Directives

Directives are issued by the Governor, usually to a specific agency or set of agencies, directing a certain action be taken. Select the column headings in the table below to sort by directive number, issue date, title or status.

Number Sort ascending Issued Title Status
24-21 12-30-2024 Lowering of the Washington State and United States Flags (Former President Jimmy Carter) Active
24-20 12-04-2024 Lowering of the Washington State and United States Flags (Pearl Harbor Remembrance) Active
24-19 12-02-2024 Freeze on hiring, services contracts, goods and equipment purchases, and travel Active
24-18 11-18-2024 Washington State CHIPS & Science Working Group Active
24-17 11-08-2024 Lowering of the Washington State and United States Flags (Former Governor Daniel Evans) Inactive
24-16 11-06-2024 Lowering of the Washington State and United States Flags (LCDR Lyndsay Evans and Lt. Serena Wileman) Inactive
24-15 09-09-2024 Lowering of the Washington State and United States Flags (Former Rep. Dennis Flannigan) Inactive
24-14 09-05-2024 Lowering of the Washington State and United States Flags (Patriot Day) Inactive
24-13 07-29-2024 Lowering of the Washington State and United States Flags (Former Representative Georgette Valle) Inactive
24-12 06-11-2024 Emergency Abortion Care Active
24-11 05-28-2024 24-11 Overburdened Communities Active
24-10 05-22-2024 Lowering of the Washington State and United States Flags (Memorial Day) Inactive
24-09 05-13-2024 Lowering of the Washington State and United States Flags (Peace Officers Memorial Day) Inactive
24-08 04-30-2024 Lowering of the Washington State and United States Flags (National Firefighters Memorial Day) Inactive
24-07 03-22-2024 Lowering of the Washington State and United States Flags (2014 Oso Landslide) Inactive
24-06 03-11-2024 Lowering of the Washington State and United States Flags (State Trooper Christopher Gadd) Inactive
24-05 02-29-2024 Lowering of the Washington State and United States Flags (LCpl Donovan Davis) Inactive
24-04 02-14-2024 Lowering of the Washington State and United States Flags (Mary Valentine) Inactive
24-03 01-31-2024 Career Connect WA Active
24-02 01-26-2024 Lowering of the Washington State and United States Flags (Engineer Ryan Pleasants) Inactive
24-01 01-16-2024 Use of Climate Commitment Act Branding in Agency Contracts Active
23-15 12-06-2023 Lowering of the Washington State and United States Flags (Pearl Harbor Remembrance) Inactive
23-14 12-04-2023 Lowering of the Washington State and United States Flags (Justice Sandra O'Connor) Inactive
23-13 11-27-2023 Lowering of the Washington State and United States Flags (Former First Lady Rosalynn Carter) Inactive
23-12 10-26-2023 Lowering of the Washington State and United States Flags (Tragedy in Lewiston, Maine) Inactive
23-11 10-11-2023 Lowering of the Washington State and United States Flags (Hamas Attack) Inactive
23-10 09-29-2023 Lowering of the Washington State and United States Flags (U.S. Sen. Dianne Feinstein) Inactive
23-09 09-08-2023 Lowering of the Washington State and United States Flags (Patriot Day) Inactive
23-08 05-26-2023 Lowering of the Washington State and United States Flags (Memorial Day) Inactive
23-07 05-12-2023 Lowering of the Washington State and United States Flags (Peace Officers Memorial Day) Inactive
23-06 05-08-2023 Lowering of the Washington State and United States Flags (Tragedy in Allen, Texas) Inactive
23-05 05-05-2023 Lowering of the Washington State and United States Flags (National Firefighters Memorial) Inactive
23-04 03-28-2023 Lowering of the Washington State and United States Flags (Tragedy in Nashville, Tennessee) Inactive
23-03 02-21-2023 Lowering of the Washington State and United States Flags (Correctional Officer Jay Miller) Inactive
23-02 01-23-2023 Lowering of the Washington State and United States Flags (Tragedy in Monterey Park, California) Inactive
23-01 01-20-2023 Lowering of the Washington State and United States Flags (Fire Captain Charles Cate) Inactive
22-24 12-06-2022 Lowering of the Washington State and United States Flags (National Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day) Inactive
22-23 12-05-2022 Lowering of the Washington State and United States Flags (Officer Jordan Jackson) Inactive
22-22 11-29-2022 Lowering of the Washington State and United States Flags (U.S Representative Donald McEachin) Inactive
