Proclamations

Proclamations are formal public declarations from the governor. Often proclamations declare states of emergency or call the legislature into a special session. Proclamations on this page are unique from the ceremonial proclamations issued by the governor’s office.

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Select the column headings in the table below to sort by proclamation number, issue date, title or status.





Number Issued Titlesort descending Status
15-16 12/09/2015 State of Emergency (Windstorms & Flooding) Inactive
15-15 11/18/2015 State of Emergency (Windstorms & Flooding) Inactive
17-01 01/13/2017 State of Emergency (Winter Storm) Inactive
15-17 12/24/2015 State of Emergency (Winter Storm) Inactive
17-02 01/19/2017 State of Emergency (Winter Storm) Inactive
19-02 02/08/2019 State of Emergency (Winter Storm) Inactive
19-03 02/09/2019 State of Emergency (Winter Storm) - amended Inactive
19-05 02/14/2019 State of Emergency (Winter Storm) - amended Feb. 14 Inactive
19-07 02/20/2019 State of Emergency (Winter Storm) - amended Feb. 20 Inactive
19-04 02/11/2019 State of Emergency (Winter Weather) - amended Feb. 11 Inactive
13-06 06/21/2013 State of Emergency - European Gypsy Moth Inactive
19-08 04/23/2019 State of Emergency - European gypsy moth Active
14-03 04/03/2014 State of Emergency - Grays Harbor, King, Lewis, Lincoln, and Pierce counties Inactive
13-04 05/24/2013 State of Emergency - Skagit River Bridge Collapse Inactive
13-08 10/03/2013 State of Emergency - US 12 Inactive
13-02 04/22/2013 State of Emergency for Pierce County Inactive
20-75 10/27/2020 Stay Safe - Vote Safe Inactive
20-29.04 06/18/2020 Telemedicine Inactive
17-11 07/28/2017 Terminating States of Emergency Inactive
16-07 10/26/2016 Terminating States of Emergency Inactive

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