The Record

The Orders Library

Name: The COVID Project Orders Library
Creator: The COVID Project

13,511 instruments indexed by The COVID Project: the orders of the fifty States and the District, forty metros, the federal layer and the agencies; the standing duties; the organizers' notices; the legal authorities. Filter by kind, State, limitation type, quarter and more; open the exhibit; download what you find.

Double quotes make a phrase ("stay at home"). An exhibit ID (TX-004) opens its record first.

The COVID Projectcovidproject.com/library

Filters:State: Kentucky Face-covering requirement Courts and public offices Events and venues Schools and child care Clear all

102 instruments · showing 1–25

Sort Per page

Exhibit	Instrument	Issuer	Jurisdiction	Issued	Quarters	Limitations	Grade
Ex. MET-SDF-033	LFCHD recommends postponing or canceling all public events during COVID-19 response (March 12, 2020)Recommendation that organizers postpone or cancel all public, in-person events beginning March 13, 2020	Mayor Linda Gorton and Commissioner of Health Kraig Humbaugh (LFCHD)	Lexington-Fayette County, KentuckyCounty	Mar. 12, 2020	2020 Q2	Gathering capEvents and venues	Primary source read
Ex. MET-SDF-043	Executive Order declaring a local state of emergency (signed March 13, 2020; presumably No. 2020-001)Declaration of a state of emergency in Louisville Metro; cancellation of all Metro-hosted or Metro-sponsored events	Mayor Greg Fischer	Louisville/Jefferson County Metro Government, KentuckyCity	Mar. 13, 2020	2020 Q2	Emergency declarationEvents and venues	Confirmed from a secondary source
Ex. MET-SDF-026	Release: Mayor calls for temporary closures of libraries, community centers, Mary T. Meagher Aquatics Center and some Zoo attractions (March 14, 2020)Closure, effective immediately, of all 17 Louisville Free Public Library locations, 13 community centers, the aquatic center and two…	Mayor Greg Fischer	Louisville/Jefferson County Metro Government, KentuckyCity	Mar. 14, 2020	2020 Q2	Business closureGathering capEvents and venues	Primary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-UTILITIES-HOUSING-AG-001	Order, Case No. 2020-00085, Electronic Emergency Docket Related to the Novel Coronavirus COVID-19Order establishing the COVID-19 emergency docket; directing utilities to cease disconnections for non-payment and waive late payment…	Kentucky Public Service Commission	Kentucky (State public utility commission)Sector regulator	Mar. 16, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q4	Courts and public officesOther	Primary source read
Ex. KY-002	Administrative Order 2020-08In re: Kentucky Court of Justice Response to COVID-19 Emergency	Supreme Court of Kentucky (Chief Justice John D. Minton, Jr.)	KentuckyCourt	Mar. 13, 2020	2020 Q2	Gathering capCourts and public offices	Primary source read
Ex. MET-SDF-020	City services, policies change to slow COVID-19 (Mayor's directives of March 16, 2020)Meetings of all city boards and commissions suspended; community centers shuttered; yard-waste service suspended; fire stations closed to…	Mayor Linda Gorton	Lexington-Fayette Urban County Government, KentuckyCity	Mar. 16, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2	Gathering capCourts and public offices	Primary source read
Ex. MET-SDF-045	JCPS school closure and remote-instruction decisions, 2020-21Closure of all JCPS schools from March 16, 2020 (announced March 12, 2020, initially through April 5, then April 20, then the school year)…	Jefferson County Board of Education / Superintendent Marty Pollio	Jefferson County, Kentucky (Jefferson County Public Schools)County	Mar. 12, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2	Schools and child care	Confirmed from a secondary source
