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Ex. AGY-AVIATION-SURFACE-051Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission suspension of cash toll collection statewide effective 8 p.m., Mar. 16, 2020 (temporary safety measure; converted to permanent all-electronic tolling in June 2020)PA Turnpike Temporarily Will Not Accept Cash To Safeguard Employee and Traveler HealthPennsylvania Turnpike CommissionPennsylvania Turnpike Commission (Commonwealth instrumentality; 552-mile toll system)StateMar. 16, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Workplace rulesOtherPrimary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-CORRECTIONS-EMA-GUARD-022SCDC COVID-19 Action Plan (Phase Two), Mar. 16, 2020Visitation suspended 30 days; all inmate facility transfers suspended 30 days; all work release and labor crews suspended 14 days; official…South Carolina Department of Corrections (Director Bryan P. Stirling), after coordination with DHEC and the Governor's OfficeSouth Carolina Department of Corrections; State levelStateMar. 16, 20202020 Q22020 Q3Gathering capTravel and quarantineWorkplace rulesOtherPrimary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-CORRECTIONS-EMA-GUARD-081ADOC Public Announcement, 'COVID-19 -- ADOC Suspends All Visitation and Inmate Passes for 30 Days' (Mar. 16, 2020, with updates of Mar. 19-20, 2020)All visitation, inmate passes, tours and volunteer entry suspended statewide 30 days; all non-emergent inmate community physician…Alabama Department of Corrections (Commissioner Jefferson S. Dunn)Alabama Department of Corrections; State levelStateMar. 16, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q4Gathering capHealth care ordersCourts and public officesOtherPrimary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-EDUCATION-HIGHER-ED-062UIL COVID-19 Information: suspension of all UIL sanctioned contests (March 13-19, 2020) and cancellation of spring activities (April 17, 2020)Suspension and then cancellation of all UIL athletic and academic contests for spring 2020 following GA-08 and GA-16University Interscholastic League (Executive Director Charles Breithaupt)University Interscholastic League (a part of The University of Texas at Austin, Tex. Educ. Code s. 33.083); State levelStateMar. 19, 20202020 Q2Gathering capSchools and child careEvents and venuesConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. AGY-ST-EDUCATION-HIGHER-ED-069USG directive of March 16, 2020 moving all 26 institutions to online instruction for the remainder of the spring semester (USG coronavirus page)Systemwide move to online instruction for the remainder of spring 2020; students directed not to return to campus; limited operationsBoard of Regents of the University System of Georgia (Chancellor Steve Wrigley)University System of Georgia, Board of Regents (26 institutions); State levelStateMar. 16, 20202020 Q2Business closureGathering capConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. AGY-ST-HEALTH-SUBORDERS-062Mandatory Guidelines for Visitors and Facility Staff (supersedes the March 13, 2020 visitation guidance)Mandatory Guidelines for Visitors and Facility Staff at long-term care and pediatric transitional care facilities effective Mar. 16, 2020…New Jersey Department of HealthNew Jersey - Department of Health (State health department)StateMar. 16, 20202020 Q2Gathering capTravel and quarantineHealth care ordersWorkplace rulesPrimary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-TRANSPORT-PORTS-TRANSIT-100PennDOT 'Coronavirus Statewide' operations page, updated 10:00 a.m. Mar. 30, 2020: all Driver License and Photo License Centers closed from close of business Mar. 16, 2020 until further notice; driver licenses, photo IDs, learner's permits, CDLs, registrations, safety and emissions inspections and disability placards expiring Mar. 16-Apr. 30, 2020 extended to May 31, 2020; CDL downgrades for expired medical certificates paused under FMCSA waivers; driver exams through Apr. 3 cancelled; all district and county maintenance offices closed for two weeks; 'construction projects have been suspended in all counties until further notice'; rest areas and welcome centers closed statewide from 12:01 a.m. Mar. 17 with a list of reopened locations; motorcycle training clinics postponed; REAL ID issuance paused; Acting Secretary's order accepting electronic administrative-appeal filingsCoronavirus Statewide - PennDOT operational changes (Driver License Centers closed; expirations extended; maintenance offices closed…Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT), Acting Secretary Yassmin GramianPennsylvania (statewide: Driver License and Photo License Centers; district and county maintenance offices; construction projects; rest areas and welcome centers)StateMar. 30, 20202020 Q2Business closureCourts and public officesOtherPrimary source read
Ex. CA-005Executive Order N-28-20Executive Order N-28-20 (authorizing local governments to halt evictions; protecting against utility shutoffs)Governor Gavin NewsomCaliforniaStateMar. 16, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q1OtherConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. CT-004Executive Order No. 7DProtection of Public Health and Safety During COVID-19 Pandemic and Response - Crowd Reduction and Social DistancingGovernor Ned LamontConnecticutStateMar. 16, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2Business closureGathering capAlcohol and barsEvents and venuesPrimary source read
