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The Washington file holds 110 instruments from the State's governor, health authorities, courts and agencies, 109 of them with the exhibit file held by The COVID Project. 313 records in the Library resolve to Washington in all, counting its metros, the agency clusters and the standing duties.

Code WAFirst closure or stay-at-home order Mar. 16, 2020 Ex. WA-009End of general restrictions June 30, 2021Orders reaching 2021 Q3 46Primary source read 107 Confirmed from a secondary source 3
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The Washington file

The record in brief

Washington was the first State in the Union with a confirmed COVID-19 case, the first with a fatal outbreak (Life Care Center of Kirkland) and, on February 29, 2020, the first to proclaim a statewide emergency (Proclamation 20-05, Ex. WA-001), which ran without interruption through September 30, 2021 and was not terminated until October 31, 2022. The March 2020 run-up was a cascade of statewide prohibitions: gatherings of 250 or more (20-07, 20-11), then 50 or more (20-14); every K-12 school closed from March 17 (20-08, 20-09) for the balance of the school year (20-09.1, to June 19, 2020); every college barred from in-person classes (20-12); every restaurant, bar, coffee shop, catered event, theater, gym, card room, barbershop, salon, tattoo parlor and pool hall closed to on-site service on March 16 (20-13); long-term care facilities closed to visitors (20-06, 20-16); driver-licensing offices closed to in-person business (20-15); residential evictions barred (20-19); utility disconnections barred (20-23); and, on March 19, every hospital, ambulatory surgical center and dental, orthodontic and endodontic office prohibited from performing any procedure that could be delayed three months without harm (20-24). On March 23, 2020, Proclamation 20-25 (Ex. WA-016) ordered 'all people in Washington State' to 'immediately cease leaving their home or place of residence' except for essential activities and essential work, prohibited every public and private gathering 'regardless of the number of people involved,' and, from midnight March 25, ordered 'all non-essential businesses in Washington State [to] cease operations except for performing basic minimum operations,' defined to include 'facilitat[ing] employees of the business being able to continue to work remotely from their residences.' Non-essential construction and manufacturing stopped; construction restarted in phases from April 24 (Ex. WA-029); outdoor recreation and golf reopened May 5 (20-25.2); curbside retail, vehicle sales, landscaping, car washes and pet walking reopened in early May (20-25.3). The stay-home order was extended to May 4 and May 31, 2020 and on June 1 was renamed, not lifted: Proclamation 20-25.4 (Ex. WA-035) kept 'all of the prohibitions' in force 'except as otherwise provided' in the county-by-county Safe Start plan, added a universal employee face-covering mandate from June 8, and required every employer to comply with L&I's rule WAC 296-800-14035, which makes every proclamation condition a workplace-safety duty. Under Safe Start (Ex. WA-034) counties moved through Phases 1-3 (retail 30 percent, restaurants 50 percent with tables of five and no bar seating, offices with telework 'strongly encouraged,' gatherings of five per week in Phase 2 and 50 in Phase 3); no county ever reached Phase 4; phase advancement was frozen June 27; the Secretary of Health's Order 20-03 (June 24, 2020; Ex. WA-037) required every person to mask in every indoor and outdoor public setting; Proclamation 20-25.6 (July 7) prohibited any business from serving an unmasked customer and any employer from operating without cooperating in case investigations; the July 24 revision (20-25.7 and Order 20-03.1) closed bars to indoor service, cut Phase 3 gatherings to 10 and prohibited live entertainment; agricultural employers could operate only under the Agriculture COVID-19 Requirements from June 3, 2020 (20-57) and only if they provided COVID-19 paid leave from August 18 (20-67); long-term care moved to a phased visitation regime (20-66, Aug. 7, 2020) that remained in force through Q3 2021 (20-66.5). The winter 2020-21 re-tightening came by Proclamation 20-25.8 (Nov. 15, 2020; Ex. WA-047), effective November 17: indoor social gatherings prohibited absent quarantine, indoor dining closed, gyms closed, movie theaters, museums, zoos and bowling closed, business meetings and retail events at venues prohibited, open houses prohibited, in-store retail and personal services at 25 percent, religious services at 25 percent or 200, weddings and funerals at 30 with receptions prohibited, and 'Professional Services are required to mandate that employees work from home when possible and close offices to the public if possible,' with any open office at 25 percent; the rollback was extended three times (20-25.9,.10,.11) to January 11, 2021, when Healthy Washington - Roadmap to Recovery (20-25.12; Ex. WA-056) put every region in Phase 1 (indoor dining still prohibited; retail, offices and personal services at 25 percent; indoor gatherings prohibited; indoor entertainment general admission prohibited). Phase 2 (indoor dining 25 percent; alcohol service ending 11 p.m.; 25 percent/200 caps) reached most regions in February; Phase 3 (50 percent caps; alcohol ending midnight; gatherings of 10 indoors and 50 outdoors; spectator events with caps) began March 22 by county and, after a two-week pause on May 4, statewide on May 18, 2021 (20-25.13), running 'until June 30.' The variant-country traveler quarantine (20-83, Dec. 21, 2020; 14 days) became a mandate to comply with the CDC's international air-travel rules (20-83.1, Mar. 1; 20-83.2, Apr. 6, 2021) that the State's own Washington Ready plan still listed as a requirement in September 2021. The general business restrictions ended with Proclamation 20-25.14, 'Washington Ready' (July 1, 2021; Ex. WA-072), which lifted 'movement, occupancy, and face-covering restrictions' except large indoor events over 10,000 (75 percent unless vaccination verified), the face-covering order for unvaccinated persons and for schools, health care, correctional, shelter and transit settings, employer vaccination-verification duties before any worker could go unmasked, L&I's workplace rules, the traveler rules, long-term care rules, the K-12 and higher-education conditions, the evictions bridge (21-09, July 1 - Sept. 30, 2021, extended to Oct. 31), the utility-disconnection bar (to Sept. 30, 2021) and the Open Public Meetings Act prohibitions. Q3 2021 then re-tightened in law, not in advice: Proclamation 21-14 (Aug. 9) prohibited every health care provider and State worker from working unvaccinated after October 18, 2021 and 21-14.1 (Aug. 20) extended it to every K-12 school, child care program and college employee; Order 20-03.4 (Aug. 19, effective Aug. 23) and Proclamation 20-25.15 (Aug. 20, effective Aug. 23) reimposed indoor face coverings on every person regardless of vaccination status and prohibited every business and entity from admitting an unmasked person; Order 20-03.5 and Proclamation 20-25.17 (Sept. 13) extended the requirement to outdoor events of 500 or more; 20-09.4 (July 30) made in-person K-12 instruction lawful only under DOH masking, distancing and quarantine requirements; 21-15 (Sept. 3) waived nursing-home transfer rules because 'the Delta variant of COVID-19 is placing unprecedented demands on our health care system'; the Supreme Court's Order 25700-B-658 kept remote-proceeding presumptions on every court and Order 25700-B-669 (Aug. 18) mandated vaccination for court workers. Washington never preempted local orders; it expressly preserved more restrictive local requirements, prohibited local governments from interfering with business-imposed mask and vaccination-proof rules (20-25.16, Sept. 3, 2021), and froze the structure of local health jurisdictions (20-78, Dec. 14, 2020). One hundred and eight exhibit files were retrieved and indexed (110 instrument records); 107 records are verified_primary and 3 verified_secondary.

