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Ex. TN-063COVID-19 Bulletin #1 (Mar. 17, 2020): Governor's Mar. 16, 2020 call for all school districts to close by Mar. 20, 2020School Closures: Gov. Lee urged school districts across Tennessee to close by Friday, March 20Governor Bill Lee (Office of the Governor, COVID-19 Bulletin #1)TennesseeStateMar. 17, 20202020 Q2Schools and child carePrimary source read
Ex. TN-064COVID-19 Bulletin #18 (Apr. 15, 2020): Governor's call for schools to remain closed through the end of the 2019-20 school yearSchool Closure: Gov. Lee has called on schools to remain closed through the end of the school yearGovernor Bill Lee (Office of the Governor, COVID-19 Bulletin #18)TennesseeStateApr. 15, 20202020 Q2Schools and child carePrimary source read
Ex. MET-BNA-081R.K. v. Lee, No. 3:21-cv-00725 (M.D. Tenn.), Memorandum Opinion and Order granting temporary restraining order (Doc. 30, filed Sept. 24, 2021)TRO: Governor Lee enjoined from enforcing Executive Order No. 84 in Williamson County; Williamson County Schools and Franklin Special School…United States District Court for the Middle District of TennesseeWilliamson County, Tennessee (Nashville metropolitan area; United States District Court for the Middle District of Tennessee)CourtSept. 24, 20212021 Q3Face-covering requirementSchools and child carePrimary source read
Ex. MET-BNA-080S.B. v. Lee, No. 3:21-cv-00317-JRG-DCP (E.D. Tenn.), Amended Memorandum Opinion and Order granting preliminary injunction (Doc. 48, filed Oct. 12, 2021; original Memorandum Opinion and Order, Doc. 35, Sept. 24, 2021)Preliminary injunction: Knox County Board of Education ordered to enforce a mask mandate with immediate effect; Governor Lee enjoined from…Hon. J. Ronnie Greer, United States District JudgeKnox County, Tennessee (United States District Court for the Eastern District of Tennessee)CourtOct. 12, 20212021 Q3Face-covering requirementSchools and child carePrimary source read
Ex. MET-BNA-084G.S. v. Lee, No. 2:21-cv-02552-SHL-atc (W.D. Tenn.), Order granting attorney's fees and post-judgment interest (Doc. 148, filed Nov. 7, 2023), reciting the TRO of Sept. 3, 2021 (2021 WL 4057812) and the preliminary injunction of Sept. 17, 2021 (Doc. 62)Fee order reciting the Shelby County school-mask injunction history (TRO September 3, 2021; preliminary injunction September 17, 2021…Hon. Sheryl H. Lipman, United States District JudgeShelby County, Tennessee (United States District Court for the Western District of Tennessee)CourtNov. 7, 20232021 Q3Face-covering requirementSchools and child carePrimary source read
Ex. TN-036Executive Order No. 84An Order Regarding Mask Requirements in SchoolsGovernor Bill LeeTennesseeStateAug. 16, 20212021 Q3Face-covering requirementSchools and child carePrimary source read
Ex. TN-086G.S. ex rel. Schwaigert v. Lee, No. 2:21-cv-02552, 2021 WL 4057812 (W.D. Tenn. Sept. 3, 2021) (temporary restraining order)Temporary restraining order enjoining enforcement of Executive Order No. 84 in Shelby CountyUnited States District Court for the Western District of Tennessee (Lipman, J.)Tennessee (Shelby County)CourtSept. 3, 20212021 Q3Face-covering requirementSchools and child careCourts and public officesConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. AGY-ST-DMV-SOS-RECORDERS-005Executive Order No. 15An Order Suspending Provisions of Certain Statutes and Rules and Taking Other Necessary Measures in Order to Facilitate the Treatment and…Governor Bill LeeTennessee (Governor; Department of Safety and Homeland Security, Driver Services Division)StateMar. 19, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q4Courts and public officesOtherPrimary source read
Ex. MET-BNA-082R.K. v. Lee, No. 3:21-cv-00725 (M.D. Tenn.), Memorandum Opinion and Order granting preliminary injunction (Doc. 85, filed Oct. 22, 2021)Preliminary injunction: Executive Order No. 84, as extended by Executive Order No. 89, enjoined in Williamson County pending trialUnited States District Court for the Middle District of TennesseeWilliamson County, Tennessee (M.D. Tenn.)CourtOct. 22, 2021Face-covering requirementSchools and child carePrimary 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. MET-BNA-083S.B. v. Lee, No. 3:21-cv-00317-JRG-DCP (E.D. Tenn.), Memorandum Opinion and Order on the Knox County Board of Education's Amended and Restated Motion to Alter or Amend Judgment (Doc. 47, filed Oct. 12, 2021)Order granting in part the motion to alter or amend: exemptions permitted under Policy C-240; injunction otherwise maintainedHon. J. Ronnie Greer, United States District JudgeKnox County, Tennessee (E.D. Tenn.)CourtOct. 12, 2021Face-covering requirementSchools and child carePrimary source read
