EXECUTIVE ORDER
18-04

WHEREAS, Executive Order 17-03 was issued on January 10, 2017, by former Governor Eric R. Greitens; and

WHEREAS, Executive Order 17-03 ordered that “[n]o State Agency shall release proposed regulations for notice and comment, amend existing regulations, or adopt new regulations at any time until approved by the Office of the Governor”; and

WHEREAS, Executive Order 17-03 further ordered that “[e]very State Agency shall undertake a review of every regulation under its jurisdiction within the Code of State Regulations” and required every state agency to “take any action necessary to repeal or to cease rulemaking for any regulation” that does not meet certain criteria by June 30, 2018; and

WHEREAS, in accordance with Executive Order 17-03, state agencies have submitted numerous proposed rulemakings that require the approval of the Office of the Governor, many of which are still pending; and

WHEREAS, due to the number of bills passed this year by the legislature that are set to go into effect on August 28, 2018, many state agencies may need additional time to revise and submit proposed rulemakings in order to incorporate statutory changes; and

WHEREAS, given the June 30, 2018, deadline contained in Executive Order 17-03, more time is needed for the new administration to thoroughly review the proposed rulemakings.

NOW THEREFORE, I, MICHAEL L. PARSON, GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF MISSOURI, by virtue of the authority vested in me by the Constitution and laws of the State of Missouri, do hereby extend the June 30, 2018, deadline contained in Section 3d of Executive Order 17-03 through September 30, 2018, for the purpose of allowing the Office of the Governor to fully review such rulemakings.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and caused to be affixed the Great Seal of the State of Missouri, in the City of Jefferson, on this 29th day of June, 2018.

[Michael L. Parson's signature]
Michael L. Parson
Governor

[Jay Ashcroft's signature]
John R. Ashcroft
Secretary of State

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