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Ex. AGY-ST-TRANSPORT-PORTS-TRANSIT-052NCDOT release, July 2, 2020: Ocracoke Express passenger ferry resumes July 3, 2020 after final approval of Senate Bill 750; passengers limited to 96 ('about half of what the vessel's certificate of occupancy allows'); face coverings strongly encouraged; groups six feet apart; no refreshmentsOcracoke Express Passenger Ferry Set to Resume Service FridayNorth Carolina Department of Transportation, Ferry Division (with State health officials)North Carolina (Hatteras-Ocracoke passenger ferry)StateJuly 2, 20202020 Q3Capacity limitTravel and quarantinePrimary source read
Ex. AL-024Order of the State Health Officer Suspending Certain Public Gatherings Due to Risk of Infection by COVID-19 (Applicable Statewide), Amended June 30, 2020 (Safer at Home)Extension of the Safer at Home Order to July 31, 2020; hospital and long-term care visitation 'limited' from July 3, 2020State Health Officer Scott HarrisAlabamaStateJune 30, 20202020 Q3Telework mandateCapacity limitGathering capFace-covering requirementSchools and child careHealth care ordersAlcohol and barsWorkplace rulesQuarantine and isolationPrimary source read
Ex. AR-008Executive Order 20-41Executive Order Pursuant to the Public Health Emergency Concerning COVID-19, as Declared in Executive Order 20-37, for the Purpose of…Governor Asa HutchinsonArkansasStateJuly 3, 20202020 Q3Face-covering requirementPrimary source read
Ex. IN-033Executive Order 20-35Back on Track Indiana: Stage 4.5Governor Eric J. HolcombIndianaStateJuly 1, 20202020 Q3Capacity limitGathering capFace-covering requirementEvents and venuesCourts and public officesWorkplace rulesPrimary source read
Ex. KS-030Executive Order 20-52 (typed text, 39 Kan. Reg. No. 27A, July 2, 2020, pp. 911-913; issue also carries EOs 20-49, 20-50, 20-51)Requiring Masks or Other Face Coverings in PublicGovernor Laura Kelly (Executive Order 20-52), published by the Secretary of StateKansasStateJuly 2, 20202020 Q32020 Q42021 Q1Face-covering requirementWorkplace rulesPrimary source read
Ex. NJ-028Executive Order No. 161 (2020)Outdoor gatherings raised to 500 personsGovernor Philip D. MurphyNew JerseyStateJuly 2, 20202020 Q32020 Q4Gathering capEvents and venuesPrimary source read
Ex. PA-062Amendment to the Green Phase Order (Lebanon County, effective July 3, 2020; all 67 counties green)Amendment to the Order of the Governor of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania for the Continued Reopening of the CommonwealthGovernor Tom WolfPennsylvaniaStateJuly 2, 20202020 Q32020 Q4Telework mandateCapacity limitGathering capPrimary 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. TX-022Executive Order GA-29Relating to the use of face coverings during the COVID-19 disasterGovernor Greg AbbottTexasStateJuly 2, 20202020 Q32020 Q42021 Q1Gathering capFace-covering requirementWorkplace rulesPrimary source read
Ex. IN-032Executive Order 20-34Fourth Renewal of Public Health Emergency Declaration for the COVID-19 OutbreakGovernor Eric J. HolcombIndianaStateJuly 1, 20202020 Q3Emergency declarationPrimary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-EDUCATION-HIGHER-ED-036Workplace Safety and Reopening Standards for Businesses and Other Entities Providing Youth and Adult Amateur Sports Activities - Phase III, Step 1 (July 6, 2020; amended Aug. 13, Oct. 2 and Oct. 4, 2020 and Feb. 8, 2021)Mandatory sector rules for youth and adult amateur sports: risk categories and levels of play, no indoor tournaments, 25-player caps…Secretary of the Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs (Kathleen A. Theoharides)Massachusetts Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs (Secretary), sector-specific rules for youth and adult amateur sports under the Governor's reopening orders; State levelStateJuly 6, 20202020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2Capacity limitGathering capFace-covering requirementEvents and venuesWorkplace rulesPrimary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-TRANSPORT-PORTS-TRANSIT-014NJ TRANSIT press release, July 2, 2020: cash fares resume on board trains July 6, 2020 after temporary suspension as a COVID-19 precaution; full weekday rail and light rail service resumes July 6; bus service on regular weekday schedule since June 8; cash on buses to resume as protective barriers are installedCash Fares Resume on Trains Beginning July 6th - Cash Option Returns for Rail Customers Paying on Board Following Temporary Halt as COVID-19…New Jersey Transit Corporation (NJ TRANSIT)New JerseyStateJuly 2, 20202020 Q22020 Q3Face-covering requirementTravel and quarantineOtherPrimary source read
