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Ex. AR-007Executive Order 20-37Executive Order to Renew the Disaster and Public Health Emergency to Mitigate the Spread and Impact of COVID-19Governor Asa HutchinsonArkansasStateJune 18, 20202020 Q22020 Q3Emergency declarationGathering capSchools and child careHealth care ordersWorkplace 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. DUT-AR-016ADH order of July 4, 2020 closing Brewski's Pub & Grub, Little Rock, as an imminent threat to public health (news report)KATV, 'Little Rock bar linked to cluster of infections didn't follow health rules, state says' (July 6, 2020)Arkansas Department of Health (closure order) and Governor Asa Hutchinson (statement of July 6, 2020), as reported by KATV (Little Rock)ArkansasStateJuly 6, 20202020 Q3Standing dutyBusiness closureCapacity limitFace-covering requirementOperating conditionConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. AR-009Executive Order 20-43Executive Order Pursuant to the Public Health Emergency Concerning COVID-19, as Declared in Executive Order 20-37, for the Purpose of…Governor Asa HutchinsonArkansasStateJuly 16, 20202020 Q32020 Q42021 Q1Face-covering requirementWorkplace rulesPrimary source read
Ex. AR-060ADH Face Coverings Directive (issued July 18, 2020, effective July 20, 2020)Statewide face-covering requirement on every person in ArkansasSecretary of Health, Arkansas Department of HealthArkansasStateJuly 18, 20202020 Q32020 Q42021 Q1Face-covering requirementWorkplace rulesPrimary source read
Ex. DUT-AR-012Information and Resources for Employers and Employees Affected by the COVID-19 EmergencyArkansas Department of Labor and Licensing, Information and Resources for Employers and Employees Affected by the COVID-19 Emergency…Arkansas Department of Labor and Licensing (Secretary Daryl Bassett; Director Ralph T. Hudson)ArkansasStateAug. 3, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Standing dutyWorkplace rulesOtherPrimary source read
Ex. AR-071ADH Directive for Community and School Sponsored Music and Theater (effective Aug. 5, 2020; amended Aug. 14, 2020)Conditions for community and school music and theater: masks for everyone ten and older, six-foot spacing, screening, temperature checksSecretary of Health, Arkansas Department of HealthArkansasStateAug. 5, 20202020 Q32020 Q42021 Q1Gathering capFace-covering requirementSchools and child careEvents and venuesPrimary source read
Ex. AR-010Executive Order 20-45Executive Order to Renew the Disaster and Public Health Emergency to Mitigate the Spread and Impact of COVID-19Governor Asa HutchinsonArkansasStateAug. 14, 20202020 Q32020 Q4Emergency declarationGathering capFace-covering requirementSchools and child careHealth care ordersWorkplace rulesQuarantine and isolationPrimary source read
Ex. AR-061ADH Face Coverings Directive, modified August 26, 2020Face-covering directive as amended (valved masks barred; bandanas and single-layer gaiters discouraged)Secretary of Health, Arkansas Department of HealthArkansasStateAug. 26, 20202020 Q32020 Q42021 Q1Face-covering requirementWorkplace rulesPrimary source read
Ex. AR-063ADH Directive on Resuming Restaurant Dine-in Operations, modified September 9, 2020 (self-service and buffets)Restaurant directive as modified to permit buffets under masking, gloving, monitoring and utensil-replacement rulesSecretary of Health, Arkansas Department of HealthArkansasSector regulatorSept. 9, 20202020 Q32020 Q42021 Q1Capacity limitFace-covering requirementWorkplace rulesPrimary source read
Ex. AR-062ADH Face Coverings Directive, modified October 5, 2020Face-covering directive as amended October 5, 2020 (the version in force through Q4 2020 and Q1 2021)Secretary of Health, Arkansas Department of HealthArkansasStateOct. 5, 20202020 Q42021 Q1Face-covering requirementWorkplace rulesPrimary source read
Ex. AR-011Executive Order 20-48Executive Order to Renew the Disaster and Public Health Emergency to Mitigate the Spread and Impact of COVID-19Governor Asa HutchinsonArkansasStateOct. 13, 20202020 Q4Emergency declarationGathering capFace-covering requirementSchools and child careHealth care ordersWorkplace rulesQuarantine and isolationPrimary source read
Ex. AR-012Executive Order 20-51Executive Order to Renew the Disaster and Public Health Emergency to Mitigate the Spread and Impact of COVID-19Governor Asa HutchinsonArkansasStateDec. 11, 20202020 Q4Emergency declarationGathering capFace-covering requirementSchools and child careHealth care ordersWorkplace rulesQuarantine and isolationPrimary source read
