The COVID Project
The record
- Jurisdiction
- Tennessee
- Level
- State
- Authority
- EO 38 ¶ 1.b (ERG guidelines the expected operating standard)
- Issued
- 2020-05-15 May 15, 2020
- Effective
- May 22, 2020 (read as 2020-05-22)
- End
- n/a (read as 2020-06-30)
- In force
- May 22, 2020 to June 30, 2020
- Quarters
- 2020 Q2
2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3
- Limitation types
- Capacity limitGathering capEvents and venues
- Addressees
- restaurants, retail, large attractions in the 89 counties
- Functions reached
- DR/SF fixes the end of the 50 percent capacity step for restaurants and retail at May 22, 2020 and the reopening date of large attractions
- GATH the 10-person cap remained until EO 38 raised it to 50 on May 22, 2020
- Collection
- Tennessee TN
Operative words
the state's Economic Recovery Group announced today it will lift capacity restrictions on restaurants and retail to instead focus on social distancing best practices effective [May 22]... The new Large Attractions guidance applies to those businesses that can effectively practice social distancing... including racetracks, amusement parks, waterparks, theaters and dinner theaters, auditoriums, large museums and more. Restrictions on social gatherings of more than 10 people remain in place for the time being. Updates to Restaurant Guidance will include a lift on capacity restrictions, allowing for increased service a[nd]... bar areas [remained subject to seated-service rules]
Enforcement
n/a (announcement of the capacity step); the caps themselves operated through EO 30 ¶ 8.b and the Pledge guidelines (Ex. TN-054, TN-055)
Notes
The State's own statement of the capacity chronology: 50 percent capacity Apr. 27/29-May 22, 2020
Retrieval noteDated 'FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE May 15, 2020'.