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Ex. AGY-ST-CORRECTIONS-EMA-GUARD-023DOC news release, 'DOC Takes Steps to Prevent Spread of COVID-19'Inmate visitation suspended 21 days at all prisons and community correction centers; only badged volunteers admitted; Parole Board hearings…Arkansas Department of Corrections (Secretary Wendy Kelley)Arkansas Department of Corrections (Division of Correction and Division of Community Correction); State levelStateMar. 16, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q4Context (guidance or announcement)Gathering capCourts and public officesOtherPrimary source read
Ex. AR-042ADH Civil Directive to Limit Operations of Arkansas Casinos for two weeks (March 16, 2020)Civil directive limiting operations of Arkansas casinosSecretary of Health, Arkansas Department of HealthArkansasSector regulatorMar. 16, 20202020 Q2Business closureEvents and venuesPrimary source read
Ex. AR-018In re Response to the COVID-19 Pandemic, 2020 Ark. 116 (per curiam)Per curiam suspending all in-person proceedings in all appellate, circuit and district courtsSupreme Court of ArkansasArkansasCourtMar. 17, 20202020 Q2Courts and public officesPrimary source read
Ex. AR-019In re Response to the COVID-19 Pandemic, 2020 Ark. 125 (per curiam)Per curiam closing the Justice Building to the public and extending the suspension of in-person proceedings to April 17, 2020Supreme Court of ArkansasArkansasCourtMar. 20, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2Courts and public officesPrimary source read
Ex. AR-035ADH Directive of March 19, 2020Directive closing schools through April 17, closing restaurant and bar dine-in service, gyms and indoor entertainment venues, moving State…Secretary of Health, Arkansas Department of HealthArkansasStateMar. 19, 20202020 Q2Business closureTelework mandateSchools and child careHealth care ordersAlcohol and barsEvents and venuesPrimary source read
Ex. AR-036ADH Directive to Dentists to suspend non-emergent dental care (March 23, 2020)Directive limiting dental practice to emergency careSecretary of Health, Arkansas Department of HealthArkansasSector regulatorMar. 23, 20202020 Q2Health care ordersPrimary source read
Ex. AR-037ADH Directive, Barber, Body Art, Cosmetology, Massage Therapy and Medical Spa Establishments and SchoolsDirective closing personal-care establishments and their schoolsSecretary of Health, Arkansas Department of HealthArkansasSector regulatorMar. 23, 20202020 Q2Business closurePrimary source read
Ex. AR-077Declaration of Local Disaster Emergency 20-01 (March 26, 2020): Executive Order to Amend the Little Rock Executive Order of March 12, 2020, for the Purpose of Extending a Nighttime Curfew... from 9:00 PM to 5:00 AMLittle Rock nighttime curfew 9:00 p.m.-5:00 a.m.Mayor Frank Scott, Jr.City of Little Rock (Pulaski County), ArkansasCityMar. 26, 20202020 Q22020 Q3Curfew and hoursPrimary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-CORRECTIONS-EMA-GUARD-025ADH, 'COVID-19: Guidance for State Correctional Facilities and Local Detention Facilities' (Mar. 27, 2020)Guidance for prisons and county jails: visitation prohibited; screening of visitors, staff and volunteers; restriction of transfers between…Arkansas Department of HealthArkansas Department of Health (guidance to State correctional facilities and local detention facilities); State levelStateMar. 27, 20202020 Q2Context (guidance or announcement)Gathering capHealth care ordersWorkplace rulesPrimary source read
Ex. AR-002Executive Order 20-10Executive Order to Amend Executive Order 20-03 Regarding the Public Health Emergency Concerning COVID-19 for the Purpose of Restricting…Governor Asa HutchinsonArkansasStateMar. 26, 20202020 Q2Emergency declarationGathering capEvents and venuesPrimary source read
Ex. AR-038Secretary of Health Directive (Order), Limitations on Gatherings 10 people / 6 feetDirective prohibiting gatherings of more than ten in any confined indoor or outdoor spaceSecretary of Health, Arkansas Department of HealthArkansasStateMar. 26, 20202020 Q2Gathering capEvents and venuesPrimary source read
Ex. AR-039ADH Advisory for Travelers from New York, New Jersey, Connecticut, New Orleans and All International Locations (revised March 30, 2020)Fourteen-day self home quarantine for arriving travelersArkansas Department of HealthArkansasStateMar. 30, 20202020 Q2Travel and quarantineQuarantine and isolationPrimary source read
