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Ex. DUT-IA-016Public Health COVID-19 Reopening Guidance (4/27/20)Iowa Department of Public Health, Public Health COVID-19 Reopening Guidance, April 27, 2020Iowa Department of Public HealthIowaStateApr. 27, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q1Standing dutyGathering capFace-covering requirementWorkplace rulesOperating conditionPrimary source read
Ex. IA-012Proclamation of Disaster Emergency of April 27, 2020 (Part 1: reopening in 77 counties; statewide continued closures; gatherings)Proclamation reopening restaurants, fitness centers, malls, libraries, race tracks and retail at 50 percent capacity in 77 counties from May…Governor Kim ReynoldsIowa (77 counties reopened; 22 counties excluded: Allamakee, Benton, Black Hawk, Bremer, Dallas, Des Moines, Dubuque, Fayette, Henry, Iowa, Jasper, Johnson, Linn, Louisa, Marshall, Muscatine, Polk, Poweshiek, Scott, Tama, Washington and Woodbury)StateApr. 27, 20202020 Q2Business closureCapacity limitGathering capAlcohol and barsEvents and venuesPrimary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-ALCOHOL-106Iowa ABD, COVID-19 Updates (page as of April 2021): License Expiration InformationCOVID-19 Updates (2021): suspension of alcohol license and permit expirations through the proclamation ending May 2, 2021Iowa Alcoholic Beverages DivisionIowa (State alcoholic-beverage regulator)Sector regulatorMay 6, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2OtherPrimary source read
Ex. IA-014Proclamation of Disaster Emergency (dental services; campgrounds, drive-ins, tanning, medical spas; social clubs)Proclamation permitting dental services from May 8, 2020 only in compliance with the Iowa Dental Board's Guidelines for the Safe Transition…Governor Kim ReynoldsIowaStateMay 6, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2Business closureCapacity limitHealth care ordersWorkplace rulesPrimary source read
Ex. SEC-03-037bProclamation of Disaster Emergency (May 6, 2020), Section One (Dental Services)Dental services may resume under Dental Board guidelines and PPE conditionsGovernor Kim ReynoldsIowaStateMay 6, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Health care ordersWorkplace rulesSupply chainPrimary source read
Ex. IA-015Proclamation of Disaster Emergency (statewide reopening at 50 percent)Proclamation reopening restaurants, fitness centers, malls and retail statewide at 50 percent capacity and reopening salons, barbershops…Governor Kim ReynoldsIowaStateMay 13, 20202020 Q2Business closureCapacity limitGathering capWorkplace rulesPrimary source read
Ex. IA-016Proclamation of Disaster Emergency (movie theaters, museums, zoos, pools; summer school; wedding receptions; auctions)Proclamation reopening movie theaters at 50 percent, museums, aquariums and zoos, pools for lap swimming, permitting school-sponsored summer…Governor Kim ReynoldsIowaStateMay 20, 20202020 Q2Business closureCapacity limitGathering capSchools and child careEvents and venuesPrimary source read
Ex. IA-051Supervisory Order, In the Matter of Ongoing Provisions for Coronavirus/COVID-19 Impact on Court ServicesOrder resetting nonjury trials and nonemergency in-person hearings to no earlier than July 13, 2020 and all jury trials to no earlier than…Iowa Supreme CourtIowa (all State courts)CourtMay 22, 20202020 Q22020 Q3Courts and public officesPrimary source read
Ex. IA-017Proclamation of Disaster Emergency (bars reopen at 50 percent; June 1 reopenings; gatherings)Proclamation reopening bars, wineries, breweries, distilleries, country clubs and social clubs at 50 percent seated capacity from May 28…Governor Kim ReynoldsIowaStateMay 26, 20202020 Q2Capacity limitGathering capAlcohol and barsEvents and venuesWorkplace rulesPrimary source read
Ex. DUT-IA-009Frequently Asked Health-Related Legal Questions (COVID-19), Last Updated June 3, 2020Iowa Attorney General, Frequently Asked Health-Related Legal Questions (COVID-19 public health disaster)Office of the Attorney General of Iowa (Thomas J. Miller)IowaStateJune 3, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Standing dutyBusiness closureCapacity limitQuarantine and isolationStanding dutyOperating conditionPrimary source read
Ex. SEC-05-GM-009Organizer noticeIowa State Fair 2020Iowa State Fair Board (a State agency)Des Moines, IAOrganizerJune 10, 20202020 Q2Organizer noticePrimary source read
Ex. SEC-08-GM-019Iowa State Fair release, 'Iowa State Fair Board Votes to Postpone 2020 Iowa State Fair to 2021' (June 10, 2020)Iowa State Fair 2020 and 2021 (farm equipment, truck and RV dealer displays; 'approximately one million people over 11 days')Iowa State Fair BoardDes Moines, IAOrganizerJune 10, 20202020 Q2Organizer noticePrimary source read
Ex. SEC-22-GM-036Iowa State Fair homepage: 'The 2020 Iowa State Fair has been postponed until 2021' (capture June 21, 2020)Iowa State Fair 2020 and 2021 (eleven days; tents, staging, equipment and vehicle rental in Des Moines)Iowa State Fair BoardDes Moines, IAOrganizerJune 10, 20202020 Q2Organizer noticePrimary source read