Ex. TN-010Executive Order No. 26 (Apr. 9, 2020); TN-042 (EO 52, June 29, 2020)An Order Suspending Provisions of Certain Statutes and Rules in Order to Facilitate Remote Notarization and Witnessing of DocumentsGovernor Bill LeeTennesseeStateApr. 9, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2Courts and public officesOtherPrimary source read
Ex. TN-018Executive Order No. 38An Order Expanding the Number of Tennesseans Who May Return to Work Safely While Urging Continued Adherence to Health and Social Distancing…Governor Bill LeeTennesseeStateMay 22, 20202020 Q22020 Q3Telework mandateCapacity limitGathering capFace-covering requirementHealth care ordersAlcohol and barsEvents and venuesWorkplace rulesQuarantine and isolationPrimary source read
Ex. SEC-01-075Executive Order No. 83An Order to Facilitate the Treatment and Prevention of COVID-19 (hospital capacity and licensure flexibilities)Governor Bill LeeTennesseeStateAug. 6, 20212021 Q3Health care ordersOtherPrimary source read
Ex. SEC-15-050Executive Order No. 84An Order Regarding Mask Requirements in Schools (parental opt-out)Governor Bill LeeTennesseeStateAug. 16, 20212021 Q3Face-covering requirementSchools and child careOtherPrimary source read
Ex. TN-002Executive Order No. 15An Order Suspending Provisions of Certain Statutes and Rules and Taking Other Necessary Measures in Order to Facilitate the Treatment and…Governor Bill LeeTennesseeStateMar. 19, 20202020 Q2Emergency declarationHealth care ordersCourts and public officesSupply chainOtherPrimary source read
Ex. TN-006Executive Order No. 21An Order Amending Executive Order No. 17 to Further Mitigate the Spread of COVID-19 by Limiting Non-Essential Services and GatheringsGovernor Bill LeeTennesseeStateMar. 30, 20202020 Q2Business closureGathering capEvents and venuesPrimary source read
Ex. TN-007Executive Order No. 22An Order Directing Tennesseans to Stay Home Unless Engaging in Essential Activities to Limit Their Exposure to and Spread of COVID-19…Governor Bill LeeTennesseeStateMar. 30, 20202020 Q2Stay-at-homeBusiness closureTelework mandateGathering capTravel and quarantineSchools and child careWorkplace rulesQuarantine and isolationPrimary source read
Ex. TN-016Executive Order No. 35An Order Amending Executive Order No. 30 to Allow Reopening of Small Group, Non-Contact Entertainment and Recreational Venues Pursuant to…Governor Bill LeeTennesseeStateMay 7, 20202020 Q2Business closureCapacity limitGathering capEvents and venuesPrimary source read
Ex. TN-017Executive Order No. 36An Order Suspending Provisions of Certain Statutes and Rules and Taking Other Necessary Measures in Order to Facilitate the Treatment and…Governor Bill LeeTennesseeStateMay 12, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2Emergency declarationSchools and child careHealth care ordersCourts and public officesOtherPrimary 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-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-022Executive Order No. 55An Order to Facilitate and Respond to Continuing Effects of COVID-19 by Amending Prior Executive OrdersGovernor Bill LeeTennesseeStateJuly 31, 20202020 Q3Face-covering requirementSchools and child careHealth care ordersAlcohol and barsEvents and venuesOtherPrimary source read
Ex. TN-023Executive Order No. 59An Order to Facilitate the Continued Response to COVID-19 and Extend Certain Provisions of Executive Order Nos. 36, 38, 49, 50, 54, and 55Governor Bill LeeTennesseeStateAug. 28, 20202020 Q3Emergency declarationGathering capFace-covering requirementHealth care ordersAlcohol and barsEvents and venuesWorkplace rulesQuarantine and isolationPrimary source read
Ex. TN-024Executive Order No. 63An Order to Facilitate the Continued Response to COVID-19 and Extend Certain, Targeted ProvisionsGovernor Bill LeeTennesseeStateSept. 29, 20202020 Q4Emergency declarationFace-covering requirementHealth care ordersAlcohol and barsEvents and venuesWorkplace rulesQuarantine and isolationPrimary source read

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