Governor Christine Todd Whitman Executive Orders
Governor Whitman’s Executive Orders are listed below in chronological order with a short description and information concerning its impact on or relationship with other executive orders.
Information on this page is based on the Official Web Site for the State of New Jersey, which contains more information and links to the text of each Executive Order.
1994 (Orders 1-29)
| Date | No. | Description | Additional Action |
| January 18 | 1 | Establishes the New Jersey Economic Master Plan Commission, consisting of a chairperson and twelve members appointed by the Governor, to study economic conditions and create a Strategic Master Plan | Updated by EO #8 (Whitman) |
| January 18 | 2 | Orders public employees, as defined by Section 6 of the Order, to file financial disclosure statements and limits interests held by such employees in any closely-held corporation, partnership, sole propriertorship, or similar business entity. | Rescinds EOs #1, #9, and #95 (Florio); Rescinded by EO #10 (McGreevey) |
| January 19 | 3 | Declares a state of emergency in state prisons until July 1994 (when EO # 80 (Florio) is to expire) | |
| January 19 | 4 | Declares state of emergency for all heat and electrical utilities in the state and directs state agencies to minimize electrical usage | Rescinded by EO #5 (Whitman) |
| January 21 | 5 | Rescinds EO #4 and terminates the state of emergency declared therein. | |
| January 27 | 6 | Creates Advisory Panel on Government Contracting Procedures to review procedures concerning the issuance of bonds, notes, and similar instruments and the retention of certain professionals related to such instruments. | |
| January 28 | 7 | Remits the forfeiture of “Taro,” a dog that has been ordered to be destroyed, on the condition that Taro be moved out of state. | |
| February 15 | 8 | Directs the Economic Master Plan Commission to be expanded to consists of a chairperson and 18 members | Modifies EO #1 (Whitman) |
| March 15 | 9 | Eliminates the position of Environmental Prosecutor in the Division of Labor, relocating the duties of the Environmental Prosecutor to the Division of Public Safety | Rescinds EO #2 (Florio) |
| March 17 | 10 | Reconstitutes the Advisory Council on Juvenile Justice to assist in programs dealing with juvenile crime | Rescinded by EO #40 (Christie) |
| March 21 | 11 | Orders that a State department, authority, or instrumentality may include a project agreement in a public works project. | Rescinds EO #99 (Florio); Rescinded by EO #1 (McGreevey) |
| March 25 | 12 | Declares State of Emergency due to gas pipeline explosion in Edison, NJ | Rescinded by EO #13 (Whitman) |
| March 29 | 13 | Rescinds EO #12 (Whitman), but continues certain emergency authorization for the Department of Sate Police | Rescinds EO #12 (Whitman) |
| March 30 | 14 | Establishes Advisory Panel on Higher Education Restructuring | Rescinded by EO #40 (Christie) |
| April 5 | 15 | Creates the Office of the Business Ombudsman, to be located in the Department of State | Rescinded by EO #71 (Whitman) |
| April 5 | 16 | Addresses the emergency conditions within the State prisons and other penal and correctional institutions | See EO #48 (Whitman) |
| April 18 | 17 | Establishes the New Jersey Advisory Commission on Privatization | |
| May 2 | 18 | Continues the Governor’s Council on the Prevention of Mental Retardation and Developmental Disabilities, directing that it remain in existence until December 31, 1996 | See EO #30 (Florio) |
| May 2 | 19 | Continues the Governor’s Task Force on Child Abuse and Neglect, directing that it remain in existence until December 31, 1996 | Continues EOs #51, 110, 173, and 217 (Kean) and #53 (Florio) |
| June 13 | 20 | Establishes the NJ Commission on National Service | |
| July 14 | 21 | Reconstitutes the Governor’s Employee Relations Policy Council and the Office of Employee Relations within the Department of Personnel | Rescinds EOs #3 and 4 (1970); Modified by EO #33 (Whitman) |
| August 5 | 22 | Orders Department of Education to complete a comprehensive and thorough review of administrative regulations by December 31, 1995 | |