The six quarters

What the record shows in force in Washington 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.

QuarterFirst dayLast day
2020 Q2Second quarter of 2020The quarter nationally →Stay Home - Stay Healthy in force (20-25 as extended by 20-25.1 to May 4 and 20-25.3 to May 31): all persons confined to home except essential activities and work; all gatherings prohibited; all non-essential businesses limited to minimum basic operations (Exs. WA-016, WA-024, WA-031, WA-017); K-12 schools closed (20-09, extended Apr. 6 by 20-09.1 through June 19; Exs. WA-005, WA-026); higher-education in-person classes prohibited to Apr. 24 (WA-008); non-urgent medical and dental procedures prohibited to May 18 (WA-015); long-term care closed to visitors (WA-002, WA-006, WA-012); evictions barred (WA-013); utility disconnections barred (WA-014); DOL in-person licensing suspended (WA-011); OPMA in-person meetings prohibited (WA-020); telemedicine and insurance grace-period orders (WA-021, WA-096, WA-097); high-risk employee accommodation mandate from Apr. 13 (WA-027); garnishments barred from Apr. 14 (WA-028); Supreme Court: all jury trials suspended, non-emergency matters continued (WA-090; extended by WA-091)Safe Start - Stay Healthy (20-25.4, effective June 1, extended by 20-25.5 to July 9): the stay-home prohibitions extended and renamed, with counties in Phase 1, 2 or 3 of the Safe Start plan (WA-035, WA-039, WA-034); universal employee face coverings from June 8 and public face coverings from June 26 (Order 20-03, WA-037); non-urgent procedures only under 20-24.1 conditions (WA-032); agricultural employers only under the Agriculture requirements (WA-033); high-risk employee mandate (WA-027); LTC no-visitor prohibitions (WA-012 series); evictions barred (20-19.2); K-12 closure order expired June 19; courts: jury trials suspended until July 6 (WA-092 recital)
2020 Q3Third quarter of 2020The quarter nationally →Safe Start county phases with advancement frozen since June 27 (WA-039); Order 20-03 masks (WA-037); employee masks; 20-24.1 procedure conditions (WA-032); 20-46 high-risk (WA-027); 20-57 agriculture (WA-033); 20-19.2 evictions; 20-23 utilities; 20-28 OPMA; 20-12 campuses under 20-25 pending 20-12.1 fall conditions (WA-038); courts: jury trials could resume from July 6 under WA-092 conditionsSafe Start plan (Oct. 7, 2020 version terms: WA-034) under open-ended Proclamation 20-25.7 (WA-041): most counties in Phase 2 or 3 with the July 2020 rollbacks (bars closed indoors; Phase 3 gatherings 10; live entertainment prohibited; restaurants 50 percent, tables of five; five counties in Modified Phase 1 with 25 percent caps); Order 20-03.1 masks everywhere outside the dwelling (WA-042); 'no mask, no service' and employer cooperation duties (WA-040, WA-041); L&I rule WAC 296-800-14035; 20-66 LTC phased visitation (WA-043); 20-67 food-production paid leave (WA-044); 20-57 agriculture; 20-46 high-risk; 20-12.1 higher-education fall conditions (WA-038); 20-70 K-12 remote-learning transport (WA-045); 20-19.3 evictions (to Oct. 15); utilities; OPMA; courts under WA-092
2020 Q4Fourth quarter of 2020The quarter nationally →Same as Sept. 30, 2020 (Safe Start phases; masks; employer duties; LTC; agriculture; high-risk; evictions extended to Dec. 31 by 20-19.4; courts: Supreme Court fourth revised order Oct. 13, WA-093)Stay Safe - Stay Healthy rollback (20-25.8 effective Nov. 17, extended by 20-25.9,.10,.11 to Jan. 11, 2021; WA-047, WA-050, WA-053, WA-055): indoor dining, gyms, theaters, museums, bowling closed; venue business meetings and retail events prohibited; open houses prohibited; retail and personal services 25 percent; religious services 25 percent/200; weddings and funerals 30; offices: telework mandated, 25 percent; LTC indoor visits prohibited; Order 20-03.1 masks; L&I rule re-adopted Nov. 16 and Dec. 16 (WA-099); 20-24.2 procedure requirements from Dec. 3 (WA-049); 20-76 delivery-fee cap (WA-048); 20-09.3 K-12 conditions (WA-052); 20-78 (WA-051); 20-83 traveler quarantine from Dec. 21 (WA-054); 20-19.5 evictions (to Mar. 31, 2021); utilities; OPMA; high-risk; agriculture; courts under WA-093
