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Ex. AZ-015Executive Order 2020-32Requesting Exemption from Executive Order 2020-10: Elective SurgeriesGovernor Douglas A. DuceyArizonaStateApr. 22, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2Health care ordersPrimary source read
Ex. ECO-C-026Executive Order GA-20Relating to expanding travel without restrictions as part of the safe, strategic plan to Open Texas (rescinding GA-12; restating GA-11 for…Governor Greg AbbottTexasStateApr. 27, 20202020 Q2Travel and quarantineQuarantine and isolationPrimary source read
Ex. GA-018Executive Order 04.23.20.02Providing guidance for reviving a healthy Georgia in response to COVID-19 ('Reviving a Healthy Georgia')Governor Brian P. KempGeorgiaStateApr. 23, 20202020 Q2Stay-at-homeBusiness closureTelework mandateCapacity limitGathering capTravel and quarantineHealth care ordersAlcohol and barsEvents and venuesWorkplace rulesPrimary 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. ID-005Idaho Rebounds Stage 1 Stay Healthy OrderState of Idaho Stay Healthy Order, May 1, 2020Governor Brad Little and IDHW Director Dave JeppesenIdahoStateApr. 30, 20202020 Q2Business closureCapacity limitGathering capTravel and quarantineWorkplace rulesQuarantine and isolationPrimary source read
Ex. IL-013Executive Order 2020-32 (COVID-19 Executive Order No. 30)Modified Stay at Home Order: public health requirements for individuals leaving home and for businesses (face coverings; retail…Governor JB PritzkerIllinoisStateApr. 30, 20202020 Q2Stay-at-homeBusiness closureTelework mandateCapacity limitGathering capFace-covering requirementTravel and quarantineSchools and child careWorkplace rulesPrimary source read
Ex. IN-024Executive Order 20-26Roadmap to Reopen Indiana for Hoosiers, Businesses and State Government (Back on Track Indiana, Stages 1 and 2)Governor Eric J. HolcombIndianaStateMay 1, 20202020 Q2Stay-at-homeBusiness closureTelework mandateCapacity limitGathering capSchools and child careHealth care ordersEvents and venuesWorkplace rulesPrimary source read
Ex. LA-009Proclamation 52 JBE 2020Renewal of State of Emergency for COVID-19 - Extension of Emergency Provisions (Stay at Home extended to May 15)Governor John Bel EdwardsLouisianaStateApr. 30, 20202020 Q2Emergency declarationStay-at-homeBusiness closureTelework mandateGathering capSchools and child careHealth care ordersCourts and public officesWorkplace rulesPrimary source read
Ex. ME-020Together We Are Maine: Restarting Maine's Economy (plan booklet)Restarting Maine's EconomyGovernor Janet T. Mills; Department of Economic and Community DevelopmentMaineStateApr. 28, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q1Business closureCapacity limitGathering capTravel and quarantineWorkplace rulesPrimary source read
Ex. ME-080Restarting Maine's Economy web page (maine.gov/covid19/restartingmaine) as of May 1, 2020Together, We Are Maine: Restarting Maine's EconomyOffice of the Governor / DECDMaineStateMay 1, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q1Business closureCapacity limitGathering capWorkplace rulesPrimary source read
Ex. MI-024Executive Order 2020-70 (May 1, 2020), sec. 11(h)Temporary requirement to suspend activities that are not necessary to sustain or protect life (MI Safe Start: construction, real estate and…Governor Gretchen WhitmerMichiganStateMay 1, 20202020 Q2Stay-at-homeBusiness closureTelework mandateGathering capFace-covering requirementPrimary source read
Ex. ND-034ND Smart Restart: Standards for All Industries (updated Apr. 28, 2020) (cross-reference to the existing library exhibit)Operating standards for all industries: occupancy limited to six-foot distancing, marked lines, signage, face coverings encouraged for…Department of Commerce and State Health Officer (ND Smart Restart), made a condition of reopening by Executive Order 2020-06.4 par. 2-7North DakotaStateApr. 28, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q1Capacity limitFace-covering requirementWorkplace rulesOperating conditionPrimary source read
Ex. ND-035ND Smart Restart industry-specific standards: Restaurants, Bars, Breweries, Distilleries, Food Trucks (updated Apr. 28, 2020)Capacity limited to 50 percent of normal operating capacity; six feet between groups; tables of ten; no standing in bars; buffets…Department of Commerce and State Health Officer (ND Smart Restart), mandatory under EO 2020-06.4 ¶ 6North DakotaStateApr. 28, 20202020 Q2Capacity limitAlcohol and barsWorkplace rulesPrimary source read
