The States

Colorado

Name: Colorado: governmental orders, March 2020 through September 2021
Creator: The COVID Project

The Colorado file holds 83 instruments from the State's governor, health authorities, courts and agencies, 79 of them with the exhibit file held by The COVID Project. 275 records in the Library resolve to Colorado in all, counting its metros, the agency clusters and the standing duties.

Code COFirst closure or stay-at-home order Mar. 15, 2020 Ex. CO-003End of general restrictions Apr. 16, 2021Orders reaching 2021 Q3 20Primary source read 76 Confirmed from a secondary source 7

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The record in brief

Colorado's regime was State-driven from March 10, 2020 through April 16, 2021, and it never went dark before September 30, 2021. Governor Polis verbally declared a disaster emergency on March 10, 2020 and issued Executive Order D 2020 003 on March 11, 2020 (Ex. CO-001); the declaration was extended monthly by twenty-six orders through D 2021 121 (June 30, 2021) and was then rescinded and replaced, not ended, by the Colorado COVID-19 Disaster Recovery Order, D 2021 122 (July 8, 2021, Ex. CO-043), which was itself extended on July 30, August 6 and September 4, 2021 (Exs. CO-044 to CO-046) and continuously thereafter. The closure layer began March 12, 2020 with PHO 20-20 (visitor restrictions at every skilled nursing facility, assisted living residence and intermediate care facility, Ex. CO-002), March 14 with D 2020 004 (all downhill ski areas closed, extended to May 23, 2020, Exs. CO-003, CO-082), March 16-17 with PHO 20-22 (restaurants, bars, gymnasiums, theaters and casinos 'closed to ingress, egress, use, and occupancy by members of the public'; hair and nail salons, spas, tattoo and massage parlors added March 19; Ex. CO-004), March 18-19 with PHO 20-23 (gatherings of more than ten prohibited, Ex. CO-005) and D 2020 007 (all P-12 in-person instruction suspended, later through the end of the school year, Exs. CO-006, CO-018), March 19 with D 2020 009 (all elective medical, dental and veterinary procedures suspended to April 26, Ex. CO-007), March 22 with D 2020 013 and PHO 20-24 (every employer ordered to cut in-person work by at least fifty percent and 'to implement tele-work or other work from home capabilities to the greatest extent possible', Exs. CO-010, CO-011), and March 25 with D 2020 017 Stay at Home (effective 6:00 a.m. March 26 through April 26, 2020, Exs. CO-012, CO-013, CO-015, CO-016, CO-047). Second quarter 2020 reopening was staged by D 2020 044 Safer at Home and PHO 20-28 (April 27: retail curbside; May 1: in-store retail and personal services at 50 percent or ten people; May 4: non-critical offices at 50 percent in-office occupancy; May 27: restaurants at 50 percent indoors; June 4: gyms at 25 percent; June 18: bars at 25 percent or 50 patrons, indoor events to 100 and outdoor to 175; Exs. CO-019 to CO-025, CO-028, CO-064), under a ten-person gathering cap that lasted into the fall. Third quarter 2020 added the statewide face-covering order D 2020 138 (July 16, 2020: every person over ten in every Public Indoor Space, with owners forbidden to serve the unmasked, Ex. CO-031), the 10:00 p.m. alcohol last call (D 2020 142, July 21, Ex. CO-032), the Protect Our Neighbors certification framework (Exs. CO-030, CO-050) and, on September 15, 2020, the Safer at Home Dial, PHO 20-35 (Ex. CO-033). Fourth quarter 2020 was the re-tightening: D 2020 235 (October 30) created the COVID-19 Dial and ordered residents of Level Red counties to stay at home (Ex. CO-035); PHO 20-36 (November 2, Ex. CO-036) and its First Amended version (November 17, effective November 20, Ex. CO-081) added Level Red (Severe Risk: personal gatherings prohibited, offices at 10 percent with remote work 'to the greatest extent possible', indoor dining closed, last call 8:00 p.m., indoor events closed, gyms at 10 percent, casinos closed) and Level Purple (Extreme Risk: stay at home; offices, retail, personal services, restaurants and events closed), and the Denver metro and most Front Range counties were placed in Level Red from 5:00 p.m. November 20, 2020 through January 4, 2021 (Exs. CO-037, CO-038). First quarter 2021 ran on the Dial (Dial 2.0, February 6, Ex. CO-039; Dial 3.0, March 24, Ex. CO-057) with capacity caps on every sector, the mask order (Exs. CO-067 chain), the elective-procedure order PHO 20-29 to April 16 (Exs. CO-022, CO-094) and tenant protections (Exs. CO-071, CO-070). General business restrictions ended when PHO 20-38 Limited COVID-19 Restrictions took effect at 12:01 a.m. April 16, 2021 (Ex. CO-051), but the mask order continued to June 1, 2021 (D 2021 079, 095, 103, Exs. CO-067, CO-068, CO-040), the 500-person indoor gathering cap to June 1, 2021 (Exs. CO-060, CO-061), and PHO 20-38 itself was amended seven times through September 30, 2021 (Exs. CO-052, CO-041, CO-053, CO-091, CO-054). Third quarter 2021 in Colorado therefore had in force: the Recovery Order chain; the Fourth, Fifth and Sixth Amended PHO 20-38 (masks and medical-grade masks for unvaccinated persons in health care settings, prisons, jails and homeless shelters, an obligation on 'all employers' to implement them, an 85-percent hospital-capacity trigger for renewed county restrictions, hospital reporting, and from September 1 school case reporting); the Seventh and Eighth Amended PHO 20-20 (weekly PCR testing and visitation rules in every residential care facility, Exs. CO-042, CO-092); PHO 21-01 (Ex. CO-093); the Board of Health emergency rule of August 30, 2021 requiring every employee, contractor and support-staff member of every licensed health care facility to receive a first dose by September 30 and be fully vaccinated by October 31, 2021 (Ex. CO-055); the State's vaccination-or-testing requirement for its own workforce (testing and indoor masking from September 20, 2021; first doses by September 30 in the Departments of Corrections, Human Services and Public Health); and local orders such as San Miguel County's universal indoor mask order of September 1, 2021 (Ex. CO-076). Colorado never preempted local orders: every stay-home, Safer at Home and Dial instrument stated that a county or municipality may adopt more protective standards, and less protective local measures required CDPHE approval.

The six quarters

What the record shows in force in Colorado on the first day and the last day of each quarter. Every exhibit named here opens its record. The orders of March 13 to 31, 2020 belong to the second quarter of 2020, because wages paid after March 12, 2020 fall in that quarter.

Quarter	First day	Last day
2020 Q2Second quarter of 2020The quarter nationally →	Apr. 1, 2020: disaster emergency D 2020 003 (CO-001); Stay at Home D 2020 017 with Third Updated PHO 20-24 issued that day, effective Apr. 2 (CO-012, CO-016): all individuals ordered to stay at home, all gatherings outside a residence prohibited, all non-critical businesses closed except Minimum Basic Operations, travel limited to Necessary Travel; PHO 20-22 closures of restaurants, bars, gyms, theaters, casinos and personal services (CO-004); PHO 20-23 ten-person gathering cap (CO-005); D 2020 007/021 school closure (CO-006); D 2020 009 elective-procedure suspension (CO-007); D 2020 004/006 ski closure (CO-003); D 2020 012 eviction, foreclosure and utility-disconnection limits (CO-009); D 2020 011 takeout alcohol (CO-008); D 2020 019 remote notarization (CO-014); D 2020 013 fifty-percent workforce order still nominally in force to Apr. 6 (CO-010, CO-062); Chief Justice order suspending jury calls (CO-056); PHO 20-20 residential-care visitor restrictions (CO-002); Pitkin County events and public-accommodation order (CO-090); Routt County lodging ban and five-person cap (CO-079).	June 30, 2020: D 2020 091 Safer at Home and in the Vast, Great Outdoors as amended by D 2020 123 (CO-028) with the Eighth Amended PHO 20-28 issued June 30 (CO-025 is the June 18 Seventh Amended text it carried forward): gatherings limited to ten; restaurants 50 percent indoors; bars 25 percent or 50 patrons; gyms 25 percent; indoor events to 100 and outdoor to 175; non-critical offices 50 percent with telecommuting promoted; personal services 50 percent or ten; houses of worship 50 percent or 50 (100 in extra-large venues); D 2020 045 and PHO 20-29 conditions on elective procedures (CO-021, CO-022); PHO 20-31 worker face coverings and mass transit (CO-049); D 2020 101 eviction limits (CO-029); PHO 20-20 (CO-002); Chief Justice orders barring jury service before Aug. 3, 2020 (CO-056, CO-086 recital); ski closure had expired May 23 (CO-082).
2020 Q3Third quarter of 2020The quarter nationally →	July 1, 2020: same as June 30, 2020 (D 2020 091/123 and the Eighth Amended PHO 20-28; D 2020 045/PHO 20-29; PHO 20-31; D 2020 101; PHO 20-20; jury service barred before Aug. 3).	Sept. 30, 2020: PHO 20-35 Safer at Home Dial, Sept. 15 (CO-033), setting three Safer at Home levels with sector capacity caps and gathering limits by county; D 2020 091 as amended by D 2020 199, Sept. 19 (CO-072), fixing alcohol last call by county level and barring takeout alcohol after 11:00 p.m.; statewide mask order D 2020 138 as extended by D 2020 190 (CO-031); Protect Our Neighbors D 2020 127/178 and PHO 20-32 (CO-030, CO-050); D 2020 045/198 and PHO 20-29 (CO-021, CO-022); D 2020 202 eviction limits (CO-029 chain); PHO 20-20 (CO-002).
2020 Q4Fourth quarter of 2020The quarter nationally →	Oct. 1, 2020: same as Sept. 30, 2020.	Dec. 31, 2020: D 2020 235 COVID-19 Dial as amended by D 2020 265 and 289 (CO-035); Third Amended PHO 20-36, Dec. 7 (CO-037 chain), with the Denver metro and most Front Range counties in Level Red Severe Risk since 5:00 p.m. Nov. 20: personal gatherings prohibited, non-critical offices at 10 percent with remote work to the greatest extent possible, indoor dining closed, last call 8:00 p.m., indoor events closed, gyms at 10 percent, casinos and indoor smoking lounges closed, retail 50 percent, personal services 25 percent, worship 25 percent; mask order D 2020 138 as amended by D 2020 281 (CO-031); D 2020 260/286 hospital transfer authority (CO-065); tenant protections D 2020 223/285 and D 2020 307 issued Dec. 31 (CO-034, CO-071); D 2020 279 and PHO 20-29 elective conditions (CO-021 chain); PHO 20-20 (CO-002); 7th Judicial District AO 2020-16/2020-20 re-suspending jury trials (CO-086 recital).
2021 Q1First quarter of 2021The quarter nationally →	Jan. 1, 2021: same as Dec. 31, 2020 (metro counties remained in Level Red until the Fourth Amended PHO 20-36 moved them to Level Orange on Jan. 4, 2021, CO-038: offices 25 percent, restaurants 25 percent or 50, indoor events 25 percent or 50, personal gatherings ten from two households).	Mar. 31, 2021: Ninth Amended PHO 20-36 'Dial 3.0', Mar. 24 (CO-057): Level Blue offices and retail 75 percent, restaurants 100 percent with six-foot distancing, bars 25 percent or 75, indoor events 50 percent or 175; Level Yellow restaurants and indoor events 50 percent or 150; Level Orange offices 25 percent, restaurants and indoor events 25 percent or 50; Level Red offices 10 percent and indoor dining closed; D 2021 069 extending the Dial to Apr. 16, 2021 (CO-066); mask order D 2021 056 (CO-031 chain); D 2021 062 and Thirteenth Amended PHO 20-29 hospital reporting (CO-094 issued Apr. 9); tenant protections D 2021 073 (CO-071 chain); PHO 20-20; D 2021 068 disaster emergency (CO-001 chain).
2021 Q2Second quarter of 2021The quarter nationally →	Apr. 1, 2021: same as Mar. 31, 2021; D 2021 079 restated the mask order on Apr. 3 (CO-067): masks for age 11 and older in schools, child care, camps, State facilities, congregate care, prisons, jails, health care, personal services and limited health care settings in every county, and in every Public Indoor Space with ten or more unvaccinated persons in counties above 35 weekly cases per 100,000.	June 30, 2021: D 2021 121 disaster emergency (to July 10, 2021, CO-069); Third Amended PHO 20-38, May 31, effective June 1 (CO-052): face coverings for unvaccinated persons age 12 and older in schools, child care and camps, Department of Corrections staff, congregate care, prisons, jails and health care settings; 'All employers must implement the face covering requirements'; 85-percent hospital-capacity trigger; hospital reporting; Fourth Amended PHO 20-38 issued that day effective July 1 (CO-041); Seventh Amended PHO 20-20, effective June 1 (CO-042): weekly PCR surveillance testing of all staff and residents, visitation rules, vaccination plans; D 2021 120 tenant 30-day notice (CO-078); D 2020 011 takeout alcohol chain (CO-008); PHO 20-33 and PHO 21-01 reporting; statewide mask executive order had expired June 1, 2021 (CO-040).
2021 Q3Third quarter of 2021The quarter nationally →	July 1, 2021: D 2021 121 disaster emergency (CO-069) until replaced July 8 by the Recovery Order D 2021 122 (CO-043); Fourth Amended PHO 20-38 effective July 1 (CO-041): face coverings for unvaccinated patients, residents and visitors and medical-grade masks for unvaccinated staff in homeless shelters, prisons, jails and emergency medical and other health care settings, employer implementation duty, 85-percent trigger, hospital reporting; Seventh Amended PHO 20-20 (CO-042); PHO 21-01 and PHO 20-33 reporting; D 2021 120 tenant protections and D 2020 011 alcohol takeout (both to July 8); 7th Judicial District phased jury-trial protocols (CO-086).	Sept. 30, 2021: Recovery Order D 2021 122 as extended by D 2021 129, Sept. 4 (CO-043 to CO-046); Sixth Amended PHO 20-38, effective Sept. 1 (CO-091), and the Seventh Amended issued Sept. 30 effective Oct. 1 (CO-054): the same mask, employer, hospital-reporting and 85-percent provisions plus school case reporting; Eighth Amended PHO 20-20, effective Sept. 27 (CO-092): testing, visitation, face coverings and booster clinics in every residential care facility; Amended PHO 21-01 (CO-093); Board of Health emergency rule 6 CCR 1011-1, ch. 2, Part 12, effective Aug. 30, 2021 (CO-055): first-dose deadline for every covered health care worker Sept. 30, 2021; State-employee vaccination-or-testing requirement (testing and indoor masks from Sept. 20; first doses by Sept. 30 for Corrections, Human Services and Public Health staff) (CO-095, secondary); San Miguel County PHO 2021-06 universal indoor mask order, effective Sept. 1 (CO-076), and PHO 2021-07 issued Sept. 30 (CO-077); Boulder County indoor mask order of Sept. 3, 2021 (DEN metro file).