| 23 | Orders that the Commissioner of the Department of Environmental Protection is designated ex-officio as the State Natural Resource Trustee for purposes outlined in Section 2706(b)(3) of the Oil Pollution Act | ||
| October 11 | 24 | Directs NJ Department of Commerce and Economic Development to create a Free Cuba Task Force | Supersedes EO #89 (Florio) |
| October 20 | 25 | Orders that November 25, 1994 be granted as a day off for State employees | |
| 26 | Directs that the policy of the State generally requiring that all bonds of the State and its agencies and authorities be sold on a competitive basis is continued | Supersedes EOs #79 and 92 (Florio) | |
| November 2 | 27 | Orders State administrative agencies to include a statement of whether Federal standards are exceeded when adopting, amending, or readopting rules and regulations | |
| November 16 | 28 | Orders that State employees called to duty in Haiti and the Middle East crises are entitled to return to State employment will full seniority and benefits upon termination of their active duty | |
| December 1 | 29 | Directs the extension of the Governor’s Council on AIDS | Rescinded by EO #61 (McGreevey) |
1995 (Orders 30-44)
| Date | No. | Description | Additional Action |
| January 10 | 30 | Establishes the Advisory Panel on School Vouchers | Rescinded by EO #40 (Christie) |
| January 10 | 31 | Directs the flags of the United States and New Jersey to be flown at half staff at all State Departments, offices, and agencies on January 11, 1995, in mourning of the passing of Senator Walter Rand | |
| March 6 | 32 | Directs Vacancy Review Board to be eliminated | Rescinds EO #10 (Kean) |
| March 6 | 33 | Orders the transfer of the Office of Employee Relations from the Department of Personnel to the Office of the Governor | Modifies EO #21 (Whitman) |
| April 10 | 34 | Continues the Governor’s Advisory Council on Volunteerism and Community Service and establishes Governor’s Youth Advisory Council | See EOs #79, 99, and 107 (Whitman) and EO #71 (Florio); Rescinded by EO #40 (Christie) |
| May 8 | 35 | Directs that Reorganization Plan No. 002-1995, which provides for the transfer of the Division of Motor Vehicles to the Department of Transportation, shall be effective on July 22, 1995 | |
| May 12 | 36 | Orders expansion of Private Industry Councils into broad-based Workforce Investment Boards | Rescinds EO #107 (Florio) |
| June 1 | 37 | Continues the New Jersey-Israel Commission through May 31, 1997; discontinues the Commission’s subcommittee on Agricultural and Natural Resources | Modifies EO #208 (Kean) and EOs # 35 and 90 (Florio); Continued by EO #70 (Whitman) and EO #12 (McGreevey) |
| June 15 | 38 | Establishes commission known as Prosperity New Jersey | Modifies EO #1 (Whitman) |
| July 25 | 39 | Establishes the Study Commission on Parole | Rescinded by EO #40 (Christie) |
| August 3 | 40 | Continues the Governor’s Council on New Jersey Outdoors | Rescinded by EO #40 (Christie) |
| September 13 | 41 | Declares a state of water emergency for counties in northeastern New Jersey | Terminated by EO #43 (Whitman) |
| September 21 | 42 | Establishes the New Jersey Sports History Commission to plan the 150th anniversary of the first game of baseball and the 50th anniversary of the beginning of integration of organized baseball | |
| November 3 | 43 | Declares state of water emergency no longer exists in northeastern counties of New Jersey | Terminates EO #41 (Whitman) |
| November 9 | 44 | Directs that November 24, 1995 be granted as a day off to employees of the Executive Department of State government |
1996 (Orders 45-64)
| Date | No. | Description | Additional Action |
| January 7 | 45 | Declares state of emergency caused by snow and blizzard conditions | |
| January 13 | 46 | Terminates the state of emergency declared on January 7, 1996 | Terminates EO #45 (Whitman) |
| February 29 | 47 | Entitles New Jersey State employees who are called to active duty during the Bosnian Peacekeeping Mission to full seniority and benefits | |
| March 28 | 48 | Allows the Commissioner of Corrections to designate places of confinement for state-sentenced inmates | See EO #16 (Whitman) |
