The COVID Project
The record
- Jurisdiction
- Florida
- Level
- State
- Authority
- Art. IV, s. 1(a), Fla. Const.; Florida Emergency Management Act as amended
- Issued
- 2021-05-03 May 3, 2021
- Effective
- 2021-05-03 (immediate) (read as 2021-05-03)
- End
- For the remaining duration of the state of emergency (to June 26, 2021); EO 21-101 and s. 252.38(4) carried the preemption forward from July 1, 2021 (read as 2021-06-26)
- In force
- May 3, 2021 to June 26, 2021
- Quarters
- 2021 Q2
2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3
- Limitation types
- Other
- Addressees
- counties and municipalities
- businesses and individuals subject to local COVID mandates
- Functions reached
- MASK local business mask mandates ended May 3, 2021
- CAP local capacity and curfew rules ended
- GATH local gathering caps ended
- Collection
- Florida FL
Operative words
Section 1. In order to mitigate the adverse and unintended consequences of the COVID-19 emergency and to accelerate the State's recovery, all local COVID-19 restrictions and mandates on individuals and businesses are hereby suspended. Section 2. This order eliminates and supersedes any existing emergency order or ordinance issued by a county or municipality that imposes restrictions or mandates upon businesses or individuals due to the COVID-19 emergency. Section 3. For the remaining duration of the state of emergency initiated by Executive Order 20-52, no county or municipality may renew or enact an emergency order or ordinance, using a local state of emergency or using emergency enactment procedures under Chapters 125, 252, or 166, Florida Statutes, that imposes restrictions or mandates upon businesses or individuals due to the COVID-19 emergency. Section 4. Nothing herein prohibits a political subdivision of the State from enacting ordinances pursuant to regular enactment procedures... Section 5. This order supersedes Sections 2 and 3 of Executive Order 20-244. Section 6. This order is effective immediately.
Enforcement
Supersession of local orders
Notes
The date every remaining Florida local COVID order (Miami-Dade, Broward, Palm Beach, Orange, Hillsborough, Leon, Alachua and others) ceased to bind businesses.