Ex. ND-036ND Smart Restart industry-specific standards: Hair Salons, Barbershops, Nail Salons, Tanning Salons, Waxing Studios and Other Cosmetology Related Businesses (updated Apr. 28, 2020)Employees must wear face masks at all times; clients to wear masks to the extent possible; six feet between work stations; appointment…Department of Commerce and State Health Officer (ND Smart Restart), mandatory under EO 2020-06.4 ¶ 2North DakotaStateApr. 28, 20202020 Q2Capacity limitFace-covering requirementWorkplace rulesPrimary source read
Ex. ND-037ND Smart Restart industry-specific standards: Fitness CentersGroup classes limited to one participant per 144 square feet; group sports over ten participants discontinued; high-exhalation classes…Department of Commerce and State Health Officer (ND Smart Restart), mandatory under EO 2020-06.4 ¶ 5North DakotaStateApr. 28, 20202020 Q2Capacity limitGathering capWorkplace rulesPrimary source read
Ex. ND-038Executive Order 2020-06.4 (cross-reference to the existing library exhibit)Reopening from May 1, 2020 conditioned on adoption of the ND Smart Restart standards; arenas and venues remain closed; State employees…Governor Doug BurgumNorth DakotaStateApr. 29, 20202020 Q2Business closureTelework mandateCapacity limitWorkplace rulesOperating conditionPrimary source read
Ex. ND-043ND Smart Restart industry-specific standards: Movie TheatersTheater capacity limited to 20 percent of normal operating capacity at the higher risk level, 65 percent per auditorium at the lower level…Department of Commerce and State Health Officer (ND Smart Restart), mandatory under EO 2020-06.4 ¶ 7 and 06.5/06.6 ¶ 7North DakotaStateMay 15, 20202020 Q2Capacity limitFace-covering requirementWorkplace rulesPrimary source read
Ex. NE-054Executive Order 20-21Coronavirus - Continued Waiver of Motor Carrier Safety RegulationsGovernor Pete RickettsNebraskaStateApr. 29, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2Supply chainOtherPrimary source read
Ex. NH-017Emergency Order #40 (Stay at Home 2.0)An order extending and modifying Emergency Order #17 (Closure of non-essential businesses and requiring Granite Staters to stay at home)Governor Christopher T. SununuNew HampshireStateMay 1, 20202020 Q2Stay-at-homeBusiness closureTelework mandateCapacity limitGathering capAlcohol and barsWorkplace rulesPrimary source read
Ex. NH-018Exhibit C to Emergency Order #40Guidelines for Businesses, Organizations and Sectors Continuing to OperateGovernor Christopher T. Sununu (Governor's Economic Re-Opening Task Force)New HampshireStateMay 1, 20202020 Q2Capacity limitFace-covering requirementWorkplace rulesPrimary source read
Ex. NH-045Universal Guidelines for All New Hampshire Employers and Employees (COVID-19 Reopening Guidance)Universal Guidelines for All New Hampshire Employers and EmployeesGovernor's Economic Reopening Task Force; Governor Christopher T. Sununu (Exhibit B to EO #40; Exhibit A to EO #52)New HampshireStateMay 1, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2Telework mandateFace-covering requirementTravel and quarantineWorkplace rulesQuarantine and isolationPrimary source read
Ex. NM-014Executive Order 2020-027Granting City of Gallup's Request for Declaration of Emergency; Imposing Business Closures; Closing Certain Roadways; Limiting GatheringsGovernor Michelle Lujan GrishamNew Mexico (City of Gallup, McKinley County)StateMay 1, 20202020 Q2Stay-at-homeBusiness closureGathering capTravel and quarantineCurfew and hoursPrimary source read
Ex. NV-015Declaration of Emergency Directive 016Extension of Directives 003, 006, 007, 010 and 013 to May 15, 2020; curbside retail from May 1; golf, tennis and drive-in worship; NV OSHA…Governor Steve SisolakNevadaStateApr. 29, 20202020 Q2Stay-at-homeBusiness closureTelework mandateGathering capWorkplace rulesPrimary source read
Ex. OH-019Director's Stay Safe Ohio OrderDirector's Order that Reopens Businesses, with Exceptions, and Continues a Stay Healthy and Safe at Home OrderAmy Acton, MD, MPH, Director, Ohio Department of HealthOhioStateApr. 30, 20202020 Q2Stay-at-homeBusiness closureTelework mandateCapacity limitGathering capFace-covering requirementTravel and quarantineSchools and child careHealth care ordersWorkplace rulesPrimary source read
Ex. OK-024Amended Executive Order 2020-12Renewal of the catastrophic health emergency for thirty days; Legislature reconvened to concurGovernor J. Kevin StittOklahomaStateMay 1, 20202020 Q2Emergency declarationPrimary source read

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