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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. AGY-TERRITORIES-065Twenty-Seventh Supplemental Executive Order and ProclamationTwenty-Seventh Supplemental Order (mass gatherings; beach closures; travel portal)Acting Governor Tregenza A. Roach (for Governor Bryan)U.S. Virgin Islands (territory) - GovernorTerritorialAug. 6, 20212021 Q3Gathering capTravel and quarantineEvents and venuesPrimary source read
Ex. DUT-KS-020Kelly v. Legislative Coordinating Council, No. 122,765 (Kan. Apr. 11, 2020) (original action in quo warranto; quo warranto granted in part)Laura Kelly, Governor of the State of Kansas, v. Legislative Coordinating Council, et al.Supreme Court of Kansas (per curiam)KansasCourtApr. 11, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Standing dutyGathering capEvents and venuesStanding dutyOtherPrimary source read
Ex. NM-068New Mexico PHO of Aug. 17, 2021 (school workers; hospital and congregate-care workers)Public Health Emergency Order Requiring All School Workers Comply with Certain Health Requirements and Requiring Congregate Care Facility…Acting Secretary of Health David R. Scrase, M.D.New MexicoStateAug. 17, 20212021 Q3Face-covering requirementSchools and child careHealth care ordersEvents and venuesWorkplace rulesVaccination or testingPrimary source read
Ex. WA-064Healthy Washington - Roadmap to Recovery (plan; version issued May 18, 2021, including the Washington Ready transition terms)Healthy Washington - Roadmap to RecoveryGovernor Jay Inslee (Office of the Governor), plan incorporated by reference in Proclamation 20-25.12 and 20-25.13WashingtonStateMay 18, 20212021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Telework mandateCapacity limitGathering capAlcohol and barsEvents and venuesVaccination or testingPrimary source read
Ex. AGY-TERRITORIES-030Administrative Bulletin No. OE-2021-043Executive Order for the purposes of implementing measures to face the emergency caused by COVID-19 in Puerto Rico and repealing…Governor Pedro R. PierluisiPuerto Rico (Commonwealth; territory of the United States) - GovernorTerritorialJune 3, 20212021 Q22021 Q3Capacity limitFace-covering requirementAlcohol and barsEvents and venuesVaccination or testingQuarantine and isolationPrimary source read
Ex. AGY-TERRITORIES-034Administrative Bulletin No. OE-2021-063Executive Order for the purposes of requiring mandatory COVID-19 vaccinations and screening for the restaurant, bar, theater, cinema…Governor Pedro R. PierluisiPuerto Rico (Commonwealth; territory of the United States) - GovernorTerritorialAug. 11, 20212021 Q3Capacity limitEvents and venuesWorkplace rulesVaccination or testingPrimary source read
Ex. AGY-TERRITORIES-059Twenty-First Supplemental Executive Order and ProclamationTwenty-First Supplemental Order Modifying Conditions of the Safer-at-Home Phase (General COVID-19 Orders)Governor Albert Bryan Jr.U.S. Virgin Islands (territory) - GovernorTerritorialJan. 27, 20212021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Capacity limitGathering capFace-covering requirementTravel and quarantineAlcohol and barsEvents and venuesPrimary source read
Ex. AGY-TERRITORIES-110Executive Order No. 2021-19Relative to Implementing Vaccination Requirements for Certain Establishments and Activities, and Limiting Social GatheringsGovernor Lourdes A. Leon GuerreroGuam (unincorporated territory) - GovernorTerritorialAug. 20, 20212021 Q3Capacity limitGathering capEvents and venuesVaccination or testingPrimary 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-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. DUT-MO-011SS#2 SCS SBs 51 & 42 (2021), Truly Agreed To and Finally Passed, enacting RSMo 537.1000, 537.1005, 537.1010, 537.1015, 537.1020 and 537.1035An Act to amend chapter 537, RSMo, by adding thereto six new sections relating to civil actionsMissouri General Assembly, 101st General Assembly, First Regular Session (Senate Substitute No. 2 for Senate Committee Substitute for Senate Bills Nos. 51 & 42); approved by Governor Michael L. Parson July 7, 2021MissouriStateJuly 7, 20212021 Q3Standing dutyWorkplace rulesStanding dutyOperating conditionPrimary source read
Ex. HI-025Executive Order No. 21-05Executive Order No. 21-05 (Statewide Limits for Social Gatherings, Restaurants, Bars, and Social Establishments)Governor David Y. IgeHawaiiStateAug. 10, 20212021 Q3Capacity limitGathering capFace-covering requirementAlcohol and barsEvents and venuesPrimary source read
Ex. NV-036Declaration of Emergency Directive 041County COVID-19 Local Mitigation and Enforcement Plans; transition of management to counties on or after May 1, 2021; Baseline Statewide…Governor Steve SisolakNevadaStateMar. 12, 20212021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Capacity limitGathering capFace-covering requirementEvents and venuesOtherPrimary source read
