PDF) - Ordering that the flags atop the State Capitol be lowered to half-staff on March 2, 2018, in honor of Corporal Dale Hallman of the Saluda County Sheriff’s Office
2018-13 - Official (PDF) | 2018-13 - Text Alternative (PDF) - Directing Action to Replace Collapsed Bridge and Request Federal Relief
2018-12 - Official (PDF) | 2018-12 - Text Alternative (PDF) - Protecting Religious Liberty & Providing Regulatory Relief to Faith-Based Organizations
2018-11 - Official (PDF) | 2018-11 - Text Alternative (PDF) - Ordering that the flags atop the State Capitol be lowered to half-staff on March 2, 2018, in honor of Rev. Billy Graham
2018-10 - Official (PDF) | 2018-10 - Text Alternative (PDF) - Ordering SC State Guard to Assist Correctional Facilities
2018-09 - Official (PDF) | 2018-09 - Text Alternative (PDF) - Appointing Charles J. Mock, Jr. to serve as Clarendon County Coroner
2018-08 - Official (PDF) | 2018-08 - Text Alternative (PDF) - Granting State Employees Pay for January 17 and 18
2018-07 - Official (PDF) | 2018-07 - Text Alternative (PDF) - Ordering that the flags atop the State Capitol be lowered to half-staff on January 26, 2018, in honor of Specialist Javion S. Sullivan, United States Army of the York County Sheriff’s Office
2018-06 - Official (PDF) | 2018-06 - Text Alternative (PDF) - Ordering that the flags atop the State Capitol be lowered to half-staff on January 22, 2018, in honor of Detective Michael R. Doty of the York County Sheriff’s Office
2018-05 - Official (PDF) | 2018-05 - Text Alternative (PDF) - Waiving HOS and weight requirements due to wintry weather (NC)
2018-04 - Official (PDF) | 2018-04 - Text Alternative (PDF) - Waiving HOS and weight requirements due to wintry weather (GA)
2018-03 - Official (PDF) | 2018-03 - Text Alternative (PDF) - (declaring January 3-4, 2018, additional legal holidays for banks and savings and loan institutions)
2018-02 - Official (PDF) | 2018-02 - Text Alternative (PDF) - (granting leave with pay to certain state employees due to hazardous weather conditions on January 3, 4, 5, and 8, 2018)
2018-01 - Official (PDF) | 2018-01 - Text Alternative (PDF) - (granting leave with pay to certain state employees due to hazardous weather conditions on December 8, 2017)
2017-45 - Official (PDF) | 2017-45 - Text Alternative (PDF) - Waiving HOS Requirements due to NC Emergency
2017-44 - Official (PDF) | 2017-44 - Text Alternative (PDF) - Appointing E. Madison “Matt” Stokes to serve as Orangeburg County Treasurer
2017-43 - Official (PDF) | 2017-43 - Text Alternative (PDF) - Directing the Department of Health and Human Services to Develop a Policy for Prescribing, Dispensing, and Administering Controlled Substances
2017-42 - Official (PDF) | 2017-42 - Text Alternative (PDF) - Proclamation of a Statewide Public Health Emergency and Establishment of the Opioid Emergency Response Team
2017-41 -Official (PDF) | 2017-41 - Text Alternative (PDF) - Ordering that the flags atop the State Capitol be lowered to half-staff on December 13, 2017, in tribute to Corporal Chapman of the Johnston Police Department
2017-40 - Official (PDF) | 2017-40 - Text Alternative (PDF) - Ordering that the flags atop the State Capitol be lowered to half-staff on December 9, 2017, in honor of Chief Justice Earnest A. Finney, Jr.
