The Administration's plan is to end the COVID-19 public health emergency (PHE) on May 11, 2023. Facebook page for Governor Brian P. Kemp Office of the Governor, Twitter page for Governor Brian P. Kemp Office of the Governor, Instagram page for Governor Brian P. Kemp Office of the Governor, Issuing a writ of election to fill the District 119 seat in the Georgia House of Representatives, Extending the State of Emergency for Winter Weather, Issuing a writ of election to fill the District 172 seat in the Georgia House of Representatives, Declaring a State of Emergency due to the potential for severe winter weather, Issuing a writ of election to fill the District 11 seat in the Georgia State Senate, Appointing the Honorable Erica Leigh Tisinger as Superior Court Judge of the Coweta Judicial Circuit, Authorizing the demolition and removal of certain buildings from the UGA Attapulgus Research and Education Center, Lowering flags to half-staff in honor and memory of the Honorable Clyde L. Reese, Reappointing the Honorable Susan Andrews as a member of the State Workforce Development Board, Reappointing the Honorable Ames Barnett as a member of the State Workforce Development Board, Reappointing the Honorable Randy Beall as a member of the State Workforce Development Board, Reappointing the Honorable Kellie Brownlow as a member of the State Workforce Development Board, Reappointing the Honorable Tom Cook as a member of the State Workforce Development Board, Reappointing the Honorable Stuart Countess as a member of the State Workforce Development Board, Reappointing the Honorable Sam Dasher as a member of the State Workforce Development Board, Reappointing the Honorable Emily Davidson as a member of the State Workforce Development Board, Reappointing the Honorable Theresa Fisher as a member of the State Workforce Development Board, Reappointing the Honorable Bart Gobeil as a member of the State Workforce Development Board, Reappointing the Honorable Oren Hall Buddy Harden as a member of the State Workforce Development Board, Reappointing the Honorable Kevin Jackson, Jr. as a member of the State Workforce Development Board, Reappointing the Honorable Dell Keith as a member of the State Workforce Development Board, Reappointing the Honorable Logan Edward Leslie as a member of the State Workforce Development Board, Reappointing the Honorable Mike Long as a member of the State Workforce Development Board, Reappointing the Honorable Samuel Grimes McCachern as a member of the State Workforce Development Board, Reappointing the Honorable Jerald Mitchell as a member of the State Workforce Development Board, Reappointing the Honorable Evelyn Olenick as a member of the State Workforce Development Board, Reappointing the Honorable Roy Edward Taylor, III as a member of the State Workforce Development Board, Reappointing the Honorable Chris Tobiasson as a member of the State Workforce Development Board, Reappointing the Honorable Karen Viera as a member of the State Workforce Development Board, Reappointing the Honorable James Wilburn as a member of the State Workforce Development Board, Reappointing the Honorable Joe Yarbrough as a member of the State Workforce Development Board, Appointing the Honorable Margaret Lammers Conrad as a member of the State Workforce Development Board, Appointing the Honorable Laura Morgan as a member of the State Workforce Development Board, Appointing the Honorable Lisa Winton as a member of the State Workforce Development Board, Appointing the Honorable Andre Cornelius Blanchard as a member of the Child Advocate Advisory Committee, Reappointing the Honorable Ellice Martin as a member of the Board of Behavioral Health and Developmental Disabilities, Reappointing the Honorable Amanda Marie Owens as a member of the Board of Behavioral Health and Developmental Disabilities, Reappointing the Honorable Jean Sumner as a member of the Board of Behavioral Health and Developmental Disabilities, Reappointing the Honorable Jimmy Thomas as a member of the Board of Behavioral Health and Developmental Disabilities, Appointing the Honorable Janet Lee Moon as a member of the Board of Public Safety, Reappointing the Honorable Jeanine Marie Bunn as a member of the Professional Standards Commission, Reappointing the Honorable Franklin Dennis Perry, Sr. as a member of the Professional Standards Commission, Reappointing the Honorable Michael Brinson as a member of the State Board of Pharmacy, Appointing the Honorable Gary A. Yandura as a member of the Criminal Case Data Exchange Board, Appointing the Honorable Angie Holt as a member of the