The Vermont Statutes Online
The Statutes below include the actions of the 2025 session of the General Assembly.
NOTE: The Vermont Statutes Online is an unofficial copy of the Vermont Statutes Annotated that is provided as a convenience.
(Cite as: 3 V.S.A. § 2002)
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§ 2002. Executive Orders
(a) The Governor may propose by executive order changes in the organization of the Executive
Branch of government that are not consistent with or will supersede existing organization
provided for by law. The executive order shall be submitted to both houses of the
General Assembly.
(b) An executive order issued under this chapter shall be presented to the General Assembly
not later than January 15th of the year in which the General Assembly sits. The executive
order shall become effective unless disapproved by resolution of either House of the
General Assembly within 90 days, or before final adjournment of that annual session,
whichever comes first.
(c) Executive orders that become effective under this chapter shall be printed with the
session laws and published as an appendix to the Vermont Statutes Annotated.
(d)(1) Notwithstanding subsections (a) and (b) of this section, the Governor may revise existing
executive orders to use respectful language consistent with Vermont Statutes Annotated
and the respectful language study produced in accordance with 2012 Acts and Resolves
No. 24, Sec. 1. The authority pertains only to nonsubstantive revisions using respectful
language and does not confer authority to make other changes.
(2) All new executive orders proposed by the Governor shall use, to the fullest extent
possible, respectful language consistent with the Vermont Statutes Annotated and the
respectful language study produced in accordance with 2012 Acts and Resolves No. 24,
Sec. 1, where appropriate. (Added 1969, No. 245 (Adj. Sess.), §§ 3-5, eff. April 4, 1970; amended 2013, No. 96 (Adj. Sess.), § 7(a).)