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Executive Order No. 23

An Order Amending Executive Order No. 22, Requiring Tennesseans to Stay Home Unless Engaging in Essential Activity or Essential Services

Governor Bill Lee · Tennessee (State)

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Jurisdiction
Tennessee
Level
State
Authority
Tenn. Code Ann. § 58-2-107
Issued
2020-04-02 Apr. 2, 2020
Effective
2020-04-02 (amends EO 22 ¶ 1) (read as 2020-04-02)
End
With EO 22: 11:59 p.m. Apr. 14, 2020, extended to Apr. 30, 2020 by EO 27; repealed by EO 30 effective Apr. 29, 2020 (read as 2020-04-14)
In force
Apr. 2, 2020 to Apr. 14, 2020
Quarters
2020 Q2
Limitation types
Stay-at-homeGathering capTravel and quarantine
Addressees
  • all persons in Tennessee
Functions reached
  • CB customer base confined to home except Essential Activity (Apr. 2-30, 2020)
  • TR travel limited to Essential Travel
  • WF workforce confined except Essential Services
Collection
Tennessee TN

Operative words

1. Safer at home. Because staying at home as much as possible for a temporary period of time will protect the health and safety of Tennesseans by limiting the spread of COVID-19 and preserving health care resources, all persons in Tennessee are required to stay at home, except for when engaging in Essential Activity or Essential Services as defined in this Order. All remaining provisions of Executive Order No. 22 remain in full force and effect.

Enforcement

EO 22 ¶¶ 12, 15 ('effective and enforceable'); Tenn. Code Ann. § 58-2-120

Notes

The mandatory stay-at-home order; Tennessee is one of the 42 States counted by CDC MMWR 69:1198 as issuing stay-at-home orders