Ex. AR-013Executive Order 20-53Executive Order to Renew the Disaster and Public Health Emergency to Mitigate the Spread and Impact of COVID-19Governor Asa HutchinsonArkansasStateDec. 29, 20202020 Q42021 Q1Emergency declarationGathering capFace-covering requirementSchools and child careHealth care ordersWorkplace rulesQuarantine and isolationPrimary source read
Ex. AR-066ADH Directive Regarding Indoor Venues, revision effective January 2, 2021 (until March 1, 2021 unless extended)Indoor venues over ten attendees require a plan approved by the Secretary of HealthSecretary of Health, Arkansas Department of HealthArkansasStateJan. 2, 20212021 Q1Capacity limitGathering capFace-covering requirementEvents and venuesPrimary source read
Ex. AR-067ADH Guidance Regarding Indoor Venues (directive revised Feb. 15, 2021; converted to guidance Feb. 26, 2021)The indoor-venue directive in its final form, recording its conversion to guidance on February 26, 2021Secretary of Health, Arkansas Department of HealthArkansasStateFeb. 15, 20212021 Q1Capacity limitGathering capFace-covering requirementEvents and venuesPrimary source read
Ex. AR-014Executive Order 21-03Executive Order to Renew the Disaster and Public Health Emergency to Mitigate the Spread and Impact of COVID-19 (renewal to March 31, 2021…Governor Asa HutchinsonArkansasStateFeb. 26, 20212021 Q1Emergency declarationFace-covering requirementWorkplace rulesPrimary source read
Ex. AR-069ADH Business Guidance During COVID-19 Pandemic (directive of May 8, 2020; 'Changed from Directive to Guidance February 26, 2021')The business directive in its guidance formArkansas Department of HealthArkansasStateFeb. 26, 20212021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Workplace rulesPrimary source read
Ex. AR-070ADH Face Coverings Guidance (directive issued July 18, 2020; modified Aug. 26 and Oct. 5, 2020; 'Converted to Guidance Effective April 1, 2021')The face-covering directive in its guidance form, fixing the mandate's end at March 31, 2021Secretary of Health, Arkansas Department of HealthArkansasStateMar. 31, 20212021 Q2Face-covering requirementPrimary source read
Ex. DUT-AR-013Act 559 of 2021 (HB 1487), Coronavirus 2019 (COVID-19) Tort ImmunityAn Act Concerning Business Liability for a Person Exposed to Coronavirus 2019 (COVID-19); to Declare an Emergency; and for Other Purposes…General Assembly of Arkansas, 93rd General Assembly (HB 1487, Rep. Gonzales; Sen. Gilmore); approved by Governor Asa HutchinsonArkansasStateApr. 5, 20212021 Q22021 Q3Standing dutyWorkplace rulesOperating conditionPrimary source read
Ex. AR-031Act 1002 of 2021 (SB 590)An Act to End Mandatory Face Covering Requirements in the State of Arkansas; to Declare an Emergency; and for Other PurposesArkansas General Assembly (93rd, Regular Session); approved by the GovernorArkansasStateApr. 28, 20212021 Q22021 Q3Face-covering requirementPrimary source read
Ex. AR-028In re Response to the COVID-19 Pandemic -- Resumption of Jury Trials, 2021 Ark. 72 (per curiam)Per curiam ending the jury-trial suspension effective May 1, 2021 and requiring courts to follow Department of Health face-covering and…Supreme Court of ArkansasArkansasCourtApr. 8, 20212021 Q22021 Q3Face-covering requirementCourts and public officesPrimary source read
Ex. AR-082ADH Guidance for Face Coverings and Social Distancing (May 21, 2021)Post-mandate mask recommendations following CDC's May 2021 guidance for fully vaccinated personsSecretary of Health, Arkansas Department of HealthArkansasStateMay 21, 20212021 Q22021 Q3Face-covering requirementPrimary source read
Ex. AR-083ADH Guidance for Places of Worship (effective May 4, 2020; updated July 2 and Nov. 10, 2020, March 19 and June 24, 2021)Worship guidance in its June 24, 2021 form, stating that the State issued no directives to houses of worshipArkansas Department of HealthArkansasStateJune 24, 20212021 Q22021 Q3Face-covering requirementEvents and venuesPrimary source read
Ex. AR-0802021-2022 COVID-19 Guidance for Schools (revised July 27, 2021)Statewide guidance for the 2021-22 school year: masks cannot be mandated under Act 1002; quarantine of unvaccinated, unmasked close…Division of Elementary and Secondary Education, Arkansas Department of Education, with the Arkansas Department of HealthArkansasStateJuly 27, 20212021 Q3Face-covering requirementSchools and child careQuarantine and isolationPrimary source read