Sexual Offender Registration Review Board, Reappointing the Honorable Adam Kennedy as a member of the Board of Juvenile Justice, Appointing the Honorable Tim Lowe as a member of the North Georgia Mountains Authority, Lowering flags to half-staff on Tuesday, December 20, 2022, in honor and memory of Officer Scott Ozburn Riner, Appointing the Honorable Cassius F. Butts as a member of the Board of Economic Development, Appointing the Honorable Dennis Chastain as a member of the Board of Economic Development, Appointing the Honorable Benton Drew Ellenburg as a member of the Board of Economic Development, Appointing the Honorable Dwight Evans as a member of the Board of Economic Development, Appointing the Honorable Ronald Garrard as a member of the Board of Economic Development, Appointing the Honorable Nicholas Francis Masino as a member of the Board of Economic Development, Reappointing the Honorable Eric Ray Burrell as a member of the Georgia Student Finance Commission Board of Commissioners, Reappointing the Honorable Arthur Mid Ramsey as a member of the Georgia Student Finance Commission Board of Commissioners, Appointing the Honorable C. Scott Johnson as a member of the Georgia Student Finance Commission Board of Commissioners, Reappointing the Honorable Adam H. Hatcher as a member of the Board of Community Affairs, Reappointing the Honorable Stephen A. Taylor as a member of the Board of Community Affairs, Appointing the Honorable Steven Broadbent as a member of the Board of Community Affairs, Appointing the Honorable David Belle Isle as a member of the Board of Community Affairs, Appointing the Honorable Albert Hodge as a member of the Board of Community Affairs, Appointing the Honorable Quintress Juanita Gilbert as a member of the Board of Juvenile Justice, Appointing the Honorable Garland Hunt as a member of the Board of Juvenile Justice, Appointing the Honorable Penny Penn as a member of the Board of Juvenile Justice, Reappointing the Honorable Ben Bryant as a member of the State Board of the Technical College System of Georgia, Appointing the Honorable Joseph Poan Hsiao as a member of the State Board of the Technical College System of Georgia, Appointing the Honorable Robert W. Buzz Law as a member of the State Board of the Technical College System of Georgia, Appointing the Honorable Francis Fran R. Millar as a member of the State Board of the Technical College System of Georgia, Appointing the Honorable Timothy Perryman as a member of the State Board of the Technical College System of Georgia, Appointing the Honorable Trey Sheppard as a member of the State Board of the Technical College System of Georgia, Appointing the Honorable Charles Kim DePriest as a member of the Board of Natural Resources, Appointing the Honorable Daniel Pedro Garcia as a member of the Board of Natural Resources, Appointing the Honorable David Penn Pendleton Hodge as a member of the Board of Natural Resources, Appointing the Honorable Dwight Davis as a member of the Board of Natural Resources, Appointing the Honorable Richard J. Valladares as a member of the State Board of Education, Appointing the Honorable Scott Sweeney as a member of the State Board of Education, Appointing the Honorable Chris Clark as a member of the Board of Corrections, Appointing the Honorable Thomas Neils Culpepper as a member of the Board of Corrections, Appointing the Honorable Gary Lee Gulledge as a member of the Board of Corrections, Appointing the Honorable Janelle Lashaun King as a member of the Board of Corrections, Appointing the Honorable Alton Russell as a member of the Board of Corrections, Appointing the Honorable William Daniel W.D. Strickland as a member of the Board of Corrections, Appointing the Honorable Rossie Charles James Ross as a member of the Board of Corrections, Appointing the Honorable Tim Williams as a member of the State Board of the Technical College System of Georgia, Appointing the Honorable Jay Watkins as a member of the Child Advocate Advisory Committee, Renewal of the State of Emergency for Supply Chain Disruptions, Suspending fuel taxes during the State of Emergency for Supply Chain Disruptions, Lowering flags to half-staff on Wednesday, December 7, 2022, in honor and commemoration of National Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day, Approving the 2023 Georgia Qualified Allocation Plan, Appointing the Honorable Christopher S. Brasher as Senior Judge of the Superior Courts of Georgia, Issuing a writ of election to fill the District 7 seat in the Georgia House of Representatives, Appointing the Honorable Benjamin J. Tarbutton, III