22-21 10-07-2022 Lowering of the Washington State and United States Flags (National Fallen Firefighters) Inactive
22-20 09-08-2022 Lowering of the Washington State and United States Flags (Patriot Day) Inactive
22-19 09-08-2022 Lowering of the Washington State and United States Flags (Queen Elizabeth II) Inactive
22-18 08-12-2022 Monkeypox Virus Plan of Action Active
22-17 08-11-2022 Lowering of the Washington State and United States Flags (Firefighter Dan Patterson) Inactive
22-16 08-03-2022 Lowering of the Washington State and United States Flags (U.S Representative Jackie Walorski) Inactive
22-15 07-08-2022 Lowering of the Washington State and United States Flags (former Prime Minister of Japan, Shinzo Abe) Inactive
22-14 07-05-2022 Lowering of the Washington State and United States Flags (Tragedy in Highland Park, Illinois) Inactive
22-13.2 05-10-2023 Rescinding COVID vaccine requirement for state employees Active
22-13.1 08-05-2022 COVID-19 vaccination standards for state employees (Amendment to 22-13) Active
22-13 06-30-2022 COVID-19 vaccination standards for state employees Amended
22-12.1 02-01-2023 Prohibiting assistance with interstate abortion investigations (Amendment to 22-12) Amended
22-12 06-30-2022 Prohibiting assistance with interstate abortion investigations Active
22-11 06-13-2022 Ceremonial Flag Raisings Inactive
22-10 05-24-2022 Lowering of the Washington State and United States Flags (Tragedy in Uvalde, Texas and Memorial Day) Inactive
22-09 05-12-2022 Lowering of the Washington State and United States Flags (Peace Officers Memorial Day) Inactive
22-08 05-12-2022 Lowering of the Washington State and United States Flags (Lives lost to COVID-19) Inactive
22-07 04-08-2022 Lowering of the Washington State and United States Flags (WA Supreme Court Justice Mary Fairhurst) Inactive
22-06 04-01-2022 Lowering of the Washington State and United States Flags (Officer Dan Rocha) Inactive
22-05 03-24-2022 Lowering of the Washington State and United States Flags (Deputy Dominique (Dom) Calata) Inactive
22-04 03-23-2022 Lowering of the Washington State and United States Flags (Former Secretary of State Madeleine Albright) Inactive
22-03 03-04-2022 Russian Government Contracts and Investments Active
22-02 02-07-2022 Lowering of the Washington State and United States Flags (Officer Donald Sahota) Inactive
22-01 01-06-2022 Lowering of the Washington State and United States Flags (Remembering the insurrection on the U.S Capitol) Inactive
21-28 12-29-2021 Lowering of the Washington State and United States Flags (Senator Harry Reid) Inactive
21-27 12-27-2021 Lowering of the Washington State and United States Flags (Senator Doug Ericksen) Inactive
21-24 12-01-2021 Workforce Training Boards Active
21-23 10-18-2021 Lowering of the Washington State and United States Flags (General Colin Powell) Inactive
21-22 10-15-2021 Lowering of the Washington State and United States Flags (National Peace Officers' Memorial Service) Inactive
21-21 10-01-2021 Lowering of the Washington State and United States Flags (Trooper Detective Gunderson) Inactive
21-20 10-01-2021 Lowering of the Washington State and United States Flags (National Fallen Firefighters) Inactive
21-19 09-17-2021 Lowering of the Washington State and United States Flags (Officer Goodrich & Lieutenant Traber) Inactive
21-18 09-15-2021 Lowering of the Washington State and United States Flags (Deputy Melvin) Inactive
21-17 09-09-2021 Lowering of the Washington State and United States Flags (Chief Krouse and Patriots Day) Inactive
21-16 08-26-2021 Lowering of the Washington State and United States Flags (Terrorist Attack in Kabul) Inactive
21-15 08-16-2021 Lowering of the Washington State and United States Flags (Officer Charlie Cortez) Inactive
21-14 08-02-2021 Lowering of the Washington State and United States Flags (Deputy Jeremy Brown) Inactive
21-13 07-06-2021 Lowering of the Washington State and United States Flags (Correctional Officer Gabriel Forrest) Inactive
21-12 06-29-2021 Lowering of the Washington State and United States Flags (Officer Alexandra Brenneman Harris) Inactive
21-11 05-26-2021 Lowering of the Washington State and United States Flags (Shooting in San Jose and Memorial Day) Inactive
21-10 05-11-2021 Lowering of the Washington State and United States Flags (Peace Officers Memorial Day) Inactive
21-09 04-20-2021 Lowering of the Washington State and United States Flags (Former Vice President Walter Mondale) Inactive
