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Ex. VA-032Fourth Amended Executive Order 67 and Order of Public Health Emergency SevenPhase Three Further Adjusting of Certain Temporary Restrictions Due to Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19)Governor Ralph S. Northam and State Health Commissioner M. Norman OliverVirginiaStateOct. 29, 20202020 Q4Capacity limitGathering capEvents and venuesWorkplace rulesPrimary source read
Ex. VA-022Fifth Amended Executive Order 67 and Order of Public Health Emergency SevenPhase Three Further Adjusting of Certain Temporary Restrictions Due to Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19)Governor Ralph S. Northam and State Health Commissioner M. Norman OliverVirginiaStateNov. 5, 20202020 Q4Capacity limitGathering capFace-covering requirementEvents and venuesWorkplace rulesPrimary source read
Ex. VA-023Sixth Amended Executive Order 67 and Order of Public Health Emergency SevenPhase Three Tightening of Certain Temporary Restrictions Due to Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19)Governor Ralph S. Northam and State Health Commissioner M. Norman OliverVirginiaStateNov. 13, 20202020 Q4Capacity limitGathering capFace-covering requirementCurfew and hoursAlcohol and barsEvents and venuesWorkplace rulesPrimary source read
Ex. VA-016Executive Order 72 and Order of Public Health Emergency NineCommonsense Surge Restrictions; Certain Temporary Restrictions Due to Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19)Governor Ralph S. Northam and State Health Commissioner M. Norman OliverVirginiaStateDec. 10, 20202020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2Stay-at-homeBusiness closureCapacity limitGathering capFace-covering requirementCurfew and hoursAlcohol and barsEvents and venuesWorkplace rulesPrimary source read
Ex. SEC-09-04316VAC25-220, Final Permanent Standard for Infectious Disease Prevention of the SARS-CoV-2 Virus That Causes COVID-19Virginia Permanent COVID-19 StandardVirginia Safety and Health Codes BoardVirginiaSector regulatorJan. 13, 20212021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Face-covering requirementWorkplace rulesQuarantine and isolationPrimary source read
Ex. SEC-10-04316VAC25-220, Final Permanent Standard for Infectious Disease Prevention of the SARS-CoV-2 Virus That Causes COVID-19 (chapter text as of Sept. 28, 2021, with derivation and amendment history)16VAC25-220 (Va. Reg. vol. 37, issue 13, eff. Jan. 27, 2021; amended vol. 38, issue 3, eff. Sept. 8, 2021)Virginia Safety and Health Codes BoardVirginiaSector regulatorJan. 27, 20212021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Face-covering requirementWorkplace rulesQuarantine and isolationPrimary source read
Ex. SEC-19-02916VAC25-220, Infectious Disease Prevention of the SARS-CoV-2 Virus That Causes COVID-19 (permanent standard)16VAC25-220 (permanent standard adopted Jan. 13, 2021; effective Jan. 27, 2021; amended effective Sept. 8, 2021; repealed effective Mar. 23…Virginia Safety and Health Codes Board (Department of Labor and Industry)VirginiaStateJan. 27, 20212021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Workplace rulesPrimary source read
Ex. VA-026Amended Executive Order 72 and Order of Public Health Emergency Nine (First Amended)Commonsense Surge Restrictions; Extension of Certain Temporary Restrictions Due to Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19)Governor Ralph S. Northam and State Health Commissioner M. Norman OliverVirginiaStateJan. 27, 20212021 Q1Stay-at-homeCapacity limitGathering capFace-covering requirementCurfew and hoursAlcohol and barsEvents and venuesWorkplace rulesPrimary source read
Ex. VA-03716VAC25-220, Standard for Infectious Disease Prevention of the SARS-CoV-2 Virus that Causes COVID-19 (Final)Final Permanent Standard for Infectious Disease Prevention of the SARS-CoV-2 Virus that Causes COVID-19Virginia Safety and Health Codes Board, Department of Labor and IndustryVirginiaSector regulatorJan. 13, 20212021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Face-covering requirementHealth care ordersWorkplace rulesQuarantine and isolationPrimary source read
Ex. VA-027Second Amended Executive Order 72 and Order of Public Health Emergency NineCommonsense Surge Restrictions; Extension of Certain Temporary Restrictions Due to Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19)Governor Ralph S. Northam and State Health Commissioner M. Norman OliverVirginiaStateFeb. 17, 20212021 Q1Stay-at-homeCapacity limitGathering capFace-covering requirementCurfew and hoursAlcohol and barsEvents and venuesWorkplace rulesPrimary source read
Ex. VA-033Third Amended Executive Order 72 and Order of Public Health Emergency NineEasing of Commonsense Surge Restrictions Due to Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19)Governor Ralph S. Northam and State Health Commissioner M. Norman OliverVirginiaStateFeb. 24, 20212021 Q1Capacity limitGathering capFace-covering requirementCurfew and hoursAlcohol and barsEvents and venuesWorkplace rulesPrimary source read
Ex. VA-034Fourth Amended Executive Order 72 and Order of Public Health Emergency NineEasing of Commonsense Surge Restrictions Due to Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19)Governor Ralph S. Northam and State Health Commissioner M. Norman OliverVirginiaStateMar. 23, 20212021 Q2Capacity limitGathering capFace-covering requirementAlcohol and barsEvents and venuesWorkplace rulesPrimary source read