Ex. MET-SDF-047	FCPS school closure and remote-instruction decisions, 2020-21Closure announced March 12, 2020; remote instruction for the remainder of 2019-20 and the fall of 2020; staggered return to classrooms by…	Fayette County Board of Education / Superintendent	Fayette County, Kentucky (Fayette County Public Schools)County	Mar. 12, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q1	Schools and child care	Confirmed from a secondary source
Ex. MET-SDF-008	Fayette County Clerk notices (Mar. 16 and 27, 2020; May 19, 2020; Apr. 12, 2021) (MET-SDF-008, -021, -022, -036)Fayette County Clerk's Office Closes to Public Access	Fayette County Clerk Don Blevins, Jr.	Fayette County, KentuckyCounty	Mar. 16, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2	Courts and public offices	Primary source read
Ex. MET-SDF-025	Release: Metro Government announces changes to operations and facilities in response to COVID-19 (March 17, 2020)First-responder symptom screening; Metro employees teleworking; buildings closed to the public; police facilities, Zoo, libraries…	Mayor Greg Fischer / Louisville Metro Government	Louisville/Jefferson County Metro Government, KentuckyCity	Mar. 17, 2020	2020 Q2	Business closureTelework mandateCourts and public officesWorkplace rules	Primary source read
Ex. KY-005	Executive Order 2020-243State of Emergency: social distancing; state services by remote means; suspension of in-person-appearance statutes	Governor Andy Beshear	KentuckyState	Mar. 18, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Telework mandateCourts and public officesOther	Primary source read
Ex. KY-006	CHFS Order of March 19, 2020 (Mass Gatherings Order)Order prohibiting all mass gatherings	Cabinet for Health and Family Services, Department for Public Health	KentuckyState	Mar. 19, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2	Gathering capEvents and venues	Primary source read
Ex. SEC-16-020	Order concerning mass gatheringsOrder (Mass Gatherings)	Cabinet for Health and Family Services, Department for Public Health (Secretary Eric C. Friedlander)	KentuckyState	Mar. 19, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q4	Gathering capEvents and venues	Primary source read
Ex. MET-SDF-019	Access restricted to walk-in visitors in City buildings (Mayor's directive of March 20, 2020)Government buildings closed to walk-in visitors effective March 23, 2020; employees telecommuting	Mayor Linda Gorton	Lexington-Fayette Urban County Government, KentuckyCity	Mar. 20, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2	Telework mandateCourts and public offices	Primary source read
Ex. MET-SDF-024	Release: Mayor Fischer extends state of emergency to May 10, closes Metro Parks playgrounds and ballfields (March 24, 2020)State of emergency extended to May 10, 2020; park amenities closed; license expirations extended; employee reassignment authorized	Louisville Metro Government (Office of the Mayor)	Louisville/Jefferson County Metro Government, KentuckyCity	Mar. 24, 2020	2020 Q2	Emergency declarationBusiness closureGathering capEvents and venues	Primary source read
Ex. KY-010	Executive Order 2020-257State of Emergency: Healthy at Home (closure of all non-life-sustaining businesses; suspension of in-person government services and…	Governor Andy Beshear	KentuckyState	Mar. 25, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2	Stay-at-homeBusiness closureTelework mandateCourts and public officesWorkplace rulesOther	Primary source read
Ex. SEC-13-097	Executive Order 2020-257 (Healthy at Home)Healthy at Home: closure of all non-life-sustaining businesses; suspension of residential evictions; government in-person services suspended	Governor Andy Beshear	KentuckyState	Mar. 25, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q3	Stay-at-homeBusiness closureTelework mandateCourts and public officesOther	Confirmed from a secondary source