2021 Q1First quarter of 2021The quarter nationally →Rollback in force to Jan. 11 (WA-055); Healthy Washington Phase 1 from Jan. 11 (WA-056; WA-064 terms): indoor dining prohibited, retail/offices/personal services 25 percent, indoor gatherings prohibited, entertainment general admission prohibited; masks (20-03.1); 20-83 quarantine; 20-24.2; LTC extended to end of emergency Jan. 19 (WA-057); OPMA extended Jan. 19 (WA-058); high-risk; agriculture; evictions; utilitiesHealthy Washington Phase 3 statewide by county from Mar. 22, 2021 (50 percent caps; alcohol ends midnight; indoor gatherings 10; WA-056, WA-064, WA-104, WA-105, WA-106, WA-107, WA-109, WA-036); masks (20-03.1); 20-83.1 international air arrivals (WA-059); 20-19.6 evictions to June 30 (WA-060); 20-24.2; LTC; OPMA; high-risk; agriculture; utilities; L&I rule; courts: fifth revised order Feb. 19 (WA-094)
2021 Q2Second quarter of 2021The quarter nationally →Phase 3 statewide by county (50 percent caps); masks (20-03.1); 20-83.1; 20-19.6; 20-24.2; LTC; OPMA; 20-46 high-risk (amended Apr. 8, WA-062); agriculture; utilities; L&I rule; courts WA-094Phase 3 caps in force through June 30 (all counties from May 18 by 20-25.13; WA-065; WA-064 'effective May 18 until June 30'); Order 20-03.3 from June 30 (unvaccinated masked indoors; WA-070) after 20-03.2 (May 15; WA-063); employer vaccination-verification duties (20-25.13); 21-08 Safe Workers from May 21 (WA-066); L&I rule re-adopted May 24 (WA-067); 20-46 high-risk rescinded eff. June 28 (WA-068); 20-19.6 expired June 30, 21-09 bridge signed June 29 for July 1 (WA-069); 20-83.2 (WA-061); 20-24.2; LTC; OPMA; agriculture (to July 1); utilities; 20-12.3 signed June 30 for July 1 (WA-071); courts WA-094
2021 Q3Third quarter of 2021The quarter nationally →Washington Ready (20-25.14, July 1; WA-072; plan WA-101): capacity and gathering limits lifted except large indoor events over 10,000 at 75 percent unless vaccination verified; Order 20-03.3 masks for unvaccinated persons and in health care, school, child care, correctional, shelter and transit settings (WA-070); employers must verify vaccination before permitting unmasked work; L&I rule (WA-067) and L&I requirements; 21-08 (WA-066); 20-83.2 travelers (WA-061); 20-66.5 LTC (WA-057); 20-24.2 (WA-049); 20-09.3 K-12 conditions (WA-052); 20-12.3 higher education (WA-071); 21-09 evictions bridge (WA-069); 20-23 utilities (to Sept. 30); 20-28.15 OPMA (WA-058); DOL/DOH/DCYF waivers; courts WA-094; 20-57 agriculture rescinded July 1 (WA-073)Everything in force on July 1 except 20-03.3 (superseded) plus: Order 20-03.4 (Aug. 19, eff. Aug. 23) and Proclamation 20-25.15 (Aug. 20, eff. Aug. 23): every person masked indoors regardless of vaccination; every business prohibited from admitting an unmasked customer; every employee masked (WA-078, WA-080); 20-25.16 (Sept. 3; WA-082); Order 20-03.5 and Proclamation 20-25.17 (Sept. 13): masks at outdoor events of 500 or more (WA-084, WA-085); Order 20-03.6 (Sept. 24; WA-111); Proclamation 21-14 (Aug. 9), 21-14.1 (Aug. 20), 21-14.2 (Sept. 27): health care providers, State workers, K-12, child care and college workers must be fully vaccinated by Oct. 18, 2021 (WA-077, WA-079, WA-087); 20-09.4 (July 30): K-12 in-person instruction only under DOH masking and quarantine requirements (WA-075, WA-076); 20-12.4 and 20-12.5 higher education (WA-074, WA-081); 21-15 nursing-home transfers (Sept. 3; WA-083); 21-09.1 evictions bridge extended to Oct. 31 (Sept. 24; WA-086); Spectator Events requirements (Sept. 28 version; WA-102); Supreme Court 25700-B-669 (Aug. 18; WA-095) and 25700-B-658 (WA-094); 20-23 utilities (last day); OPMA; LTC; 20-24.2; L&I rule; 21-08; 20-83.2

The end of general restrictions

The day the general business restrictions ended in Washington, 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

2021-06-30 (Phase 3 caps expired at the end of June 30, 2021; Proclamation 20-25.14 signed July 1, 2021, effective immediately)

Instrument Proclamation 20-25.14, 'Washington Ready' (July 1, 2021; Ex. WA-072), implementing the June 30, 2021 statewide reopening announced May 13, 2021 and fixed in Proclamation 20-25.13 (Ex. WA-065: all counties in Phase 3 'effective May 18 until June 30'); the LCB's own page states 'Effective June 30, 2021, all business sectors returned to usual capacity and operations, with limited exceptions for large indoor events' (Ex. WA-100)

