RICHMOND — Gov. Abigail Spanberger signed two executive orders on June 30, 2026, laying out how her administration will review state agency regulations and which executive branch officials must file financial disclosure statements, actions required of Virginia governors by law within their first six months in office.
Executive Order 17 establishes the process the administration will use to develop and review regulations proposed by state agencies during Spanberger’s term. Executive Order 18 designates which executive branch officers and employees must file annual financial disclosure statements, a transparency requirement aimed at flagging potential conflicts of interest among senior state officials.
Both orders remain in effect until June 30, 2030, unless amended or rescinded by a future executive order.
The orders followed a series of earlier actions from Spanberger’s first six months in office focused on immigration enforcement and law enforcement oversight, including a directive terminating the state’s agreements allowing federal immigration authorities to deputize state law enforcement officers, and an executive order establishing standards for state police conduct.
Spanberger’s office said the regulatory review order is intended to ensure agency rulemaking reflects the priorities she outlined in her Day One executive orders, which directed state agencies to identify ways to lower costs for Virginia families in housing, health care and energy. The financial disclosure order is separate from, but complements, existing state ethics laws that require lawmakers and certain other public officials to disclose outside income and business interests.