Ex. MET-SDF-021	Fayette County Clerk's Office closed (March 27, 2020)Fayette County Clerk's office will temporarily close and cease all operations due to the COVID-19 outbreak	Fayette County Clerk Don Blevins, Jr. (release issued through LFUCG)	Fayette County, KentuckyCounty	Mar. 27, 2020	2020 Q2	Courts and public offices	Primary source read
Ex. KY-012	2020 Senate Bill 150, Acts ch. 73 (2020 Ky. Acts 310)An Act relating to the state of emergency in response to COVID-19 and declaring an emergency	Kentucky General Assembly (2020 Regular Session); signed by Governor Beshear	KentuckyState	Mar. 30, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Emergency declarationHealth care ordersAlcohol and barsCourts and public officesOther	Primary source read
Ex. MET-SDF-010	TARC Requests All Passengers Wear a Cloth Face Covering to Prevent the Spread of COVID-19Request that all passengers wear cloth face coverings	Transit Authority of River City (TARC)	Louisville/Jefferson County, Kentucky (TARC service area)City	Apr. 9, 2020	2020 Q2	Face-covering requirement	Primary source read
Ex. MET-SDF-006	Temporary Restraining Order, On Fire Christian Center, Inc. v. Fischer, No. 3:20-cv-264-JRW (W.D. Ky. Apr. 11, 2020) (Doc. 6), reported at 453 F. Supp. 3d 901Temporary Restraining Order enjoining Louisville from enforcing any prohibition on drive-in church services at On Fire Christian Center	United States District Court for the Western District of Kentucky (Walker, J.), documenting a prohibition issued by the Mayor of Louisville	Louisville/Jefferson County Metro Government, Kentucky (W.D. Ky.)Court	Apr. 11, 2020	2020 Q2	Gathering capEvents and venues	Primary source read
Ex. MET-SDF-011	TARC to Implement Additional COVID-19 Measures: Passengers Must Wear Face Coverings and Exit Bus through Rear DoorFace coverings required; rear-door exit required; essential-trips limitation continued	Transit Authority of River City (TARC), Co-Executive Director Margaret Handmaker	Louisville/Jefferson County, Kentucky (TARC service area)City	Apr. 17, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Face-covering requirementTravel and quarantine	Primary source read
Ex. KY-067	Healthy at Work Requirements for Places of Worship, Version 1.1Requirements for Places of Worship (in-person services from May 20, 2020 at 33 percent of building occupancy)	Cabinet for Health and Family Services (Healthy at Work requirements incorporated by the CHFS order of May 9, 2020 amending the Mass Gatherings Order)	KentuckyState	May 9, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2	Capacity limitGathering capFace-covering requirementEvents and venues	Primary source read
Ex. SEC-10-053	CHFS Order of May 9, 2020 and Healthy at Work Minimum Requirements (Version 1.1, effective May 9, 2020)Healthy at Work Minimum Requirements for all entities	Cabinet for Health and Family Services (Secretary Eric Friedlander) at the direction of the Governor	KentuckyState	May 9, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2	Telework mandateCapacity limitFace-covering requirementWorkplace rules	Primary source read
Ex. KY-019	Healthy at Work Requirements for Office-Based Businesses, Version 1.0Requirements for Office-Based Businesses (finance and accounting, legal, insurance, engineering, architecture, real estate…	Cabinet for Health and Family Services (Healthy at Work requirements incorporated by the CHFS order implementing EO 2020-323)	KentuckyState	May 11, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q4	Telework mandateCapacity limitFace-covering requirementWorkplace rules	Primary source read