The end of general restrictions

The day the general business restrictions ended in Colorado, the instrument that ended them, and what the record shows still in force afterward. The end of the general orders is not the end of the record: sector rules, standing duties and the federal layer continue past it.

End of general restrictions

Apr. 16, 2021

2021-04-16 12:01 a.m.

Instrument CDPHE Public Health Order 20-38 Limited COVID-19 Restrictions (issued April 15, 2021; superseding PHO 20-36 COVID-19 Dial and PHO 20-29), following Executive Order D 2021 069 (March 24, 2021), which set the Dial framework to expire April 16, 2021

What remained in force

The disaster emergency (D 2020 003 chain, to July 8, 2021, then the Recovery Order D 2021 122 chain); the statewide face-covering order (D 2021 079, amended by D 2021 095 on May 2 and restated by D 2021 103 on May 14, 2021, effective May 15 and expiring June 1, 2021); PHO 20-38's rule that indoor settings with more than 100 unvaccinated persons may operate at 100 percent capacity not to exceed 500 people with six-foot distancing between unvaccinated parties and require a CDPHE-approved variance above 500 (dropped effective June 1, 2021); face-covering duties in schools, child care, camps, congregate care, prisons, jails and health care settings (all persons to May 15, 2021; unvaccinated persons age 12 and older June 1 to June 30, 2021; unvaccinated patients, residents, visitors and staff in health care settings, prisons, jails and homeless shelters July 1, 2021 onward); 'All employers must implement the face covering requirements'; CDPHE authority to require counties whose resident hospitalizations threaten to exceed 85 percent of hospital capacity to implement additional restrictions; hospital case and bed reporting; PHO 20-20 residential-care testing, visitation and PPE requirements; PHO 20-29 hospital reporting (to April 16, 2021 only); PHO 20-33 laboratory reporting; PHO 20-37/21-01 vaccine access and reporting; existing 5 Star and county variances; county authority to adopt local orders (Boulder County, Denver, San Miguel and others did so in 2021); tenant 30-day-notice protections (D 2021 088 chain to July 8, 2021); takeout alcohol authorization (D 2020 011 chain to July 8, 2021).

Preemption of local orders

None. Colorado set a statewide floor and expressly preserved stricter local orders throughout. D 2020 017 (Mar. 25, 2020) § II.D.1.e: 'Nothing in this Executive Order prevents a local public health authority from issuing an order more protective of public than this Executive Order. For clarity, any stay at home or similar order issued by a local jurisdiction remains in full force and effect' (Ex. CO-012); D 2020 235 (Oct. 30, 2020) § M: 'Nothing in this Executive Order prevents a county or municipality from adopting more protective standards than those contained in this Executive Order as necessary' (Ex. CO-035). Local public health directors act under C.R.S. §§ 25-1-506 and 25-1-508 (recited in the Pitkin County order, Ex. CO-090, and the San Miguel County order, Ex. CO-076). Less protective local measures required State approval: PHO 20-24 § IV allowed local agencies to apply to CDPHE for relief (Ex. CO-016); the Protect Our Neighbors and Dial variance processes ran through CDPHE certification (Exs. CO-030, CO-050, CO-036); D 2020 235 § K authorized CDPHE to 'restrict funding to any county that implements measures that are less restrictive than the standards approved by CDPHE for each level if the county did not first obtain approval from CDPHE' (Ex. CO-035). Counties in Level Red in November 2020 (Weld County among them) that announced non-enforcement did not thereby remove the State order's force. From April 16, 2021 (PHO 20-38) counties assumed local control and several reimposed mask orders in Q3 2021.

Third quarter of 2021

July 1 through September 30, 2021, the last claimable quarter: the instruments the record shows in force in Colorado. An order in force on any day of the quarter is an order in force during it. The quarter nationally →

In force (16)

CO-069 D 2021 121 disaster emergency (July 1-8, 2021)
CO-043 D 2021 122 Colorado COVID-19 Disaster Recovery Order (July 8, 2021) and CO-044, CO-045, CO-046 (D 2021 124, 125, 129) continuing it through Sept. 30, 2021 and beyond
CO-041 Fourth Amended PHO 20-38 (effective July 1, 2021)
CO-053 Fifth Amended PHO 20-38 (effective Aug. 1, 2021)
CO-091 Sixth Amended PHO 20-38 (effective Sept. 1, 2021; school case reporting added)
CO-054 Seventh Amended PHO 20-38 (issued Sept. 30, 2021, effective Oct. 1, 2021)
CO-042 Seventh Amended PHO 20-20 (effective June 1, 2021) residential-care testing, visitation, PPE and vaccination-plan requirements
CO-092 Eighth Amended PHO 20-20 (effective Sept. 27, 2021)
CO-093 Amended PHO 21-01 Vaccine Access and Data Reporting (effective Aug. 1, 2021); PHO 20-33 Laboratory Data Reporting (recited in CO-041, CO-053, CO-091, CO-054; not separately retrieved)
CO-055 State Board of Health emergency rule 6 CCR 1011-1, ch. 2, Part 12 (adopted and effective Aug. 30, 2021): first dose by Sept. 30, 2021; fully vaccinated by Oct. 31, 2021
CO-095 State of Colorado employer vaccination-or-testing requirement for State employees (testing and indoor masking of unvaccinated employees from Sept. 20, 2021; CDOC, CDHS and CDPHE first-dose deadline Sept. 30, 2021) (secondary)
CO-078 D 2021 120 tenant 30-day notice protections (July 1-8, 2021) and CO-008 D 2020 011 takeout-alcohol suspension chain (July 1-8, 2021), both rescinded by D 2021 122
CO-076 San Miguel County PHO 2021-06 (effective Sept. 1, 2021, 11:59 p.m.): face coverings for all persons regardless of vaccination status in indoor public settings; CO-077 PHO 2021-07 (Sept. 30, 2021)
CO-086 7th Judicial District AO 2021-05 phased jury-trial protocols (courts operating under COVID protocols through 2021)
Boulder County Public Health Order 2021-07 indoor mask order (Sept. 3, 2021) and Denver school and child-care mask order (Aug. 2021): DEN metro file
Federal layer: CDC conveyance mask order, TSA directives, OSHA Healthcare ETS (29 C.F.R. § 1910.502) from June 21, 2021, CMS QSO memoranda: Federal files

Sector chronology

How the orders reached each kind of business in Colorado, sector by sector, in the order the record gives. Open a sector to read its chronology; every exhibit named opens its record.

Restaurants and bars

PHO 20-22 closed dining rooms and bars to the public 8:00 a.m. Mar. 17, 2020 (takeout only, five customers inside at a time); D 2020 011 (Mar. 20) allowed sealed takeout and delivery alcohol; restaurants reopened indoors at 50 percent May 27, 2020 (Fourth Amended PHO 20-28); bars reopened June 18, 2020 at 25 percent or 50 patrons, then were closed again to indoor service from Level Red/Purple in the Dial and stayed closed (unless serving food) until Dial 3.0 allowed 25 percent or 75 in Level Blue on Mar. 24, 2021; last call 10:00 p.m. from July 23, 2020 (D 2020 142), by county level from Sept. 21, 2020 (D 2020 199; Blue midnight, Yellow 11 p.m., Orange 10 p.m., Red 8 p.m.); Level Red (Nov. 20, 2020-Jan. 4, 2021 on the Front Range) closed indoor dining; Orange 25 percent or 50; Yellow 50 percent or 50 (150 under Dial 3.0); Blue 50 percent or 175 (100 percent with six feet under Dial 3.0); all caps ended Apr. 16, 2021; mask duties on employees to June 1, 2021.

Retail

Non-critical retail closed to in-person work Mar. 26, 2020 (Stay at Home; curbside allowed); curbside Apr. 27 and in-store at 50 percent May 1, 2020 (PHO 20-28); 50 percent in Levels Blue through Red under the Dial, 25 percent in Level Orange under PHO 20-36 (Nov. 2, 2020 version) and curbside-only in Level Purple; 75 percent in Level Blue under Dial 3.0; caps ended Apr. 16, 2021; customer mask mandate July 17, 2020-June 1, 2021 with an owner's duty to refuse service to the unmasked.