What remained in force

The State of Emergency (20-05, to Oct. 31, 2022); large indoor events over 10,000 capped at 75 percent unless vaccination verified (Washington Ready plan, Ex. WA-101); the Secretary of Health's face-covering order 20-03.3 (unvaccinated persons masked indoors; all persons masked in health care, school, child care, correctional, shelter and public-transit settings) and, from Aug. 23, 2021, Order 20-03.4 and Proclamation 20-25.15 (every person masked indoors; every business prohibited from admitting an unmasked customer; every employee masked at the worksite); employer duties to obtain proof of vaccination or attestation before permitting unmasked work (20-25.14 para. 10); L&I emergency rule WAC 296-800-14035 and L&I COVID-19 workplace requirements (F414-164-000); Proclamation 21-08 (Safe Workers: no adverse action for vaccination, quarantine or isolation); traveler rules (20-83.2: international air arrivals must comply with CDC requirements); long-term care operations and visitation (20-66 series, to Oct. 27, 2022); non-urgent procedure conditions for every health care and dental practice (20-24.2); K-12 in-person instruction only under DOH requirements (20-09.3 as amended by 20-09.4 from July 30, 2021); higher-education vaccination-verification and masking conditions (20-12.3,.4,.5); the evictions bridge (21-09: July 1 - Sept. 30, 2021; 21-09.1 to Oct. 31, 2021); the utility disconnection and late-fee bar (20-23 series, terminated Sept. 30, 2021); Open Public Meetings Act and Public Records Act prohibitions on in-person-only agency meetings and records access (20-28.15); DOL, DOH and DCYF licensing waivers (20-15, 20-32, 20-31, 20-41 series); Supreme Court Order 25700-B-658 (remote-proceeding presumptions; public-health compliance in every courthouse); and, from Aug. 9 and Aug. 20, 2021, the vaccination mandates of Proclamations 21-14 and 21-14.1 (compliance deadline Oct. 18, 2021) and Supreme Court Order 25700-B-669 (Nov. 1, 2021).

Preemption of local orders

None. Washington never preempted or barred local COVID-19 orders; State law layered them. Local health officers hold independent authority under RCW 70.05.070 (recited as a basis of every Secretary of Health order), and the Governor's proclamations repeatedly preserved stricter local rules: Proclamation 20-25.8 (Nov. 15, 2020) provides 'If current guidance is more restrictive than the below listed restrictions, the most restrictive guidance shall apply'; Order 20-03 (June 24, 2020) provides that where the order 'and the action of any other agency or official are in conflict, the more protective' requirement governs; Proclamation 20-25.13 (May 21, 2021) provides 'Nothing in this proclamation or in the Order of the Secretary of Health 20-03.2 prevents a business owner or local authority from imposing face covering or other restrictions or requirements'; Proclamation 20-25.14 (July 1, 2021) para. 7 and 20-25.17 (Sept. 13, 2021) para. 2 repeat that nothing prevents 'any other individual or entity from imposing more restrictive face covering or additional restrictions or requirements... within the scope of their legal authority'; Proclamations 20-25.13, 20-25.14 and 20-25.16 (Sept. 3, 2021) affirmatively prohibit 'local government agencies, officials, and authorities and landlords' from preventing any business or tenant from imposing face-covering requirements or requiring proof of vaccination and from taking 'any adverse action of any kind' for doing so; and Proclamation 20-78 (Dec. 14, 2020) prohibited any county or city from withdrawing from a combined city-county health department or health district during the emergency, preserving the local health officers who issued and enforced local orders. the Safe Start and Healthy Washington plans themselves operated county-by-county and region-by-region, so a business's lawful capacity depended on its county's phase.

Third quarter of 2021

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

In force (25)

