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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-005Order of the Governor for Individuals to Stay at Home (Allegheny, Bucks, Chester, Delaware, Monroe, Montgomery and Philadelphia Counties)Order of the Governor of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania for Individuals to Stay at HomeGovernor Tom WolfPennsylvaniaStateMar. 23, 20202020 Q2Stay-at-homeGathering capTravel and quarantineSchools and child carePrimary source read
Ex. PA-006Order of the Governor for Individuals to Stay at Home (statewide)Order of the Governor of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania for Individuals to Stay at HomeGovernor Tom WolfPennsylvaniaStateApr. 1, 20202020 Q2Stay-at-homeGathering capTravel and quarantineSchools and child carePrimary 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-073Order of the Governor Directing Public School Entities in Counties with Substantial Community Transmission to Attest to Health and Safety ProtocolsOrder of the Governor of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Directing Public School Entities in Counties with Substantial Community…Governor Tom WolfPennsylvaniaStateNov. 23, 20202020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2Schools and child carePrimary source read
Ex. PA-079Order of the Governor Directing Limited-Time Targeted MitigationOrder of the Governor of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Directing Limited-Time Targeted MitigationGovernor Tom WolfPennsylvaniaStateDec. 10, 20202020 Q42021 Q1Business closureCapacity limitGathering capSchools and child careAlcohol and barsEvents and venuesPrimary 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-081Press release: Gov. Wolf Puts Statewide COVID-19 Mitigation Efforts in Effect, Stresses Need for Every Pennsylvanian to Take Action to Stop the SpreadGov. Wolf Puts Statewide COVID-19 Mitigation Efforts in EffectGovernor Tom Wolf (Office of the Governor press release)PennsylvaniaStateMar. 16, 20202020 Q2Business closureTravel and quarantineSchools and child careAlcohol and barsPrimary 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. PA-119Statewide closure of all K-12 schools announced Mar. 13, 2020 (effective Mar. 16 for ten business days), extended Mar. 23 and Mar. 30, 2020, and made permanent for the 2019-2020 school year Apr. 9, 2020Statewide K-12 school closure (Mar. 13 - end of the 2019-2020 school year)Governor Tom WolfPennsylvaniaStateMar. 13, 20202020 Q2Schools and child careConfirmed 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. 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. 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-074Act 13 of 2020 - Public School Code amendments: pandemic of 2020 (school closures, 180-day waiver, continuity of education, employee pay)Public School Code of 1949 - Rating System, Persons to be Suspended, Revised Rating System and Pandemic of 2020General Assembly; approved by Governor Wolf Mar. 27, 2020PennsylvaniaStateMar. 27, 20202020 Q2Schools and child carePrimary 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