{"id":"MET-HOU-037","kind":"order","level":"county","jurisdiction":"Harris County, Texas","state":"TX","metro":"HOU","industry":"","agency":"","eco":"","issuer":"Harris County Commissioners Court","authority":"Tex. Health \u0026 Safety Code 121.003(a); Tex. Local Gov\u0027t Code 291.001 (recited by the Supreme Court, Ex. -061)","instrument":"Order Requiring Fever and Health Screening and Face Coverings in County Owned or Controlled Buildings","title":"Order Requiring Fever and Health Screenings and Face Coverings in County Buildings","dateIssued":"2021-05-25","effective":"upon approval by Commissioners Court","end":"continued through 2021 and into 2022 (Supreme Court recital); visitors\u0027 rule superseded by the Eighth Order Aug. 17, 2021","startDate":"2021-05-25","endDate":"2021-08-17","quarters":["2021Q2","2021Q3"],"types":["CRT","MASK","EMP"],"addressees":["any person entering a building owned or controlled by Harris County","Harris County employees"],"clause":"Any person entering a building owned or controlled by Harris County shall be screened for symptoms consistent with COVID-19... Any person who exhibits symptoms consistent with COVID-19 may be denied [entrance]... [visitors are strongly] encouraged to wear a face covering... Harris County employees entering County buildings for any purpose associated with their official job duties are required to wear face coverings.","enforcement":"denial of entry; employment rules","functions":["CT courts, clerks, recorders, permits","CB","WF"],"notes":"In force on July 1, 2021; one of the three Harris County requirements litigated under GA-38","sourceUrl":"https://agenda.harriscountytx.gov/2021/20210525Order.pdf","snapshot":"http://web.archive.org/web/20210930025639/https://agenda.harriscountytx.gov/2021/20210525Order.pdf","fileExists":true,"fileBytes":1099244,"grade":"primary","character":"","description":"","collection":"MET-HOU","url":"/library/MET-HOU-037","exhibitUrl":"/exhibit/MET-HOU-037","citation":"Harris County Commissioners Court, Order Requiring Fever and Health Screening and Face Coverings in County Owned or Controlled Buildings (May 25, 2021) (Ex. MET-HOU-037)","stateName":"Texas","related":["SEC-23-GM-001","SEC-23-GM-002","SEC-23-GM-003","SEC-23-GM-004","SEC-23-GM-006"]}