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Ex. TN-058Tennessee Pledge: Attractions, Large Venues & Large Community Events guidelines (as of June 16, 2020)Tennessee Pledge: Attractions, Large Venues & Large Community EventsGovernor's Economic Recovery GroupTennesseeStateJune 16, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2Capacity limitGathering capEvents and venuesWorkplace rulesPrimary source read
Ex. TN-061Tennessee Pledge: Construction Worksites guidelinesTennessee Pledge: Construction WorksitesGovernor's Economic Recovery GroupTennesseeStateMay 29, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2Workplace rulesPrimary source read
Ex. TN-062Tennessee Pledge: Lodging & Accommodations guidelinesTennessee Pledge: Lodging & AccommodationsGovernor's Economic Recovery GroupTennesseeStateMay 31, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2Workplace rulesQuarantine and isolationPrimary source read
Ex. TN-081Tennessee Pledge: Restaurant Industry guidelines (as of June 12, 2020)Tennessee Pledge: Restaurant Industry (revised; seated service only; ten guests per table)Governor's Economic Recovery GroupTennesseeStateJune 12, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2Capacity limitGathering capAlcohol and barsWorkplace rulesPrimary source read
Ex. TN-019Executive Order No. 49An Order Amending Requirements Concerning Long-Term-Care Facility Visitation and Taking Other Necessary Measures to Facilitate the Treatment…Governor Bill LeeTennesseeStateJune 12, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q1Health care ordersOtherPrimary source read
Ex. TN-052Long-Term Care Facility Visitation Guidelines (LTCF_Visitation.pdf), updated June 15, 2020Tennessee Department of Health guidelines to permit limited visitation within long-term care facilitiesTennessee Department of HealthTennesseeSector regulatorJune 15, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q1Health care ordersWorkplace rulesOtherPrimary source read
Ex. MET-BNA-055Substitute Ordinance: Face Covering/Mask Ordinance (new chapter under Title 9 of the Code of Ordinances)Face Covering/Mask OrdinanceCouncil of the City of MemphisCity of Memphis, TennesseeCityJune 16, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2Face-covering requirementWorkplace rulesPrimary source read
Ex. MET-BNA-009Order 8 from the Chief Medical Director: Cloth Face Coverings or MasksOrder 8 (mandatory face coverings for members of the public; supersedes Amended and Reinstated Order 4)Dr. Michael C. Caldwell, Chief Medical Director of HealthNashville and Davidson County, TennesseeCountyJune 28, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2Face-covering requirementWorkplace rulesPrimary source read
Ex. MET-BNA-034Knox County Board of Health Regulation 2020-1COVID-19 Face Covering RegulationKnox County Board of HealthKnox County, TennesseeCountyJuly 1, 20202020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2Face-covering requirementWorkplace rulesPrimary source read
Ex. TN-021Executive Order No. 54An Order Providing Local Governments with Authority Concerning Face CoveringsGovernor Bill LeeTennesseeStateJuly 3, 20202020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2Face-covering requirementOtherPrimary source read
Ex. TN-085In re: COVID-19 Pandemic, No. ADM2020-00428, Order of July 9, 2020 (mandatory facial coverings in courthouses)Order of July 9, 2020 requiring facial coverings in courthouses and courtroomsTennessee Supreme CourtTennesseeCourtJuly 9, 20202020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2Face-covering requirementCourts and public officesConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. TN-083Executive Order 1 by County Mayor (July 10, 2020); Executive Order 3 (Sept. 11, 2020); Executive Order 5 (Dec. 31, 2020)Sullivan County face covering executive orders (July 2020-early 2021)Sullivan County Mayor Richard VenableSullivan County, Tennessee (Kingsport, Bristol)CountyJuly 10, 20202020 Q32020 Q42021 Q1Face-covering requirementConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. DUT-TN-015Tenn. Att'y Gen. Op. No. 20-14Constitutionality of Governmental Mandate to Wear Face CoveringsHerbert H. Slatery III, Attorney General and Reporter, State of TennesseeTennesseeStateJuly 16, 20202020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Standing dutyFace-covering requirementStanding dutyPrimary source read
