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Ex. PA-055Order of the Governor to Enhance Protections for Health Care ProfessionalsOrder of the Governor of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania to Enhance Protections for Health Care ProfessionalsGovernor Tom WolfPennsylvaniaStateMay 6, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2Health care ordersWorkplace rulesOtherPrimary source read
Ex. PA-068Order of the Governor Staying the Application Deadline Under the COVID Relief - Mortgage and Rental Assistance Grant ProgramOrder of the Governor of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Staying the Application Deadline Under the COVID Relief-Mortgage and Rental…Governor Tom WolfPennsylvaniaStateOct. 5, 20202020 Q4OtherPrimary source read
Ex. PA-029Order of the Governor Directing Vaccine Providers' Administration of COVID-19 VaccinesOrder of the Governor of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Directing Vaccine Providers' Administration of COVID-19 VaccinesGovernor Tom Wolf (with parallel Order of the Acting Secretary of Health)PennsylvaniaStateFeb. 12, 20212021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Health care ordersWorkplace rulesPrimary source read
Ex. PA-052Order of the Governor to Ensure the Efficient Allocation and Effective Use of Critical Medical ResourcesOrder of the Governor of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania to Ensure the Efficient Allocation and Effective Use of Critical Medical ResourcesGovernor Tom WolfPennsylvaniaStateApr. 8, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2Health care ordersSupply chainPrimary source read
Ex. PA-056Order of the Governor for Staying the Notice Requirements for Certain Actions Related to the Dispossession of PropertyOrder of the Governor of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania for Staying the Notice Requirements for Certain Actions Related to the…Governor Tom WolfPennsylvaniaStateMay 7, 20202020 Q22020 Q3Courts and public officesOtherPrimary source read
Ex. PA-060Amendment to the Order of the Governor for Staying the Notice Requirements for Certain Actions Related to the Dispossession of Property (scope)Amendment to the Order of the Governor of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania for Staying the Notice Requirements for Certain Actions Related…Governor Tom WolfPennsylvaniaStateMay 21, 20202020 Q22020 Q3Courts and public officesOtherPrimary source read
Ex. PA-063Order of the Governor Staying Notice Requirements for Specified Actions Related to the Dispossession of Property (extension to Aug. 31, 2020)Order of the Governor of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Staying Notice Requirements for Specified Actions Related to the Dispossession of…Governor Tom WolfPennsylvaniaStateJuly 9, 20202020 Q3Courts and public officesOtherPrimary source read
Ex. PA-080Amendment to the Order of the Governor for Mitigation, Enforcement, and Immunity Protections (Section 14 immunity conformed to the Updated Face Coverings Order)Amendment to the Order of the Governor of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania for Mitigation, Enforcement, and Immunity ProtectionsGovernor Tom WolfPennsylvaniaStateDec. 10, 20202020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2Face-covering requirementOtherPrimary source read
Ex. PA-104Opinion, County of Butler v. Governor of Pennsylvania, No. 20-2936 (3d Cir. Aug. 11, 2021) (vacating the district court's judgment as moot)County of Butler v. Governor of Pennsylvania - Precedential OpinionUnited States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit (precedential)Pennsylvania (federal court of appeals, Third Circuit)CourtAug. 11, 2021OtherPrimary source read
Ex. SEC-14-021Order of the Governor of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Related to the Dispossession of PropertyOrder Related to the Dispossession of PropertyGovernor Tom WolfPennsylvaniaStateMay 7, 20202020 Q22020 Q3Courts and public officesOtherPrimary source read
Ex. SEC-14-022Order of the Governor Related to Foreclosures and Evictions (extension)Order Related to Foreclosures and EvictionsGovernor Tom WolfPennsylvaniaStateJuly 9, 20202020 Q3OtherConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. DUT-PA-020Judicial opinion (majority opinion on an emergency application for extraordinary relief)Friends of Danny DeVito, Kathy Gregory, B&J Laundry, LLC, Blueberry Hill Public Golf Course & Lounge, and Caledonia Land Co. v. Governor Tom…Supreme Court of Pennsylvania (Donohue, J., for the Court; Saylor, C.J., Baer, Todd, Dougherty, Wecht and Mundy, JJ.)PennsylvaniaCourtApr. 13, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Standing dutyStay-at-homeBusiness closureOtherPrimary source read
Ex. PA-090Opinion, County of Butler v. Wolf, No. 2:20-cv-00677-WSS, Doc. 79 (W.D. Pa. Sept. 14, 2020) (declaring the gathering limits, stay-at-home and business-closure components of the Governor's orders unconstitutional)County of Butler v. Wolf - Opinion (Document 79, 66 pages)United States District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania (Stickman, J.)Pennsylvania (federal district court, W.D. Pa.)CourtSept. 14, 20202020 Q32020 Q4OtherConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. AGY-ST-UTILITIES-HOUSING-AG-014Emergency Order suspending door-to-door, public-event and in-person sales and marketing of competitive electric and natural gas supply (announced by press release of March 16, 2020)PUC Suspends Door-to-Door, In-Person Marketing Activities for Energy Suppliers During Governor's Proclamation of Disaster EmergencyPennsylvania Public Utility Commission, Chairman Gladys Brown Dutrieuille (Emergency Order), Docket No. M-2020-3019254Pennsylvania (State public utility commission)Sector regulatorMar. 16, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2Business closureOtherConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. DUT-PA-011Veto message (Veto No. 19 of 2020)Veto of House Bill 1737, Printer's Number 4625 (COVID-19-related liability protection)Governor Tom WolfPennsylvaniaStateNov. 30, 20202020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Standing dutyOtherPrimary source read
