2026 Executive Orders
Here you will find Governor Kemp's executive orders. These orders are legal instruments by which Governor Kemp carries out the duties of his office.
| Document | Description |
|---|---|
| Suspending Sheriff Kenneth Henderson from the Office of Sheriff of Towns County | |
| Appointing a committee to investigate alleged misconduct by Mr. Kenneth Henderson, Sheriff of Towns County | |
| Authorizing a transfer from the Governor’s Emergency Fund | |
| Appointing the Honorable Joshua M. Geller as Superior Court Judge of the DeKalb Judicial Circuit | |
| Declaring a State of Emergency for Wildfire Recovery | |
| Transferring custody of property in Richmond County from the Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Disabilities to the Department of Veterans Service and authorizing the demolition and removal of certain structures | |
| Authorizing the demolition and removal of a structure from the Atlanta State Farmer’s Market | |
| Authorizing the Department of Corrections to demolish and remove certain structures in Lowndes County | |
| Appointing the Honorable Carolyn Roddy as a member of the State Election Board | |
| Suspending Mr. Charles Brandon Fletcher from office as Coroner of Irwin County | |
| Extending the period for the review commission to make its written report regarding the indictment of Mr. Charles Brandon Fletcher, Coroner of Irwin County | |
| Appointing the Honorable Richard A. Anderson as a member of the Georgia Transportation Efficiency Authority Board | |
| Appointing the Honorable Bert Brantley as a member of the Georgia Transportation Efficiency Authority Board | |
| Appointing the Honorable Steven Michael Brock as a member of the Georgia Transportation Efficiency Authority Board | |
| Appointing the Honorable Anna Miller Hanlon as a member of the Georgia Transportation Efficiency Authority Board | |
| Appointing the Honorable Darrell H. McWaters as a member of the Georgia Transportation Efficiency Authority Board | |
| Appointing the Honorable Narender Reddy as a member of the Georgia Transportation Efficiency Authority Board | |
| Appointing the Honorable Todd VerSteeg as a member of the Georgia Transportation Efficiency Authority Board | |
| Appointing the Honorable Walter “Sonny” Deriso, Jr. to serve as Chairman of the Georgia Transportation Efficiency Authority Board | |
| Lowering flags to half-staff on Monday, May 25, in observance of Memorial Day | |
| Appointing the Honorable John D. Harvey as Solicitor General of the State Court of Bryan County | |
| Appointing the Honorable Dorothy V. Hull as District Attorney of the Towaliga Judicial Circuit | |
| Appointing the Honorable Matthew M. McCord as Superior Court Judge of the Griffin Judicial Circuit | |
| Appointing the Honorable Tyler J. Browning as Superior Court Judge of the Cobb Judicial Circuit | |
| Suspending Mr. Gerald Couch as Sheriff of Hall County for an additional 30 days | |
| Declaring a State of Emergency due to Acute Consumer Price Shock | |
| Appointing the Honorable Kaaren J. Street as a member of the Georgia Commission on Women | |
| Reappointing the Honorable Joseph Miller Cusack as a member of the State Ethics Commission | |
| Reappointing the Honorable James “Trey” Allen as a member of the Board of Directors of the Georgia Lottery Corporation | |
| Reappointing the Honorable John Hampton Irby as a member of the Board of Directors of the Georgia Lottery Corporation | |
| Reappointing the Honorable Gregory Jones Woolard as a member of the Bona Fide Coin Operated Amusement Machine Operator Advisory Board | |
| Reappointing the Honorable Jason F. Coley as a member of the Coastal Regional Commission Council | |
| Reappointing the Honorable Thomas J. Ratcliffe, Jr. as a member of the Coastal Regional Commission Council | |
| Appointing the Honorable Donald Jay Torbert, Jr. as a member of the Coastal Regional Commission Council | |
| Reappointing the Honorable Angela Whidby as a member of the Georgia Mountains Regional Commission Council | |
| Reappointing the Honorable Kimberly Teresa Waters as a member of the Georgia Mountains Regional Commission Council | |
| Lowering flags to half-staff on Friday, May 15, in observance of Peace Officers Memorial Day | |
| Amending the State of Emergency for Georgia Wildfires | |