  • WA-001 Proclamation 20-05 (State of Emergency, continuous)
  • WA-072 Proclamation 20-25.14 Washington Ready (July 1, 2021) and WA-101 Washington Ready plan (large indoor events over 10,000 at 75 percent unless vaccination verified; masking, L&I and traveler requirements continue)
  • WA-070 Order of the Secretary of Health 20-03.3 (July 1 - Aug. 22, 2021: unvaccinated persons masked indoors; all persons in health care, school, child care, correctional, shelter and transit settings)
  • WA-078 Order of the Secretary of Health 20-03.4 (Aug. 19; effective Aug. 23, 2021: every person masked indoors regardless of vaccination status)
  • WA-080 Proclamation 20-25.15 (Aug. 20; effective Aug. 23, 2021: businesses and all entities prohibited from admitting unmasked persons; employees masked; signage; 24-hour outbreak reporting)
  • WA-082 Proclamation 20-25.16 (Sept. 3, 2021)
  • WA-084 Order of the Secretary of Health 20-03.5 and WA-085 Proclamation 20-25.17 (Sept. 13, 2021: masks at outdoor events of 500 or more; organizer prohibition)
  • WA-111 Order of the Secretary of Health 20-03.6 (Sept. 24, 2021)
  • WA-077 Proclamation 21-14 (Aug. 9, 2021), WA-079 Proclamation 21-14.1 (Aug. 20, 2021), WA-087 Proclamation 21-14.2 (Sept. 27, 2021): vaccination mandates for health care providers, State agency workers and every K-12, child care and higher-education worker, deadline Oct. 18, 2021
  • WA-075 Proclamation 20-09.4 (July 30, 2021) with WA-076 DOH K-12 requirements: in-person K-12 instruction only under masking, distancing, quarantine and testing requirements; WA-052 Proclamation 20-09.3 as amended
  • WA-071 Proclamation 20-12.3 (effective July 1), WA-074 20-12.4 (July 12), WA-081 20-12.5 (Aug. 27, 2021): higher-education vaccination-verification and masking conditions
  • WA-066 Proclamation 21-08 Safe Workers (no adverse action for vaccination, quarantine or isolation)
  • WA-067 L&I emergency rule WAC 296-800-14035 (WSR 21-12-027, May 24, 2021, and successors) and L&I COVID-19 workplace requirements
  • WA-061 Proclamation 20-83.2 (international air arrivals must comply with CDC requirements)
  • WA-057 Proclamation 20-66.5 and WA-043 Proclamation 20-66 (long-term care operations and visitation, to Oct. 27, 2022)
  • WA-049 Proclamation 20-24.2 (non-urgent medical and dental procedures only under expansion-and-contraction-of-care plans)
  • WA-083 Proclamation 21-15 (Sept. 3, 2021: Delta-variant nursing-home transfer waivers)
  • WA-069 Proclamation 21-09 (evictions bridge July 1 - Sept. 30, 2021) and WA-086 Proclamation 21-09.1 (Sept. 24, 2021, to Oct. 31)
  • WA-014 Proclamation 20-23 series (utility disconnection and late-fee bar, terminated Sept. 30, 2021)
  • WA-058 Proclamation 20-28.15 and WA-020 Proclamation 20-28 (Open Public Meetings Act and Public Records Act prohibitions)
  • WA-011 Proclamation 20-15 series, WA-025 20-41 series, WA-023 20-32 series, WA-022 20-31 series, WA-028 20-49 series (licensing, credentialing and garnishment waivers and prohibitions, continued)
  • WA-094 Supreme Court Order 25700-B-658 (remote-proceeding presumptions; public-health compliance in courts) and WA-092 Order 25700-B-631 (jury-trial conditions)
  • WA-095 Supreme Court Order 25700-B-669 (Aug. 18, 2021: judicial branch vaccination by Nov. 1, 2021)
  • WA-102 Spectator Events COVID-19 Requirements (Sept. 28, 2021 version)
  • WA-100 LCB temporary allowances (to July 31, 2021) and the LCB's statement of the June 30 reopening

Sector chronology

How the orders reached each kind of business in Washington, 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

On-site food and beverage consumption prohibited Mar. 16, 2020 (20-13; WA-009), continued under 20-25 (Mar. 23 - May 31); Safe Start Phase 2 (June 2020 in most counties): indoor 50 percent, tables of five, no bar seating; Phase 3: 75 percent, tables of 10, bars 25 percent; July 24-30, 2020 rollback: bars closed to indoor service, live entertainment prohibited (WA-034, WA-041); Nov. 18, 2020 - Jan. 2021: indoor dining closed (20-25.8; WA-047), outdoor tables of five, delivery-fee cap (WA-048); Healthy Washington Phase 1 (Jan. 11, 2021): indoor dining prohibited, outdoor max six, alcohol ends 11 p.m.; Phase 2 (Feb. 2021): indoor 25 percent, alcohol ends 11 p.m.; Phase 3 (Mar. 22 - June 30, 2021): indoor 50 percent, alcohol ends midnight, bar seating closed (WA-104, WA-064); June 30, 2021: capacity limits lifted; Aug. 23, 2021: every patron and worker masked indoors except while eating or drinking (WA-078, WA-080); LCB to-go and curbside allowances Mar. 2020 - July 31, 2021 (WA-100, WA-018).

Retail

Non-essential retail limited to minimum basic operations Mar. 25 - early May 2020 (20-25; WA-016, WA-017); curbside pick-up only from May 2020 (20-25.3; WA-031); in-store at 30 percent in Safe Start Phase 2 (WA-034); employee masks June 8 and customer masks June 26 / no mask no service July 7, 2020 (WA-035, WA-037, WA-040); Nov. 17, 2020 - Mar. 2021: in-store 25 percent, food courts closed (WA-047, WA-064); Phase 3: 50 percent (Mar. 22 - June 30, 2021); June 30, 2021: caps lifted; Aug. 23, 2021: masks for every customer and worker (WA-078, WA-080).

Personal care

Barbershops, hair and nail salons, tattoo parlors closed Mar. 16, 2020 (20-13; WA-009) through Safe Start Phase 2 (June 2020 in most counties); Phase 2 under Personal Services requirements; Modified Phase 1 counties at 25 percent (Aug. 2020); Nov. 17, 2020 - Mar. 2021: 25 percent of occupancy (20-25.8 para. 14; WA-047; WA-105); Phase 3: 50 percent; June 30, 2021 caps lifted; masks required throughout and for all from Aug. 23, 2021 (WA-105, WA-078).

Fitness and entertainment

Gyms, fitness centers, theaters, bowling alleys, card rooms and pool halls closed Mar. 16, 2020 (WA-009) through Safe Start Phase 2/3 (fitness limited in Phase 2; theaters 25 percent Phase 2, 50 percent Phase 3; nightclubs and concert venues Phase 4, never reached; WA-034); live entertainment prohibited from July 2020; Nov. 17, 2020 - Jan. 11, 2021: gyms, theaters, museums, zoos, aquariums and bowling closed for indoor operations (WA-047); Healthy Washington Phase 1: appointment-only fitness at 500 sq. ft. per person, entertainment general admission prohibited; Phase 2: 25 percent/200; Phase 3: 50 percent/400 (WA-106, WA-107); June 30, 2021 caps lifted except indoor events over 10,000 at 75 percent (WA-101); Aug. 23, 2021 masks indoors; Sept. 13, 2021 masks at outdoor events of 500 or more (WA-084, WA-085, WA-102).

