From time to time it is helpful to clarify which executive orders are of current force and effect and which executive orders have been terminated or have otherwise served their purposes.
NOW, THEREFORE, I, John Spellman, Governor of the state of Washington, by virtue of the power vested in me, do declare that, with the exceptions noted below, all executive orders issued prior to January 1, 1983, shall have no force or effect with respect to events occurring after that date. This order in no way invalidates the orders hereby terminated; which orders shall continue to apply to relevant events occurring prior to this date.
Excepted from this Order are the following executive orders, which shall remain in effect:
| Number | ShortTitle | Governor |
| 66-03 | Fair Practices | Evans |
| 71-04 | Employee-Employer Relations | Evans |
| 75-05 | Area-Wide Planning Districts | Evans |
| 77-04 | Drug Abuse | Ray |
| 77-09 | Amending EO 77-05 | Ray |
| 77-10 | Affirmative Action Program for Disabled Vietnam Era Veterans | Ray |
| 77-13 | Amending EO 66-03 | Ray |
| 78-02 | Veterans Readjustment Benefits Act of 1966 | Ray |
| 79-01 | Student Loan Guarantee Association | Ray |
| 79-09 | Radioactive Waste Disposal | Ray |
| 80-02 | Governor's Office on Indian Affairs | Ray |
| 80-16 | Conflicts of Interests, Standards | Ray |
| 80-21 | Distant Waters Fisheries Advisory Committee | Ray |
| 81-02 | Affirmative Action | Spellman |
| 81-06 | DisasterPreparedness Plan | Spellman |
| 81-07 | Low-Level Radioactive Waste | Spellman |
| 81-12 | Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention | Spellman |
| 81-14 | Office Systems and Equipment Acquisition | Spellman |
| 81-15 | Interagency Criminal Justice Work Group | Spellman |
| 81-18 | Federal Environmental Documents Review | Spellman |
| 81-20 | Remodeling and Renovation Plans | Spellman |
| 81-21 | Housing Financing | Spellman |
| 81-22 | Advisory Committee on Education Program Consolidation | Spellman |
| 81-23 | Employment Reduction Program | Spellman |
| 82-08 | Tourism Development Council | Spellman |
| 82-09 | High-Technology Training and Advancement | Spellman |
| 82-10 | Forest Products Market Development | Spellman |
| 82-11 | Mt. St. Helens Restricted Zone | Spellman |
| 82-12 | Intergovernmental Relations | Spellman |
| 82-15 | Washington Student Loan Guarantee Fund | Spellman |
| 82-17 | High-Level Nuclear Waste Management | Spellman |
| 82-19 | Personal Service contracts | Spellman |
| 82-20 | Mt. St. Helens Coordinating Group | Spellman |
| 82-21 | Juvenile Justice Advisory Committee | Spellman |
| 82-22 | Job Training Partnership Act of 1982 | Spellman |
| 82-23 | Developmental Disabilities Planning Council | Spellman |