| Appointing members to the Review Commission to review the indictment of Mr. Charles Brandon Fletcher, Coroner of Irwin County | |
| Designating jurisdictional boundaries for the Georgia Transportation Efficiency Authority (GTEA) | |
| Authorizing the Georgia Transportation Efficiency Authority (GTEA) to conduct and approve transportation-related DRI reviews | |
| Delegating approval, review, and modification(s) of state-wide transportation improvement programs to the Georgia Transportation Efficiency Authority (GTEA) | |
| Appointing the Honorable Tyler Scott McCracken as a member of the Private Colleges and Universities Authority | |
| Appointing the Honorable William H. Whaley as a member of the Board of Corrections | |
| Amending the State of Emergency for Georgia Wildfires | |
| Issuing a Writ of Election to fill the vacancy in Georgia’s 13th Congressional District for the United States House of Representatives | |
| Authorizing Congressman David Scott to lie in state in the Georgia State Capitol on Friday, May 1, 2026 | |
| Lowering flags to half-staff in honor and memory of United States Congressman David Scott | |
| Declaring a State of Emergency for Georgia Wildfires | |
| Appointing the Honorable Michael Joseph Gazarik as a member of the Georgia Joint Defense Commission | |
| Authorizing the demolition and removal of a building from the University of Georgia | |
| Approving the issuance of Private Activity Bonds and Commercial Paper Notes | |
| Lowering flags to half-staff on Saturday, April 4, 2026, in honor and memory of Private Bennett Hubert Waters | |
| Appointing the Honorable Edward D. Lukemire as Senior Judge of the Superior Courts of Georgia | |
| Appointing the Honorable Glen A. Cheney as Senior Judge of the Superior Courts of Georgia | |
| Appointing Mr. Dennis T. Cathey as Special Counsel to represent the Honorable Kimberly A. Childs | |
| Issuing a Writ of Election to fill the District 177 seat in the Georgia House of Representatives | |
| Issuing a Writ of Election to fill the District 7 seat in the Georgia State Senate | |
| Appointing the Honorable Frank O’Connell as Chief Judge of the Georgia Tax Court | |
| Suspending Sheriff Gerald Couch from the Office of Sheriff of Hall County for 60 days | |
| Appointing the committee to investigate Sheriff Gerald Couch | |
| Authorizing the demolition and removal of a building from Albany State University | |
| Authorizing the demolition and removal of a building from Albany State University | |
| Approving the issuance of single family mortgage bonds by the Georgia Housing and Finance Authority | |
| Appointing the Honorable LaShonda C. Harris as Solicitor General of the State Court of Henry County | |
| Lowering flags to half-staff in honor and memory of Officer Caleb Abney, Hahira Police Department | |
| Appointing the Honorable David James Burge as Commissioner of the Georgia Department of Revenue | |
| Authorizing the demolition and removal of a structure from the University of Georgia | |
| Lowering flags to half-staff in honor and memory of Officer Pradeep Tamang, Gwinnett County Police Department | |
| Appointing the Honorable Pamela M. Bettis as Judge of the State Court of Henry County | |
| Appointing the Honorable Kristi G. Connell as Superior Court Judge of the Augusta Judicial Circuit | |
| Appointing the Honorable James A. Kiger as Superior Court Judge of the Douglas Judicial Circuit | |
| Appointing the Honorable Patrick M. Shepherd as Judge of the State Court of Spalding County | |
| Appointing the Honorable Steven G. Blackerby as Superior Court Judge of the Brunswick Judicial Circuit | |
| Appointing the Honorable Jane C. Barwick as Senior Judge of the Superior Courts of Georgia | |
| Appointing the Honorable W. Fletcher Sams as Senior Judge of the Superior Courts of Georgia | |
| Declaring a State of Emergency for Winter Weather - January 30, 2026 |
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| Declaring a State of Emergency for Spalding County Water Supply | |
| Appointing the Honorable Kenneth Jerome Carson as a member of the Georgia Peace Officer Standards and Training Council | |
| Appointing the Honorable Joseph Miller Cusack as a member of the State Ethics Commission | |
| Reappointing the Honorable Thomas Neils Culpepper as a member of the Board of Corrections | |