Hotels and short-term rentals

Hotels and motels were essential lodging and counted as 'homes or residences' under the stay-home order (WA-016); hotel meeting spaces: all business meetings and retail events prohibited Nov. 17, 2020 - Jan. 2021, then 25 percent/100 and Healthy Washington caps to June 30, 2021 (WA-047 para. 6, WA-103, WA-064); hotel food and beverage under the eating-and-drinking rules (WA-104); Phase 3 was the first phase to 'Resume non-essential travel' (WA-034); traveler quarantine for variant-country arrivals Dec. 21, 2020 - Apr. 6, 2021 and CDC-compliance mandate for international air arrivals through Q3 2021 (WA-054, WA-059, WA-061); large indoor events over 10,000 capped at 75 percent after June 30, 2021 (WA-101); masks indoors for all from Aug. 23, 2021.

Offices and telework

Non-essential offices closed Mar. 25 - May 31, 2020 except minimum basic operations including 'facilitat[ing] employees of the business being able to continue to work remotely from their residences' (WA-016); Safe Start Phase 2: 'Professional services/office-based businesses (telework remains strongly encouraged)' (WA-034), Modified Phase 1: 25 percent; employee face coverings from June 8, 2020 (WA-035); Nov. 17, 2020: 'Professional Services are required to mandate that employees work from home when possible and close offices to the public if possible. Any office that must remain open must limit occupancy to 25 percent' (20-25.8 para. 13; WA-047); Healthy Washington Phases 1-2: 'Remote work strongly encouraged, 25% capacity otherwise'; Phase 3 (Mar. 22 - June 30, 2021): 50 percent (WA-036, WA-064); high-risk employee telework and reassignment mandate for every employer Apr. 13, 2020 - June 28, 2021 (WA-027, WA-062, WA-068); June 30, 2021 caps lifted, employers must verify vaccination before unmasked indoor work (WA-072); Aug. 23, 2021 every employee masked indoors (WA-080).

Manufacturing

Non-essential manufacturing limited to minimum basic operations Mar. 25 - May 2020 (WA-016, WA-017); 'Remaining manufacturing' reopened in Safe Start Phase 2 under manufacturing requirements (WA-034); employee face coverings from June 8, 2020 (WA-035); employer cooperation, reporting and L&I compliance duties (WA-040, WA-099); high-risk employee accommodation mandate Apr. 13, 2020 - June 28, 2021 (WA-027); food-production plants: Agriculture requirements (packing) and paid-leave condition Aug. 18 - Nov. 13, 2020 (WA-033, WA-044); masks for all indoors from Aug. 23, 2021 (WA-080).

Construction

Non-essential construction stopped Mar. 25, 2020 under 20-25 (existing projects only; WA-016, WA-017); Phase 1 restart from Apr. 24, 2020 only under the job-site requirements of the Governor's memorandum (WA-029; revised Apr. 29); 'Additional construction phases' in Safe Start Phase 2 (WA-034); L&I rule WAC 296-800-14035 made every condition enforceable (WA-099, WA-067); apprenticeship programs closed Mar. 13 - Apr. 24, 2020 (WA-008); permits and hearings under OPMA prohibitions (WA-020, WA-058); masks on every job site from June 8, 2020 and for all indoors from Aug. 23, 2021.

Real estate

Real estate and mortgage activity limited by the Mar. 27, 2020 guidance under 20-25 (WA-031 recital); open houses prohibited Phase 1, permitted at 10 persons Phase 2, prohibited again Nov. 17, 2020 - Feb. 2021, offices 25 percent then 50 percent (WA-109, WA-047 para. 9, WA-064); remote notarization made available Mar. 27, 2020 (WA-019); eviction moratorium Mar. 18, 2020 - June 30, 2021 and bridge July 1 - Oct. 31, 2021 (WA-013, WA-060, WA-069, WA-086); consumer garnishments barred from Apr. 14, 2020 (WA-028); landlords prohibited from penalizing tenants who require masks or vaccination proof (WA-082).

Hospitals and long-term care

LTC visitation restricted Mar. 10, closed to visitors Mar. 16, 2020 (WA-002, WA-012), staff screening and worker-certification waivers (WA-006); phased Safe Start for Long-Term Care from Aug. 7, 2020 (WA-043), indoor visits prohibited again Nov. 17, 2020 (WA-047 para. 15), regime extended to the end of the emergency Jan. 19, 2021 (WA-057) and in force through Q3 2021 (rescinded Oct. 27, 2022); hospital elective-procedure prohibition Mar. 19 - May 18, 2020 and conditions thereafter (WA-015, WA-032, WA-049); Delta-variant nursing-home transfer waivers Sept. 3, 2021 (WA-083); health care worker vaccination by Oct. 18, 2021 (WA-077); health care worker licensing waivers throughout (WA-023).

Dental and elective health care

All non-urgent procedures at hospitals, ambulatory surgical centers and dental, orthodontic and endodontic offices prohibited Mar. 19 - May 18, 2020 (20-24; WA-015); resumption only under 20-24.1 criteria (PPE, testing, distancing, capacity) from May 18, 2020 (WA-032); 20-24.2 (effective Dec. 3, 2020): every health care and dental practice must maintain an expansion-and-contraction-of-care plan and reduce or stop non-urgent care when criteria are unmet, in force through Q3 2021 (WA-049); telemedicine mandates on carriers (WA-021, WA-096); masks in health care settings for every person throughout (WA-037 to WA-111); health care provider vaccination mandate Aug. 9, 2021, deadline Oct. 18 (WA-077).