Ex. IA-018Proclamation of Disaster Emergency (capacity limits lifted; distancing mandates retained)Proclamation lifting the 50 percent capacity limits from June 12, 2020 while requiring every restaurant, bar, fitness center, casino, senior…Governor Kim ReynoldsIowaStateJune 10, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q1Capacity limitGathering capAlcohol and barsEvents and venuesWorkplace rulesPrimary source read
Ex. IA-019Proclamation of Disaster Emergency (extension to July 25, 2020)Proclamation extending the Public Health Disaster Emergency to July 25, 2020 and continuing the establishment distancing mandates, the…Governor Kim ReynoldsIowaStateJune 25, 20202020 Q22020 Q3Emergency declarationGathering capSchools and child careHealth care ordersEvents and venuesWorkplace rulesPrimary source read
Ex. IA-044Senate File 2310 (Return-to-Learn)An Act relating to education, including instructional time, return-to-learn plans, remote learning and school closures during the 2020-2021…Iowa General Assembly (88th G.A.); approved by Governor Reynolds June 29, 2020IowaStateJune 29, 20202020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2Schools and child carePrimary source read
Ex. DUT-IA-007Senate File 2338 (enrolled), An Act relating to civil actions... including civil actions related to the novel coronavirus, and including retroactive applicability provisions (the 'COVID-19 Response and Back-to-Business Limited Liability Act,' § 686D.1)Senate File 2338 - Enrolled - COVID-19 Response and Back-to-Business Limited Liability Act (Iowa Code ch. 686D)Iowa General Assembly (88th G.A.); signed by Governor Kim Reynolds June 18, 2020IowaStateJune 18, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Standing dutyWorkplace rulesStanding dutyOperating conditionPrimary source read
Ex. DUT-IA-014Iowa Alcoholic Beverages Division, Annual Report FY 2021 (fiscal year July 1, 2020 to June 30, 2021)Iowa Alcoholic Beverages Division Annual Report FY '21 (Regulatory Compliance Bureau: COVID-19 proclamation enforcement)Iowa Alcoholic Beverages Division (Iowa Department of Commerce)IowaStateJune 30, 20212020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2Standing dutyAlcohol and barsWorkplace rulesOperating conditionPrimary source read
Ex. IA-020Proclamation of Disaster Emergency (in-person instruction; authorization of certain remote learning)Proclamation directing that in-person instruction is the presumed method of instruction for the 2020-21 school year and authorizing…Governor Kim ReynoldsIowaStateJuly 17, 20202020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2Schools and child careOtherPrimary source read
Ex. IA-058Mayor's Order, Face CoveringsMayor's Order requiring every person in Iowa City to wear a face covering in public places and forbidding businesses open to the public to…Mayor Bruce TeagueIowa City, IowaCityJuly 21, 20202020 Q32020 Q42021 Q1Face-covering requirementWorkplace rulesPrimary source read
Ex. IA-021Proclamation of Disaster Emergency (extension to August 23, 2020)Proclamation extending the Public Health Disaster Emergency to August 23, 2020 and continuing the establishment distancing mandates…Governor Kim ReynoldsIowaStateJuly 24, 20202020 Q3Emergency declarationGathering capSchools and child careHealth care ordersEvents and venuesWorkplace rulesPrimary source read
Ex. IA-059Johnson County Public Health Face Covering Regulation (Resolution approving)Regulation requiring every person in Johnson County to wear a face covering in indoor public settings and outdoors when six feet cannot be…Johnson County Board of Health (regulation enacted August 4, 2020) and Board of Supervisors (approval August 6, 2020)Johnson County, IowaCountyAug. 6, 20202020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2Face-covering requirementPrimary source read
Ex. IA-060Resolution No. 2020-623, Resolution Adopting a Face Mask Mandate for the City of WaterlooResolution requiring every person in Waterloo to wear a face covering when in public and unable to stay six feet from othersWaterloo City CouncilWaterloo, IowaCityAug. 17, 20202020 Q32020 Q42021 Q1Face-covering requirementPrimary source read
Ex. IA-022Proclamation of Disaster Emergency (extension to September 20, 2020)Proclamation extending the Public Health Disaster Emergency to September 20, 2020 and continuing the establishment distancing mandates…Governor Kim ReynoldsIowaStateAug. 21, 20202020 Q3Emergency declarationGathering capSchools and child careHealth care ordersEvents and venuesWorkplace rulesPrimary source read
Ex. IA-023Proclamation of Disaster Emergency (closure of bars in six counties; alcohol hours)Proclamation closing all bars, taverns, wineries, breweries, distilleries, night clubs and other on-premises alcohol establishments in Black…Governor Kim ReynoldsIowa (Black Hawk, Dallas, Johnson, Linn, Polk and Story counties)StateAug. 27, 20202020 Q32020 Q4Business closureFace-covering requirementCurfew and hoursAlcohol and barsWorkplace rulesPrimary source read

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