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Ex. OR-031Two-Week Pause on Social Activities (Governor's announcement of Nov. 6, 2020; OHA guidance)Governor Kate Brown Announces Two-Week Pause on Social Activities to Help Stop Rapid Spread of COVID-19Governor Kate Brown (implemented through OHA guidance under EO 20-27)Oregon (Malheur, Marion, Multnomah, Jackson and Umatilla Counties)StateNov. 6, 20202020 Q4Telework mandateCapacity limitGathering capHealth care ordersConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. DUT-OR-004Statute: ORS chapter 401 (Emergency Management and Services), the emergency-management act: declaration of a state of emergency (401.165); the Governor's police powers (401.168); rules and orders on commodities, services, industrial plants, labor and child care (401.188); the force of law of emergency rules and orders (401.192); the offense of violating them (401.990)ORS 401.165, 401.168, 401.175, 401.188, 401.192 and 401.990: the Governor's emergency powers, the 'full force and effect of law' of…Oregon Legislative Assembly (codified text published by the Office of the Legislative Counsel, 2025 Edition)OregonStateSept. 29, 20262020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Standing dutyEmergency declarationStanding dutyOtherPrimary source read
Ex. DUT-OR-001Statute: ORS chapter 433 (Disease and Condition Control), Oregon's communicable-disease control act: reportable diseases, investigation and control measures (433.004, 433.006); prohibition on spreading disease (433.010); isolation and quarantine of persons and isolation of premises, with law-enforcement assistance (433.121-433.156); public health emergency powers of the Governor and the Public Health Director (433.441-433.452); penalties (433.990)ORS 433.004, 433.006, 433.010, 433.121, 433.128, 433.131, 433.138, 433.142, 433.156, 433.441, 433.442, 433.443, 433.452 and 433.990…Oregon Legislative Assembly (codified text published by the Office of the Legislative Counsel, oregonlegislature.gov, 2025 Edition)OregonStateSept. 29, 20262020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Standing dutyBusiness closureGathering capQuarantine and isolationStanding dutyOtherPrimary source read
Ex. DUT-OR-015Oregon OSHA, Questions and Answers Regarding the Oregon Occupational Safety and Health Division's (Oregon OSHA) Education and Enforcement of Issues Related to COVID-19 (updated Mar. 27, 2020): the agency's statement of the employer's statutory duty and of its authority to enforce the Governor's executive orders at the workplaceQuestions and Answers Regarding the Oregon Occupational Safety and Health Division's (Oregon OSHA) Education and Enforcement of Issues…Oregon OSHA, Department of Consumer and Business ServicesOregonStateMar. 27, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Standing dutyBusiness closureTelework mandateWorkplace rulesStanding dutyPrimary source read
Ex. MET-PDX-037Two-Week Pause applied to Clackamas County, Nov. 11-25, 2020 (long-term care visitation halted; restaurant and bar patrons reduced; indoor groups capped at six; work from home)Clackamas County reacts to two-week pause to fight COVID-19Governor Kate Brown (Two-Week Pause); Clackamas County (Chair Jim Bernard; Public Health Officer Dr. Sarah Present)Clackamas County, OregonCountyNov. 9, 20202020 Q4Telework mandateCapacity limitGathering capHealth care ordersConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. OR-033Executive Order 20-65Temporary Freeze to Address Surge in COVID-19 Cases (the 'Two-Week Freeze')Governor Kate BrownOregonStateNov. 17, 20202020 Q4Business closureTelework mandateCapacity limitGathering capHealth care ordersAlcohol and barsEvents and venuesWorkplace rulesPrimary source read
