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Ex. DUT-DE-014Release, 'Governor Carney Announces Additional COVID-19 Restrictions to Confront Winter Surge' (Dec. 10, 2020), announcing the zero-tolerance enforcement policy for businesses effective Dec. 14, 2020Governor Carney Announces Additional COVID-19 Restrictions to Confront Winter Surge (State of Delaware News, Dec. 10, 2020)Governor John C. Carney and the Delaware Division of Public Health (Office of the Governor release)DelawareStateDec. 10, 20202020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2Standing dutyStay-at-homeCapacity limitFace-covering requirementCurfew and hoursOperating conditionPrimary source read
Ex. DUT-DE-00120 Del. C. §§ 3115-3117 (General authority of the Governor; Powers; Activation of emergency or disaster response)Delaware Code, Title 20, Chapter 31, Subchapter III: The Governor and Emergency ManagementDelaware General Assembly (codified statute)DelawareStateFeb. 21, 20212020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Standing dutyEmergency declarationStay-at-homeBusiness closureCurfew and hoursStanding dutyPrimary source read
Ex. VT-091Governor's release, As COVID-19 Cases Rise, Governor Phil Scott Announces New Mitigation MeasuresOfficial summary of the November 14, 2020 restrictions (gatherings, restaurants, bars, sports, telework, contact logs)Office of Governor Phil Scott (official release)VermontStateNov. 13, 20202020 Q4Business closureTelework mandateGathering capCurfew and hoursAlcohol and barsWorkplace rulesPrimary source read
Ex. PA-023Order of the Governor for Mitigation, Enforcement, and Immunity Protections (Nov. 23, 2020), secs. 1(A), 1(B), 2, 13 and 14 (with the Secretary's parallel Order for Mitigation and Enforcement, PA-022)Order of the Governor of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania for Mitigation, Enforcement, and Immunity ProtectionsGovernor Tom WolfPennsylvaniaStateNov. 23, 20202020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2Telework mandateCapacity limitGathering capFace-covering requirementCurfew and hoursAlcohol and barsEvents and venuesWorkplace rulesQuarantine and isolationPrimary source read
Ex. PA-066Amendment to the Order of the Governor Directing Targeted Mitigation Measures (11:00 p.m. alcohol cutoff; self-certification)Amendment to the Order of the Governor of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Directing Targeted Mitigation MeasuresGovernor Tom WolfPennsylvaniaStateSept. 17, 20202020 Q32020 Q4Capacity limitCurfew and hoursAlcohol and barsPrimary source read
Ex. PA-077Amendment to the Order of the Governor for Mitigation, Enforcement, and Immunity Protections (alcohol only with meals; 11:00 p.m.)Amendment to the Order of the Governor of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania for Mitigation, Enforcement, and Immunity ProtectionsGovernor Tom WolfPennsylvaniaStateDec. 3, 20202020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2Curfew and hoursAlcohol and barsPrimary source read
Ex. DUT-DE-009Delaware's Reopening, Phase 2 (June 15, 2020): General Guidance for Individuals and Businesses and Industry GuidanceDelaware's Reopening: Phase 2, June 15, 2020 (Governor John Carney; de.gov/economy)Governor John C. Carney (Office of the Governor, with the Division of Small Business and the Division of Public Health)DelawareStateJune 15, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2Standing dutyTelework mandateCapacity limitFace-covering requirementWorkplace rulesOperating conditionPrimary source read
Ex. MD-021Order of the Governor No. 20-11-17-01, Amending and Restating the Order of November 10, 2020, Regulating Certain Businesses and Facilities and Generally Requiring Use of Face Coverings (10:00 p.m. closing; 50% caps)Amending and Restating the Order of November 10, 2020, Regulating Certain Businesses and Facilities and Generally Requiring Use of Face…Governor Lawrence J. Hogan, Jr.MarylandStateNov. 17, 20202020 Q42021 Q1Capacity limitGathering capFace-covering requirementCurfew and hoursAlcohol and barsEvents and venuesPrimary source read