Ex. TN-073Emergency Order No. 11 (Montgomery County)Emergency Order No. 11: face coverings required in publicly accessible areas of commercial business establishmentsMontgomery County Mayor Jim DurrettMontgomery County, Tennessee (Clarksville)CountyJuly 17, 20202020 Q32020 Q42021 Q1Face-covering requirementWorkplace rulesPrimary source read
Ex. TN-059Tennessee Pledge: Office Buildings guidelinesTennessee Pledge: Office BuildingsGovernor's Economic Recovery GroupTennesseeStateJuly 23, 20202020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2Telework mandateCapacity limitWorkplace rulesPrimary source read
Ex. MET-BNA-012Order 10 from the Chief Medical Director: Phase Two with Additional ModificationsOrder 10 (Downtown and Midtown: Limited Service Restaurants closed to the public through August 16, 2020; open-container ban)Dr. Michael C. Caldwell, Chief Medical Director of HealthNashville and Davidson County, Tennessee (Downtown and Midtown; Central Improvement District)CountyAug. 7, 20202020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2Business closureGathering capCurfew and hoursAlcohol and barsPrimary source read
Ex. DUT-TN-010Tennessee COVID-19 Recovery Act, 2020 Tenn. Pub. Acts (2d Ex. Sess.) ch. 1 (SB 8002 / HB 8001), enacted text as Senate Amendment No. 1 (SA8001) adopted August 12, 2020An Act to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 9, Chapter 8, Part 3; Title 29, Chapter 34; Title 29, Chapter 20 and Title 49, Chapter 7…Tennessee General Assembly, 111th General Assembly, Second Extraordinary Session; signed by Governor Bill LeeTennesseeStateAug. 17, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Standing dutyOperating conditionOtherPrimary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-DMV-SOS-RECORDERS-023TDOSHS news release: Former Driver Services Centers Reopen as Express Centers in Nashville and Memphis (Sept. 1, 2020)Former Driver Services Centers Reopen as Express Centers in Nashville and MemphisTennessee Department of Safety and Homeland SecurityTennessee (Department of Safety and Homeland Security, Driver Services Division)StateSept. 1, 20202020 Q32020 Q42021 Q1Context (guidance or announcement)Capacity limitCourts and public officesPrimary source read
Ex. TN-046In re: COVID-19 Pandemic, No. ADM2020-00428, Order Extending State of Emergency and Suspending Jury TrialsOrder Extending State of Emergency and Suspending Jury TrialsTennessee Supreme CourtTennesseeCourtNov. 17, 20202020 Q42021 Q1Gathering capCourts and public officesQuarantine and isolationPrimary source read
Ex. MET-BNA-039Knox County Board of Health Regulation 2020-7COVID-19 Restaurant Occupancy Limitation and Early Closure Regulation (50 percent occupancy; eight per table; closed 10:00 p.m. to 5:00…Knox County Board of HealthKnox County, TennesseeCountyNov. 25, 20202020 Q42021 Q1Capacity limitGathering capCurfew and hoursAlcohol and barsPrimary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-CORRECTIONS-EMA-GUARD-069TDOC release, 'TDOC Visitation Suspended Until Further Notice' (Dec. 1, 2020)Visitation suspended again at the four facilities that had resumed visits in late September and early October 2020; recital that TDOC first…Tennessee Department of Correction (Commissioner Tony Parker)Tennessee Department of Correction; State levelStateDec. 1, 20202020 Q42021 Q1Context (guidance or announcement)Gathering capPrimary source read
Ex. TN-026Executive Order No. 68An Order to Facilitate the Continued Response to COVID-19 by Increasing Health Care Resources and CapacityGovernor Bill LeeTennesseeStateDec. 4, 20202020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2Emergency declarationHealth care ordersPrimary source read
Ex. MET-BNA-040Knox County Board of Health Regulation 2020-8COVID-19 Social Gathering Limitation Regulation (ten persons; one per 360 square feet)Knox County Board of HealthKnox County, TennesseeCountyDec. 4, 20202020 Q42021 Q1Gathering capEvents and venuesPrimary source read
Ex. MET-BNA-044Knox County Board of Health Resolution 2020-CSafer at Home Guidance Resolution (winter 2020 advisory)Knox County Board of HealthKnox County, TennesseeCountyDec. 16, 20202020 Q42021 Q1OtherPrimary source read
Ex. TN-027Executive Order No. 70An Order to Reduce the Spread of COVID-19 and Preserve Health Care Capacity by Limiting Gatherings and Spectator Events and Urging Working…Governor Bill LeeTennesseeStateDec. 20, 20202020 Q42021 Q1Telework mandateCapacity limitGathering capSchools and child careEvents and venuesPrimary source read

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