| Reappointing the Honorable Duke C. Blackburn, Jr. as a member of the Board of Corrections | |
| Reappointing the Honorable Jimmie “Spud” Canson Bowen, Jr. as a member of the Board of Corrections | |
| Reappointing the Honorable Ester Fleming, Jr. as a member of the Board of Corrections | |
| Reappointing the Honorable Rossie Charles James Ross as a member of the Board of Corrections | |
| Appointing the Honorable Sandra DeCarlo Hudson as a member of the Board of Corrections | |
| Appointing the Honorable Emily Yonah as a member of the Georgia Opioid Settlement Advisory Commission | |
| Reappointing the Honorable George G. Andrews as a member of the Private Colleges and Universities Authority | |
| Reappointing the Honorable Raymond C. Cobb as a member of the Private Colleges and Universities Authority | |
| Reappointing the Honorable James Richard Lientz, Jr. as a member of the Private Colleges and Universities Authority | |
| Appointing the Honorable Craig Keith Franklin as a member of the Private Colleges and Universities Authority | |
| Appointing the Honorable Gerald “Jay” Herzog, Jr. as a member of the Board of Driver Services | |
| Appointing the Honorable Kelly Jones Ball as a member of the Statewide Interagency Coordinating Council for Early Childhood Intervention Programs | |
| Appointing the Honorable Julie Burns as a member of the Statewide Interagency Coordinating Council | |
| Appointing the Honorable Aynsley Dyan Hill as a member of the Statewide Interagency Coordinating Council for Early Childhood Intervention Programs | |
| Appointing the Honorable Victrecia Hines as a member of the Statewide Interagency Coordinating Council for Early Childhood Intervention Programs | |
| Appointing the Honorable Amie Alagood LoCicero as a member of the Statewide Interagency Coordinating Council for Early Childhood Intervention Programs | |
| Appointing the Honorable Kiara Knox Loud as a member of the Statewide Interagency Coordinating Council for Early Childhood Intervention Programs | |
| Appointing the Honorable Sarah Lynette McMurtry as a member of the Statewide Interagency Coordinating Council for Early Childhood Intervention Programs | |
| Appointing the Honorable Cindy McNeil as a member of the Statewide Interagency Coordinating Council for Early Childhood Intervention Programs | |
| Appointing the Honorable Alondra Cepeda Mustafa as a member of the Statewide Interagency Coordinating Council for Early Childhood Intervention Programs | |
| Appointing the Honorable Barbara Bray Ross as a member of the Statewide Interagency Coordinating Council for Early Childhood Intervention Programs | |
| Appointing the Honorable Allison Louise Setterlind as a member of the Statewide Interagency Coordinating Council for Early Childhood Intervention Programs | |
| Appointing the Honorable Darlene K. Taylor as a member of the Statewide Interagency Coordinating Council for Early Childhood Intervention Programs | |
| Declaring a State of Emergency for Winter Weather | |
| Suspending Representative Sharon Henderson from office as the District 113 Representative in the Georgia House of Representatives | |
| Appointing the Honorable Michael Todd Owens as chairperson of the Stone Mountain Memorial Association | |
| Reappointing the Honorable Robert Joseph as a member of the State Personnel Board | |
| Reappointing the Honorable Stephen Michael Bauman as a member of the State Licensing Board for Residential and Commercial General Contractors | |
| Reappointing the Honorable Ted Noe as a member of the State Licensing Board for Residential and Commercial General Contractors | |
| Reappointing the Honorable Thomas “Mike” Phelps, Jr. as a member of the State Licensing Board for Residential and Commercial General Contractors | |
| Reappointing the Honorable Kenna Blake Scragg as a member of the State Licensing Board for Residential and Commercial General Contractors | |
| Reappointing the Honorable Casey Brent Smith as a member of the State Licensing Board for Residential and Commercial General Contractors | |
| Reappointing the Honorable Morgan D. Wheeler, Sr. as a member of the State Licensing Board for Residential and Commercial General Contractors | |
| Appointing the Honorable Brandon Tyler Eyre as a member of the State Licensing Board for Residential and Commercial General Contractors | |