Personal care

Hair and nail salons, spas, tattoo and massage parlors closed 8:00 a.m. Mar. 19, 2020 (PHO 20-22 as updated); reopened May 1, 2020 at ten or fewer or 50 percent, appointment only, customers masked (PHO 20-28 App. D); 50 percent in Levels Green-Yellow, 25 percent in Orange and Red, closed in Purple (PHO 20-36); caps ended Apr. 16, 2021; masks in personal services settings required by D 2021 079 (Apr. 3, 2021) through May 15, 2021.

Fitness and entertainment

Gymnasiums (fitness, dance, exercise studios, recreation centers, bowling alleys, pools), movie and performance theaters, concert and music halls and casinos closed Mar. 17, 2020 (PHO 20-22); gyms and indoor pools reopened June 4, 2020 at 25 percent; indoor events reopened June 18, 2020 to 100 (outdoor 175); Dial: indoor events 50 percent/175 (Blue), 50 percent/50 (Yellow), 25 percent/50 (Orange), closed (Red and Purple); gyms 25 percent (Blue-Orange), 10 percent or ten per room (Red), closed (Purple); casinos closed in Level Red; professional sports pre-season June 30, 2020 without spectators; caps ended Apr. 16, 2021 with a 500-person indoor cap to June 1, 2021.

Hotels and short-term rentals

Hotel restaurants and bars closed with PHO 20-22 (room service excepted); hotels remained open as Residences under Stay at Home but non-essential travel was prohibited Mar. 26-Apr. 26, 2020 and recreational travel limited to ten miles from home under Safer at Home; resort counties banned new lodging guests and short-term rentals in March 2020 (Routt County Mar. 24, 2020, Ex. CO-079; Summit, Pitkin, Gunnison, San Miguel, Eagle orders; Summit County Level Red order Nov. 20, 2020 limited lodging to single households); ski areas closed Mar. 15-May 23, 2020; meetings and events capped as Indoor Events under the Dial to Apr. 16, 2021 and at 500 to June 1, 2021.

Offices and telework

D 2020 013 and PHO 20-24 (effective Mar. 24, 2020): 'reduce in-person work that takes place outside a private residence... by at least fifty (50) percent' and 'implement tele-work or other work from home capabilities to the greatest extent possible'; Stay at Home Mar. 26-Apr. 26, 2020: non-critical offices closed except Minimum Basic Operations; PHO 20-28: non-critical office-based businesses 'may resume at fifty percent (50%) of their in-office occupancy' from May 4, 2020, Critical Businesses 'shall continue to promote telecommuting to the greatest extent possible'; Dial: offices 50 percent (Blue, Yellow), 25 percent and 'strongly encouraged to implement remote work to the greatest extent possible' (Orange), 10 percent with the same clause (Red), closed (Purple); 75 percent in Blue under Dial 3.0; caps ended Apr. 16, 2021; employer mask-implementation duty continued in PHO 20-38 through Q3 2021.

Manufacturing

Manufacturing of critical products was a Critical Business under PHO 20-24; non-critical manufacturing closed for in-person work Mar. 26-Apr. 26, 2020 except Minimum Basic Operations, reopened under PHO 20-28 (50 percent not to exceed 50 employees per room from June 18, 2020); Dial: 50 percent (Blue-Yellow), 25 percent (Orange-Red), 10 percent (Purple); 75 percent in Blue under Dial 3.0; caps ended Apr. 16, 2021.

Construction

Construction was a Critical Business under PHO 20-24 (Mar. 26-Apr. 26, 2020) subject to Social Distancing Requirements and the general order that Critical Businesses reduce in-person work where possible; D 2020 009 § directed conservation of PPE across 'construction, research, institution of higher learning, or other' sectors; Field Services (including real estate open houses) closed in Level Red/Purple (Nov. 2020-Jan. 2021 on the Front Range); worker face coverings from Apr. 23, 2020 (PHO 20-26) and general mask order to June 1, 2021.

Real estate

Real estate open houses closed under Stay at Home and again in Level Red/Purple ('Field Services... are closed, including real estate open houses'); showings by appointment under PHO 20-28 Field Services rules from Apr. 27, 2020; remote notarization authorized Mar. 27, 2020 (D 2020 019 chain); eviction and foreclosure limits Mar. 20-Apr. 30, 2020 (D 2020 012 chain), 30-day cure periods and late-fee bans June 13, 2020-July 8, 2021 (D 2020 101, 223, 307; D 2021 088 chain); county recorder and clerk operations governed by local orders (DEN and county files).

Hospitals and long-term care

PHO 20-20 visitor restrictions at every SNF, ALR and ICF from Mar. 12, 2020, amended eight times through Sept. 27, 2021 (testing of all staff and residents, visitation rules, PPE, vaccination plans, booster clinics); D 2020 009 elective suspension; hospital reporting under PHO 20-29 then PHO 20-38; D 2020 260 (Nov. 23, 2020) authorized CDPHE to order hospitals to transfer or cease admitting patients (to March 2021); D 2020 038 chain expanded the hospital workforce (to July 8, 2021, continued in the Recovery Order); Board of Health rule Aug. 30, 2021: first dose Sept. 30, fully vaccinated Oct. 31, 2021 for all employees, direct contractors and support staff of hospitals, nursing homes, ALRs, home care agencies, hospices, ASCs and other licensed facilities.

Dental and elective health care

D 2020 009 (Mar. 19, 2020): all voluntary or elective surgeries and procedures, 'whether medical, dental, or veterinary,' suspended, extended to Apr. 26, 2020; D 2020 045 and PHO 20-29 (Apr. 27, 2020) permitted recommencement only under PPE-adequacy, testing, distancing and plan-to-stop conditions, with dental-facility PPE requirements; Level Red limited Limited Healthcare Settings to 25 percent or ten per room; PHO 20-29 amended thirteen times to Apr. 9, 2021 and superseded Apr. 16, 2021; unvaccinated personnel and patients masked in health care settings through Q3 2021 (PHO 20-38); Board of Health vaccination rule for licensed facilities including ambulatory surgical centers and community clinics Aug. 30, 2021 (dental offices are not licensed facilities under 6 CCR 1011-1 and fall outside Part 12).

Schools

D 2020 007 suspended all public and private P-12 in-person instruction Mar. 23-Apr. 17, 2020; D 2020 021 to Apr. 30; D 2020 041 (Apr. 22) through the end of the 2019-20 school year; no statewide closure or hybrid order for 2020-21 (district decisions under CDPHE guidance and the mask order, which applied in schools from July 17, 2020); D 2021 079/103 and PHO 20-38 required masks in P-12 schools for all persons to May 15, 2021 and for unvaccinated persons age 12 and older June 1-30, 2021; no statewide school mask or quarantine mandate for 2021-22; Sixth and Seventh Amended PHO 20-38 (Sept. 1 and Oct. 1, 2021) require schools to report all COVID-19 cases and outbreaks; quarantine and isolation of exposed persons continued under CDPHE and local public health directives.

Child care

Child care exempt from the ten-person cap (PHO 20-23) but subject to PHO 20-24 cohort rules Mar. 26-Apr. 26, 2020 (groups of ten or fewer, no mixing, workers with one group); D 2020 035 (Apr. 14, 2020) promoted emergency child care for essential workers and ordered a facility with a positive case to close for at least 72 hours; masks in child care centers for all persons Apr. 2020-May 15, 2021 and for unvaccinated persons age 12 and older June 1-30, 2021 (D 2021 079, 103; PHO 20-38).

Worship and gatherings

Gatherings over ten prohibited from 12:01 a.m. Mar. 19, 2020 (PHO 20-23); all gatherings outside a residence prohibited Mar. 26-Apr. 26, 2020 (PHO 20-24); ten-person cap Apr. 27-Sept. 2020 (PHO 20-28); houses of worship 50 percent or 50 (extra-large venues 100 from June 18, 2020); Dial: personal gatherings 25 (Blue), ten from two households (Yellow, Orange), prohibited (Red, Purple); worship 50 percent (Blue-Yellow), 25 percent (Orange-Red); gathering caps ended Apr. 16, 2021.

Courts and public offices

Chief Justice order Mar. 16, 2020: all jury calls suspended through Apr. 3, 2020, chief judges to 'minimize or eliminate in-person proceedings and contact'; extended Apr. 16 (no jury service before June 1), May 5 (July 6) and June 15, 2020 (Aug. 3); Updated Order July 24, 2020 allowed districts to resume trials after Aug. 2 where safe; districts re-suspended trials in Nov. 2020 (7th JD AO 2020-16/2020-20 through Apr. 2, 2021; Denver through year-end 2020) and resumed on phased protocols from Apr. 5, 2021; D 2020 015 (Mar. 25, 2020) authorized emergency rules extending expiring licenses, permits, commercial driver licenses and vehicle registrations for thirty-day periods, extended monthly to June 2021; State government facilities required masks in public areas to May 15, 2021.

Travel and quarantine

No statewide traveler quarantine. Stay at Home prohibited 'all travel... except Necessary Travel' Mar. 26-Apr. 26, 2020; Safer at Home directed limiting Essential Travel to the county of residence or employment and recreational travel to ten miles Apr. 27-June 2020; resort-county lodging and visitor bans Mar.-Apr. 2020; Level Red counties ordered to stay at home Nov. 20, 2020-Jan. 4, 2021; face coverings required in taxis, buses, light rail and ride-share from July 17, 2020 (D 2020 138) and under the CDC conveyance order from Feb. 1, 2021; isolation and quarantine of cases and contacts required by PHOs 20-28, 20-35, 20-36 and 20-38 'until they are released by public health'.

Face coverings

Workers in Critical Businesses Apr. 23, 2020 (D 2020 039; PHO 20-26), mass transit June 30, 2020 (PHO 20-31); statewide for everyone over ten in Public Indoor Spaces and transportation from 12:00 a.m. July 17, 2020 (D 2020 138), extended monthly; Apr. 3, 2021 (D 2021 079) counties at or below 35 cases per 100,000 could lift the general requirement while masks stayed mandatory in schools, child care, State facilities, congregate care, prisons, jails, health care, personal services and limited health care settings; May 2, 2021 (D 2021 095) 80-percent-vaccinated exception; May 15, 2021 (D 2021 103) unvaccinated persons only in listed settings; executive order expired June 1, 2021; PHO 20-38 continued setting-specific duties for unvaccinated persons through Q3 2021; counties reimposed universal indoor masks in Sept. 2021 (San Miguel Sept. 1; Boulder Sept. 3).

Vaccination mandates

State Board of Health emergency rule 6 CCR 1011-1, ch. 2, Part 12 (adopted and effective Aug. 30, 2021): every employee, direct contractor and support-staff member of every licensed health care facility first dose by Sept. 30, 2021, fully vaccinated by Oct. 31, 2021, new hires fully vaccinated after Oct. 31, medical and religious exemptions per facility policy, vaccination-rate reporting from Oct. 1, 2021; State of Colorado as employer: unvaccinated State employees to test twice weekly and mask indoors from Sept. 20, 2021, and Corrections, Human Services and Public Health staff serving vulnerable populations first dose by Sept. 30, 2021 (Governor's releases Aug. 17-18, 2021); federal EO 14042/14043 and the CMS and OSHA rules of Nov. 2021 stated in the Federal files.