| April 17 | 49 | Directs that the policy of the State of New Jersey shall be that harassment, intimidation, violence, or threats of violence by or against employees shall not be tolerated | |
| May 28 | 50 | Establishes the Health Care Fraud Task Force | |
| June 28 | 51 | Orders that the effective date for Reorganization Plan No. 001-1996, which transfers employees to the Department of Health and Senior Services, shall be July 6, 1996 | |
| June 28 | 52 | Orders that the effective date for Reorganization Plan No. 002-1996, which transfers the Division of the State Library from the Department of Education to the Department of State, shall be July 6, 1996 | |
| June 28 | 53 | Declares state of emergency in Mercer and Burlington counties and calls NJ National Guard to active duty | Terminated by EO #56 (Whitman) |
| July 9 | 54 | Mourns the passing of former Assemblyman Watson and directs the flags of the United States and New Jersey to be flown at half-staff on July 9, 1996 | |
| July 9 | 55 | Mourns the passing of former Governor William Cahill and directs the flags of the United States and New Jersey to be flown at half-staff from July 9, 1996 through July 22, 1996 | |
| July 12 | 56 | Terminates the State of Emergency declared on June 28, 1996 | Terminates EO #53 (Whitman) |
| July 25 | 57 | Mourns the passing of Chief Justice Robert Wilentz and directs the flags of the United States and New Jersey to be flown at half-staff from July 26, 1996 through August 2, 1996 | |
| September 12 | 58 | Creates Task Force for the Review of the Treatment of the Criminally Insane to study practices employed by Greystone Park Psychiatric Hospital and other psychiatric facilities | Rescinded by EO #40 (Christie) |
| October 22 | 59 | Directs the Governor’s Office to convene a “Work First New Jersey” Interdepartmental Coordinating Committee to develop policies and programs that support comprehensive welfare reform within each department | |
| October 31 | 60 | Establishes the Racing Industry Study Commission to undertake a study of the horse racing industry in New Jersey | See EO #63 (Whitman) |
| November 6 | 61 | Memorializes the declaration and proclamation that a State of Emergency existed from October 18, 1996 through October 21, 1996, which necessitated the exercise of emergency powers conferred upon the Governor of the State of New Jersey | |
| November 20 | 62 | Grants November 29, 1996 as a day off to non-essential employees in the Executive Departments of state government | |
| December 12 | 63 | Orders the Racing Industry Study Commission to be expanded from 17 to 19 members, including one member from the public sector and one a representative of the casino industry | Modifies EO #60 (Whitman) |
| December 23 | 64 | Mourns the passing of Senator C. William Haines and orders the flags of the United States and New Jersey to be flown at half-staff from December 23, 1996 through December 30, 1996 |
1997 (Orders 65-77)
| Date | No. | Description | Additional Action |
| January 31 | 65 | Designates the Department of Transportation as the agency to carry out the provisions of the Federal Transit Administration’s State Safety Oversight of Fixed Guideway Systems in the State of New Jersey | |
| March 10 | 66 | Establishes the Division of Revenue in the Department of the Treasury | |
| April 15 | 67 | Designates the Monmouth County Board of Freeholders as an Areawide Water Quality Management Planning Agency | |
| April 22 | 68 | Creates the Office of Sustainability, to be located in the Department of Commerce and Economic Development | |
| May 15 | 69 | Modifies the State’s policy regarding accessibility of public records | Modifies EO #9 (Hughes) and EO #123 (Kean) |
| May 28 | 70 | Continues the New Jersey-Israel Commission through January 1, 2002 | Modifies or Extends EO #208 (Kean), EOs # 35 and 90 (Florio), and EO #37 (Whitman); Continued by EO #12 (McGreevey) |
| June 27 | 71 | Transfers Office of the Ombudsman to the Department of Commerce and establishes an Account Management System | Rescinds EO#15 (Whitman) |