Ex. DC-003Mayor's Order 2020-048Prohibition on Mass Gatherings During Public Health Emergency - Coronavirus (COVID-19)Mayor Muriel BowserDistrict of ColumbiaStateMar. 16, 20202020 Q2Business closureGathering capAlcohol and barsEvents and venuesPrimary source read
Ex. DE-002First Modification of the Declaration of a State of EmergencyFirst Modification of the Declaration of a State of Emergency for the State of Delaware Due to a Public Health Threat (restaurants, taverns…Governor John C. CarneyDelawareStateMar. 16, 20202020 Q2Emergency declarationBusiness closureGathering capAlcohol and barsEvents and venuesConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. DE-067Governor's directive closing Delaware public schools March 16-27, 2020Governor Carney Directs Two-Week Closure of Delaware Public SchoolsGovernor John C. Carney (with the Department of Education)DelawareStateMar. 13, 20202020 Q2Schools and child carePrimary source read
Ex. DE-070Governor's release announcing the First Modification of the Declaration of a State of EmergencyGovernor Carney Limits Restaurants to Take-Out and Delivery (restaurants, taverns and bars take-out and delivery only from 8:00 p.m. March…Governor John C. CarneyDelawareStateMar. 16, 20202020 Q2Business closureGathering capAlcohol and barsEvents and venuesPrimary source read
Ex. ECO-B-025Executive Order No. 104Aggressive social distancing measures: gatherings limited to 50; closure of all schools, colleges, casinos, racetracks, gyms, theaters…Governor Philip D. MurphyNew JerseyStateMar. 16, 20202020 Q2Business closureGathering capSchools and child careCurfew and hoursPrimary source read
Ex. ECO-B-059Executive Order No. 117Prohibiting Mass Gatherings and Directing the Statewide Closure of K-12 Public Schools to Limit the Spread of COVID-19Governor Roy CooperNorth CarolinaStateMar. 14, 20202020 Q2Gathering capSchools and child carePrimary source read
Ex. ECO-B-065Executive Order No. 2020-09Closing Public Schools, Cancelling Elections, and Other Provisions Due to COVID-19Governor Henry McMasterSouth CarolinaStateMar. 15, 20202020 Q2Gathering capSchools and child carePrimary source read
Ex. ECO-B-099WMATA, 'COVID-19 Information: Service Changes due to the public health emergency' (page as of May 13, 2020)WMATA COVID-19 service changes: reduced Metrorail and Metrobus service, station closures and rear-door boarding during the public health…Washington Metropolitan Area Transit AuthorityDistrict of Columbia, Maryland, Virginia (Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority)StateMar. 16, 20202020 Q2Travel and quarantineOtherPrimary source read
Ex. ECO-B-109Executive Order No. 20-08School Closures and the Provision of School-Based and Child Care Services in Response to Coronavirus (COVID-19) OutbreakGovernor Kate Brown (also as Superintendent of Public Instruction)OregonStateMar. 17, 20202020 Q2Schools and child carePrimary source read
Ex. GA-002Joint resolution concurring with Executive Order 03.14.20.01 (HR 1EX, 2020 Special Session)Concurrence in the Public Health State of EmergencyGeorgia General Assembly (special session)GeorgiaStateMar. 16, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2Emergency declarationConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. HI-002Supplementary Proclamation (First)Supplementary Proclamation suspending certain laws to enable State and county responses to COVID-19Governor David Y. IgeHawaiiStateMar. 16, 20202020 Q2Emergency declarationOtherPrimary source read
Ex. IL-004Executive Order 2020-07 (COVID-19 Executive Order No. 5)Suspension of on-premises consumption at restaurants and bars; prohibition of gatherings of 50 or more; unemployment insurance waiting…Governor JB PritzkerIllinoisStateMar. 16, 20202020 Q2Business closureGathering capAlcohol and barsEvents and venuesPrimary source read
Ex. IN-003Executive Order 20-04Further Orders and Directives in Response to the Coronavirus Disease 2019 EpidemicGovernor Eric J. HolcombIndianaStateMar. 16, 20202020 Q2Business closureGathering capHealth care ordersAlcohol and barsCourts and public officesPrimary source read
Ex. KY-003CHFS Order of March 16, 2020 (Food and Beverage Order)Order restricting food and beverage sales to carry-out, delivery and drive-thruCabinet for Health and Family Services, Department for Public Health (Acting Secretary Eric Friedlander; Commissioner Steven Stack) with the Public Protection Cabinet, Alcoholic Beverage ControlKentuckyStateMar. 16, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2Business closureAlcohol and barsPrimary source read
Ex. MA-004COVID-19 Order No. 3Order Temporarily Closing All Public and Private Elementary and Secondary SchoolsGovernor Charles D. BakerMassachusettsStateMar. 15, 20202020 Q2Schools and child carePrimary source read
Ex. MD-003Order of the Governor (Mar. 16, 2020), Amending and Restating the Order of March 12, 2020, Prohibiting Large Gatherings and Events and Closing Senior Centers, and Additionally Closing Bars, Restaurants, Fitness Centers, and TheatersAmending and Restating the Order of March 12, 2020... Additionally Closing Bars, Restaurants, Fitness Centers, and TheatersGovernor Lawrence J. Hogan, Jr.MarylandStateMar. 16, 2020Business closureGathering capAlcohol and barsEvents and venuesPrimary source read