Standing duties

The statutes, codes and penalty provisions of Colorado that stood before March 2020 and ran through every claimable quarter. They are the reason nothing an employer did under the orders was voluntary. Read the Colorado duties →

Colorado's pandemic measures rested on standing law that no single order created. C.R.S. 25-1.5-101(1)(a) and 25-1.5-102(1)(a)(I), (c) and (d) empower CDPHE to close public places, forbid gatherings, investigate and control communicable disease, and establish and enforce isolation and quarantine with physical control over property and persons; 25-1-506(3)(b) gives county and district public health agencies the same powers locally. C.R.S. 25-1-114(1)(a) makes it unlawful for any person, association or corporation, and the officers thereof, to willfully violate, disobey or disregard any lawful public-health order, punishable during the period by a fine up to $1,000 and county jail up to one year (25-1-114(4), 2018 text), and expressly preserves civil actions in damages for violations of the public health laws; 25-1-516 is the local analogue (class 1 misdemeanor in the 2018 text). Every CDPHE order in the library recites 25-1.5-101 and 25-1.5-102 as authority and 25-1-114 as the penalty. C.R.S. 24-33.5-704(2) gives the Governor's executive orders the force and effect of law and (7)(g) the power to control the occupancy of premises; violations of executive orders were enforced through the implementing PHOs, license suspension (D 2020 138 sec. K) and trespass (D 2020 138 sec. H). Colorado is a federal-OSHA State without a State general-duty statute (the former 8-1-109 is repealed; HB 26-1054 to enact one was lost May 13, 2026), so 29 U.S.C. 654(a)(1) bound every private employer; the General Assembly added the Public Health Emergency Whistleblower Act (HB 20-1415, eff. July 11, 2020) and the Healthy Families and Workplaces Act (SB 20-205, eff. July 14, 2020). Colorado enacted no COVID-19 liability shield: SB 20B-011, HB 21-1074 and SB 21-080 were each postponed indefinitely, and each would have protected only an entity that attempted in good faith to comply with applicable public health guidelines, instructions, orders and mandates; the Premises Liability Act's duty of reasonable care to invitees (13-21-115) and the ordinary negligence standard therefore governed. The retail food statute (25-4-1609, 25-4-1611) allowed closure for an imminent health hazard and license suspension, the route CDPHE used against a Castle Rock restaurant in May 2020, and the Board of Health's rules (6 CCR 1009-1) impose reporting, investigation and food-worker exclusion duties. The orders themselves wrote the protocols into operating conditions with mandatory verbs (must comply, shall take, must implement) and incorporated CDPHE guidance by reference, while marking recommendations as such (encouraged, should, strongly encouraged); PHO 20-38's employer implementation duty ran through September 30, 2021. The Attorney General stated in March 2020 that residents and businesses are required to follow the orders on pain of criminal penalty and license revocation, and the District of Colorado held on April 19, 2020 that the Stay at Home orders represented the reasonable judgment of the Governor and the public health departments under broad emergency powers.

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4 Statutory authority
4 Workplace duty
3 Not enacted
2 Agency position statement
2 Order penalty
2 Sanitary code duty
1 Adjudication
1 Guidance incorporated
1 Statutory duty

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On the calendar

Every dated instrument in the Colorado file across the nineteen months from March 2020 through September 2021, in the order it took effect. A bar takes the color of the instrument's first limitation type and runs from its effective month through its end month; a fading edge marks an instrument whose end the record does not date. Point at a bar for its dates; open the bar for the record.

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Ex. CO-001 Executive Order D 2020 003Governor Jared Polis · Mar. 11, 2020

Executive Order D 2020 003

Ex. CO-096 Colorado Health Emergency Leave with Pay ('Colorado HELP') Rules, 7…Colorado Department of Labor and Employment… · Mar. 11, 2020

Colorado Health Emergency…

Ex. CO-002 Notice of Public Health Order 20-20Colorado Department of Public Health and… · Mar. 12, 2020

Notice of Public Health…

Ex. CO-003 Executive Order D 2020 004Governor Jared Polis · Mar. 15, 2020

Executive Order D 2020 004

Ex. CO-056 Order Regarding COVID-19 and Operation of Colorado State CourtsChief Justice Nathan B. Coats, Supreme Court of… · Mar. 16, 2020

Order Regarding COVID-19 and…

Ex. CO-004 Updated Notice of Public Health Order 20-22 (originally issued Mar.…CDPHE, Executive Director Jill Hunsaker Ryan · Mar. 17, 2020

Updated Notice of Public…

Ex. CO-090 Amended Notice of Public Health Order (Standing Public Health Order…Pitkin County Public Health Director (Standing… · Mar. 18, 2020

Amended Notice of Public…

Ex. CO-100 Division of Motor Vehicles office closures (from Mar. 18, 2020) and…Colorado Department of Revenue, Division of… · Mar. 18, 2020

Division of Motor Vehicles…

Ex. CO-005 Amended Notice of Public Health Order 20-23 (issued Mar. 18, 2020…CDPHE, Executive Director Jill Hunsaker Ryan · Mar. 19, 2020

Amended Notice of Public…

Ex. CO-008 Executive Order D 2020 011Governor Jared Polis · Mar. 20, 2020

Executive Order D 2020 011

Ex. CO-009 Executive Order D 2020 012Governor Jared Polis · Mar. 20, 2020

Executive Order D 2020 012

Ex. CO-006 Executive Order D 2020 007Governor Jared Polis · Mar. 23, 2020

Executive Order D 2020 007

Ex. CO-007 Executive Order D 2020 009Governor Jared Polis · Mar. 23, 2020

Executive Order D 2020 009

Ex. CO-011 Public Health Order 20-24CDPHE, Executive Director Jill Hunsaker Ryan · Mar. 24, 2020

Public Health Order 20-24

Ex. CO-079 Routt County Public Health Orders of Mar. 24, 2020 (Order One…Routt County Board of County Commissioners… · Mar. 24, 2020

Routt County Public Health…

Ex. CO-087 Executive Order D 2020 015Governor Jared Polis · Mar. 25, 2020

Executive Order D 2020 015

Ex. CO-012 Executive Order D 2020 017Governor Jared Polis · Mar. 26, 2020

Executive Order D 2020 017

Ex. CO-014 Executive Order D 2020 019 (Mar. 27, 2020)Governor Jared Polis · Mar. 27, 2020

Executive Order D 2020 019…

Ex. CO-088 Executive Order D 2020 020Governor Jared Polis · Apr. 1, 2020

Executive Order D 2020 020

Ex. CO-015 Executive Order D 2020 024Governor Jared Polis · Apr. 6, 2020

Executive Order D 2020 024

Ex. CO-062 Executive Order D 2020 025Governor Jared Polis · Apr. 6, 2020

Executive Order D 2020 025

Ex. CO-047 Fourth Updated Public Health Order 20-24CDPHE, Executive Director Jill Hunsaker Ryan · Apr. 10, 2020

Fourth Updated Public Health…

Ex. CO-063 Executive Order D 2020 035Governor Jared Polis · Apr. 14, 2020

Executive Order D 2020 035

Ex. CO-099 Updated Orders Regarding COVID-19 and Operation of Colorado State…Chief Justice Nathan B. Coats, Supreme Court of… · Apr. 16, 2020

Updated Orders Regarding…

Ex. CO-017 Executive Order D 2020 039Governor Jared Polis · Apr. 17, 2020

Executive Order D 2020 039

Ex. CO-018 Executive Order D 2020 041Governor Jared Polis · Apr. 22, 2020

Executive Order D 2020 041

Ex. CO-019 Executive Order D 2020 044Governor Jared Polis · Apr. 27, 2020

Executive Order D 2020 044

Ex. CO-021 Executive Order D 2020 045Governor Jared Polis · Apr. 27, 2020

Executive Order D 2020 045

Ex. CO-022 Public Health Order 20-29CDPHE, Executive Director Jill Hunsaker Ryan · Apr. 27, 2020

Public Health Order 20-29

Ex. CO-082 Executive Order D 2020 049Governor Jared Polis · Apr. 30, 2020

Executive Order D 2020 049

Ex. CO-023 Amended Public Health Order 20-28CDPHE, Executive Director Jill Hunsaker Ryan · May 4, 2020

Amended Public Health Order…

Ex. CO-085 Legislative Council Staff Memorandum, 'Court Operations During…Legislative Council Staff, Colorado General… · May 8, 2020

Legislative Council Staff…

Ex. CO-064 Executive Order D 2020 079Governor Jared Polis · May 25, 2020

Executive Order D 2020 079

Ex. CO-024 Fourth Amended Public Health Order 20-28CDPHE, Executive Director Jill Hunsaker Ryan · May 26, 2020

Fourth Amended Public Health…

Ex. CO-028 Executive Order D 2020 091Governor Jared Polis · June 1, 2020

Executive Order D 2020 091

Ex. CO-029 Executive Order D 2020 101Governor Jared Polis · June 13, 2020

Executive Order D 2020 101

Ex. CO-025 Seventh Amended Public Health Order 20-28CDPHE, Executive Director Jill Hunsaker Ryan · June 18, 2020

Seventh Amended Public…

Ex. CO-049 Public Health Order 20-31 (Amended)CDPHE, Executive Director Jill Hunsaker Ryan · June 30, 2020

Public Health Order 20-31…

Ex. CO-050 Public Health Order 20-32CDPHE, Executive Director Jill Hunsaker Ryan · July 6, 2020

Public Health Order 20-32

Ex. CO-030 Executive Order D 2020 127Governor Jared Polis · July 9, 2020

Executive Order D 2020 127

Ex. CO-032 Executive Order D 2020 142Governor Jared Polis · July 23, 2020

Executive Order D 2020 142

Ex. CO-026 Ninth Amended Public Health Order 20-28CDPHE, Executive Director Jill Hunsaker Ryan · July 30, 2020

Ninth Amended Public Health…

Ex. CO-027 Tenth Amended Public Health Order 20-28CDPHE, Executive Director Jill Hunsaker Ryan · Aug. 21, 2020

Tenth Amended Public Health…

Ex. CO-033 Public Health Order 20-35CDPHE, Executive Director Jill Hunsaker Ryan · Sept. 15, 2020

Public Health Order 20-35

Ex. CO-072 Executive Order D 2020 199Governor Jared Polis · Sept. 21, 2020

Executive Order D 2020 199

Ex. CO-034 Executive Order D 2020 223Governor Jared Polis · Oct. 15, 2020

Executive Order D 2020 223

Ex. CO-059 Third Amended Public Health Order 20-35CDPHE, Executive Director Jill Hunsaker Ryan · Oct. 23, 2020

Third Amended Public Health…

Ex. CO-081 First Amended Public Health Order 20-36CDPHE, Executive Director Jill Hunsaker Ryan · Nov. 17, 2020

First Amended Public Health…

Ex. CO-037 Second Amended Public Health Order 20-36CDPHE, Executive Director Jill Hunsaker Ryan · Nov. 20, 2020

Second Amended Public Health…

Ex. CO-065 Executive Order D 2020 260Governor Jared Polis · Nov. 23, 2020

Executive Order D 2020 260

Ex. CO-071 Executive Order D 2020 307Governor Jared Polis · Dec. 31, 2020

Executive Order D 2020 307

Ex. CO-038 Fourth Amended Public Health Order 20-36CDPHE, Executive Director Jill Hunsaker Ryan · Jan. 4, 2021

Fourth Amended Public Health…

Ex. CO-039 Sixth Amended Public Health Order 20-36 ('Dial 2.0')CDPHE, Executive Director Jill Hunsaker Ryan · Feb. 6, 2021

Sixth Amended Public Health…

Ex. CO-057 Ninth Amended Public Health Order 20-36 ('Dial 3.0')CDPHE, Executive Director Jill Hunsaker Ryan · Mar. 24, 2021

Ninth Amended Public Health…

Ex. CO-066 Executive Order D 2021 069Governor Jared Polis · Mar. 24, 2021

Executive Order D 2021 069

Ex. CO-067 Executive Order D 2021 079Governor Jared Polis · Apr. 3, 2021

Executive Order D 2021 079

Ex. CO-058 Tenth Amended Public Health Order 20-36CDPHE, Executive Director Jill Hunsaker Ryan · Apr. 4, 2021