Schools

K-12 closed in three counties Mar. 17 (WA-004), statewide Mar. 17 - June 19, 2020 (WA-005, WA-026); fall 2020 remote and hybrid under 20-09.2 and 20-70 (WA-045); in-person instruction from Dec. 16, 2020 only under DOH and L&I conditions (20-09.3; WA-052); 2021-22 school year: in-person instruction only under DOH requirements including universal masking and quarantine (20-09.4, July 30, 2021; WA-075, WA-076); masks in schools for every person under Orders 20-03.2 to 20-03.6 (WA-063 to WA-111); K-12 employee vaccination by Oct. 18, 2021 (WA-079); higher education: in-person classes prohibited Mar. 13 - Apr. 24, 2020 (WA-008), campus conditions from Aug. 1, 2020 (WA-038, WA-046), vaccination verification and masking from July 1, 2021 (WA-071, WA-074, WA-081).

Child care

Child care open as essential under 20-25 subject to DCYF and DOH requirements; DCYF licensing and background-check waivers for emergency child care from Mar. 26, 2020 (WA-022); exempted from the Nov. 2020 rollback modifications but 'shall continue to follow current guidance' (WA-047); masks for all persons in child care settings under Orders 20-03.2 to 20-03.4 (WA-063, WA-070, WA-078); child care and early learning workers must be fully vaccinated by Oct. 18, 2021 (21-14.1; WA-079).

Worship and gatherings

Gatherings of 250 or more prohibited Mar. 11-13 (WA-003, WA-007), 50 or more Mar. 16 (WA-010), all gatherings 'regardless of the number of people involved' including weddings and funerals from Mar. 23, 2020 (WA-016); drive-in services from May 2020 (WA-031); Safe Start Phase 2: gatherings of five per week, Phase 3: 50 (cut to 10 in July 2020; WA-034); Nov. 17, 2020: indoor social gatherings prohibited absent quarantine, outdoor five, religious services 25 percent/200 with no congregational singing, weddings and funerals 30 with receptions prohibited (WA-047); Healthy Washington Phase 1: indoor gatherings prohibited, outdoor 10; Phase 2: indoor five/two households, outdoor 15; Phase 3: indoor 10, outdoor 50 (WA-064); June 30, 2021 lifted; Aug. 23, 2021 masks in all indoor gatherings outside private residences; Sept. 13, 2021 masks at outdoor gatherings of 500 or more (WA-078, WA-084).

Courts and public offices

Supreme Court: courts authorized to modify operations Mar. 4 (WA-089); all civil and criminal jury trials suspended and non-emergency matters continued Mar. 18 - July 6, 2020 (WA-090, WA-091); jury trials from July 6, 2020 only under courthouse distancing conditions (WA-092); remote-proceeding, remote-deposition and remote-service presumptions Oct. 13, 2020 and Feb. 19, 2021 through Q3 2021 (WA-093, WA-094); judicial branch vaccination Aug. 18, 2021 (WA-095); every public agency prohibited from in-person-only meetings and in-person records access Mar. 24, 2020 through Q3 2021 (WA-020, WA-058); DOL in-person licensing suspended Mar. 16, 2020 with renewal extensions (WA-011, WA-025); local health jurisdiction structure frozen Dec. 14, 2020 (WA-051).

Travel and quarantine

Stay-home order confined all persons except essential travel Mar. 23 - May 31, 2020 (WA-016); Safe Start: 'Essential travel and limited non-essential travel' in Phases 1-2, non-essential travel resumed only in Phase 3 (WA-034); Nov. 13, 2020 West Coast advisory (14-day self-quarantine for arrivals; advisory only, rescinded Mar. 19, 2021; recited in WA-047, WA-054, WA-061); mandatory 14-day quarantine for arrivals from variant countries Dec. 21, 2020 - Apr. 6, 2021 (WA-054); international air arrivals must comply with CDC requirements Mar. 1, 2021 through Q3 2021 (WA-059, WA-061, WA-101); Nov. 2020 indoor gatherings permitted only after 14-day (or 7-day plus test) quarantine (WA-047); worker quarantine and isolation protected by 21-08 (WA-066).

Face coverings

Employee face coverings mandatory June 8, 2020 (WA-035); public face coverings in all indoor and outdoor public settings June 26, 2020 (Order 20-03; WA-037); 'no mask, no service' business prohibition July 7, 2020 (WA-040); everywhere outside the dwelling unit July 25, 2020 (Order 20-03.1; WA-042, WA-041); fully vaccinated persons exempted May 15, 2021 except health care, correctional, shelter, school and transit settings, with employer verification duties (Order 20-03.2, 20-25.13; WA-063, WA-065); June 30, 2021 (Order 20-03.3; WA-070); reinstated for every person indoors Aug. 23, 2021 (Order 20-03.4, Proclamation 20-25.15; WA-078, WA-080); outdoor events of 500 or more Sept. 13, 2021 (Order 20-03.5, 20-25.17; WA-084, WA-085); Sept. 24, 2021 (Order 20-03.6; WA-111); indoor requirement ended Mar. 12, 2022 (WA-110).

Vaccination mandates

Employer vaccination-verification duties as a condition of unmasked work May 21, 2021 (20-25.13; WA-065) and July 1, 2021 (20-25.14; WA-072); no adverse employment action for vaccination, quarantine or isolation May 21, 2021 (21-08; WA-066); higher-education vaccination verification July 1, 2021 (WA-071, WA-081); health care providers and State agency workers fully vaccinated by Oct. 18, 2021 (21-14, Aug. 9, 2021; WA-077); K-12, child care and higher-education workers Oct. 18, 2021 (21-14.1, Aug. 20, 2021; WA-079); judicial branch workers Nov. 1, 2021 (25700-B-669, Aug. 18, 2021; WA-095); local governments prohibited from interfering with business vaccination-proof requirements (20-25.16, Sept. 3, 2021; WA-082); large-event vaccine verification from Nov. 15, 2021 (21-16; WA-088; post-period).