21-08 04-16-2021 Lowering of the Washington State and United States Flags (Shooting in Indianapolis, Indiana) Inactive
21-07 04-09-2021 Lowering of the Washington State and United States Flags (Officer Kurt Enget) Inactive
21-06 04-06-2021 Lowering of the Washington State and United States Flags (Congressman Alcee Hastings) Inactive
21-05 04-02-2021 Lowering of the Washington State and United States Flags (Attack at the U.S Capitol) Inactive
21-04 03-23-2021 Lowering of the Washington State and United States Flags (Shooting in Boulder, Colorado) Inactive
21-03 03-18-2021 Lowering of the Washington State and United States Flags (Atlanta Spa Shootings) Inactive
21-02 02-22-2021 Lowering of the Washington State and United States Flags (Remembering the lives lost to COVID-19) Inactive
21-01 01-11-2021 Lowering of the Washington State and United States Flags (Capitol Police Officers) Inactive
20-17 12-17-2020 Proclamation Enforcement during the COVID-19 Emergency Active
20-16 12-04-2020 Lowering of the Washington State and United States Flags (Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day) Inactive
20-15 10-30-2020 Maintaining Continuity in K-12 Employment Active
20-14 09-18-2020 Lowering of the Washington State and United States Flags (Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg) Inactive
20-13 09-08-2020 Lowering of the Washington State and United States Flags (National Patriot Day) Inactive
20-12 08-05-2020 Lowering of the Washington State and United States Flags (Washington State Patrol Trooper Justin Schaffer) Inactive
20-11 08-04-2020 Lowering of the Washington State and United States Flags (Bothell Police Officer Jonathan Shoop) Inactive
20-10 07-18-2020 Lowering of the Washington State and United States Flags (Death of Rep. John Lewis) Inactive
20-09 06-22-2020 COVID-19: Annual Continuity of Operations Plan (COOP) Updates Active
20-08.1 03-04-2021 Furloughs and General Wage Increases Active
20-08 06-17-2020 Furloughs and General Wage Increases Active
20-07 05-22-2020 Lowering of the Washington State and United States Flags (Victims of the Novel Coronavirus Pandemic) Inactive
20-06 05-22-2020 Lowering of the Washington State and United States Flags (Memorial Day) Inactive
20-05.2 04-28-2021 COVID-19: Rescinding 20-05, et seq. Active
20-05.1 11-20-2020 Hiring Freeze, Personal Services Contracts, and Equipment Purchases Active
20-05 05-13-2020 COVID-19: Freezing Hiring, Personal Services Contracts, and Equipment Purchases Active
20-04 05-12-2020 Lowering of the Washington State and United States Flags (Peace Officers Memorial Day) Inactive
20-03 04-02-2020 COVID-19: PPE Purchasing Active
20-03 04-02-2020 COVID-19: Compra de Equipo de Protección Personal (EPP) Active
20-02 03-26-2020 COVID-19: DCYF Visitation Directive Active
20-01 01-23-2020 Aligning and Integrating Early Learning Programs Active
19-19 12-27-2019 Lowering of the Washington State and United States Flags (Pierce County Deputy Cooper Dyson) Inactive
19-18.2 12-20-2021 Environmental Assessment of Greenhouse Gas Emissions Active
19-18.1 03-04-2021 Environmental Assessment of Greenhouse Gas Emissions Inactive
19-18 12-19-2019 Environmental Assessment of Greenhouse Gas Emissions Inactive
19-17 12-07-2019 Lowering of the Washington State and United States Flags (Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day) Inactive
19-16 11-20-2019 Lowering of the Washington State and United States Flags (Interim Police Chief Michael Knapp) Inactive
19-15 10-24-2019 Lowering of the Washington State and United States Flags (Assistant Fire Chief Christian Johnson) Inactive
19-14 10-17-2019 Lowering of the Washington State and United States Flags (Representative Elijah E. Cummings) Inactive
19-13 10-06-2019 Lowering of the Washington State and United States Flags (National Fallen Firefighters Memorial Service) Inactive
19-12 09-14-2019 Lowering of the Washington State and United States Flags (Sergeant First Class Dustin B. Ard) Inactive
19-11 09-11-2019 Lowering of the Washington State and United States Flags (Patriot Day) Inactive
19-10 08-05-2019 Lowering of the Washington State and United States Flags (El Paso, Texas and Dayton, Ohio) Inactive
19-09 07-23-2019 Lowering of the Washington State and United States Flags (Retired Associate Justice Stevens) Inactive
19-08 06-03-2019 Lowering of the Washington State and United States Flags (Virginia Beach) Inactive