Tenth Amended Public Health…

Ex. CO-086 Administrative Order 2021-05Chief Judge, 7th Judicial District · Apr. 5, 2021

Administrative Order 2021-05

Ex. CO-094 Thirteenth Amended Public Health Order 20-29CDPHE, Executive Director Jill Hunsaker Ryan · Apr. 9, 2021

Thirteenth Amended Public…

Ex. CO-051 Public Health Order 20-38CDPHE, Executive Director Jill Hunsaker Ryan · Apr. 16, 2021

Public Health Order 20-38

Ex. CO-070 Executive Order D 2021 088Governor Jared Polis · Apr. 20, 2021

Executive Order D 2021 088

Ex. CO-060 Amended Public Health Order 20-38CDPHE, Executive Director Jill Hunsaker Ryan · May 2, 2021

Amended Public Health Order…

Ex. CO-068 Executive Order D 2021 095Governor Jared Polis · May 2, 2021

Executive Order D 2021 095

Ex. CO-040 Executive Order D 2021 103Governor Jared Polis · May 15, 2021

Executive Order D 2021 103

Ex. CO-061 Second Amended Public Health Order 20-38CDPHE, Executive Director Jill Hunsaker Ryan · May 15, 2021

Second Amended Public Health…

Ex. CO-042 Seventh Amended Public Health Order 20-20CDPHE, Executive Director Jill Hunsaker Ryan · June 1, 2021

Seventh Amended Public…

Ex. CO-052 Third Amended Public Health Order 20-38CDPHE, Executive Director Jill Hunsaker Ryan · June 1, 2021

Third Amended Public Health…

Ex. CO-069 Executive Order D 2021 121Governor Jared Polis · June 30, 2021

Executive Order D 2021 121

Ex. CO-078 Executive Order D 2021 120Governor Jared Polis · June 30, 2021

Executive Order D 2021 120

Ex. CO-043 Executive Order D 2021 122Governor Jared Polis · July 8, 2021

Executive Order D 2021 122

Ex. CO-044 Executive Order D 2021 124Governor Jared Polis · July 30, 2021

Executive Order D 2021 124

Ex. CO-053 Fifth Amended Public Health Order 20-38CDPHE, Executive Director Jill Hunsaker Ryan · Aug. 1, 2021

Fifth Amended Public Health…

Ex. CO-093 Amended Public Health Order 21-01CDPHE, Executive Director Jill Hunsaker Ryan · Aug. 1, 2021

Amended Public Health Order…

Ex. CO-045 Executive Order D 2021 125Governor Jared Polis · Aug. 6, 2021

Executive Order D 2021 125

Ex. CO-055 Emergency rule, 6 CCR 1011-1, Chapter 2, Part 12Colorado State Board of Health (rule enforced by… · Aug. 30, 2021

Emergency rule, 6 CCR…

Ex. CO-076 Public Health Agency Order No. 2021-06San Miguel County Department of Public Health… · Sept. 1, 2021

Public Health Agency Order…

Ex. CO-091 Sixth Amended Public Health Order 20-38CDPHE, Executive Director Jill Hunsaker Ryan · Sept. 1, 2021

Sixth Amended Public Health…

Ex. CO-046 Executive Order D 2021 129Governor Jared Polis · Sept. 4, 2021

Executive Order D 2021 129

Ex. CO-095 State-employee COVID-19 vaccination-or-testing requirement (announced…State of Colorado as employer (Governor's… · Sept. 20, 2021

State-employee COVID-19…

Ex. CO-092 Eighth Amended Public Health Order 20-20CDPHE, Executive Director Jill Hunsaker Ryan · Sept. 27, 2021

Eighth Amended Public Health…

Ex. CO-077 Public Health Agency Order No. 2021-07San Miguel County Department of Public Health… · Sept. 30, 2021

Public Health Agency Order…

Ex. CO-054 Seventh Amended Public Health Order 20-38CDPHE, Executive Director Jill Hunsaker Ryan · Oct. 1, 2021

Seventh Amended Public…

All instruments

Every record in the Colorado file, in the order it took effect. Filter by quarter and by limitation type; sort by any column; open the exhibit ID for the record and the operative words, or the file where The COVID Project holds it.