Ex. ND-063Governor's release, 'Burgum announces new requirements for businesses, gatherings and masks, delays winter activities' (Nov. 13, 2020)Announcement of the statewide mask requirement and the capacity, hours and activity limits effective Nov. 14 and 16, 2020, 'to protect the…Office of Governor Doug Burgum (news release)North DakotaStateNov. 13, 20202020 Q4Capacity limitGathering capFace-covering requirementCurfew and hoursPrimary source read
Ex. DUT-WA-019Governor's web page 'COVID-19 Reopening Guidance for Businesses and Workers' (as captured May 11, 2020)COVID-19 Reopening Guidance for Businesses and WorkersOffice of the Governor (Jay Inslee)WashingtonStateMay 11, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Standing dutyBusiness closureCapacity limitWorkplace rulesOperating conditionPrimary source read
Ex. DUT-WV-008W. Va. Code ch. 15, art. 5 (whole article), §§ 15-5-2, 15-5-6, 15-5-17 and 15-5-18 relied onEmergency Management Act: definition of 'disaster' (including 'epidemic'); proclamation of a state of emergency and additional powers of the…West Virginia Legislature (codified statute)West VirginiaStateFeb. 23, 20232020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Standing dutyStay-at-homeBusiness closureGathering capTravel and quarantineStanding dutyOperating conditionPrimary source read
Ex. DUT-WV-026Executive Order 40-20 (Week 5 of the Comeback), § 2 para. c (cross-reference to Ex. WV-034; not re-saved)Restaurants and bars permitted on-premises service only 'in accordance with the applicable guidelines for restaurants... A Guide to Safely…Governor Jim JusticeWest VirginiaStateMay 22, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q1Standing dutyAlcohol and barsWorkplace rulesOperating conditionOtherPrimary source read
Ex. DUT-WV-024Executive Order 37-20, §§ 1 and 2 para. bb (cross-reference to Ex. WV-031; not re-saved)Fitness centers reopened on the condition that they 'must operate in accordance with any requirements, limitations, or restrictions...…Governor Jim JusticeWest VirginiaStateMay 15, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2Standing dutyWorkplace rulesOperating conditionOtherPrimary source read
Ex. DUT-WV-029Monongalia County Health Department Ordinance (Health Officer's order) of July 14, 2020 (cross-reference to Ex. WV-082; not re-saved)Businesses serving the public closed for deep cleaning on three cases, and for fourteen days' quarantine on a further three; inspections on…Monongalia County Health Department (Dr. Lee B. Smith, Executive Director and County Health Officer)Monongalia CountyCountyJuly 14, 20202020 Q32020 Q42021 Q1Standing dutyBusiness closureWorkplace rulesStanding dutyOperating conditionPrimary source read
Ex. AGY-TERRITORIES-149Release: Temporary Restrictions Lifted; CNMI Returns to Community Vulnerability Level BLUETemporary Restrictions Lifted; CNMI Returns to Community Vulnerability Level BLUE (September 6, 2020)Governor Ralph DLG. TorresCommonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands - GovernorTerritorialSept. 6, 20202020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2Context (guidance or announcement)Gathering capCurfew and hoursConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. DUT-KY-017KRS 39A.100Emergency powers of Governor and local chief executive officersKentucky General Assembly (KRS ch. 39A)KentuckyStateApr. 3, 20262020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Standing dutyEmergency declarationBusiness closureGathering capCurfew and hoursStanding dutyPrimary source read