| August 6 | 72 | Establishes the Study Commission on the Implementation of the Death Penalty | |
| August 22 | 73 | Declares State of Emergency due to torrential rainfall and resultant flooding in Atlantic, Burlington, Cape May, Cumberland, and Ocean counties | Rescinded by EO #77 (Whitman) |
| August 26 | 74 | Provides State-funded food stamp benefits to legal immigrants | |
| September 29 | 75 | Creates the Advisory Committee to Study the Future of the New Jersey Training School for Boys in Monroe Township | Rescinded by EO #40 (Christie) |
| November 14 | 76 | Designates November 28, 1997 as a day off to employees who work in the Executive Departments of State Government | |
| November 14 | 77 | Rescinds August 22, 1997 order declaring state of emergency | Rescinds EO #73 (Whitman) |
1998 (Orders 78-91)
| Date | No. | Description | Additional Action |
| February 6 | 78 | Declares State of Emergency existed and continues to exist in Atlantic, Cape May, Monmouth, and Ocean Counties | Rescinded by EO #80 (Whitman) |
| February 10 | 79 | Adjusts membership on the Advisory Council on Volunteerism and Community Service | See EOs #34, 99, and 107 (Whitman) and EO # 71 (Florio); Rescinded by EO #40 (Christie) |
| March 10 | 80 | Rescinds February 6, 1998 declaration of State of Emergency | Rescinds EO #78 (Whitman) |
| May 4 | 81 | Creates Landlord-Tenant Task Force | Modified by EO #86 (Whitman); Rescinded by EO #40 (Christie) |
| May 27 | 82 | Directs creation of the Advisory Committee on the Preservation and Use of Ellis Island | See EOs #90, 93, and 111 (Whitman); Rescinded by EO #40 (Christie) |
| May 27 | 83 | Orders the Effective Date for Reorganization Plan No. 003-1998 to be July 1, 1998 | |
| May 28 | 84 | Orders establishment of the New Jersey Advisory Council on Traumatic Brain Injury in the Department of Human Services | |
| July 1 | 85 | Mourns the passing of Judge Alexander P. Waugh, Sr. and directs the flags of the United States and New Jersey be flown at half-staff | |
| July 27 | 86 | Modifies the Landlord-Tenant Task Force | Modifies EO #81 (Whitman); Rescinded by EO #40 (Christie) |
| September 4 | 87 | Establishes the Office of Information Technology, which is in but not of the Department of the Treasury; abolishes the Office of Telecommunications and Information Systems | See EO #84 (Kean); Rescinded by EO #42 (Corzine) |
| September 16 | 88 | Directs state agencies to review rules and regulations that might impact the implementation of interlocal shared service programs | |
| September 28 | 89 | Establishes the New Jersey Advisory Council on Elder Care in the Department of Health and Senior Services | |
| October 5 | 90 | Adjusts composition of the Advisory Committee on the Preservation and Use of Ellis Island | Modifies EO #82 (Whitman); Repealed by EO #93 (Whitman) |
| November 16 | 91 | Declares November 27, 1998 a day off for employees of the Executive Departments of state government |
1999 (Orders 92-107)
| Date | No. | Description | Additional Action |
| March 12 | 92 | Creates the Task Force on Mandated Health Insurance Benefits | Repealed by EO #97 (Whitman) |
| April 3 | 93 | Adjusts membership of the Advisory Committee on the Preservation and Use of Ellis Island, repealing EO #90 (Whitman) | Repeals EO #90 (Whitman); Updates EO #82 (Whitman); See EO #111 (Whitman); Rescinded by EO #40 (Christie) |
| April 6 | 94 | Creates New Jersey Advanced Technology Vehicle Task Force | Rescinded by EO #40 (Christie) |
| April 6 | 95 | Declares that State employees who are called to active duty during the Kosovo conflict shall be entitled upon termination of active duty to return to State employment with full seniority and benefits | |
| May 20 | 96 | Directs State Departments and agencies to pursue policies which comport with the 11 sustainability goals outlined in New Jersey Future’s “Living with the Future in Mind” report | |
| July 20 | 97 | Orders creation of Task Force on the Affordability and Accessibility of Health Care in New Jersey | Repeals EO #92 (Whitman); Rescinded by EO #40 (Christie) |
| August 5 | 98 | Declares state of water emergency exists throughout New Jersey | Revised by EO #100 (Whitman); Terminated by EO #102 (Whitman) |