Ex. DUT-OR-016Along Came Trudy LLC v. Oregon Liquor and Cannabis Commission, 330 Or App 295, 543 P3d 751 (Jan. 24, 2024), rev den, 372 Or 588 (July 18, 2024) (A178679; OLCC21V003): judicial review affirming cancellation of a Lane County restaurant and event venue's liquor license for three violations of EO 20-66 (indoor dining while prohibited)Along Came Trudy LLC, dba Along Came Trudy, Petitioner, v. Oregon Liquor and Cannabis Commission, RespondentOregon Court of Appeals (Kamins, J., with Tookey, P.J., and Egan, J.); review denied by the Oregon Supreme CourtOregonCourtJan. 24, 20242020 Q42021 Q1Standing dutyBusiness closureCapacity limitFace-covering requirementOtherPrimary source read
Ex. MET-PDX-011Two-Week Pause on social activities, Nov. 11-25, 2020, applied to Multnomah County (restaurant indoor capacity 50 including staff, party size six; indoor activities capped at 50; telework directed; long-term care indoor visits halted; social gatherings six)As COVID-cases increase, officials call two-week pause to separate people during infectious periodGovernor Kate Brown (Two-Week Pause); Chair Deborah Kafoury and Health Officer Dr. Jennifer Vines (County call to comply)Multnomah County, OregonCountyNov. 6, 20202020 Q4Telework mandateCapacity limitGathering capHealth care ordersConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. OR-035Executive Order 20-66Risk and Protection Framework: County-by-County Metrics-Based Approach to Controlling COVID-19 Transmission to Conserve Hospital Capacity…Governor Kate Brown (OHA assigns Risk Levels and issues binding sector guidance)OregonStateDec. 2, 20202020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2Business closureTelework mandateCapacity limitGathering capFace-covering requirementTravel and quarantineCurfew and hoursAlcohol and barsEvents and venuesWorkplace rulesQuarantine and isolationPrimary source read
Ex. MET-PDX-038Clackamas County's compliance with the Risk framework effective Dec. 3, 2020 (Extreme Risk on the latest data); County buildings open to the public 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Mondays through Thursdays only, with appointments encouragedClackamas County embraces new data-driven framework to fight COVID-19 (County remains open to serve)Clackamas County (County Administrator Gary Schmidt; Public Health Director Philip Mason-Joyner); Governor Kate Brown and OHA (Risk framework)Clackamas County, OregonCountyNov. 25, 20202020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2Business closureTelework mandateCapacity limitGathering capCourts and public officesConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. OR-007Executive Order 20-12Stay Home, Save Lives: Ordering Oregonians to Stay at Home, Closing Specified Retail Businesses, Requiring Social Distancing Measures for…Governor Kate BrownOregonStateMar. 23, 20202020 Q2Stay-at-homeBusiness closureTelework mandateGathering capTravel and quarantineSchools and child careCourts and public officesWorkplace rulesPrimary source read
Ex. OR-024House Bill 4213 (2020)Relating to evictions; and declaring an emergencyOregon Legislative Assembly (80th, 2020 First Special Session); signed by Governor BrownOregonStateJune 30, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q1Courts and public officesOtherPrimary source read
Ex. OR-026Executive Order 20-37Extending House Bill 4204's Mortgage Foreclosure Moratorium Until December 31, 2020Governor Kate BrownOregonStateAug. 31, 20202020 Q32020 Q4Courts and public officesOtherPrimary source read
Ex. DUT-OR-008Enrolled House Bill 4402 (HB 4402-A), Or. Laws 2020 (3d Spec. Sess.), ch. 4: limitation of liability of schools for COVID-19 infection claims, conditioned on compliance with 'COVID-19 emergency rules'; anti-retaliation amendments to ORS 659A.200 and 659A.203Relating to claims arising during the COVID-19 emergency period; creating new provisions; amending ORS 659A.200 and 659A.203; and declaring…Oregon Legislative Assembly (80th Legislative Assembly, 2020 Third Special Session); approved by Governor Kate Brown Dec. 23, 2020OregonStateDec. 23, 20202020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Standing dutySchools and child careOperating conditionOtherPrimary source read