2017-39 - Official (PDF) | 2017-39 - Text Alternative (PDF) - Appointment of Edgefield County Coroner
2017-38 - Official (PDF) | 2017-38 - Text Alternative (PDF) - Ordering that the flags atop the State Capitol be lowered to half-staff on November 27, 2017, in honor of Iris Rhodes Campbell
2017-37 - Official (PDF) | 2017-37 - Text Alternative (PDF) - Granting Pay to Additional State Employees in Connection with Hurricane Irma
2017-36 - Official (PDF) | 2017-36 - Text Alternative (PDF) - Suspending James H. Harrison as a Member of the Board of Visitors of The Citadel, the Military College of South Carolina, Following his Indictment by the State Grand Jury
2017-35 - Official (PDF) | 2017-35 - Text Alternative (PDF) - Extending Assistance of National Guard to Puerto Rico
2017-34 - Official (PDF) | 2017-34 - Text Alternative (PDF) - Appointing Register of Mesne Conveyance for Charleston County
2017-33 - Official (PDF) | 2017-33 - Text Alternative (PDF) - SC National Guard on State Duty in Support of Puerto Rico
2017-32 - Official (PDF) | 2017-32 - Text Alternative (PDF) - Granting Pay to State Employees
2017-31 - Official (PDF) | 2017-31 - Text Alternative (PDF) - Appointing Barnwell County Treasurer
2017-30 - Official (PDF) | 2017-30 - Text Alternative (PDF) - Sending National Guard Assistance to Florida Following Irma
2017-29 - Official (PDF) | 2017-29 - Text Alternative (PDF) - Rescind 2017-22
2017-28 - Official (PDF) | 2017-28 - Text Alternative (PDF) - Declaring September 6-12, 2017 Legal Holidays
2017-27 - Official (PDF) | 2017-27 - Text Alternative (PDF) - Lifting Hurricane Irma Evacuation Order
2017-26 - Official (PDF) | 2017-26 - Text Alternative (PDF) - Lifting Hurricane Irma Evacuation Order
2017-25 - Official (PDF) | 2017-25 - Text Alternative (PDF) - Hurricane Irma Evacuation Order
2017-24 - Official (PDF) | 2017-24 - Text Alternative (PDF) - Rescinding Evacuation Order for Charleston, Dorchester, Berkeley, Georgetown, and Horry
2017-23 - Official (PDF) | 2017-23 - Text Alternative (PDF) - Evacuation of Healthcare Facilities
2017-22 - Official (PDF) | 2017-22 - Text Alternative (PDF) - Direction to Evaluate Dams and Reservoirs to Protect Life and Property
2017-21 - Official (PDF) | 2017-21 - Text Alternative (PDF) - Waiving HOS and weight requirements due to Hurricane Irma
2017-20 - Official (PDF) | 2017-20 - Text Alternative (PDF) - Declaration of State of Emergency (Irma)
2017-19 - Official (PDF) | 2017-19 - Text Alternative (PDF) - Waiving HOS and weight requirements due to Hurricane Harvey
2017-18 - Official (PDF) | 2017-18 - Text Alternative (PDF) - Declaration of State of Emergency (Harvey)
2017-17 - Official (PDF) | 2017-17 - Text Alternative (PDF) - Placing SC National Guard on State Duty in Support of Texas (Harvey)
2017-16 - Official (PDF) | 2017-16 - Text Alternative (PDF) - Suspending Michael Andrew Singleton from Norway Town Council
2017-15 - Official (PDF) | 2017-15 - Text Alternative (PDF) - Ordering State Agencies to Cease Providing State or Local Funds to Medical Practices Affiliated with Abortion Clinics
2017-14 - Official (PDF) | 2017-14 - Text Alternative (PDF) - Appointing Edgefield County Probate Judge
2017-13 - Official (PDF) | 2017-13 - Text Alternative (PDF) - Declaring Reciprocal Transportation Emergency for North Carolina
2017-12 - Official (PDF) | 2017-12 - Text Alternative (PDF) - Ordering New Special Referendum Election for Pelham–Batesville Fire District
2017-11 - Official (PDF) | 2017-11 - Text Alternative (PDF) - Updating South Carolina Emergency Operations Plan
2017-10 - Official (PDF) | 2017-10 - Text Alternative (PDF) - Appointing Williamsburg County Auditor
2017-09 - Official (PDF) | 2017-09 - Text Alternative (PDF) - Ordering a Review of Cabinet Agency Regulations
2017-08 - Official (PDF) | 2017-08 - Text Alternative (PDF) - Establishing the South Carolina Critical Infrastructure Cybersecurity Executive Oversight Group
2017-07 - Official (PDF) | 2017-07 - Text Alternative (PDF) - Appointment of Cindy Chitty as Dorchester County Treasurer
2017-06 - Official (PDF) | 2017-06 - Text Alternative (PDF) - Granting Leave with Pay to State Employees
2017-05 - Official (PDF) | 2017-05 - Text Alternative (PDF) - Suspending Mohsen A. Baddourah from Columbia City Council
2017-04 - Official (PDF) | 2017-04 - Text Alternative (PDF) - Accepting Resignation of Rep. Mick Mulvaney and Ordering Special Election for S.C. Fifth Congressional District
Please visit the South Carolina State Library Digital Collection for information on previous administration’s executive orders.