Ex. VA-030Fifth Amended Executive Order 72 and Order of Public Health Emergency NineFurther Easing of Commonsense Surge Restrictions Due to Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19)Governor Ralph S. Northam and State Health Commissioner M. Norman OliverVirginiaStateApr. 21, 20212021 Q2Capacity limitGathering capFace-covering requirementAlcohol and barsEvents and venuesWorkplace rulesPrimary source read
Ex. VA-028Seventh Amended Executive Order 72 and Order of Public Health Emergency NineFurther Easing of Commonsense Surge Restrictions Due to Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19)Governor Ralph S. Northam and State Health Commissioner M. Norman OliverVirginiaStateApr. 29, 20212021 Q2Capacity limitGathering capFace-covering requirementEvents and venuesWorkplace rulesPrimary source read
Ex. VA-031Sixth Amended Executive Order 72 and Order of Public Health Emergency NineFurther Easing of Commonsense Surge Restrictions Due to Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19)Governor Ralph S. Northam and State Health Commissioner M. Norman OliverVirginiaStateApr. 22, 20212021 Q2Capacity limitGathering capFace-covering requirementEvents and venuesWorkplace rulesPrimary source read
Ex. VA-017Executive Order 79 and Order of Public Health Emergency Ten (Register text)Ending of Commonsense Public Health Restrictions Due to Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19)Governor Ralph S. Northam and State Health Commissioner M. Norman OliverVirginiaStateMay 14, 20212021 Q2Face-covering requirementSchools and child carePrimary source read
Ex. VA-029Executive Order 79 and Order of Public Health Emergency Ten (Governor's PDF)Ending of Commonsense Public Health Restrictions Due to Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19)Governor Ralph S. Northam and State Health Commissioner M. Norman OliverVirginiaStateMay 14, 20212021 Q2Face-covering requirementSchools and child carePrimary source read
Ex. VA-043Chapter 456, 2021 Special Session I (SB 1303)An Act to require each school board to offer in-person instruction to students enrolled in the local school divisionGeneral Assembly of Virginia (2021 Special Session I), approved by Governor NorthamVirginiaStateMar. 30, 20212021 Q3Face-covering requirementSchools and child careQuarantine and isolationPrimary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-EDUCATION-HIGHER-ED-029State Health Commissioner Order of Public Health Emergency, Statewide Requirement To Wear Masks In K-12 Schools (Order of Public Health Emergency Ten)Statewide requirement that all individuals aged two and older wear masks when indoors at public and private K-12 schoolsM. Norman Oliver, M.D., M.A., State Health CommissionerVirginia State Health Commissioner (acting for the State Board of Health); State level; addressed to all public and private K-12 schoolsStateAug. 12, 20212021 Q3Face-covering requirementSchools and child careWorkplace rulesPrimary source read
Ex. ECO-B-156Public Health Emergency Order requiring masks indoors in K-12 schools (Aug. 12, 2021)Virginia K-12 school mask requirement (Aug. 12, 2021; shifted to a ban Mar. 1, 2022)State Health Commissioner M. Norman Oliver, M.D. (Public Health Emergency Order, Aug. 12, 2021)VirginiaStateAug. 12, 20212021 Q3Face-covering requirementSchools and child careConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. VA-041Twenty-Sixth Order Extending Declaration of Judicial Emergency in Response to COVID-19 EmergencyTwenty-Sixth Order Extending Declaration of Judicial EmergencySupreme Court of VirginiaVirginiaCourtAug. 4, 20212021 Q3Capacity limitFace-covering requirementCourts and public officesPrimary source read
Ex. VA-044VDH Frequently Asked Questions: State Health Commissioner Order of Public Health Emergency, Statewide Requirement To Wear Masks In K-12 Schools, issued August 12, 2021 (updated Aug. 17, 2021)Frequently Asked Questions - State Health Commissioner Order of Public Health Emergency - Statewide Requirement To Wear Masks In K-12…Virginia Department of HealthVirginiaSector regulatorAug. 17, 20212021 Q3Face-covering requirementSchools and child carePrimary source read
Ex. AGY-LOCAL-DISTRICTS-AUTHORITIES-052'COVID-19 Vaccination Requirement for Staff' (Aug. 23, 2021)All FCPS employees required to be vaccinated against COVID-19 or submit routine negative COVID-19 testsFairfax County Public Schools (Superintendent Brabrand; School Board)Fairfax County Public Schools, VirginiaCountyAug. 23, 20212021 Q3Workplace rulesVaccination or testingOtherPrimary source read
Ex. ECO-B-042Executive Directive Number Eighteen (2021), Ensuring a Safe WorkplaceState employees to disclose vaccination status and, if not fully vaccinated, be tested weekly and wear masksGovernor Ralph S. NorthamVirginiaStateAug. 5, 20212021 Q3Workplace rulesVaccination or testingConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. VA-045Executive Directive Number Eighteen (2021)Ensuring a Safe Work PlaceGovernor Ralph S. NorthamVirginiaStateAug. 5, 20212021 Q3Face-covering requirementWorkplace rulesVaccination or testingPrimary source read

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