Greitens took office as governor on January 9, 2017.
His first two executive orders banned employees in the executive branch from accepting gifts from lobbyists and froze all new regulations through February 2017.
He remained opposed to accepting a federal Medicaid expansion in Missouri.
In November 2018 a statewide referendum put heavy restrictions on lobbyist gifts, virtually banning them.

On February 6, 2017, Greitens signed a bill making Missouri the 28th right-to-work state.
In response, unions that opposed the law filed a referendum to overturn it, and on August 7, 2018, Missouri voters voted to overturn the right-to-work law.

In February 2017, 170 gravestones at the Chesed Shel Emeth Jewish Cemetery in University City, Missouri, were toppled and overturned.
The vandalism drew national attention and occurred during a period when anonymous threats were being made against Jewish institutions nationwide.
Greitens responded to the vandalism by announcing that he would lead a cleanup at the site.
Greitens, who is Jewish, posted on Facebook a request for volunteers to help him clean up the cemetery.
On February 27, 2017, Vice President Mike Pence was already in Missouri for a small business roundtable, where he toured a small business in Fenton with Greitens, and he accepted Greitens's offer to join the cleanup efforts.
The St. Louis Jewish Light reported, "the governor and vice president made their remarks atop a flatbed truck on a path inside the cemetery."
CNN reported that President Trump called Greitens to "thank the people of Missouri for standing up in the fight against anti-Semitism."


On August 22, 2017, Greitens granted a stay of execution to Marcellus Williams, who had been set to be executed that day.
DNA tests, using technology unavailable at the time of the killing, on the knife used in the killing matched an unknown male, not Williams.
Greitens appointed a board of five retired judges to investigate the case and recommend commutation or execution.
The panel has no deadline for its report.

On October 27, 2017, the governor's office announced that 30 women had been appointed to state boards and commissions, joining "a majority-female cabinet".
Sheena Greitens had announced on October 3 that the Greitens administration would appoint 25 women in the next 25 days, in honor of the 25th anniversary of the Women's Foundation of Kansas City.
Greitens took office as governor on January 9, 2017. His first two executive orders banned employees in the executive branch from accepting gifts from lobbyists and froze all new regulations through February 2017. He remained opposed to accepting a federal Medicaid expansion in Missouri. In November 2018 a statewide referendum put heavy restrictions on lobbyist gifts, virtually banning them.
On February 6, 2017, Greitens signed a bill making Missouri the 28th right-to-work state. In response, unions that opposed the law filed a referendum to overturn it, and on August 7, 2018, Missouri voters voted to overturn the right-to-work law.
In February 2017, 170 gravestones at the Chesed Shel Emeth Jewish Cemetery in University City, Missouri, were toppled and overturned. The vandalism drew national attention and occurred during a period when anonymous threats were being made against Jewish institutions nationwide. Greitens responded to the vandalism by announcing that he would lead a cleanup at the site. Greitens, who is Jewish, posted on Facebook a request for volunteers to help him clean up the cemetery. On February 27, 2017, Vice President Mike Pence was already in Missouri for a small business roundtable, where he toured a small business in Fenton with Greitens, and he accepted Greitens's offer to join the cleanup efforts. The St. Louis Jewish Light reported, "the governor and vice president made their remarks atop a flatbed truck on a path inside the cemetery." CNN reported that President Trump called Greitens to "thank the people of Missouri for standing up in the fight against anti-Semitism."

On August 22, 2017, Greitens granted a stay of execution to Marcellus Williams, who had been set to be executed that day. DNA tests, using technology unavailable at the time of the killing, on the knife used in the killing matched an unknown male, not Williams. Greitens appointed a board of five retired judges to investigate the case and recommend commutation or execution. The panel has no deadline for its report.
On October 27, 2017, the governor's office announced that 30 women had been appointed to state boards and commissions, joining "a majority-female cabinet". Sheena Greitens had announced on October 3 that the Greitens administration would appoint 25 women in the next 25 days, in honor of the 25th anniversary of the Women's Foundation of Kansas City.
Eric Greitens