as a member of the Georgia Ports Authority, Flags Ordered Lowered to Half-Staff and Authorizing Speaker David Ralston to Lie in State at the Georgia State Capitol, Authorizing the demolition and removal of a structure from North Georgia Technical College, Renewal of State of Emergency for Supply Chain Disruptions, Lowering flags to half-staff on Saturday, November 5, 2022, in honor and memory of Vince Dooley, Suspending Mr. Richard D. Morgan from the Office of Sheriff of Miller County, Lowering flags to half-staff on Saturday, November 5, 2022, in honor and memory of Charley Trippi, Issuing a writ of election to fill the District 129 vacancy in the Georgia House of Representatives, Appointing the Honorable Monirah T. Womack as Chair of the State Employee Benefit Plan Council, Appointing the Honorable Kelvin Jerome Holloway as a member of the Georgia Rare Disease Advisory Council, Appointing the Honorable Matthew Carl Krull as a member of the Georgia Rare Disease Advisory Council, Appointing the Honorable Hong Li as a member of the Georgia Rare Disease Advisory Council, Appointing the Honorable Kojo Anzah Mensa-Wilmont as a member of the Georgia Rare Disease Advisory Council, Appointing the Honorable Tina Lynette Turner as a member of the Georgia Rare Disease Advisory Council, Appointing the Honorable Elizabeth Ann Nguyen as Chair of the Georgia Rare Disease Advisory Council, Appointing members to the review commission to consider the indictment of Richard D. Morgan, Sheriff of Miller County, Lowering flags to half-staff on Thursday, October 20, 2022, in honor and memory of State Representative Henry Wayne Howard, Appointing the Honorable Wesley Eugene Cantrell, Jr. as a member of the Georgia Commission on Civics Education, Appointing the Honorable Kurtis Neil Doehrman as a member of the Georgia Commission on Civics Education, Appointing the Honorable Judy Simmons Teasley as a member of the Georgia Commission on Civics Education, Appointing the Honorable Randell Eugene Trammell as a member of the Georgia Commission on Civics Education, Appointing the Honorable Claire Marie Alaimo Mullin as a member of the State Board of Physical Therapy, Authorizing the demolition and removal of a structure by the Department of Juvenile Justice, Lowering flags to half-staff on Monday, October 10, 2022, in honor and memory of Captain Terry Randall Arnold, Lowering flags to half-staff on Sunday, October 9, 2022, in observance of the National Firefighters Memorial Service, Suspending Fuel Taxes During the State of Emergency for Supply Chain Disruptions, Appointing the Honorable Brandy L. Hollins as a member of the Georgia Board of Nursing, Authorizing the demolition and removal of a structure from the University of Georgia, Declaring a State of Emergency for Hurricane Ian, Appointing the Honorable William Bill Hamrick, III as Judge of the Georgia State-wide Business Court, Appointing the Honorable Stephen N. Knights, Jr. as Judge of the State Court of Henry County, Lowering flags to half-staff on Monday, September 19, 2022, in honor and memory of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II, Reappointing the Honorable Charlie Sutlive as Chairman of the Atlanta-region Transit Link Authority, Lowering flags to half-staff on Wednesday, September 14, 2022, in honor and memory of Deputy Jonathan Randall Koleski. 387. . Nothing herein will be construed as an exemption from the Commercial Driver's License requirements in 49 C.F.R. Restaurants are the heartbeat of their communities and right now, our industry is facing challenges far greater than we could have ever imagined. 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Lowering flags to half-staff on Thursday, May 19, 2022, in honor and memory of Deputy Walter Jenkins, Jr. 390.23 allows the Governor of a State to suspend these rules and regulations for up to 30 days if the Governor determines that an emergency condition exists; and, WHEREAS: On June 30, 2021, I declared a State of Emergency for Continued COVID-19 Economic Recovery by issuing Executive Order 06.30.21.01; and, WHEREAS: On July 22, 2021, I renewed the State of Emergency for Continued COVID-19 Economic Recovery until August 29, 2021, by issuing Executive Order 07.22.21.01; and, WHEREAS: On August 19, 2021, I renewed the State of Emergency for Continued COVID-19 Economic Recovery until September 28, 2021, by issuing Executive Order 08.19.21.01; and, WHEREAS: On September 20, 2021, I renewed the State of Emergency for Continued COVID-19 Economic Recovery until October 28, 2021, by issuing Executive Order 09.20.21.01; and, WHEREAS: