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Ex. DUT-IA-005Iowa Code ch. 29C (2021), including § 29C.6 (Proclamation of disaster emergency by governor) and § 29C.18 (Enforcement duties)Iowa Code 2021, Chapter 29C - Emergency Management and SecurityIowa General AssemblyIowaStateJan. 1, 20212020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Standing dutyEmergency declarationBusiness closureTravel and quarantineStanding dutyOtherPrimary 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
Ex. IA-026Proclamation of Disaster Emergency (continued closure of bars in Johnson and Story counties)Proclamation continuing the closure of bars, taverns, wineries, breweries, distilleries and night clubs in Johnson and Story counties…Governor Kim ReynoldsIowa (Johnson and Story counties)StateSept. 25, 20202020 Q32020 Q4Business closureCurfew and hoursAlcohol and barsPrimary source read
Ex. SEC-18-038Proclamation of Disaster Emergency (Public Health Disaster Emergency) of March 22, 2020Proclamation closing salons, medical spas, barbershops, tattoo establishments, tanning facilities, massage therapy establishments and…Governor Kim ReynoldsIowaStateMar. 22, 20202020 Q2Business closureGathering capConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. IA-002Proclamation of Disaster Emergency (Mar. 17, 2020)Proclamation of a State of Public Health Disaster Emergency closing restaurants, bars, fitness centers, theaters, casinos and senior centers…Governor Kim ReynoldsIowaStateMar. 17, 20202020 Q2Emergency declarationBusiness closureGathering capHealth care ordersEvents and venuesCourts and public officesSupply chainPrimary source read
Ex. IA-004Proclamation of Disaster Emergency (Mar. 22, 2020)Proclamation closing salons, medical spas, barbershops, tattoo, tanning and massage establishments and pools; suspending foreclosure…Governor Kim ReynoldsIowaStateMar. 22, 20202020 Q2Business closureCourts and public officesOtherPrimary source read
Ex. IA-005Proclamation of Disaster Emergency (nonessential medical and dental services; retail closures)Proclamation suspending nonessential or elective surgeries and procedures and elective dental procedures, mandating telehealth payment…Governor Kim ReynoldsIowaStateMar. 26, 20202020 Q2Business closureGathering capHealth care ordersWorkplace rulesPrimary source read
Ex. IA-006Proclamation of Disaster Emergency (alcohol carry-out; electronic shareholder meetings)Proclamation continuing the Public Health Disaster Emergency: sales of alcohol (carry-out and delivery), county hospital borrowing…Governor Kim ReynoldsIowaStateMar. 31, 20202020 Q2Emergency declarationAlcohol and barsOtherPrimary source read
Ex. IA-007Proclamation of Disaster Emergency (school closures; extension of closures to April 30)Proclamation ordering all public and nonpublic schools closed through April 30, 2020, extending all business closures and the ten-person…Governor Kim ReynoldsIowaStateApr. 2, 20202020 Q2Emergency declarationBusiness closureGathering capSchools and child careHealth care ordersEvents and venuesWorkplace rulesPrimary source read
Ex. IA-008Proclamation of Disaster Emergency (additional establishment closures)Proclamation closing enclosed malls, tobacco and vaping stores, toy, gaming, music, instrument, movie and adult entertainment stores, social…Governor Kim ReynoldsIowaStateApr. 6, 20202020 Q2Business closureGathering capAlcohol and barsEvents and venuesPrimary source read
Ex. IA-012Proclamation of Disaster Emergency of April 27, 2020 (Part 1: reopening in 77 counties; statewide continued closures; gatherings)Proclamation reopening restaurants, fitness centers, malls, libraries, race tracks and retail at 50 percent capacity in 77 counties from May…Governor Kim ReynoldsIowa (77 counties reopened; 22 counties excluded: Allamakee, Benton, Black Hawk, Bremer, Dallas, Des Moines, Dubuque, Fayette, Henry, Iowa, Jasper, Johnson, Linn, Louisa, Marshall, Muscatine, Polk, Poweshiek, Scott, Tama, Washington and Woodbury)StateApr. 27, 20202020 Q2Business closureCapacity limitGathering capAlcohol and barsEvents and venuesPrimary source read
Ex. IA-014Proclamation of Disaster Emergency (dental services; campgrounds, drive-ins, tanning, medical spas; social clubs)Proclamation permitting dental services from May 8, 2020 only in compliance with the Iowa Dental Board's Guidelines for the Safe Transition…Governor Kim ReynoldsIowaStateMay 6, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2Business closureCapacity limitHealth care ordersWorkplace rulesPrimary source read
Ex. IA-015Proclamation of Disaster Emergency (statewide reopening at 50 percent)Proclamation reopening restaurants, fitness centers, malls and retail statewide at 50 percent capacity and reopening salons, barbershops…Governor Kim ReynoldsIowaStateMay 13, 20202020 Q2Business closureCapacity limitGathering capWorkplace rulesPrimary source read
