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Ex. TN-001Executive Order No. 14An Order Suspending Provisions of Certain Statutes and Rules in Order to Facilitate the Treatment and Containment of COVID-19 (state of…Governor Bill LeeTennesseeStateMar. 12, 20202020 Q2Emergency declarationHealth care ordersSupply chainPrimary source read
Ex. TN-043In re: COVID-19 Pandemic, No. ADM2020-00428, Order Suspending In-Person Court ProceedingsOrder Suspending In-Person Court Proceedings (judicial state of emergency)Tennessee Supreme Court (Chief Justice Jeffrey S. Bivins)TennesseeCourtMar. 13, 20202020 Q2Gathering capCourts and public officesPrimary source read
Ex. MET-BNA-086Executive Order No. 6Declaration of a State of Civil Emergency arising from the COVID-19 epidemicMayor John CooperMetropolitan Government of Nashville and Davidson CountyCityMar. 18, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Emergency declarationConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. AGY-ST-DMV-SOS-RECORDERS-005Executive Order No. 15An Order Suspending Provisions of Certain Statutes and Rules and Taking Other Necessary Measures in Order to Facilitate the Treatment and…Governor Bill LeeTennessee (Governor; Department of Safety and Homeland Security, Driver Services Division)StateMar. 19, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q4Courts and public officesOtherPrimary source read
Ex. TN-002Executive Order No. 15An Order Suspending Provisions of Certain Statutes and Rules and Taking Other Necessary Measures in Order to Facilitate the Treatment and…Governor Bill LeeTennesseeStateMar. 19, 20202020 Q2Emergency declarationHealth care ordersCourts and public officesSupply chainOtherPrimary source read
Ex. MET-BNA-001Amended and Restated Order 1 from the Chief Medical DirectorAmended and Restated Order 1 (bars and restaurants: no on-premises consumption)Dr. Michael C. Caldwell, Chief Medical Director of Health, Metro Public Health DepartmentNashville and Davidson County, Tennessee (Metropolitan Government)CountyMar. 20, 20202020 Q2Business closureAlcohol and barsPrimary source read
Ex. TN-003Executive Order No. 16An Order Ensuring Government Continues to Function Openly and Transparently During the COVID-19 Emergency While Taking Appropriate Measures…Governor Bill LeeTennesseeStateMar. 20, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2Gathering capCourts and public officesPrimary source read
Ex. TN-004Executive Order No. 17An Order to Mitigate the Spread of COVID-19 by Limiting Social Gatherings, Dine-In Service, and Gym Use, and Exposure at Nursing and…Governor Bill LeeTennesseeStateMar. 22, 20202020 Q2Business closureTelework mandateGathering capHealth care ordersAlcohol and barsPrimary source read
Ex. MET-BNA-050Civil Emergency Proclamation and Executive Order No. 03-2020Regarding Safer at Home Directive and Closure of Non-Essential Services and BusinessesMayor Jim StricklandCity of Memphis, TennesseeCityMar. 23, 20202020 Q2Emergency declarationStay-at-homeBusiness closureGathering capPrimary source read
Ex. MET-BNA-051Declaration of Local State of Emergency and Executive Order by Mayor Lee HarrisExecutive Order Regarding a Safer at Home Directive and the Closure of Non-Essential Services and Businesses Located in Unincorporated…Shelby County Mayor Lee HarrisShelby County, Tennessee (unincorporated areas)CountyMar. 24, 20202020 Q2Emergency declarationStay-at-homeBusiness closureGathering capPrimary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-DMV-SOS-RECORDERS-022Department of Safety COVID-19 Updates page: 'All Driver Services Centers Offering Limited Services Due to COVID-19 Outbreak' (March 25, 2020 update; as archived March 31, 2020)Department of Safety COVID-19 Updates: all Driver Services Centers offering limited servicesTennessee Department of Safety and Homeland SecurityTennessee (Department of Safety and Homeland Security, Driver Services Division)StateMar. 25, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q4Context (guidance or announcement)Business closureCourts and public officesPrimary source read
Ex. TN-044In re: COVID-19 Pandemic, No. ADM2020-00428, Order Continuing Suspension of In-Person Court Proceedings and Extension of DeadlinesOrder Continuing Suspension of In-Person Court Proceedings and Extension of DeadlinesTennessee Supreme CourtTennesseeCourtMar. 25, 20202020 Q2Gathering capCourts and public officesPrimary source read