Ex. WA-102Spectator Events COVID-19 Requirements (version updated September 28, 2021)Spectator Events COVID-19 RequirementsGovernor Jay Inslee (Office of the Governor), requirements incorporated by reference in Proclamation 20-25 et seq.WashingtonStateSept. 28, 20212021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Capacity limitGathering capFace-covering requirementEvents and venuesVaccination or testingPrimary source read
Ex. DUT-GA-012Senate Bill 359 (2020), Georgia COVID-19 Pandemic Business Safety ActAn Act to amend Title 51 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to torts, so as to provide for certain immunities from…General Assembly of Georgia (Senators Hufstetler, Tillery, Strickland, Albers, Kirkpatrick and others); approved by Governor Brian P. Kemp, August 5, 2020GeorgiaStateAug. 5, 20202020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Standing dutyStanding dutyOperating conditionPrimary source read
Ex. DUT-IA-007Senate File 2338 (enrolled), An Act relating to civil actions... including civil actions related to the novel coronavirus, and including retroactive applicability provisions (the 'COVID-19 Response and Back-to-Business Limited Liability Act,' § 686D.1)Senate File 2338 - Enrolled - COVID-19 Response and Back-to-Business Limited Liability Act (Iowa Code ch. 686D)Iowa General Assembly (88th G.A.); signed by Governor Kim Reynolds June 18, 2020IowaStateJune 18, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Standing dutyWorkplace rulesStanding dutyOperating conditionPrimary source read
Ex. DUT-MD-013Session law (Maryland Essential Workers' Protection Act), codified at Md. Code Ann., Lab. & Empl. §§ 3-1701 to 3-1709 (enacted as Subtitle 16, §§ 3-1601 to 3-1609, and renumbered by the codifier)Labor and Employment - Employment Standards During an Emergency (Maryland Essential Workers' Protection Act)Maryland General Assembly (Chapter 736 of the Acts of 2021, House Bill 581; crossfile SB 486)MarylandStateMay 30, 20212021 Q22021 Q3Standing dutyWorkplace rulesStanding dutyOperating conditionPrimary source read
Ex. DUT-ME-014Order on Defendant's Motion to Dismiss, Savage v. Mills, No. 1:20-cv-00165-LEW, ECF No. 26 (D. Me. Aug. 7, 2020), reported at 478 F. Supp. 3d 16Savage v. Mills (Sunday River Brewing Company): order dismissing business owners' constitutional challenge to the Governor's COVID-19…Hon. Lance E. Walker, U.S. District JudgeUnited States District Court for the District of MaineCourtAug. 7, 20202020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Standing dutyBusiness closureCapacity limitWorkplace rulesOperating conditionPrimary source read
Ex. DUT-MS-010Mississippi Back-to-Business Liability Assurance and Health Care Emergency Response Liability Protection Act (S.B. 3049, 2020)Immunity from suit for COVID-19 exposure claims conditioned on a good-faith attempt to follow applicable public health guidance; premises…Legislature of Mississippi; approved by Governor Tate Reeves July 8, 2020MississippiStateJuly 8, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Standing dutyWorkplace rulesStanding dutyOperating conditionPrimary source read
Ex. DUT-WV-013Enrolled Com. Sub. for S.B. 277 (2021 Reg. Sess.), ch. 1, Acts 2021, adding W. Va. Code §§ 55-19-1 to 55-19-9, the COVID-19 Jobs Protection ActCOVID-19 Jobs Protection Act: findings; definitions; no claim for loss arising from COVID-19; products; workers' compensation exclusivity…West Virginia Legislature (Enrolled Committee Substitute for Senate Bill 277), approved by Governor Jim JusticeWest VirginiaStateMar. 19, 20212021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Standing dutyStanding dutyOperating conditionPrimary source read
Ex. DE-038Twenty-Ninth Modification of the Declaration of a State of EmergencyTwenty-Ninth Modification of the Declaration of a State of Emergency (all active restrictions combined; general face-covering and distancing…Governor John C. CarneyDelawareStateMay 18, 20212021 Q22021 Q3Face-covering requirementSchools and child careHealth care ordersEvents and venuesCourts and public officesWorkplace rulesQuarantine and isolationOtherPrimary source read
Ex. DUT-AK-014HB 76, ch. 2 SLA 2021, secs. 1, 13, 14 and 15 (cross-reference to Ex. AK-028; not re-saved)Findings; civil liability; licensee liability for client exposure to COVID-19; business and employee liability for customer exposure to…Alaska State Legislature (SCS CSHB 76(FIN) am S), signed by Governor Dunleavy Apr. 30, 2021AlaskaStateApr. 30, 20212021 Q22021 Q3Standing dutyStanding dutyOperating conditionPrimary source read
Ex. DUT-AZ-010Session law (Senate Bill 1377), adding A.R.S. §§ 12-515 and 12-516An Act amending title 12, chapter 5, article 1, Arizona Revised Statutes, by adding sections 12-515 and 12-516; relating to civil liability…Arizona Legislature (Fifty-fifth Legislature, First Regular Session); approved by Governor Douglas A. DuceyArizonaStateApr. 5, 20212020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Standing dutyWorkplace rulesStanding dutyOperating conditionPrimary source read