Ex. MA-023COVID-19 Order No. 43Order Authorizing the Re-Opening of Phase III EnterprisesGovernor Charles D. BakerMassachusettsStateJuly 2, 20202020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2Business closureTelework mandateCapacity limitEvents and venuesWorkplace rulesPrimary source read
Ex. MA-024COVID-19 Order No. 44Second Revised Order Regulating Gatherings Throughout the CommonwealthGovernor Charles D. BakerMassachusettsStateJuly 2, 20202020 Q3Gathering capFace-covering requirementEvents and venuesPrimary source read
Ex. NE-016Directed Health Measure Order 2020-LLHD-005Directed Health Measure Order 2020-LLHD-005 (Phase III, Lancaster County)Nebraska DHHS, Chief Medical OfficerNebraska (Lancaster County)StateJuly 2, 20202020 Q3Capacity limitGathering capFace-covering requirementTravel and quarantineSchools and child careEvents and venuesWorkplace rulesQuarantine and isolationPrimary source read
Ex. NY-032Executive Order No. 202.48Continuing Temporary Suspension and Modification of Laws Relating to the Disaster EmergencyGovernor Andrew M. CuomoNew YorkStateJuly 6, 20202020 Q3Emergency declarationBusiness closureCapacity limitPrimary source read
Ex. OH-098Director's Second Order to Extend the Expiration Date of Various OrdersDirector's Second Order to Extend the Expiration Date of Various OrdersLance D. Himes, Interim Director, Ohio Department of HealthOhioStateJuly 6, 20202020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2OtherPrimary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-AGRICULTURE-PARKS-WILDLIFE-011News release, 'DEEP to Open State Park, Forest Campgrounds for Summer Season on July 8' (campgrounds closed until July 8, 2020)DEEP to Open State Park, Forest Campgrounds for Summer Season on July 8Connecticut DEEP (Commissioner Katie Dykes)Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (State agency)StateJune 8, 20202020 Q22020 Q3Context (guidance or announcement)Business closurePrimary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-AGRICULTURE-PARKS-WILDLIFE-024Press release, 'Health Mandates: Hunting, Fishing, and Trapping in Alaska during COVID-19'Health Mandates: Hunting, Fishing, and Trapping in Alaska during COVID-19Alaska Department of Fish and GameAlaska Department of Fish and Game (State agency)StateJuly 7, 20202020 Q3Travel and quarantineQuarantine and isolationPrimary source read
Ex. DUT-UT-016S.B. 5011, High Risk Population Protection Amendments (enrolled copy)High Risk Population Protection Amendments (enacting Utah Code section 26-6-32, Testing for COVID-19 for high-risk individuals at care…Utah Legislature, 2020 Fifth Special Session (S.B. 5011, Chief Sponsor Sen. Curtis S. Bramble, House Sponsor Rep. Mike Schultz; signed by Governor Herbert July 7, 2020)UtahStateJuly 7, 20202020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Standing dutyHealth care ordersVaccination or testingStanding dutyPrimary source read
Ex. FL-038Executive Order 20-166Emergency Management - Extension of Executive Order 20-52 - COVID-19Governor Ron DeSantisFloridaStateJuly 7, 20202020 Q3Emergency declarationPrimary source read
Ex. NE-059Executive Order 20-32Coronavirus - Rescission of Executive Order No. 20-02Governor Pete RickettsNebraskaStateJuly 7, 20202020 Q3Travel and quarantinePrimary source read
Ex. SD-025Executive Order 2020-30Rescission of EO 2020-26 and re-declaration of the State of Emergency; termination of certain suspensions; six-month extension of…Governor Kristi NoemSouth DakotaStateJuly 7, 20202020 Q32020 Q4Emergency declarationCourts and public officesPrimary source read
Ex. WA-040Proclamation 20-25.6Safe Start - Stay Healthy: County-by-County Phased Reopening (business face-covering and cooperation duties)Governor Jay InsleeWashingtonStateJuly 7, 20202020 Q3Business closureCapacity limitGathering capFace-covering requirementWorkplace rulesPrimary source read
Ex. WV-041Executive Order 50-20Statewide indoor face-covering requirement for individuals age nine and overGovernor Jim JusticeWest VirginiaStateJuly 6, 20202020 Q32020 Q4Face-covering requirementPrimary source read

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