Ex. MT-084Order of Health Officer of Nov. 20, 2020 (mirroring the Governor's Nov. 17 Directive: gatherings 25 without distancing / 50 with distancing; 50 percent capacity; 10 p.m. closing; masks and distancing required of all businesses), continued Jan. 6, 2021 and loosened effective 5:00 a.m. Jan. 22, 2021 (75 percent capacity; 12:30 a.m. to 4 a.m. closure; events of 250 indoor / 500 outdoor with approved plans; gathering caps and masks retained) until the case rate is at or below 25 per 100,000 for four consecutive weeksCascade City-County Health Officer Order of November 20, 2020, as continued and amendedTrisha Gardner, Public Health Officer, Cascade City-County Health Department; Board of Health (Jan. 20, 2021 amendments)Cascade County, MontanaCountyNov. 20, 20202020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2Capacity limitGathering capFace-covering requirementCurfew and hoursWorkplace rulesConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. DUT-TX-020Open Texas, Minimum Standard Health Protocols: Checklist for All Employers (version archived May 12, 2020)Minimum Standard Health Protocols: Checklist for All EmployersGovernor Greg Abbott (Governor's Strike Force to Open Texas) with the Texas Department of State Health ServicesTexasStateMay 12, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q1Standing dutyFace-covering requirementWorkplace rulesOperating conditionPrimary source read
Ex. DUT-VA-015Forward Virginia (Safer at Home: Phase Three), Guidelines for All Business Sectors and sector-specific guidelinesSafer at Home: Phase Three, Guidelines for All Business Sectors (Forward Virginia Phase Three Guidelines)Governor Ralph S. Northam (Office of the Governor), with the Virginia Department of HealthVirginiaStateJune 30, 20202020 Q32020 Q4Standing dutyCapacity limitGathering capFace-covering requirementWorkplace rulesOperating conditionPrimary source read
Ex. AGY-TERRITORIES-016Boletin Administrativo Num. OE-2020-066Orden Ejecutiva a los fines de extender el toque de queda establecido, continuar las medidas tomadas para controlar la propagacion del…Governor Wanda Vazquez GarcedPuerto Rico (Commonwealth; territory of the United States) - GovernorTerritorialSept. 11, 20202020 Q32020 Q4Business closureCapacity limitFace-covering requirementCurfew and hoursAlcohol and barsPrimary source read
Ex. AGY-TERRITORIES-017Administrative Bulletin No. OE-2020-080Executive Order for the purposes of extending the implemented lockdown and establishing measures to slow down the spread of COVID-19 in…Governor Wanda Vazquez GarcedPuerto Rico (Commonwealth; territory of the United States) - GovernorTerritorialNov. 13, 20202020 Q4Business closureTelework mandateCapacity limitFace-covering requirementCurfew and hoursAlcohol and barsQuarantine and isolationPrimary source read
Ex. AGY-TERRITORIES-018Boletin Administrativo Num. OE-2020-087Orden Ejecutiva a los fines de implementar nuevas medidas para desacelerar los contagios de COVID-19 en Puerto Rico y derogar el Boletin…Governor Wanda Vazquez GarcedPuerto Rico (Commonwealth; territory of the United States) - GovernorTerritorialDec. 3, 20202020 Q42021 Q1Stay-at-homeBusiness closureCapacity limitFace-covering requirementCurfew and hoursAlcohol and barsPrimary source read
Ex. AGY-TERRITORIES-019Boletin Administrativo Num. OE-2020-099Orden Ejecutiva a los fines de enmendar el Boletin Administrativo Num. OE-2020-087 para eliminar la prohibicion de venta, consumo y expendio…Governor Wanda Vazquez GarcedPuerto Rico (Commonwealth; territory of the United States) - GovernorTerritorialDec. 17, 20202020 Q42021 Q1Capacity limitCurfew and hoursAlcohol and barsPrimary source read
Ex. DUT-AL-015Act 2021-4 (SB 30, Enrolled), the Alabama COVID Immunity Act, codified at Ala. Code § 6-5-790 et seq.An Act relating to Coronavirus; to provide civil immunity for certain entities and individuals from certain damages claimed by individuals…Legislature of Alabama (SB 30, 2021 Regular Session, by Senator Orr); approved by Governor Ivey February 12, 2021AlabamaStateFeb. 12, 20212020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Standing dutyWorkplace rulesStanding dutyOperating conditionPrimary source read
Ex. DUT-IA-017Riley Drive Entertainment I, Inc. v. Reynolds, No. 20-1510 (Iowa Feb. 18, 2022) (amended Apr. 7, 2022)Riley Drive Entertainment I, Inc. d/b/a Tonic Bar, et al. v. Governor Kimberly K. Reynolds and Iowa Department of Public Health - opinion…Supreme Court of Iowa (Mansfield, J., for a unanimous court)IowaCourtFeb. 18, 20222020 Q32020 Q4Standing dutyBusiness closureAlcohol and barsOperating conditionPrimary source read