| August 30 | 99 | Establishes Governor’s Office of Volunteerism in the Department of State; abolishes Governor’s Office of Volunteerism in Department of Human Services | See EOs #34, 79, and 107 (Whitman) and EO #71 (Florio) |
| September 14 | 100 | Declares water emergency no longer exists in certain counties, but continues in others | See EOs #82, 90, 93, and 111 (Whitman) |
| September 15 | 101 | Declares a State of Emergency in the State of New Jersey due to flooding from Hurricane Floyd | Rescinded by EO #121 (Whitman) |
| September 27 | 102 | Declares that state of water emergency, as declared on August 5, 1999, no longer exists anywhere within the state | Terminates EO #98 (Whitman) |
| October 15 | 103 | Orders creation of Advisory Committee on the Sales and Use Tax | |
| November 18 | 104 | Designates November 26, 1999 as a day off for employees who work in the Executive Departments of state government | |
| November 24 | 105 | Establishes Office of Capital Investment and Coordination in the Department of Transportation | |
| December 17 | 106 | Authorizes and places into effect the New Jersey State Policy Prohibiting Discrimination, Harassment, or Hostile Environments in the Workplace | |
| December 22 | 107 | Adjusts the membership of the Governor’s Advisory Council on Volunteerism and Community Service to include the Secretary of State | See EOs #34, 79, and 99 (Whitman) and EO #71 (Florio); Rescinded by EO #40 (Christie) |
2000 (Orders 108-120)
| Date | No. | Description | Additional Action |
| January 4 | 108 | Increases membership of the New Jersey Commission for the Blind and Visually Impaired Rehabilitation Advisory Council and the New Jersey Division of Vocational Rehabilitation Services Rehabilitation Advisory Council | See EOs #103 and 110 (Florio) |
| January 11 | 109 | Directs that until such time that the Water Quality Management Planning rules are repealed and replaced, the Department of Environmental Protection shall determine what alternatives analyses must be conducted prior to making a final decision on an application for approval of a wastewater management plan or amendment thereto | |
| March 15 | 110 | Establishes the Domestic Violence Fatality Review Board within the Office on the Prevention of Violence Against Women | |
| April 4 | 111 | Creates the Ellis Island New Jersey Restoration Advisory Committee in (but not of) the Department of Environmental Protection | See EOs #82, 90, and 93 (Whitman); Rescinded by EO #40 (Christie) |
| April 6 | 112 | Establishes the Governor’s Study Commission on Discrimination in State Employment and Contracting in the Department of State | |
| May 1 | 113 | Establishes the Abbott Implementation Advisory Council in the Department of Education | Rescinded by EO #6 (McGreevey) |
| May 9 | 114 | Creates the Task Force on Cancer Prevention, Early Detection and Treatment in New Jersey in the Department of Health and Senior Services | |
| June 27 | 115 | Establishes the Lake Restoration and Management Advisory Task Force in the Department of Environmental Protection | Rescinded by EO #40 (Christie) |
| July 3 | 116 | Establishes the 225th Anniversary of the American Revolution Advisory Task Force in the Department of State | Rescinded by EO #40 (Christie) |
| August 14 | 117 | Declares State of Emergency in Morris and Sussex counties | |
| September 22 | 118 | Directs Kearny Facility to be used by Department of Corrections as temporary housing for sexually violent predators | |
| November 16 | 119 | Declares November 24, 2000 a day off for State employees | |
| December 30 | 120 | Declares State of Emergency in state of New Jersey due to snow and blizzard conditions |
2001 (Orders 121-123)
| Date | No. | Description | Additional Action |
| January 30 | 121 | Terminates State of Emergency declared on September 15, 1999 | Terminates EO #101 (Whitman) |
| January 30 | 122 | Establishes the New Jersey Geographic Information Council in the Office of Information Technology | Rescinded by EO #40 (Christie) |
| January 30 | 123 | Establishes the Construction Trade Training Council | Rescinded by EO #40 (Christie) |