Ex. DUT-OR-017JGB Enterprises, LLC v. Oregon Liquor and Cannabis Commission, 325 Or App 326, 529 P3d 262 (Apr. 19, 2023) (A176066): judicial review affirming a default order suspending a Lane County saloon's liquor license for 38 days for violating EO 20-66 and OHA guidance 'that qualified as public health laws' during Extreme Risk (Jan. 4-Feb. 20, 2021)JGB Enterprises, LLC, dba Twisted River Saloon, Petitioner, v. Oregon Liquor and Cannabis Commission, RespondentOregon Court of AppealsOregonCourtApr. 19, 20232021 Q1Standing dutyBusiness closureCapacity limitFace-covering requirementOtherPrimary source read
Ex. MET-PDX-012Multnomah County's move from the Two-Week Freeze to the Extreme Risk category under the County Risk framework effective Dec. 3, 2020 (page as captured also carries the Aug. 26, 2021 statewide indoor and outdoor mask status message)Multnomah County will move from freeze to extreme risk Dec. 3Multnomah County (announcing compliance); Governor Kate Brown and OHA (EO 20-66 County Risk framework)Multnomah County, OregonCountyNov. 27, 20202020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2Business closureTelework mandateCapacity limitGathering capFace-covering requirementConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. OR-006Executive Order 20-11Temporary Moratorium on Residential Evictions for Nonpayment in Response to COVID-19Governor Kate BrownOregonStateMar. 22, 20202020 Q2Courts and public officesOtherPrimary source read
Ex. OR-010Executive Order 20-13Temporary Moratorium on Certain Evictions and Terminations of Rental Agreements and Leases (Residential and Non-Residential)Governor Kate BrownOregonStateApr. 1, 20202020 Q2Courts and public officesOtherPrimary source read
Ex. OR-014Executive Order 20-20Continuing Statewide School Closures and Ordering Distance Learning for All (K-12) Through the 2019-20 School YearGovernor Kate Brown (as Superintendent of Public Instruction and under emergency powers)OregonStateApr. 23, 20202020 Q2Telework mandateSchools and child carePrimary source read
Ex. OR-017Executive Order 20-25A Safe and Strong Oregon: Maintaining Essential Health Directives in Response to COVID-19, and Implementing a Phased Approach for Reopening…Governor Kate BrownOregonStateMay 14, 20202020 Q2Stay-at-homeBusiness closureTelework mandateCapacity limitGathering capTravel and quarantineCourts and public officesWorkplace rulesPrimary source read
Ex. OR-020Executive Order 20-27A Safe and Strong Oregon: Maintaining Essential Health Directives in Response to COVID-19, and Implementing a Phased Approach for Reopening…Governor Kate BrownOregonStateJune 5, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q4Stay-at-homeBusiness closureTelework mandateCapacity limitGathering capFace-covering requirementTravel and quarantineCourts and public officesWorkplace rulesPrimary source read
Ex. OR-028Executive Order 20-56Temporary Moratorium on Residential Evictions for Nonpayment, in Response to COVID-19 and WildfireGovernor Kate BrownOregonStateSept. 30, 20202020 Q32020 Q4Courts and public officesOtherPrimary source read
Ex. OR-029Executive Order 20-58Enhanced Health and Safety Requirements for Certain Employer-Provided Housing During Agricultural Off Season in Response to Coronavirus…Governor Kate BrownOregonStateOct. 23, 20202020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2Workplace rulesOtherPrimary source read
Ex. OR-037House Bill 4401 (2020)Relating to residential tenancies (extension of the eviction moratorium and grace period; landlord compensation fund)Oregon Legislative Assembly (80th, 2020 Third Special Session); signed by Governor BrownOregonStateDec. 23, 20202020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2Courts and public officesOtherPrimary source read
Ex. OR-042Executive Order 21-14Extending House Bill 2009's Mortgage Foreclosure Moratorium Until September 30, 2021Governor Kate BrownOregonStateJune 11, 20212021 Q22021 Q3Courts and public officesOtherPrimary source read

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