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Exhibit	Instrument	Issuer	Level	Effective	End	Quarters	Limitations	Source	File
Ex. CO-001	Executive Order D 2020 003Declaring a Disaster Emergency Due to the Presence of Coronavirus Disease 2019 in Colorado	Governor Jared Polis	State	Mar. 11, 2020	July 8, 2021	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Emergency declaration	Primary source read	PDF 1.4 MB
Ex. CO-096	Colorado Health Emergency Leave with Pay ('Colorado HELP') Rules, 7 CCR 1103-10 (emergency rules adopted Mar. 11, 2020; amended Mar. 16, Apr. 3, Apr. 27 and July 14, 2020)Colorado Health Emergency Leave with Pay Rules	Colorado Department of Labor and Employment, Division of Labor Standards and Statistics	Sector regulator	Mar. 11, 2020	July 14, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q3	Workplace rulesQuarantine and isolationOther	Confirmed from a secondary source	Source
Ex. CO-002	Notice of Public Health Order 20-20Restricting Visitors at All Colorado Skilled Nursing Facilities, Assisted Living Residences and Intermediate…	Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment (CDPHE), Executive Director Jill Hunsaker Ryan	Sector regulator	Mar. 12, 2020	May 31, 2021	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Health care ordersWorkplace rulesQuarantine and isolation	Primary source read	PDF 179 KB
Ex. CO-003	Executive Order D 2020 004Ordering Closure of Downhill Ski Resorts Due to the Presence of COVID-19 in the State of Colorado	Governor Jared Polis	State	Mar. 15, 2020	May 23, 2020	2020 Q2	Business closureEvents and venues	Primary source read	PDF 1.1 MB
Ex. CO-056	Order Regarding COVID-19 and Operation of Colorado State Courts	Chief Justice Nathan B. Coats, Supreme Court of Colorado	Court	Mar. 16, 2020	Sept. 30, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q3	Telework mandateGathering capCourts and public offices	Primary source read	PDF 567 KB
Ex. CO-004	Updated Notice of Public Health Order 20-22 (originally issued Mar. 16, 2020; updated Mar. 19, 2020)Closing Bars, Restaurants, Theaters, Gymnasiums, Casinos, Nonessential Personal Services Facilities, and Horse…	CDPHE, Executive Director Jill Hunsaker Ryan	Sector regulator	Mar. 17, 2020	Apr. 30, 2020	2020 Q2	Business closureGathering capAlcohol and barsEvents and venues	Primary source read	PDF 143 KB
Ex. CO-090	Amended Notice of Public Health Order (Standing Public Health Order Related to Events), Mar. 18, 2020, superseding the Mar. 13, 2020 orderStanding Public Health Order - Amended Notice of Public Health Order	Pitkin County Public Health Director (Standing Public Health Order)	County	Mar. 18, 2020	Apr. 17, 2020	2020 Q2	Business closureGathering capAlcohol and barsEvents and venues	Primary source read	PDF 306 KB
Ex. CO-100	Division of Motor Vehicles office closures (from Mar. 18, 2020) and emergency rules extending expirationsDMV office closures and document-expiration extensions	Colorado Department of Revenue, Division of Motor Vehicles	Sector regulator	Mar. 18, 2020	Sept. 30, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q3	Courts and public officesOther	Primary source read	—
Ex. CO-005	Amended Notice of Public Health Order 20-23 (issued Mar. 18, 2020; amended Mar. 20, 2020)Implementing Social Distancing Measures	CDPHE, Executive Director Jill Hunsaker Ryan	Sector regulator	Mar. 19, 2020	Apr. 18, 2020	2020 Q2	Gathering capEvents and venues	Primary source read	PDF 114 KB
Ex. CO-008	Executive Order D 2020 011Ordering the Temporary Suspension of Certain Regulatory Statutes Due to the Presence of COVID-19	Governor Jared Polis	State	Mar. 20, 2020	Sept. 30, 2021	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Alcohol and barsOther	Primary source read	PDF 581 KB
Ex. CO-009	Executive Order D 2020 012Order Limiting Evictions, Foreclosures, and Public Utility Disconnections and Expediting Unemployment…	Governor Jared Polis	State	Mar. 20, 2020	Apr. 30, 2020	2020 Q2	Courts and public officesOther	Primary source read	PDF 438 KB
Ex. CO-006	Executive Order D 2020 007Ordering Suspension of Normal In-Person Instruction at All Public and Private Elementary and Secondary Schools…	Governor Jared Polis	State	Mar. 23, 2020	Apr. 17, 2020	2020 Q2	Schools and child careOther	Primary source read	PDF 1.3 MB
Ex. CO-007	Executive Order D 2020 009Ordering the Temporary Cessation of All Elective and Non-Essential Surgeries and Procedures and Preserving…	Governor Jared Polis	State	Mar. 23, 2020	Apr. 14, 2020	2020 Q2	Health care ordersSupply chain	Primary source read	PDF 685 KB
Ex. CO-011	Public Health Order 20-24Implementing Fifty Percent Reduction in Nonessential Business In-Person Work and Extreme Social Distancing	CDPHE, Executive Director Jill Hunsaker Ryan	Sector regulator	Mar. 24, 2020	Mar. 26, 2020	2020 Q2	Business closureTelework mandateWorkplace rules	Primary source read	PDF 172 KB
Ex. CO-079	Routt County Public Health Orders of Mar. 24, 2020 (Order One: lodging; Order Two: gatherings) as announced in the County's releaseRoutt County Commissioners Issue Executive Orders to Reduce COVID-19 Community Spread and Save Lives in the…	Routt County Board of County Commissioners acting as the Board of Health (Commissioners Corrigan, Melton and Monger)	County	Mar. 24, 2020	Apr. 24, 2020	2020 Q2	Business closureGathering capTravel and quarantine	Confirmed from a secondary source	PDF 108 KB
Ex. CO-087	Executive Order D 2020 015Authorizing the Executive Directors of Certain State Agencies to Promulgate and Issue Emergency Rules…	Governor Jared Polis	State	Mar. 25, 2020	May 7, 2021	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2	Courts and public officesOther	Primary source read	PDF 608 KB
Ex. CO-012	Executive Order D 2020 017Ordering Coloradans to Stay at Home Due to the Presence of COVID-19 in the State	Governor Jared Polis	State	Mar. 26, 2020	Apr. 11, 2020	2020 Q2	Stay-at-homeBusiness closureTelework mandateGathering capTravel and quarantine	Primary source read	PDF 499 KB
Ex. CO-014	Executive Order D 2020 019 (Mar. 27, 2020)Ordering the Temporary Suspension of the Personal Appearance Requirement for Notarization due to the Presence…	Governor Jared Polis	State	Mar. 27, 2020	Sept. 30, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q3	Courts and public officesOther	Primary source read	PDF 486 KB
Ex. CO-088	Executive Order D 2020 020Ordering the Temporary Suspension of Certain Statutes to Expand the Use of Telehealth Services Due to the…	Governor Jared Polis	State	Apr. 1, 2020	July 6, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q3	Health care ordersOther	Primary source read	PDF 659 KB
Ex. CO-015	Executive Order D 2020 024Amending and Extending Executive Order D 2020 017 Ordering Coloradans to Stay at Home Due to the Presence of…	Governor Jared Polis	State	Apr. 6, 2020	Apr. 26, 2020	2020 Q2	Stay-at-homeBusiness closureGathering capTravel and quarantine	Primary source read	PDF 603 KB
Ex. CO-062	Executive Order D 2020 025Rescinding Executive Order D 2020 013 Concerning Colorado Employers Reducing In-Person Workforce by Fifty…	Governor Jared Polis	State	Apr. 6, 2020	June 30, 2020	2020 Q2	Telework mandateWorkplace rules	Primary source read	PDF 270 KB
Ex. CO-047	Fourth Updated Public Health Order 20-24Implementing Stay at Home Requirements	CDPHE, Executive Director Jill Hunsaker Ryan	Sector regulator	Apr. 10, 2020	Apr. 26, 2020	2020 Q2	Stay-at-homeBusiness closureTelework mandateGathering capTravel and quarantineSchools and child care	Primary source read	PDF 192 KB
Ex. CO-063	Executive Order D 2020 035Amending Executive Orders D 2020 007 and D 2020 021 to Promote the Provision of Emergency Child Care for…	Governor Jared Polis	State	Apr. 14, 2020	June 30, 2020	2020 Q2	Schools and child careQuarantine and isolationOther	Primary source read	PDF 214 KB
Ex. CO-099	Updated Orders Regarding COVID-19 and Operation of Colorado State Courts of Apr. 16, May 5, June 15 and July 24, 2020Updated Order Regarding COVID-19 and Operation of Colorado State Courts	Chief Justice Nathan B. Coats, Supreme Court of Colorado	Court	Apr. 16, 2020	July 24, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q3	Gathering capCourts and public offices	Confirmed from a secondary source	Source
Ex. CO-017	Executive Order D 2020 039Ordering Workers in Critical Businesses and Critical Government Functions to Wear Non-Medical Face Coverings	Governor Jared Polis	State	Apr. 17, 2020	July 16, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q3	Face-covering requirementWorkplace rules	Primary source read	PDF 620 KB
Ex. CO-018	Executive Order D 2020 041Amending and Extending Executive Orders D 2020 007, D 2020 021, and D 2020 035 to Suspend Normal In-Person…	Governor Jared Polis	State	Apr. 22, 2020	May 21, 2020	2020 Q2	Schools and child careOther	Primary source read	PDF 387 KB
Ex. CO-019	Executive Order D 2020 044Safer at Home	Governor Jared Polis	State	Apr. 27, 2020	May 26, 2020	2020 Q2	Business closureTelework mandateCapacity limitGathering capFace-covering requirementTravel and quarantineSchools and child careWorkplace rules	Primary source read	PDF 574 KB
Ex. CO-021	Executive Order D 2020 045Permitting the Limited Recommencement of Voluntary or Elective Surgeries and Procedures in Colorado	Governor Jared Polis	State	Apr. 27, 2020	June 30, 2021	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2	Face-covering requirementHealth care ordersWorkplace rules	Primary source read	PDF 564 KB
Ex. CO-022	Public Health Order 20-29Limited Recommencement of Voluntary or Elective Surgeries and Procedures in Colorado	CDPHE, Executive Director Jill Hunsaker Ryan	Sector regulator	Apr. 27, 2020	Apr. 9, 2021	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2	Face-covering requirementHealth care ordersWorkplace rules	Primary source read	PDF 212 KB
Ex. CO-082	Executive Order D 2020 049Amending Executive Orders D 2020 004, D 2020 006, and D 2020 026 to Extend the Closure of Downhill Ski Areas…	Governor Jared Polis	State	Apr. 30, 2020	May 23, 2020	2020 Q2	Business closureEvents and venues	Primary source read	PDF 468 KB
Ex. CO-023	Amended Public Health Order 20-28Safer at Home	CDPHE, Executive Director Jill Hunsaker Ryan	Sector regulator	May 4, 2020	May 8, 2020	2020 Q2	Business closureTelework mandateCapacity limitGathering capWorkplace rules	Primary source read	PDF 578 KB
Ex. CO-085	Legislative Council Staff Memorandum, 'Court Operations During COVID-19'Memorandum on Colorado court operations during the COVID-19 emergency	Legislative Council Staff, Colorado General Assembly (nonpartisan memorandum describing Judicial Branch orders)	State	May 8, 2020	June 30, 2020	2020 Q2	Courts and public offices	Confirmed from a secondary source	PDF 264 KB
Ex. CO-064	Executive Order D 2020 079Amending and Extending Executive Order D 2020 044 Safer at Home	Governor Jared Polis	State	May 25, 2020	June 1, 2020	2020 Q2	Business closureCapacity limitGathering capWorkplace rules	Primary source read	PDF 216 KB
Ex. CO-024	Fourth Amended Public Health Order 20-28Safer at Home	CDPHE, Executive Director Jill Hunsaker Ryan	Sector regulator	May 26, 2020	June 1, 2020	2020 Q2	Business closureCapacity limitGathering capAlcohol and barsWorkplace rules	Primary source read	PDF 349 KB
Ex. CO-028	Executive Order D 2020 091Safer at Home and in the Vast, Great Outdoors	Governor Jared Polis	State	June 1, 2020	Oct. 6, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q4	Telework mandateCapacity limitGathering capTravel and quarantineEvents and venuesWorkplace rules	Primary source read	PDF 200 KB
Ex. CO-029	Executive Order D 2020 101Ordering the Temporary Limiting of Certain Evictions to Provide Relief to Coloradans Affected by COVID-19	Governor Jared Polis	State	June 13, 2020	Oct. 15, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q4	Courts and public officesOther	Primary source read	PDF 845 KB