Ex. ECO-B-137'Vaccine or Test' requirement for Commonwealth employees in health care and high-risk congregate facilities, announced August 10, 2021, effective September 7, 2021Commonwealth employees in state hospitals and high-risk congregate facilities: vaccination or weekly testingGovernor Tom WolfPennsylvaniaStateAug. 10, 20212021 Q3Health care ordersWorkplace rulesVaccination or testingConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. PA-093Department of State summary: Limited Suspension of In-person Regulatory Requirements for Notaries for Real Estate TransactionsNotaries In-person Limited Suspension (Mar. 25, 2020)Department of State (suspension granted by Governor Wolf)PennsylvaniaSector regulatorMar. 25, 20202020 Q2Courts and public officesOtherPrimary source read
Ex. SEC-03-058REVISED Guidance on COVID-19 for Dental Health Care Personnel in Pennsylvania (Mar. 22, 2020; archived Apr. 1, 2020)DOH directs facilities to cease all dental treatment except urgent and emergency proceduresPennsylvania Department of Health (Secretary Rachel Levine, M.D.), under the Governor's Proclamation of Disaster EmergencyPennsylvaniaStateMar. 22, 20202020 Q2Business closureHealth care ordersPrimary source read
Ex. PA-040Act 21 of 2021 (H.B. 854) - COVID-19 Record Retention and Temporary Regulatory Flexibility AuthorityAdministrative Code of 1929 - COVID-19 Record Retention and Temporary Regulatory Flexibility Authority, Act of Jun. 11, 2021, P.L. 56, No.…General Assembly; approved by Governor WolfPennsylvaniaStateJune 11, 20212021 Q22021 Q3Health care ordersWorkplace rulesOtherPrimary source read
Ex. PA-091Department of State summary: Pennsylvania Authorizes Licensed Health Care Professionals to Provide Services via Telemedicine During Coronavirus EmergencyTelemedicine Summary (Mar. 18, 2020)Department of State, Bureau of Professional and Occupational Affairs (suspension granted by Governor Wolf under 35 Pa.C.S. § 7301(f))PennsylvaniaSector regulatorMar. 18, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Health care ordersOtherPrimary source read
Ex. PA-092Department of State summary: Pennsylvania Waives Some Nurse Licensing Requirements During Coronavirus Emergency (nursing omnibus requirement waiver)Nursing Omnibus Requirement Waiver (Mar. 20, 2020)Department of State, BPOA / State Board of Nursing (suspension granted by Governor Wolf)PennsylvaniaSector regulatorMar. 20, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Health care ordersOtherPrimary source read
Ex. PA-096Department of State summary: Pennsylvania Allows Remote Notarization of Some Documents During Coronavirus Emergency (estate planning and other records)Remote Notarization (Apr. 2, 2020)Department of State (suspension granted by Governor Wolf)PennsylvaniaSector regulatorApr. 2, 20202020 Q2Courts and public officesOtherPrimary source read
Ex. SEC-01-140Orders of Mar. 19, 2020 closing businesses that are not life-sustaining, with the Industry Operation Guidance list ('Home Health Care Services - Yes - Elective procedures prohibited'; hospitals - Yes - elective procedures prohibited); DOH Guidance on Ambulatory Surgical Facilities' Responses to COVID-19 (Mar. 20, 2020)Pennsylvania life-sustaining business orders and list (elective procedures prohibited); DOH ASF guidanceGovernor Tom Wolf and Secretary of HealthPennsylvaniaStateMar. 19, 20202020 Q2Business closureHealth care ordersPrimary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-TRANSPORT-PORTS-TRANSIT-100PennDOT 'Coronavirus Statewide' operations page, updated 10:00 a.m. Mar. 30, 2020: all Driver License and Photo License Centers closed from close of business Mar. 16, 2020 until further notice; driver licenses, photo IDs, learner's permits, CDLs, registrations, safety and emissions inspections and disability placards expiring Mar. 16-Apr. 30, 2020 extended to May 31, 2020; CDL downgrades for expired medical certificates paused under FMCSA waivers; driver exams through Apr. 3 cancelled; all district and county maintenance offices closed for two weeks; 'construction projects have been suspended in all counties until further notice'; rest areas and welcome centers closed statewide from 12:01 a.m. Mar. 17 with a list of reopened locations; motorcycle training clinics postponed; REAL ID issuance paused; Acting Secretary's order accepting electronic administrative-appeal filingsCoronavirus Statewide - PennDOT operational changes (Driver License Centers closed; expirations extended; maintenance offices closed…Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT), Acting Secretary Yassmin GramianPennsylvania (statewide: Driver License and Photo License Centers; district and county maintenance offices; construction projects; rest areas and welcome centers)StateMar. 30, 20202020 Q2Business closureCourts and public officesOtherPrimary source read
Ex. ECO-C-117Act 15 of 2020 (SB 841): Health and Safety (35 Pa.C.S.) and Judicial Code (42 Pa.C.S.) omnibus amendmentsRemote notarization (57 Pa.C.S. § 306 temporary authorization); remote meetings of local government bodies; property-tax and other emergency…Pennsylvania General Assembly (SB 841), signed by Governor WolfPennsylvaniaStateApr. 20, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q4OtherConfirmed from a secondary source