On October 21, 2021, I renewed the State of Emergency for Continued COVID-19 Economic Recovery until November 27, 2021, by issuing Executive Order 10.21.21.01; and, WHEREAS: On November 19, 2021, I renewed the State of Emergency for Continued COVID-19 Economic Recovery until December 27, 2021, by issuing Executive Order 11.19.21.01; and, WHEREAS: On December 17, 2021, I renewed the State of Emergency for Continued COVID-19 Economic Recovery until January 26, 2022, by issuing Executive Order 12.17.21.01; and, WHEREAS: This Order shall create a coexisting state of emergency in the State of Georgia with the State of Emergency for Continued COVID-19 Economic Recovery taking place in the State of Georgia described in the immediately preceding paragraphs; and, WHEREAS: The responses by the State to this State of Emergency for Winter Storm and the State of Emergency for Continued COVID-19 Economic Recovery taking place in the State of Georgia shall proceed simultaneously, without one impeding the other; and, WHEREAS: Code Section 38-3-51 vests the Governor with the authority to bring emergency situations under control by issuing orders, rules, and regulations to protect the safety and welfare of the public. IT IS FURTHER ORDERED: That the federal rules and regulations limiting hours that operators of commercial vehicles may drive are suspended to ensure the uninterrupted supply of goods and services necessary to respond to this State of Emergency, including petroleum products, propane, and heating fuels. ORDERED: That all state agencies shall coordinate any and all public and emergency information, activities, and releases related to this emergency and the response efforts of state agencies with the Georgia Emergency Management and Homeland Security Agency. Secure .gov websites use HTTPS Each issue also has a distinctive theme title ORDERED:That a State of Emergency exists in in the State of Georgia due to the potential of severe winter weather affecting the State on December 22, 2022 through December 26, 2022. The Executive Order encourages residents to practice social distancing, wear face coverings and prevents gatherings that could spread the virus. Brian Kemp has declared what was described as a supply chain state of emergency, thus becoming the first governor to respond in such a manner to a state's supply chain challenges. The Governor's Executive Orders are available to read here. Secure .gov websites use HTTPS Georgia ends motor fuels tax holiday (Photo: Jim Allen/FreightWaves) Georgia Gov. Each issue also has a distinctive theme title Facebook page for Governor Brian P. Kemp Office of the Governor, Twitter page for Governor Brian P. Kemp Office of the Governor, Instagram page for Governor Brian P. 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If you are at an office or shared network, you can ask the network administrator to run a scan across the network looking for misconfigured or infected devices. Georgia Election 2022; . The suspension will remain in effect for thirty (30) days or until the emergency condition ceases to exist, whichever is less. Before sharing sensitive or personal information, make sure youre on an official state website. WHEREAS: On March 14, 2020, due to the impact of COVID-19 on the State of Georgia, I issued Executive Order No. An official website of the State of Georgia. An official website of the United States government Here's how you know. ORDERED: That if one or more of the provisions contained in this Order shall be held to be invalid, in violation of the Georgia Constitution, in violation of Georgia law, or unenforceable in any respect, such invalidity, violation, or unenforceability shall not affect any other provisions of this Order, but, in such case, this Order shall be construed as if such invalid, illegal, or unenforceable provision had never been contained within the Order. 2022-12-05 Subject: Executive orders--Georgia--Periodicals Location: United States, Georgia, 32.75042, -83.50018 Medium: executive orders Type: Text Format: application/pdf Description: This is an executive order issued by the Governor of the state of Georgia. 