Ex. CO-025	Seventh Amended Public Health Order 20-28Safer at Home and in the Vast, Great Outdoors	CDPHE, Executive Director Jill Hunsaker Ryan	Sector regulator	June 18, 2020	not dated	2020 Q22020 Q3	Business closureCapacity limitGathering capAlcohol and barsEvents and venuesWorkplace rules	Primary source read	PDF 389 KB
Ex. CO-049	Public Health Order 20-31 (Amended)Face Coverings for Critical Businesses and Mass Transportation Operations	CDPHE, Executive Director Jill Hunsaker Ryan	Sector regulator	June 30, 2020	July 20, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q3	Face-covering requirementTravel and quarantineWorkplace rules	Primary source read	PDF 135 KB
Ex. CO-050	Public Health Order 20-32Protect Our Neighbors	CDPHE, Executive Director Jill Hunsaker Ryan	Sector regulator	July 6, 2020	July 6, 2020	2020 Q32020 Q4	Capacity limitGathering capWorkplace rules	Primary source read	PDF 411 KB
Ex. CO-030	Executive Order D 2020 127Protect Our Neighbors	Governor Jared Polis	State	July 9, 2020	Oct. 30, 2020	2020 Q32020 Q4	Capacity limitGathering capWorkplace rules	Primary source read	PDF 234 KB
Ex. CO-032	Executive Order D 2020 142Amending and Extending Executive Orders D 2020 091 and D 2020 123 Safer at Home and in the Vast, Great…	Governor Jared Polis	State	July 23, 2020	not dated	2020 Q3	Curfew and hoursAlcohol and bars	Primary source read	PDF 183 KB
Ex. CO-026	Ninth Amended Public Health Order 20-28Safer at Home and in the Vast, Great Outdoors	CDPHE, Executive Director Jill Hunsaker Ryan	Sector regulator	July 30, 2020	not dated	2020 Q3	Capacity limitGathering capCurfew and hoursAlcohol and barsEvents and venuesWorkplace rules	Primary source read	PDF 332 KB
Ex. CO-027	Tenth Amended Public Health Order 20-28Safer at Home and in the Vast, Great Outdoors	CDPHE, Executive Director Jill Hunsaker Ryan	Sector regulator	Aug. 21, 2020	Sept. 15, 2020	2020 Q3	Capacity limitGathering capCurfew and hoursAlcohol and barsEvents and venuesWorkplace rules	Primary source read	PDF 337 KB
Ex. CO-033	Public Health Order 20-35Safer at Home Dial	CDPHE, Executive Director Jill Hunsaker Ryan	Sector regulator	Sept. 15, 2020	Nov. 2, 2020	2020 Q32020 Q4	Capacity limitGathering capFace-covering requirementCurfew and hoursAlcohol and barsEvents and venuesWorkplace rulesQuarantine and isolation	Primary source read	PDF 354 KB
Ex. CO-072	Executive Order D 2020 199Amending and Extending Executive Orders D 2020 091, D 2020 123, D 2020 142, D 2020 144, and D 2020 170 Safer…	Governor Jared Polis	State	Sept. 21, 2020	Oct. 6, 2020	2020 Q32020 Q4	Capacity limitCurfew and hoursAlcohol and bars	Primary source read	PDF 2.4 MB
Ex. CO-034	Executive Order D 2020 223Limiting Certain Evictions to Provide Relief to Coloradans Affected by COVID-19	Governor Jared Polis	State	Oct. 15, 2020	Dec. 18, 2020	2020 Q4	Courts and public officesOther	Primary source read	PDF 638 KB
Ex. CO-059	Third Amended Public Health Order 20-35Safer at Home Dial	CDPHE, Executive Director Jill Hunsaker Ryan	Sector regulator	Oct. 23, 2020	Nov. 2, 2020	2020 Q4	Capacity limitGathering capFace-covering requirementCurfew and hoursAlcohol and barsEvents and venuesWorkplace rulesQuarantine and isolation	Primary source read	PDF 366 KB
Ex. CO-081	First Amended Public Health Order 20-36COVID-19 Dial	CDPHE, Executive Director Jill Hunsaker Ryan	Sector regulator	Nov. 17, 2020	Nov. 20, 2020	2020 Q4	Stay-at-homeBusiness closureTelework mandateCapacity limitGathering capCurfew and hoursAlcohol and barsEvents and venuesWorkplace rules	Primary source read	PDF 405 KB
Ex. CO-037	Second Amended Public Health Order 20-36COVID-19 Dial	CDPHE, Executive Director Jill Hunsaker Ryan	Sector regulator	Nov. 20, 2020	Dec. 7, 2020	2020 Q4	Stay-at-homeBusiness closureTelework mandateCapacity limitGathering capFace-covering requirementCurfew and hoursAlcohol and barsEvents and venuesWorkplace rules	Primary source read	PDF 406 KB
Ex. CO-065	Executive Order D 2020 260Authorizing the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment to Order Hospitals and Freestanding…	Governor Jared Polis	State	Nov. 23, 2020	Mar. 31, 2021	2020 Q42021 Q1	Health care ordersSupply chain	Primary source read	PDF 316 KB
Ex. CO-071	Executive Order D 2020 307Providing Protections for Coloradans Tenants Due to COVID-19	Governor Jared Polis	State	Dec. 31, 2020	June 30, 2021	2020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2	Other	Primary source read	PDF 423 KB
Ex. CO-038	Fourth Amended Public Health Order 20-36COVID-19 Dial	CDPHE, Executive Director Jill Hunsaker Ryan	Sector regulator	Jan. 4, 2021	Feb. 5, 2021	2021 Q1	Telework mandateCapacity limitGathering capFace-covering requirementCurfew and hoursAlcohol and barsEvents and venuesWorkplace rules	Primary source read	PDF 424 KB
Ex. CO-039	Sixth Amended Public Health Order 20-36 ('Dial 2.0')COVID-19 Dial	CDPHE, Executive Director Jill Hunsaker Ryan	Sector regulator	Feb. 6, 2021	Mar. 23, 2021	2021 Q1	Stay-at-homeBusiness closureTelework mandateCapacity limitGathering capFace-covering requirementCurfew and hoursAlcohol and barsEvents and venuesWorkplace rules	Primary source read	PDF 417 KB
Ex. CO-057	Ninth Amended Public Health Order 20-36 ('Dial 3.0')COVID-19 Dial	CDPHE, Executive Director Jill Hunsaker Ryan	Sector regulator	Mar. 24, 2021	Apr. 4, 2021	2021 Q12021 Q2	Stay-at-homeBusiness closureTelework mandateCapacity limitGathering capFace-covering requirementCurfew and hoursAlcohol and barsEvents and venuesWorkplace rules	Primary source read	PDF 423 KB
Ex. CO-066	Executive Order D 2021 069Amending and Extending Executive Orders D 2020 235, D 2020 265, D 2020 289, D 2021 023, and D 2021 047…	Governor Jared Polis	State	Mar. 24, 2021	Apr. 16, 2021	2021 Q12021 Q2	Stay-at-homeCapacity limitGathering capCurfew and hoursAlcohol and barsWorkplace rules	Primary source read	PDF 258 KB
Ex. CO-067	Executive Order D 2021 079Amending, Restating, and Extending Executive Orders D 2020 039 [through] D 2021 056 Ordering Individuals in…	Governor Jared Polis	State	Apr. 3, 2021	June 1, 2021	2021 Q2	Face-covering requirementSchools and child careHealth care ordersWorkplace rules	Primary source read	PDF 320 KB
Ex. CO-058	Tenth Amended Public Health Order 20-36COVID-19 Dial	CDPHE, Executive Director Jill Hunsaker Ryan	Sector regulator	Apr. 4, 2021	Apr. 16, 2021	2021 Q2	Telework mandateCapacity limitGathering capFace-covering requirementCurfew and hoursAlcohol and barsEvents and venuesWorkplace rules	Primary source read	PDF 426 KB
Ex. CO-086	Administrative Order 2021-05Resuming, Scheduling and Conducting Jury Trials in the 7th Judicial District Commencing April 5, 2021 on a…	Chief Judge, 7th Judicial District	Court	Apr. 5, 2021	Sept. 30, 2021	2021 Q22021 Q3	Gathering capFace-covering requirementCourts and public offices	Primary source read	PDF 615 KB
Ex. CO-094	Thirteenth Amended Public Health Order 20-29Limited Recommencement of Voluntary or Elective Surgeries and Procedures in Colorado	CDPHE, Executive Director Jill Hunsaker Ryan	Sector regulator	Apr. 9, 2021	Apr. 16, 2021	2021 Q2	Health care ordersWorkplace rules	Primary source read	PDF 153 KB
Ex. CO-051	Public Health Order 20-38Limited COVID-19 Restrictions	CDPHE, Executive Director Jill Hunsaker Ryan	Sector regulator	Apr. 16, 2021	Sept. 30, 2021	2021 Q2	Capacity limitGathering capFace-covering requirementSchools and child careHealth care ordersEvents and venuesWorkplace rules	Primary source read	PDF 176 KB
Ex. CO-070	Executive Order D 2021 088Providing Assistance for Tenants at Risk for Eviction Due to COVID-19	Governor Jared Polis	State	Apr. 20, 2021	July 8, 2021	2021 Q22021 Q3	Courts and public officesOther	Primary source read	PDF 294 KB
Ex. CO-060	Amended Public Health Order 20-38Limited COVID-19 Restrictions	CDPHE, Executive Director Jill Hunsaker Ryan	Sector regulator	May 2, 2021	May 15, 2021	2021 Q2	Capacity limitGathering capFace-covering requirementSchools and child careHealth care ordersEvents and venuesWorkplace rules	Primary source read	PDF 178 KB
Ex. CO-068	Executive Order D 2021 095Amending and Extending Executive Orders D 2020 039 [through] D 2021 079 Ordering Individuals in Colorado to…	Governor Jared Polis	State	May 2, 2021	May 2, 2021	2021 Q2	Face-covering requirementWorkplace rules	Primary source read	PDF 264 KB
Ex. CO-040	Executive Order D 2021 103Amending, Restating, and Extending Executive Orders D 2020 039 [through] D 2021 095 Ordering Individuals in…	Governor Jared Polis	State	May 15, 2021	June 1, 2021	2021 Q2	Face-covering requirementSchools and child careHealth care ordersWorkplace rules	Primary source read	PDF 122 KB
Ex. CO-061	Second Amended Public Health Order 20-38Limited COVID-19 Restrictions	CDPHE, Executive Director Jill Hunsaker Ryan	Sector regulator	May 15, 2021	June 1, 2021	2021 Q2	Capacity limitFace-covering requirementSchools and child careHealth care ordersEvents and venuesWorkplace rules	Primary source read	PDF 218 KB
Ex. CO-042	Seventh Amended Public Health Order 20-20Requirements for Colorado Skilled Nursing Facilities, Assisted Living Residences, Intermediate Care…	CDPHE, Executive Director Jill Hunsaker Ryan	Sector regulator	June 1, 2021	Sept. 27, 2021	2021 Q22021 Q3	Health care ordersWorkplace rulesVaccination or testingQuarantine and isolation	Primary source read	PDF 150 KB
Ex. CO-052	Third Amended Public Health Order 20-38Limited COVID-19 Restrictions	CDPHE, Executive Director Jill Hunsaker Ryan	Sector regulator	June 1, 2021	July 1, 2021	2021 Q2	Face-covering requirementSchools and child careHealth care ordersWorkplace rules	Primary source read	PDF 174 KB
Ex. CO-069	Executive Order D 2021 121Amending Executive Orders D 2020 003 [and twenty-five extensions] Declaring a Disaster Emergency Due to the…	Governor Jared Polis	State	June 30, 2021	July 10, 2021	2021 Q22021 Q3	Emergency declaration	Primary source read	PDF 530 KB
Ex. CO-078	Executive Order D 2021 120Extending Executive Orders D 2021 088, D 2021 105, and D 2021 110 Providing Assistance for Tenants at Risk for…	Governor Jared Polis	State	June 30, 2021	June 30, 2021	2021 Q22021 Q3	Courts and public officesOther	Primary source read	PDF 220 KB
Ex. CO-043	Executive Order D 2021 122Colorado COVID-19 Disaster Recovery Order	Governor Jared Polis	State	July 8, 2021	Dec. 28, 2021	2021 Q3	Emergency declarationHealth care ordersOther	Primary source read	PDF 719 KB
Ex. CO-044	Executive Order D 2021 124Colorado COVID-19 Disaster Recovery Order Amending Executive Order D 2021 122	Governor Jared Polis	State	July 30, 2021	Aug. 6, 2021	2021 Q3	Emergency declaration	Primary source read	PDF 621 KB
Ex. CO-053	Fifth Amended Public Health Order 20-38Limited COVID-19 Restrictions	CDPHE, Executive Director Jill Hunsaker Ryan	Sector regulator	Aug. 1, 2021	Sept. 1, 2021	2021 Q3	Capacity limitFace-covering requirementHealth care ordersWorkplace rulesQuarantine and isolation	Primary source read	PDF 233 KB
Ex. CO-093	Amended Public Health Order 21-01Vaccine Access and Data Reporting for COVID-19	CDPHE, Executive Director Jill Hunsaker Ryan	Sector regulator	Aug. 1, 2021	Sept. 30, 2021	2021 Q3	Health care ordersWorkplace rulesOther	Primary source read	PDF 223 KB
Ex. CO-045	Executive Order D 2021 125Colorado COVID-19 Disaster Recovery Order Amending and Extending Executive Orders D 2021 122 and D 2021 124	Governor Jared Polis	State	Aug. 6, 2021	Sept. 5, 2021	2021 Q3	Emergency declaration	Primary source read	PDF 607 KB
Ex. CO-055	Emergency rule, 6 CCR 1011-1, Chapter 2, Part 12COVID-19 Immunization of Employees, Direct Contractors, and Support Staff [of licensed health care facilities]	Colorado State Board of Health (rule enforced by CDPHE Health Facilities and Emergency Medical Services Division)	Sector regulator	Aug. 30, 2021	Oct. 31, 2021	2021 Q3	Health care ordersWorkplace rulesVaccination or testingOther	Primary source read	PDF 304 KB
Ex. CO-076	Public Health Agency Order No. 2021-06Adoption of the State of Colorado COVID-19 Orders and Additional Safety Requirements to Curtail the Spread of…	San Miguel County Department of Public Health and Environment, Director Grace Franklin	County	Sept. 1, 2021	Sept. 30, 2021	2021 Q3	Face-covering requirementSchools and child careWorkplace rules	Primary source read	PDF 199 KB