Ex. AR-043ADH Directive extending the Casinos Directive (March 30, 2020)Extension of the casino closure to April 30, 2020Secretary of Health, Arkansas Department of HealthArkansasSector regulatorMar. 30, 20202020 Q2Business closurePrimary source read
Ex. AR-020In re Response to the COVID-19 Pandemic, 2020 Ark. 132 (per curiam)Per curiam extending the suspension of in-person proceedings through May 1, 2020 and suspending jury summonses through June 30, 2020Supreme Court of ArkansasArkansasCourtApr. 3, 20202020 Q2Courts and public officesPrimary source read
Ex. AR-040ADH Directive on Elective Surgeries (April 3, 2020)Directive postponing elective procedures, testing, office visits and routine dental and eye careSecretary of Health, Arkansas Department of HealthArkansasSector regulatorApr. 3, 20202020 Q2Health care ordersPrimary source read
Ex. SEC-02-053ADH Directive on Elective SurgeriesDirective postponing elective procedures, testing and office visitsArkansas Department of Health (Secretary of Health Nathaniel Smith, M.D.)ArkansasStateMar. 30, 20202020 Q2Health care ordersSupply chainPrimary source read
Ex. AR-003Executive Order 20-13Executive Order to Amend Executive Order 20-03 Regarding the Public Health Emergency Concerning COVID-19 for the Purpose of Imposing Further…Governor Asa HutchinsonArkansasStateApr. 4, 20202020 Q2Business closureTelework mandateGathering capTravel and quarantineSchools and child careHealth care ordersCurfew and hoursAlcohol and barsEvents and venuesWorkplace rulesPrimary source read
Ex. AR-041ADH Business Limitations Directive (April 4, 2020)Directive imposing social-distancing protocols on all businesses, manufacturers, construction companies and places of worship and limiting…Secretary of Health, Arkansas Department of HealthArkansasStateApr. 4, 20202020 Q2Capacity limitTravel and quarantineWorkplace rulesPrimary source read
Ex. AR-078Declaration of Local Disaster Emergency 20-02 (April 6, 2020; corrected April 8, 2020)Outdoor gatherings over ten declared a hazardous or physically offensive condition; caravanning of five or more vehicles prohibitedMayor Frank Scott, Jr.City of Little Rock (Pulaski County), ArkansasCityApr. 6, 20202020 Q2Gathering capCurfew and hoursPrimary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-UTILITIES-HOUSING-AG-003Order No. 1, Docket No. 20-012-A, In the Matter of Administrative Orders Relating to the COVID-19 State of EmergencyOrder directing all Commission-jurisdictional electric, gas and water public utilities to suspend disconnections during the Governor's…Arkansas Public Service CommissionArkansas (State public utility commission)Sector regulatorApr. 10, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q4OtherPrimary source read
Ex. AR-004Executive Order 20-16Executive Order to Amend Executive Order 20-03... for the Purpose of Extending Executive Order 20-06 to Assist State Agencies in Rendering…Governor Asa HutchinsonArkansasStateApr. 13, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q1Emergency declarationOtherPrimary source read
Ex. AR-046ADH Directive for Camps, Including Day and Overnight, and Faith-based Organizations (April 17, 2020)Directive cancelling summer camp operationsSecretary of Health, Arkansas Department of HealthArkansasStateApr. 17, 20202020 Q2Business closureGathering capSchools and child carePrimary source read
Ex. AR-021In re Response to the COVID-19 Pandemic, 2020 Ark. 163 (per curiam)Per curiam extending the suspension of in-person proceedings through May 15, 2020 with a ten-person courtroom limit and face coveringsSupreme Court of ArkansasArkansasCourtApr. 23, 20202020 Q2Gathering capFace-covering requirementCourts and public officesPrimary source read
Ex. AR-030In re Response to the COVID-19 Pandemic -- Eviction Filings, 2020 Ark. 166 (per curiam)Per curiam requiring eviction and failure-to-vacate filings to plead that the property is not a CARES Act covered dwellingSupreme Court of ArkansasArkansasCourtApr. 28, 20202020 Q22020 Q3Courts and public officesPrimary source read
Ex. AR-054ADH Directive for Gym, Fitness Center, Athletic Club and Weight Room Reopening (effective May 4, 2020; Phase 2 June 15; amended June 22, 2020)Gym reopening with screening, masks, twelve-foot spacing and sanitationSecretary of Health, Arkansas Department of HealthArkansasSector regulatorMay 4, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q1Capacity limitFace-covering requirementWorkplace rulesPrimary source read