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE These orders are legal instruments by which Governor Kemp carries out the duties of his office. Washington, DC 20590 ORDERED: That the Georgia Department of Transportation and Georgia Department of Public Safety shall take all necessary action to ensure the expeditious movement of utility vehicles, equipment, and personnel through the State to eliminate power outages. The suspension will remain in effect for thirty (30) days or until the emergency condition ceases to exist, whichever is less. Lowering flags to half-staff on Thursday, September 15, 2022, in honor and memory of Deputy Marshall Samuel Ervin, Jr. An official website of the State of Georgia. ORDERED: That the Georgia Department of Defense provide up to one thousand (1,000) Georgia National Guard troops to be used in response to this State of Emergency. ORDERED: That weight, height, and length for any such vehicle traveling through the state of Georgia for the purposes of providing relief related to this State of Emergency for Winter Storm, which traverses roadways maintained by the state of Georgia shall not exceed the following: ORDERED: That commercial vehicles operating outside the normal weight, height, and length restrictions under the authority of this State of Emergency for Winter Storm shall be issued permits by the Georgia Department of Public Safety. Friday, April 15, 2022. Authorizing the demolition and removal of a building from the UGA Skidaway Institute of Oceanography, Authorizing the demolition and removal of a building from the University of Georgia, Reappointing the Honorable Marvin S. Arrington, Jr. as a member of the McPherson Implementing Local Redevelopment Authority, Reappointing the Honorable Cassius Butts as a member of the McPherson Implementing Local Redevelopment Authority, Reappointing the Honorable Ernestine Garey as a member of the McPherson Implementing Local Redevelopment Authority, Reappointing the Honorable Laurel Lynne Hart as a member of the McPherson Implementing Local Redevelopment Authority, Reappointing the Honorable Sondra Rhoades-Johnson as member of the McPherson Implementing Local Redevelopment Authority, Appointing the Honorable Thomas Andrew Calloway as a member of the McPherson Implementing Local Redevelopment Authority, Appointing the Honorable Courtney Dean English as a member of the McPherson Implementing Local Redevelopment Authority, Appointing the Honorable Nicholas Arlen Hess as a member of the McPherson Implementing Local Redevelopment Authority, Reappointing the Review Commission to review the suspension of Mr. Royce Reeves as Ward 2 Cordele City Commissioner, Reappointing the Honorable Berryl Anderson as a member of the State Commission on Family Violence, Reappointing the Honorable Michele Bedingfield as a member of the State Commission on Family Violence, Reappointing the Honorable Jaqueline Bunn as a member of the State Commission on Family Violence, Reappointing the Honorable Joon Choi as a member of the State Commission on Family Violence, Reappointing the Honorable J. Mike Greene as a member of the State Commission on Family Violence, Reappointing the Honorable Tony Hightower as a member of the State Commission on Family Violence, Reappointing the Honorable Christine Hudson as a member of the State Commission on Family Violence, Reappointing the Honorable Jeff Johnson as a member of the State Commission on Family Violence, Reappointing the Honorable Cindy Morris as a member of the State Commission on Family Violence, Reappointing the Honorable Chastity Rogers as a member of the State Commission on Family Violence, Reappointing the Honorable Charles Sperling as a member of the State Commission on Family Violence, Reappointing the Honorable Paige Whitaker as a member of the State Commission on Family Violence, Appointing the Honorable Connie L. Williford as a member of the State Commission on Family Violence, Appointing the Honorable Ann Bethune Harris as a member of the Board of Trustees of the Georgia Judicial Retirement System, Appointing the Honorable Eli Niepoky as a member of the Board of Directors of the State Employees Assurance Department, Appointing the Honorable Rhonda Barnes Wilson as a member of the Board of Directors of the State Employees Assurance Department, Reappointing the Honorable Chris Cohilas as a member of the Dougherty Circuit Public Defender Supervisory Panel, Appointing the Honorable B. Thassanee Gutter-Parker as a member of the State Board of Optometry, Appointing the Honorable Gregory Keith Moffatt as a member of the Georgia Composite Board of Professional Counselors, Social Workers, and Marriage and Family Therapists, Appointing the Honorable Cynthia Edwards Summerlin as a member of the Georgia Board of Nursing, Appointing members to the State Workforce Development Board, Appointing the Honorable Cayanna Collier Good as a member of the State Workforce Development Board, Appointing the Honorable Oluwatimileyin Timi Nathan Jafojo as a member of the Martin Luther King, Jr.