Ex. IA-016Proclamation of Disaster Emergency (movie theaters, museums, zoos, pools; summer school; wedding receptions; auctions)Proclamation reopening movie theaters at 50 percent, museums, aquariums and zoos, pools for lap swimming, permitting school-sponsored summer…Governor Kim ReynoldsIowaStateMay 20, 20202020 Q2Business closureCapacity limitGathering capSchools and child careEvents and venuesPrimary source read
Ex. IA-017Proclamation of Disaster Emergency (bars reopen at 50 percent; June 1 reopenings; gatherings)Proclamation reopening bars, wineries, breweries, distilleries, country clubs and social clubs at 50 percent seated capacity from May 28…Governor Kim ReynoldsIowaStateMay 26, 20202020 Q2Capacity limitGathering capAlcohol and barsEvents and venuesWorkplace rulesPrimary source read
Ex. IA-018Proclamation of Disaster Emergency (capacity limits lifted; distancing mandates retained)Proclamation lifting the 50 percent capacity limits from June 12, 2020 while requiring every restaurant, bar, fitness center, casino, senior…Governor Kim ReynoldsIowaStateJune 10, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q1Capacity limitGathering capAlcohol and barsEvents and venuesWorkplace rulesPrimary source read
Ex. IA-023Proclamation of Disaster Emergency (closure of bars in six counties; alcohol hours)Proclamation closing all bars, taverns, wineries, breweries, distilleries, night clubs and other on-premises alcohol establishments in Black…Governor Kim ReynoldsIowa (Black Hawk, Dallas, Johnson, Linn, Polk and Story counties)StateAug. 27, 20202020 Q32020 Q4Business closureFace-covering requirementCurfew and hoursAlcohol and barsWorkplace rulesPrimary source read
Ex. IA-024Proclamation of Disaster Emergency (reopening of establishments in four counties; continued closure of bars in Johnson and Story)Proclamation reopening bars and restaurants in Black Hawk, Dallas, Linn and Polk counties from 5:00 p.m. September 16, 2020 under six-foot…Governor Kim ReynoldsIowa (Black Hawk, Dallas, Linn and Polk reopened; Johnson and Story continued)StateSept. 15, 20202020 Q3Business closureFace-covering requirementCurfew and hoursAlcohol and barsWorkplace rulesPrimary source read
Ex. IA-025Proclamation of Disaster Emergency (extension to October 18, 2020; Johnson and Story bars to September 27)Proclamation extending the Public Health Disaster Emergency to October 18, 2020, continuing the closure of bars in Johnson and Story…Governor Kim ReynoldsIowaStateSept. 18, 20202020 Q32020 Q4Emergency declarationBusiness closureGathering capFace-covering requirementSchools and child careHealth care ordersAlcohol and barsEvents and venuesWorkplace rulesPrimary source read
Ex. IA-027Proclamation of Disaster Emergency (reopening of bars, wineries, breweries and distilleries in Johnson and Story counties)Proclamation reopening restaurants and bars in Johnson and Story counties from 12:01 a.m. October 5, 2020, and wineries, breweries and…Governor Kim ReynoldsIowa (Johnson and Story counties)StateOct. 2, 20202020 Q4Capacity limitAlcohol and barsWorkplace rulesPrimary source read
Ex. IA-030Proclamation of Disaster Emergency (statewide mask requirement; gathering prohibitions; 10:00 p.m. closing; surgery limits)Proclamation requiring all people two or older to wear a mask indoors in public within six feet of others for 15 minutes or longer…Governor Kim ReynoldsIowaStateNov. 16, 20202020 Q42021 Q1Telework mandateCapacity limitGathering capFace-covering requirementHealth care ordersCurfew and hoursAlcohol and barsEvents and venuesWorkplace rulesPrimary source read
Ex. IA-032Proclamation of Disaster Emergency (extension to January 8, 2021; mask requirement, employer directive and gathering rules continued)Proclamation extending the Public Health Disaster Emergency to January 8, 2021, continuing the indoor mask requirement and the employer…Governor Kim ReynoldsIowaStateDec. 9, 20202020 Q42021 Q1Emergency declarationTelework mandateGathering capFace-covering requirementSchools and child careHealth care ordersCurfew and hoursAlcohol and barsEvents and venuesWorkplace rulesPrimary source read
Ex. IA-033Proclamation of Disaster Emergency (gatherings; establishments; surgeries)Proclamation permitting gatherings of more than ten with six feet of distance and masks (business and workplace gatherings excepted)…Governor Kim ReynoldsIowaStateDec. 16, 20202020 Q42021 Q1Gathering capFace-covering requirementHealth care ordersAlcohol and barsEvents and venuesWorkplace rulesPrimary source read
Ex. SEC-02-042Proclamation of Disaster Emergency (Mar. 26, 2020)Nonessential medical and dental services; telehealth; mandatory screening of health facility staff; business closuresGovernor Kim ReynoldsIowaStateMar. 26, 20202020 Q2Business closureGathering capHealth care ordersWorkplace rulesSupply chainPrimary source read
Ex. SEC-03-036Proclamation of Disaster Emergency (Mar. 26, 2020), Sections One and TwoNonessential medical and dental servicesGovernor Kim ReynoldsIowaStateMar. 26, 20202020 Q2Business closureHealth care ordersPrimary source read

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