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Ex. SEC-12-083States that issued lockdown and stay-at-home orders in response to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, 2020 (as archived Jan. 5, 2021)Ballotpedia stay-at-home order table (start and end dates by State)Ballotpedia (compilation)United States (all States)StateDec. 31, 20202020 Q2Stay-at-homeBusiness closureConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. SEC-15-002School responses to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic during the 2020-2021 academic year (State reopening regimes, mid-year closures, return orders, monthly status)School responses to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic during the 2020-2021 academic yearBallotpediaUnited States (fifty States)OtherJune 30, 20212020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2Face-covering requirementSchools and child careEvents and venuesConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. MS-052Executive Order 1550EO 1549 extended to April 30, 2021; indoor arenas 75 percent; K-12 indoor extracurricular events 50 percentGovernor Tate ReevesMississippiStateMar. 31, 20212021 Q12021 Q2Capacity limitFace-covering requirementSchools and child careEvents and venuesPrimary source read
Ex. ECO-B-018Executive Order GA-08Relating to COVID-19 preparedness and mitigationGovernor Greg AbbottTexasStateMar. 19, 20202020 Q2Business closureGathering capSchools and child carePrimary source read
Ex. ECO-B-025Executive Order No. 104Aggressive social distancing measures: gatherings limited to 50; closure of all schools, colleges, casinos, racetracks, gyms, theaters…Governor Philip D. MurphyNew JerseyStateMar. 16, 20202020 Q2Business closureGathering capSchools and child careCurfew and hoursPrimary source read
Ex. ECO-B-034Executive Order Number Fifty-Three (2020)Temporary Restrictions on Restaurants, Recreational, Entertainment, Gatherings, Non-Essential Retail Businesses, and Closure of K-12 Schools…Governor Ralph S. NorthamVirginiaStateMar. 23, 20202020 Q2Business closureGathering capSchools and child carePrimary source read
Ex. ECO-B-076MDHHS Emergency Order, Gatherings and Face Mask Order (Nov. 15, 2020), extended Dec. 7, 2020Gatherings and Face Mask Order ('Pause to Save Lives'): high schools and colleges closed to in-person instruction; indoor dining closedMichigan Department of Health and Human Services (Director Robert Gordon)MichiganStateNov. 15, 20202020 Q4Business closureGathering capFace-covering requirementSchools and child careConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. GA-026Executive Order 07.15.20.01Providing additional guidance for Empowering a Healthy Georgia in response to COVID-19 (suspending local face-covering mandates)Governor Brian P. KempGeorgiaStateJuly 15, 20202020 Q3Stay-at-homeCapacity limitGathering capFace-covering requirementSchools and child careHealth care ordersAlcohol and barsEvents and venuesWorkplace rulesPrimary source read
Ex. GA-028Executive Order 09.30.20.02Providing additional guidance for Empowering a Healthy Georgia in response to COVID-19Governor Brian P. KempGeorgiaStateSept. 30, 20202020 Q4Stay-at-homeCapacity limitGathering capFace-covering requirementSchools and child careHealth care ordersAlcohol and barsEvents and venuesWorkplace rulesPrimary source read
Ex. GA-034Executive Order 03.31.21.03Providing additional guidance for Empowering a Healthy Georgia in response to COVID-19 (ending the gathering ban and shelter-in-place)Governor Brian P. KempGeorgiaStateMar. 31, 20212021 Q2Capacity limitFace-covering requirementSchools and child careHealth care ordersEvents and venuesWorkplace rulesPrimary source read
Ex. GA-058Executive Order 02.15.21.01Providing additional guidance for Empowering a Healthy Georgia in response to COVID-19Governor Brian P. KempGeorgiaStateFeb. 15, 20212021 Q1Stay-at-homeCapacity limitGathering capFace-covering requirementSchools and child careHealth care ordersAlcohol and barsEvents and venuesWorkplace rulesPrimary source read
Ex. LA-0754 Aces Enterprises, LLC v. Edwards, No. 20-2150, Order and Reasons (E.D. La. Aug. 17, 2020) (Doc. 50)Order and Reasons denying bar owners' motion to enjoin enforcement of Proclamations 89 and 96 JBE 2020 (on-site consumption ban at bars)United States District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana (Feldman, J.)Louisiana (E.D. La.)CourtAug. 17, 20202020 Q3Business closureAlcohol and barsPrimary source read
Ex. MET-BAL-003Mayoral Executive Order, Continuation of Mayoral Stay at Home Orders; Limited Opening of Religious Facilities, Personal Services Establishments, Youth Camps, Libraries and DaycareMayoral Executive Order: Continuation of Mayoral Stay at Home Orders; Limited Opening of Religious Facilities, Personal Services…Mayor Bernard C. 'Jack' Young, in consultation with the Commissioner of HealthBaltimore City, MarylandCityJune 8, 20202020 Q22020 Q3Stay-at-homeBusiness closureTelework mandateCapacity limitGathering capSchools and child carePrimary source read