19-07 05-09-2019 Lowering of the Washington State and United States Flags (Memorial Day) Inactive
19-06 05-09-2019 Lowering of the Washington State and United States Flags (Peace Officers Memorial Day) Inactive
19-05 04-24-2019 Child Care Professional Development Requirements Active
19-04 04-23-2019 Lowering of the Washington State and United States Flags (Cowlitz County Sheriff’s Deputy Justin DeRosier) Inactive
19-03 03-27-2019 Lowering of the Washington State and United States Flags (Kittitas Co. Sheriff’s Deputy Ryan Thompson) Inactive
19-02 02-08-2019 Lowering of the Washington State and United States Flags Inactive
19-01 01-05-2019 Lowering of the Washington State and United States Flags Inactive
18-19 12-06-2018 Lowering of the Washington State and United States Flags Inactive
18-18 12-06-2018 Lowering of the Washington State and United States Flags Inactive
18-17 12-02-2018 Flag Lowering - December 2, 2018 (Former President George HW Bush) Inactive
18-16 11-08-2018 Lowering of the Washington State and United States Flags Inactive
18-15 10-29-2018 Flag Lowering - October 29, 2018 (Tragedy in Pittsburgh, PA) Inactive
18-14 10-05-2018 Flag Lowering - October 7, 2018 (National Fallen Firefighters Memorial Service) Inactive
18-13 09-28-2018 Hepatitis C Elimination Active
18-12 09-10-2018 Lowering of the Washington State and United States Flags Inactive
18-11 08-27-2018 Lowering of the Washington State and United States Flags Inactive
18-10 07-31-2018 Lowering of the Washington State and United States Flags Inactive
18-09 07-03-2018 Lowering of the Washington State and United States Flags Inactive
18-08 05-25-2018 Lowering of the Washington State and United States Flags Inactive
18-07 05-21-2018 Lowering of the Washington State and United States Flags Inactive
18-06 05-15-2018 Lowering of the Washington State and United States Flags Inactive
18-05 04-18-2018 Lowering of the Washington State and United States Flags Inactive
18-04 03-01-2018 Lowering of the Washington State and United States Flags Inactive
18-03 02-15-2018 Lowering of the Washington State and United States Flags Inactive
18-02 02-07-2018 Lowering of the Washington State and United States Flags Inactive
18-01 01-11-2018 Lowering of the Washington State and United States Flags Inactive
17-14 12-05-2017 Lowering of the Washington State and United States Flags Inactive
17-13 11-06-2017 Work Group on Poverty Reduction Active
17-12 11-06-2017 Lowering of the Washington State and United States Flags Inactive
17-11 11-03-2017 Formation of a Health Sub-Cabinet to integrate physical and behavioral health and address mental health and the opioid use crisis Active
17-10 11-02-2017 Lowering of the Washington State and United States Flags Inactive
17-09 10-26-2017 Lowering of the Washington State and United States Flags Inactive
17-08 10-02-2017 Lowering of the Washington State and United States Flags Inactive
17-07 09-06-2017 Lowering of the Washington State and United States Flags Inactive
17-06 08-09-2017 Lowering of the Washington State and United States Flags Inactive
17-05 07-28-2017 Lowering of the Washington State and United States Flags Inactive
17-04 05-26-2017 Lowering of the Washington State and United States Flags Inactive
17-03 05-23-2017 Lowering of the Washington State and United States Flags Inactive
17-02 05-15-2017 Lowering of the Washington State and United States Flags Inactive
17-01 01-25-2017 Interagency Work Group on Youth Homelessness Active
16-23 12-09-2016 Lowering of the Washington State and United States Flags Inactive
16-22 12-05-2016 Lowering of the Washington State and United States Flags Inactive
16-21 12-05-2016 Lowering of the Washington State and United States Flags Inactive
16-20 11-10-2016 Lowering of the Washington State and United States Flags Inactive
16-19 11-04-2016 Preparedness and Response to Earthquakes and Tsunamis in Washington Active
16-18 10-07-2016 Lowering of the Washington State and United States Flags Inactive
16-17 09-29-2016 Lowering of the Washington State and United States Flags Inactive
16-16 08-31-2016 Lowering of the Washington State and United States Flags Inactive
16-15 08-31-2016 Lowering of the Washington State and United States Flags Inactive
16-14 07-18-2016 Lowering of the Washington State and United States Flags Inactive
16-13 07-15-2016 Lowering of the Washington State and United States Flags Inactive
16-12 07-08-2016 Lowering of the Washington State and United States Flags Inactive
