Executive Orders
Signed January 27, 2007
Orders that the United States Flag be flown at half-staff to honor any member of Iowa National Guard, Iowa Air National Guard or an Iowa resident serving as a member of the United States Armed Forces who is killed in the line of duty.
Signed February 28, 2007
Orders that the deadline for individual Iowa taxpayers who are farmers to pay their 2006 individual income tax is extended until March 15, 2007.
Signed June 21, 2007
Orders that the use of E-85 fuel in the state's flexible-fuel vehicles shall be increased to at least 60% of fuel purchases, and instructs the Office of Energy Independence and DAS to develop a "State Government E-85 Use Plan .
Signed October 26, 2007
Orders that State Agencies achieve and maintain a diverse workforce in state government.
Signed October 30, 2007
Creates the Youth Race and Detention Task Force.
Signed February 21, 2008
Establishes a Green Government Initiative for the State of Iowa.
Signed June 27, 2008
Establishes the Rebuild Iowa Office and the Rebuild Iowa Advisory Commission
Signed July 16, 2008
Establishes the Independent Contractor Reform Task Force
Signed November 7, 2008
Executive Order 9 orders the Iowa Finance Authority is directed to administer the allocation of additional tax-exempt bonding authority provided by the Disaster Relief Act.
Signed December 22, 2008
Executive Order 10 orders a 1.5% budget reduction for Fiscal Year 2009 for all state departments.
Signed February 17, 2009
Executive Order 11 creates a task force on dependent care.
Signed April 14, 2009
Creates the Iowa Accountability and Transparency Board.
Signed May 26, 2009
The order calls on the Department of Administrative Services to implement a new policy across the executive branch that will require every department to institute cost-effective and transparent practices to track reimbursements paid to State employees for meals, travel and other work-related costs.