Ex. MET-SDF-006Temporary Restraining Order, On Fire Christian Center, Inc. v. Fischer, No. 3:20-cv-264-JRW (W.D. Ky. Apr. 11, 2020) (Doc. 6), reported at 453 F. Supp. 3d 901Temporary Restraining Order enjoining Louisville from enforcing any prohibition on drive-in church services at On Fire Christian CenterUnited States District Court for the Western District of Kentucky (Walker, J.), documenting a prohibition issued by the Mayor of LouisvilleLouisville/Jefferson County Metro Government, Kentucky (W.D. Ky.)CourtApr. 11, 20202020 Q2Gathering capEvents and venuesPrimary source read
Ex. MS-021Executive Order 1491Outdoor sports complexes, movie theaters and auditoriums, libraries and museums may reopen with limits from June 1, 2020Governor Tate ReevesMississippiStateMay 28, 20202020 Q22020 Q3Capacity limitGathering capEvents and venuesWorkplace rulesPrimary source read
Ex. MS-026Executive Order 1507County-specific measures in thirteen counties: employee screening, face coverings, retail masks, gatherings 10 indoor/20 outdoorGovernor Tate ReevesMississippi (Claiborne, DeSoto, Grenada, Harrison, Hinds, Jackson, Jefferson, Madison, Quitman, Rankin, Sunflower, Washington, Wayne Counties)StateJuly 10, 20202020 Q3Gathering capFace-covering requirementEvents and venuesWorkplace rulesPrimary source read
Ex. MS-051Executive Order 1549Repeal of the Safe Recovery Order and the county face-covering mandate; business rules become recommendations; school face coverings and…Governor Tate ReevesMississippiStateMar. 2, 20212021 Q12021 Q2Emergency declarationCapacity limitFace-covering requirementSchools and child careEvents and venuesPrimary source read
Ex. MS-059Casino closure directive (March 2020) and reopening standards (May 2020)Closure of licensed casinos and reopening under Gaming Commission and CDC conditions from May 21, 2020Mississippi Gaming Commission (Executive Director Allen Godfrey)MississippiSector regulatorMay 15, 20202020 Q2Business closureCapacity limitConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. NE-027Directed Health Measure Order 2020-LBHD-005Directed Health Measure Order 2020-LBHD-005 (first Phase IV order, from July 24, 2020)Nebraska DHHS, Chief Medical OfficerNebraska (Loup Basin Public Health District: Blaine, Loup, Garfield, Wheeler, Custer, Valley, Greeley, Sherman and Howard Counties)StateJuly 23, 20202020 Q3Capacity limitGathering capEvents and venuesWorkplace rulesQuarantine and isolationPrimary source read
Ex. OK-010Sixth Amended Executive Order 2020-07Sixth amended emergency declaration: 14-day quarantine for air travelers from the New York tri-State area, Washington, California and…Governor J. Kevin StittOklahomaStateMar. 29, 20202020 Q2Stay-at-homeBusiness closureGathering capTravel and quarantineHealth care ordersQuarantine and isolationPrimary source read
Ex. SEC-15-022Emergency Executive Order 20-99 (Four Week Dial Back), as extended by EO 20-103 (Dec. 16, 2020)Implementing a Four Week Dial Back on Certain Activities to Slow the Spread of COVID-19 (organized youth and adult sports paused)Governor Tim WalzMinnesotaStateNov. 18, 20202020 Q42021 Q1Business closureGathering capEvents and venuesConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. SEC-15-060Executive Order No. 20-09Closure of K-12 schools through April 28, 2020; restrictions on in-person instruction at institutions of higher educationGovernor Kate BrownOregonStateMar. 17, 20202020 Q2Business closureSchools and child careConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. SEC-15-078MDHHS Emergency Order: Gatherings and Face Mask Order of November 15, 2020 (in-person instruction at high schools and colleges suspended Nov. 18-Dec. 8, 2020; extended Dec. 7 to Dec. 20, 2020)Gatherings and Face Mask Order (Nov. 15, 2020)Director Robert Gordon, Michigan Department of Health and Human ServicesMichiganSector regulatorNov. 15, 20202020 Q4Business closureGathering capSchools and child careEvents and venuesConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. SEC-18-027Executive Order 04.20.20.01Reviving a Healthy Georgia (reopening of gyms, fitness centers, bowling alleys, body art studios, barbers, cosmetologists, hair designers…Governor Brian P. KempGeorgiaStateApr. 20, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2Business closureCapacity limitFace-covering requirementWorkplace rulesConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. SEC-18-037Addendum 15 to Executive Order 01-20Addendum 15 (restaurant and bar outdoor operations; State regulation; reopening under ACCD and VDH guidance, including hair salons and…Governor Philip B. ScottVermontStateMay 22, 20202020 Q2Business closureCapacity limitWorkplace rulesPrimary source read

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