16-11 06-23-2016 LGBTQ Inclusion and Safe Place Initiative Active
16-10 06-13-2016 Lowering of the Washington State and United States Flags Inactive
16-09 05-25-2016 Lowering of the Washington State and United States Flags Inactive
16-08 05-16-2016 Lowering of the Washington State and United States Flags Inactive
16-07 05-11-2016 Lowering of the Washington State and United States Flags Inactive
16-06 05-02-2016 Assisting Community and Agency Responses to Lead in Water Systems Active
16-05 03-22-2016 Lowering of the Washington State and United States Flags Inactive
16-04 03-07-2016 Lowering of the Washington State and United States Flags Inactive
16-03 02-23-2016 Lowering of the Washington State and United States Flags Inactive
16-02 02-15-2016 Lowering of the Washington State and United States Flags Inactive
16-01 01-11-2016 Providing Accountability for State Systems Responsible for Critical Functionality Active
15-14 12-03-2015 Lowering of the Washington State and United States Flags Inactive
15-13 12-01-2015 Lowering of the Washington State and United States Flags Inactive
15-12 11-16-2015 Lowering of the Washington State and United States Flags Inactive
15-11 10-02-2015 Lowering of the Washington State and United States Flags Inactive
15-10 09-10-2015 Lowering of the Washington State and United States Flags Inactive
15-09 08-26-2015 Lowering of the Washington State and United States Flags Inactive
15-08 08-10-2015 Lowering of the Washington State and United States Flags Inactive
15-07 07-21-2015 Lowering of the Washington State and United States Flags Inactive
15-06 06-25-2015 Lowering of the Washington State and United States Flags Inactive
15-05 06-03-2015 Lowering of the Washington State and United States Flags Inactive
15-04 05-05-2015 Lowering of the Washington State and United States Flags Inactive
15-03 05-15-2015 SHB 1586 - Royal Slope Railroad Active
15-02 05-13-2015 Lowering of the Washington State and United States Flags Inactive
15-01 04-14-2015 Lowering of the Washington State and United States Flags Inactive
14-10 12-04-2014 Lowering of the Washington State and United States Flags Inactive
14-09 11-20-2014 Lowering of the Washington State and United States Flags Inactive
14-08 09-09-2014 Lowering of the Washington State and United States Flags Inactive
14-07 06-18-2014 Lowering of the Washington State and United States Flags Inactive
14-06 06-11-2014 Oil Transport Active
14-05 05-14-2014 Lowering of the Washington State and United States Flags Inactive
14-04 04-14-2014 Lowering of the Washington State and United States Flags Inactive
14-03 03-06-2014 Lowering of the Washington State and United States Flags Inactive
14-02 02-06-2014 Lowering of the Washington State and United States Flags Inactive
14-01 01-10-2014 Lowering of the Washington State and United States Flags Inactive
13-18 12-06-2013 Lowering of the Washington State and United States Flags Inactive
13-17 12-05-2013 Lowering of the Washington State and United States Flags Inactive
13-16 11-21-2013 Lowering of the Washington State and United States Flags Inactive
13-15 10-29-2013 Lowering of the Washington State and United States Flags Inactive
13-14 09-16-2013 Lowering of the Washington State and United States Flags Inactive
13-13 08-28-2013 Lowering of the Washington State and United States Flags Inactive
13-12 06-28-2013 Modernizing the Certificate of Need Process and Ensuring Greater Consumer Transparency with Regard to Health Care Facility Actions and Policies Active
13-11 06-27-2013 Lowering of the Washington State and United States Flags Inactive
13-10 06-07-2013 Lowering of the Washington State and United States Flags Inactive
13-09 06-04-2013 Lowering of the Washington State and United States Flags Inactive
13-08 05-21-2013 Implementation of Substitute House Bill 1525 Inactive
13-07 05-14-2013 Lowering of the Washington State and United States Flags Inactive
13-06 05-01-2013 Lowering of the Washington State and United States Flags Inactive
13-05 05-01-2013 Lowering of the Washington State and United States Flags Inactive
13-04 04-16-2013 Lowering of the Washington State and United States Flags Inactive
13-03 03-21-2013 Lowering of the Washington State and United States Flags Inactive
13-02 03-21-2013 Continuity of Government Operations Preparation Active
13-01 03-18-2013 Lowering of the Washington State and United States Flags Inactive