| Appointing the Honorable Stanley L. Richardson as a member of the State Licensing Board for Residential and Commercial General Contractors | |
| Reappointing the Honorable Cassius F. Butts as a member of the Board of Economic Development | |
| Reappointing the Honorable James Carter, III as a member of the Board of Economic Development | |
| Reappointing the Honorable Allen Hodges as a member of the Board of Economic Development | |
| Reappointing the Honorable Garnett Lewis Johnson as a member of the Board of Economic Development | |
| Reappointing the Honorable Mulham Shbeib as a member of the Board of Economic Development | |
| Reappointing the Honorable Marisa Simpson as a member of the Board of Economic Development | |
| Reappointing the Honorable Jay Jerome Wells as a member of the Board of Economic Development | |
| Reappointing the Honorable Calder Benjamin Clay, III as a member of the State Board of the Technical College System of Georgia | |
| Reappointing the Honorable Charles McLendon Fiveash as a member of the State Board of the Technical College System of Georgia | |
| Reappointing the Honorable Michael Wayne Brown as a member of the State Construction Industry Licensing Board, Division of Conditioned Air Contractors | |
| Reappointing the Honorable James Martin Ford as a member of the State Construction Industry Licensing Board, Division of Conditioned Air Contractors | |
| Reappointing the Honorable Charles Edwards Greene as a member of the State Construction Industry Licensing Board, Division of Conditioned Air Contractors | |
| Reappointing the Honorable Michael Dean Adams as a member of the State Construction Industry Licensing Board, Division of Master Plumbers and Journeyman Plumbers | |
| Reappointing the Honorable James G. Cunningham as a member of the State Construction Industry Licensing Board, Division of Master Plumbers and Journeyman Plumbers | |
| Reappointing the Honorable Samuel Neal Ivey as a member of the State Construction Industry Licensing Board, Division of Master Plumbers and Journeyman Plumbers | |
| Appointing the Honorable William James Edler, Jr. as a member of the State Construction Industry Licensing Board, Division of Electrical Contractors | |
| Issuing a Writ of Election to fill the District 53 seat in the Georgia State Senate | |
| Authorizing the demolition and removal of two structures from the University of Georgia | |
| Issuing a Writ of Election to fill the District 94 seat in the Georgia House of Representatives | |
| Issuing a Writ of Election to fill the District 130 seat in the Georgia House of Representatives | |
| Appointing the Honorable A. Gregory Poole as Senior Judge of the Superior Courts of Georgia | |
| Appointing the Honorable Matthew B. Bennett as Superior Court Judge of the Alapaha Judicial Circuit | |
| Appointing the Honorable Donald L. Montgomery, Jr. as Judge of the State Court of Bryan County | |
| Appointing the Honorable Robert D. “Bobby” Wolf as Judge of the State Court of Fulton County | |
| Appointing the Honorable Torrey D. Smith as Judge of the State Court of Fulton County | |
| Appointing the Honorable Emily Youngo as Clerk of the Georgia State-wide Business Court | |
| Appointing the Review Commission to review the indictment of Ms. Sharon Henderson, District 113 Representative in the Georgia House of Representatives | |
| Issuing a Writ of Election to fill the vacancy in Georgia's 14th Congressional District for the United States House of Representatives. | |
| Reappointing the Honorable Samuel D. Holmes as a member of the Board of Regents of the University System of Georgia | |
| Reappointing the Honorable Joe Cade Joiner as a member of the Board of Regents of the University System of Georgia | |
| Appointing the Honorable Richard T. Evans, Sr. as a member of the Board of Regents of the University System of Georgia | |
| Appointing the Honorable Deep J. Shah as a member of the Board of Regents of the University System of Georgia | |
| Reappointing the Honorable Janet Lee Moon as a member of the Board of Public Safety | |
| Appointing the Honorable Josh Edward Waters as a member of the State Board of Pardons and Paroles | |
| Appointing the Honorable Barbara Lee Hopkins as a member of the Georgia Board of Examiners of Licensed Dietitians | |
| Appointing the Honorable Phenna Rene Petty as a member of the Georgia Council on Literacy |