Ex. CO-091	Sixth Amended Public Health Order 20-38Limited COVID-19 Restrictions	CDPHE, Executive Director Jill Hunsaker Ryan	Sector regulator	Sept. 1, 2021	Oct. 1, 2021	2021 Q3	Capacity limitFace-covering requirementSchools and child careHealth care ordersWorkplace rulesQuarantine and isolation	Primary source read	PDF 745 KB
Ex. CO-046	Executive Order D 2021 129Colorado COVID-19 Disaster Recovery Order Amending and Extending Executive Orders D 2021 122, D 2021 124, and…	Governor Jared Polis	State	Sept. 4, 2021	Sept. 4, 2021	2021 Q3	Emergency declaration	Primary source read	PDF 606 KB
Ex. CO-095	State-employee COVID-19 vaccination-or-testing requirement (announced July-Aug. 2021) and the CDOC, CDHS and CDPHE vaccination requirements announced Aug. 17, 2021Vaccination or twice-weekly testing and indoor masking for all State employees; vaccination of State staff in…	State of Colorado as employer (Governor's Office; Department of Personnel and Administration; Departments of Corrections, Human Services and Public Health and Environment)	State	Sept. 20, 2021	Sept. 30, 2021	2021 Q3	Face-covering requirementWorkplace rulesVaccination or testingOther	Confirmed from a secondary source	Source
Ex. CO-092	Eighth Amended Public Health Order 20-20Requirements for Colorado Skilled Nursing Facilities, Assisted Living Residences, Intermediate Care…	CDPHE, Executive Director Jill Hunsaker Ryan	Sector regulator	Sept. 27, 2021	Sept. 30, 2021	2021 Q3	Face-covering requirementHealth care ordersWorkplace rulesVaccination or testingQuarantine and isolation	Primary source read	PDF 207 KB
Ex. CO-077	Public Health Agency Order No. 2021-07[Successor to PHO 2021-06: adoption of State orders and face-covering requirements]	San Miguel County Department of Public Health and Environment, Director Grace Franklin	County	Sept. 30, 2021	Nov. 2, 2021	2021 Q3	Face-covering requirementWorkplace rules	Confirmed from a secondary source	PDF 313 KB
Ex. CO-054	Seventh Amended Public Health Order 20-38Limited COVID-19 Restrictions	CDPHE, Executive Director Jill Hunsaker Ryan	Sector regulator	Oct. 1, 2021	Nov. 1, 2021		Capacity limitFace-covering requirementSchools and child careHealth care ordersWorkplace rulesQuarantine and isolation	Primary source read	PDF 239 KB
Ex. CO-089	Pitkin County Public Health Order (spring 2020; document captured Apr. 13, 2020)Pitkin County Public Health Order	Pitkin County Public Health Director / Board of Health	County	—	June 30, 2020	2020 Q2	Stay-at-homeBusiness closureGathering capTravel and quarantine	Confirmed from a secondary source	PDF 228 KB
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Governor Jared Polis, Executive Order D 2020 003 (Mar. 11, 2020) (Ex. CO-001)
Colorado Department of Labor and Employment, Division of Labor Standards and Statistics, Colorado Health Emergency Leave with Pay ('Colorado HELP') Rules, 7 CCR 1103-10 (emergency rules adopted Mar. 11, 2020; amended Mar. 16, Apr. 3, Apr. 27 and July 14, 2020) (Ex. CO-096)
Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment (CDPHE), Executive Director Jill Hunsaker Ryan, Notice of Public Health Order 20-20 (Mar. 12, 2020) (Ex. CO-002)
Governor Jared Polis, Executive Order D 2020 004 (Mar. 14, 2020) (Ex. CO-003)
Chief Justice Nathan B. Coats, Supreme Court of Colorado, Order Regarding COVID-19 and Operation of Colorado State Courts (Mar. 16, 2020) (Ex. CO-056)
CDPHE, Executive Director Jill Hunsaker Ryan, Updated Notice of Public Health Order 20-22 (originally issued Mar. 16, 2020; updated Mar. 19, 2020) (Ex. CO-004)
Pitkin County Public Health Director (Standing Public Health Order), Amended Notice of Public Health Order (Standing Public Health Order Related to Events), Mar. 18, 2020, superseding the Mar. 13, 2020 order (Ex. CO-090)
Colorado Department of Revenue, Division of Motor Vehicles, Division of Motor Vehicles office closures (from Mar. 18, 2020) and emergency rules extending expirations (Ex. CO-100)
CDPHE, Executive Director Jill Hunsaker Ryan, Amended Notice of Public Health Order 20-23 (issued Mar. 18, 2020; amended Mar. 20, 2020) (Ex. CO-005)
Governor Jared Polis, Executive Order D 2020 011 (Mar. 20, 2020) (Ex. CO-008)
Governor Jared Polis, Executive Order D 2020 012 (Mar. 20, 2020) (Ex. CO-009)
Governor Jared Polis, Executive Order D 2020 007 (Mar. 18, 2020) (Ex. CO-006)
Governor Jared Polis, Executive Order D 2020 009 (Mar. 19, 2020) (Ex. CO-007)
CDPHE, Executive Director Jill Hunsaker Ryan, Public Health Order 20-24 (Mar. 22, 2020) (Ex. CO-011)
Routt County Board of County Commissioners acting as the Board of Health (Commissioners Corrigan, Melton and Monger), Routt County Public Health Orders of Mar. 24, 2020 (Order One: lodging; Order Two: gatherings) as announced in the County's release (Ex. CO-079)
Governor Jared Polis, Executive Order D 2020 015 (Mar. 25, 2020) (Ex. CO-087)
Governor Jared Polis, Executive Order D 2020 017 (Mar. 25, 2020) (Ex. CO-012)
Governor Jared Polis, Executive Order D 2020 019 (Mar. 27, 2020) (Ex. CO-014)
Governor Jared Polis, Executive Order D 2020 020 (Apr. 1, 2020) (Ex. CO-088)
Governor Jared Polis, Executive Order D 2020 024 (Apr. 6, 2020) (Ex. CO-015)
Governor Jared Polis, Executive Order D 2020 025 (Apr. 6, 2020) (Ex. CO-062)
CDPHE, Executive Director Jill Hunsaker Ryan, Fourth Updated Public Health Order 20-24 (Apr. 9, 2020) (Ex. CO-047)
Governor Jared Polis, Executive Order D 2020 035 (Apr. 14, 2020) (Ex. CO-063)
Chief Justice Nathan B. Coats, Supreme Court of Colorado, Updated Orders Regarding COVID-19 and Operation of Colorado State Courts of Apr. 16, May 5, June 15 and July 24, 2020 (Apr. 16, 2020) (Ex. CO-099)
Governor Jared Polis, Executive Order D 2020 039 (Apr. 17, 2020) (Ex. CO-017)
Governor Jared Polis, Executive Order D 2020 041 (Apr. 22, 2020) (Ex. CO-018)
Governor Jared Polis, Executive Order D 2020 044 (Apr. 26, 2020) (Ex. CO-019)
Governor Jared Polis, Executive Order D 2020 045 (Apr. 26, 2020) (Ex. CO-021)
CDPHE, Executive Director Jill Hunsaker Ryan, Public Health Order 20-29 (Apr. 27, 2020) (Ex. CO-022)
Governor Jared Polis, Executive Order D 2020 049 (Apr. 30, 2020) (Ex. CO-082)
CDPHE, Executive Director Jill Hunsaker Ryan, Amended Public Health Order 20-28 (May 4, 2020) (Ex. CO-023)
Legislative Council Staff, Colorado General Assembly (nonpartisan memorandum describing Judicial Branch orders), Legislative Council Staff Memorandum, 'Court Operations During COVID-19' (May 8, 2020) (Ex. CO-085)
Governor Jared Polis, Executive Order D 2020 079 (May 25, 2020) (Ex. CO-064)
CDPHE, Executive Director Jill Hunsaker Ryan, Fourth Amended Public Health Order 20-28 (May 26, 2020) (Ex. CO-024)
Governor Jared Polis, Executive Order D 2020 091 (June 1, 2020) (Ex. CO-028)
Governor Jared Polis, Executive Order D 2020 101 (June 13, 2020) (Ex. CO-029)
CDPHE, Executive Director Jill Hunsaker Ryan, Seventh Amended Public Health Order 20-28 (June 18, 2020) (Ex. CO-025)
CDPHE, Executive Director Jill Hunsaker Ryan, Public Health Order 20-31 (Amended) (June 30, 2020) (Ex. CO-049)
CDPHE, Executive Director Jill Hunsaker Ryan, Public Health Order 20-32 (July 10, 2020) (Ex. CO-050)
Governor Jared Polis, Executive Order D 2020 127 (July 9, 2020) (Ex. CO-030)
Governor Jared Polis, Executive Order D 2020 142 (July 21, 2020) (Ex. CO-032)
CDPHE, Executive Director Jill Hunsaker Ryan, Ninth Amended Public Health Order 20-28 (July 30, 2020) (Ex. CO-026)
CDPHE, Executive Director Jill Hunsaker Ryan, Tenth Amended Public Health Order 20-28 (Aug. 21, 2020) (Ex. CO-027)
CDPHE, Executive Director Jill Hunsaker Ryan, Public Health Order 20-35 (Sept. 15, 2020) (Ex. CO-033)
Governor Jared Polis, Executive Order D 2020 199 (Sept. 19, 2020) (Ex. CO-072)
Governor Jared Polis, Executive Order D 2020 223 (Oct. 15, 2020) (Ex. CO-034)
CDPHE, Executive Director Jill Hunsaker Ryan, Third Amended Public Health Order 20-35 (Oct. 23, 2020) (Ex. CO-059)
CDPHE, Executive Director Jill Hunsaker Ryan, First Amended Public Health Order 20-36 (Nov. 17, 2020) (Ex. CO-081)
CDPHE, Executive Director Jill Hunsaker Ryan, Second Amended Public Health Order 20-36 (Nov. 20, 2020) (Ex. CO-037)
Governor Jared Polis, Executive Order D 2020 260 (Nov. 23, 2020) (Ex. CO-065)
Governor Jared Polis, Executive Order D 2020 307 (Dec. 31, 2020) (Ex. CO-071)
CDPHE, Executive Director Jill Hunsaker Ryan, Fourth Amended Public Health Order 20-36 (Jan. 4, 2021) (Ex. CO-038)
CDPHE, Executive Director Jill Hunsaker Ryan, Sixth Amended Public Health Order 20-36 ('Dial 2.0') (Feb. 5, 2021) (Ex. CO-039)
CDPHE, Executive Director Jill Hunsaker Ryan, Ninth Amended Public Health Order 20-36 ('Dial 3.0') (Mar. 23, 2021) (Ex. CO-057)
Governor Jared Polis, Executive Order D 2021 069 (Mar. 24, 2021) (Ex. CO-066)
Governor Jared Polis, Executive Order D 2021 079 (Apr. 3, 2021) (Ex. CO-067)
CDPHE, Executive Director Jill Hunsaker Ryan, Tenth Amended Public Health Order 20-36 (Apr. 4, 2021) (Ex. CO-058)
Chief Judge, 7th Judicial District, Administrative Order 2021-05 (Apr. 5, 2021) (Ex. CO-086)
CDPHE, Executive Director Jill Hunsaker Ryan, Thirteenth Amended Public Health Order 20-29 (Apr. 9, 2021) (Ex. CO-094)
CDPHE, Executive Director Jill Hunsaker Ryan, Public Health Order 20-38 (Apr. 15, 2021) (Ex. CO-051)
Governor Jared Polis, Executive Order D 2021 088 (Apr. 20, 2021) (Ex. CO-070)
CDPHE, Executive Director Jill Hunsaker Ryan, Amended Public Health Order 20-38 (May 2, 2021) (Ex. CO-060)
Governor Jared Polis, Executive Order D 2021 095 (May 2, 2021) (Ex. CO-068)
Governor Jared Polis, Executive Order D 2021 103 (May 14, 2021) (Ex. CO-040)
CDPHE, Executive Director Jill Hunsaker Ryan, Second Amended Public Health Order 20-38 (May 14, 2021) (Ex. CO-061)
CDPHE, Executive Director Jill Hunsaker Ryan, Seventh Amended Public Health Order 20-20 (May 31, 2021) (Ex. CO-042)
CDPHE, Executive Director Jill Hunsaker Ryan, Third Amended Public Health Order 20-38 (May 31, 2021) (Ex. CO-052)
Governor Jared Polis, Executive Order D 2021 121 (June 30, 2021) (Ex. CO-069)
Governor Jared Polis, Executive Order D 2021 120 (June 30, 2021) (Ex. CO-078)
Governor Jared Polis, Executive Order D 2021 122 (July 8, 2021) (Ex. CO-043)
Governor Jared Polis, Executive Order D 2021 124 (July 30, 2021) (Ex. CO-044)
CDPHE, Executive Director Jill Hunsaker Ryan, Fifth Amended Public Health Order 20-38 (July 30, 2021) (Ex. CO-053)
CDPHE, Executive Director Jill Hunsaker Ryan, Amended Public Health Order 21-01 (July 30, 2021) (Ex. CO-093)
Governor Jared Polis, Executive Order D 2021 125 (Aug. 6, 2021) (Ex. CO-045)
Colorado State Board of Health (rule enforced by CDPHE Health Facilities and Emergency Medical Services Division), Emergency rule, 6 CCR 1011-1, Chapter 2, Part 12 (Aug. 30, 2021) (Ex. CO-055)
San Miguel County Department of Public Health and Environment, Director Grace Franklin, Public Health Agency Order No. 2021-06 (Sept. 2, 2021) (Ex. CO-076)
CDPHE, Executive Director Jill Hunsaker Ryan, Sixth Amended Public Health Order 20-38 (Aug. 31, 2021) (Ex. CO-091)
Governor Jared Polis, Executive Order D 2021 129 (Sept. 4, 2021) (Ex. CO-046)
State of Colorado as employer (Governor's Office; Department of Personnel and Administration; Departments of Corrections, Human Services and Public Health and Environment), State-employee COVID-19 vaccination-or-testing requirement (announced July-Aug. 2021) and the CDOC, CDHS and CDPHE vaccination requirements announced Aug. 17, 2021 (Ex. CO-095)
CDPHE, Executive Director Jill Hunsaker Ryan, Eighth Amended Public Health Order 20-20 (Sept. 27, 2021) (Ex. CO-092)
San Miguel County Department of Public Health and Environment, Director Grace Franklin, Public Health Agency Order No. 2021-07 (Sept. 30, 2021) (Ex. CO-077)
CDPHE, Executive Director Jill Hunsaker Ryan, Seventh Amended Public Health Order 20-38 (Sept. 30, 2021) (Ex. CO-054)
Pitkin County Public Health Director / Board of Health, Pitkin County Public Health Order (spring 2020; document captured Apr. 13, 2020) (Ex. CO-089)