Ex. TN-078In re: COVID-19 Pandemic, No. ADM2020-00428, Order Clarifying the Extension of DeadlinesOrder Clarifying the Extension of DeadlinesTennessee Supreme CourtTennesseeCourtMar. 31, 20202020 Q2Courts and public officesPrimary source read
Ex. MET-BNA-021Third Extension of Executive Order No. 6Extension of the State of Civil Emergency related to the COVID-19 Epidemic (declared March 18, 2020)Mayor John CooperMetropolitan Government of Nashville and Davidson CountyCityApr. 8, 20202020 Q2Emergency declarationPrimary source read
Ex. TN-010Executive Order No. 26 (Apr. 9, 2020); TN-042 (EO 52, June 29, 2020)An Order Suspending Provisions of Certain Statutes and Rules in Order to Facilitate Remote Notarization and Witnessing of DocumentsGovernor Bill LeeTennesseeStateApr. 9, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2Courts and public officesOtherPrimary source read
Ex. TN-011Executive Order No. 27An Order Extending Temporary Social Distancing and Stay-at-Home Provisions of Executive Order Nos. 17, 21, 22, and 23 Until April 30, 2020…Governor Bill LeeTennesseeStateApr. 13, 20202020 Q2Emergency declarationStay-at-homeBusiness closureGathering capPrimary source read
Ex. TN-045In re: COVID-19 Pandemic, No. ADM2020-00428, Order Modifying Suspension of In-Person Court Proceedings and Further Extension of DeadlinesOrder Modifying Suspension of In-Person Court Proceedings and Further Extension of DeadlinesTennessee Supreme CourtTennesseeCourtApr. 24, 20202020 Q22020 Q3Gathering capCourts and public officesOtherPrimary source read
Ex. DUT-TN-014Tenn. Att'y Gen. Op. No. 20-07Governor's Emergency Management Executive OrdersHerbert H. Slatery III, Attorney General and Reporter, State of TennesseeTennesseeStateApr. 27, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Standing dutyEmergency declarationStanding dutyPrimary source read
Ex. TN-012Executive Order No. 29An Order Amending Executive Order No. 17 to Reopen Dining in RestaurantsGovernor Bill LeeTennesseeStateApr. 24, 20202020 Q2Business closureCapacity limitAlcohol and barsWorkplace rulesPrimary source read
Ex. TN-013Executive Order No. 30An Order Allowing Tennesseans to Return to Work Safely While Encouraging Continued Adherence to Health Guidelines to Limit the Spread of…Governor Bill LeeTennesseeStateApr. 28, 20202020 Q2Business closureTelework mandateCapacity limitGathering capFace-covering requirementHealth care ordersAlcohol and barsWorkplace rulesQuarantine and isolationPrimary source read
Ex. SEC-03-033cPolicy Statement for the Reopening of Dental OfficesPolicy Statement For The Reopening of Dental Offices (adopted May 4, 2020)Tennessee Board of DentistryTennesseeSector regulatorMay 4, 20202020 Q22020 Q3Health care ordersOtherPrimary source read
Ex. MET-BNA-020Executive Order No. 7Requirement that Face Coverings be Worn at Metropolitan Government BuildingsMayor John CooperMetropolitan Government of Nashville and Davidson CountyCityMay 18, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2Face-covering requirementCourts and public officesPrimary source read
Ex. TN-017Executive Order No. 36An Order Suspending Provisions of Certain Statutes and Rules and Taking Other Necessary Measures in Order to Facilitate the Treatment and…Governor Bill LeeTennesseeStateMay 12, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2Emergency declarationSchools and child careHealth care ordersCourts and public officesOtherPrimary source read
Ex. TN-018Executive Order No. 38An Order Expanding the Number of Tennesseans Who May Return to Work Safely While Urging Continued Adherence to Health and Social Distancing…Governor Bill LeeTennesseeStateMay 22, 20202020 Q22020 Q3Telework mandateCapacity limitGathering capFace-covering requirementHealth care ordersAlcohol and barsEvents and venuesWorkplace rulesQuarantine and isolationPrimary source read
Ex. TN-072COVID 19 Businesses Openings and Closures (status chart)COVID 19 Businesses Openings and Closures: status and opening dates by business typeHamilton County Mayor's OfficeHamilton County, Tennessee (Chattanooga)CountyMay 22, 20202020 Q2Business closureCapacity limitOtherConfirmed from a secondary source

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