Mayor Linda Gorton and Commissioner of Health Kraig Humbaugh (LFCHD), LFCHD recommends postponing or canceling all public events during COVID-19 response (March 12, 2020) (Mar. 12, 2020) (Ex. MET-SDF-033)
Mayor Greg Fischer, Executive Order declaring a local state of emergency (signed March 13, 2020; presumably No. 2020-001) (Mar. 13, 2020) (Ex. MET-SDF-043)
Mayor Greg Fischer, Release: Mayor calls for temporary closures of libraries, community centers, Mary T. Meagher Aquatics Center and some Zoo attractions (March 14, 2020) (Mar. 14, 2020) (Ex. MET-SDF-026)
Kentucky Public Service Commission, Order, Case No. 2020-00085, Electronic Emergency Docket Related to the Novel Coronavirus COVID-19 (Mar. 16, 2020) (Ex. AGY-ST-UTILITIES-HOUSING-AG-001)
Supreme Court of Kentucky (Chief Justice John D. Minton, Jr.), Administrative Order 2020-08 (Mar. 13, 2020) (Ex. KY-002)
Mayor Linda Gorton, City services, policies change to slow COVID-19 (Mayor's directives of March 16, 2020) (Mar. 16, 2020) (Ex. MET-SDF-020)
Jefferson County Board of Education / Superintendent Marty Pollio, JCPS school closure and remote-instruction decisions, 2020-21 (Mar. 12, 2020) (Ex. MET-SDF-045)
Fayette County Board of Education / Superintendent, FCPS school closure and remote-instruction decisions, 2020-21 (Mar. 12, 2020) (Ex. MET-SDF-047)
Fayette County Clerk Don Blevins, Jr, Fayette County Clerk notices (Mar. 16 and 27, 2020; May 19, 2020; Apr. 12, 2021) (MET-SDF-008, -021, -022, -036) (Mar. 16, 2020) (Ex. MET-SDF-008)
Mayor Greg Fischer / Louisville Metro Government, Release: Metro Government announces changes to operations and facilities in response to COVID-19 (March 17, 2020) (Mar. 17, 2020) (Ex. MET-SDF-025)
Governor Andy Beshear, Executive Order 2020-243 (Mar. 18, 2020) (Ex. KY-005)
Cabinet for Health and Family Services, Department for Public Health, CHFS Order of March 19, 2020 (Mass Gatherings Order) (Mar. 19, 2020) (Ex. KY-006)
Cabinet for Health and Family Services, Department for Public Health (Secretary Eric C. Friedlander), Order concerning mass gatherings (Mar. 19, 2020) (Ex. SEC-16-020)
Mayor Linda Gorton, Access restricted to walk-in visitors in City buildings (Mayor's directive of March 20, 2020) (Mar. 20, 2020) (Ex. MET-SDF-019)
Louisville Metro Government (Office of the Mayor), Release: Mayor Fischer extends state of emergency to May 10, closes Metro Parks playgrounds and ballfields (March 24, 2020) (Mar. 24, 2020) (Ex. MET-SDF-024)
Governor Andy Beshear, Executive Order 2020-257 (Mar. 25, 2020) (Ex. KY-010)
Governor Andy Beshear, Executive Order 2020-257 (Healthy at Home) (Mar. 25, 2020) (Ex. SEC-13-097)
Fayette County Clerk Don Blevins, Jr. (release issued through LFUCG), Fayette County Clerk's Office closed (March 27, 2020) (Mar. 27, 2020) (Ex. MET-SDF-021)
Kentucky General Assembly (2020 Regular Session); signed by Governor Beshear, 2020 Senate Bill 150, Acts ch. 73 (2020 Ky. Acts 310) (Mar. 30, 2020) (Ex. KY-012)
Transit Authority of River City (TARC), TARC Requests All Passengers Wear a Cloth Face Covering to Prevent the Spread of COVID-19 (Apr. 9, 2020) (Ex. MET-SDF-010)
United States District Court for the Western District of Kentucky (Walker, J.), documenting a prohibition issued by the Mayor of Louisville, Temporary Restraining Order, On Fire Christian Center, Inc. v. Fischer, No. 3:20-cv-264-JRW (W.D. Ky. Apr. 11, 2020) (Doc. 6), reported at 453 F. Supp. 3d 901 (Ex. MET-SDF-006)
Transit Authority of River City (TARC), Co-Executive Director Margaret Handmaker, TARC to Implement Additional COVID-19 Measures: Passengers Must Wear Face Coverings and Exit Bus through Rear Door (Apr. 17, 2020) (Ex. MET-SDF-011)
Cabinet for Health and Family Services (Healthy at Work requirements incorporated by the CHFS order of May 9, 2020 amending the Mass Gatherings Order), Healthy at Work Requirements for Places of Worship, Version 1.1 (May 9, 2020) (Ex. KY-067)
Cabinet for Health and Family Services (Secretary Eric Friedlander) at the direction of the Governor, CHFS Order of May 9, 2020 and Healthy at Work Minimum Requirements (Version 1.1, effective May 9, 2020) (Ex. SEC-10-053)
Cabinet for Health and Family Services (Healthy at Work requirements incorporated by the CHFS order implementing EO 2020-323), Healthy at Work Requirements for Office-Based Businesses, Version 1.0 (May 11, 2020) (Ex. KY-019)

The Orders Library

Results