Standing duties

The statutes, codes and penalty provisions of Washington 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 Washington duties →

Washington law imposed four standing layers of compulsion on every employer before the first COVID-19 proclamation issued, and the proclamations then poured pandemic content into each of them. (1) Communicable-disease control: RCW 70.05.070(3) and (5) charge every local health officer to 'control and prevent the spread of any dangerous, contagious or infectious diseases' and to 'prevent, control or abate nuisances which are detrimental to the public health'; RCW 70.05.060(4) charges every local board of health to 'provide for the control and prevention of any dangerous, contagious or infectious disease'; RCW 43.20.050 makes the State Board of Health the rule-maker for 'the prevention and control of infectious and noninfectious diseases' and for 'the imposition and use of isolation and quarantine', and subsection (5) commands every officer and employee of the State and its subdivisions to 'enforce all rules adopted by the state board of health'; RCW 43.70.130(3) and (7) direct the Secretary of Health to 'strictly enforce all laws for the protection of the public health' and give the Secretary 'the same authority as local health officers' in an emergency; WAC 246-100-036(3) directs health officers to 'institute disease control and contamination control measures, including... isolation, quarantine,... condemnation of food supplies, and inspection and closure of facilities'; WAC 246-100-040 supplies the isolation and quarantine procedure; WAC 246-101-425 binds 'members of the general public' to 'cooperate with... public health authorities in their investigation and control of cases, outbreaks, and suspected outbreaks; and... implementation of infection control measures'. The penalty is RCW 70.05.120(4) (misdemeanor for 'violating or refusing or neglecting to obey any of the rules, regulations or orders made for the prevention, suppression and control of dangerous contagious and infectious diseases') and WAC 246-100-070(2)-(3). Secretary of Health Order 20-03 (Ex. WA-037) was issued under exactly these provisions and recites exactly these penalties. (2) Emergency orders as offenses: RCW 43.06.220(5) (Ex. LAW-340) makes willful violation of a gubernatorial emergency order a gross misdemeanor; RCW 38.52.150(2) makes 'every violation of any rule, regulation, or order issued under the authority of' the Emergency Management Act a misdemeanor and a second offense a gross misdemeanor; every proclamation in the WA library recites RCW 43.06.220(5) and chapters 38.08, 38.52 and 43.06 RCW. (3) Workplace safety: RCW 49.17.060 (WISHA) commands each employer to 'furnish to each of his or her employees a place of employment free from recognized hazards' and to 'comply with the rules, regulations, and orders promulgated under this chapter'; WAC 296-800-110 ('You must... Provide a workplace free from recognized hazards' (11005), 'Establish, supervise, and enforce rules that lead to a safe and healthy work environment' (11035), 'Protect employees from biological agents' (11045)) and WAC 296-800-140 (a written accident prevention program) are the standing core rules; L&I's emergency rule WAC 296-800-14035 (May 26, 2020, re-adopted through the end of Q3 2021; Exs. AGY-ST-LABOR-WORKPLACE-050 to -056, -078, WA-099, WA-067) made every proclamation condition a WISHA rule ('Employers must comply with all conditions for operation required by emergency proclamation'); DOSH Directive 1.70 (May 15, 2020 and July 7, 2021 versions; Exs. DUT-WA-017, -018) is the enforcement policy ('Employers who continue operations under the Order are required to maintain coronavirus prevention practices consistent with DOSH, OSHA and Department of Health guidance'; 'Employers must institute these prevention program elements or equivalent protections'); L&I publication F414-164-000 (Ex. DUT-WA-016) states the requirements in the agency's own imperative; the Health Emergency Labor Standards Act (ESSB 5115, 2021 c 252; RCW 49.17.062,.064) added the one-business-day exposure-notice duty and the 24-hour outbreak-reporting duty; RCW 49.17.180 (civil penalties to $7,000 per serious violation and $70,000 per willful or repeated violation) and RCW 49.17.190(3) (gross misdemeanor for a willful violation causing death) enforce them. The Ninth Circuit held in Slidewaters LLC v. Washington State Department of Labor & Industries, No. 20-35634 (9th Cir. July 8, 2021) (Ex. DUT-WA-020), that the Governor had authority under RCW 43.06.010(12) and 43.06.220 to issue the proclamations and that L&I 'acted within its scope of authority' in adopting WAC 296-800-14035, which 'creates an enforcement mechanism for the proclamations' restrictions on businesses'. (4) Standard of care: Washington enacted no COVID-19 civil-liability shield for businesses in 2020 or 2021; the standing rule of RCW 5.40.050 therefore governed every negligence claim: 'A breach of a duty imposed by statute, ordinance, or administrative rule... may be considered by the trier of fact as evidence of negligence.' Every proclamation condition, every L&I rule and every Secretary of Health order was such a duty. (5) Sanitary code: the Washington Retail Food Code binds the person in charge of every food establishment (WAC 246-215-02115) and commands a permit holder to 'immediately discontinue operations and notify the regulatory authority if an imminent health hazard might exist' (WAC 246-215-08455). (6) Operating conditions written into the orders: Proclamation 20-25 para. 3(b) ('Essential businesses are prohibited from operating under this Proclamation unless they establish and implement social distancing and sanitation measures established by' OSHA 3990 and the DOH workplace guidance), Proclamations 20-25.4, 20-25.6, 20-25.14 and 20-25.15 ('No employer may operate, allow a customer to enter a business, conduct business, or employ employees unless the employer... complies with all public health authority orders and directives; and... complies with all Department of Labor & Industries interpretive guidance, regulations, and rules'), the Safe Start plan ('All phases - Employers are required to...'), and the Washington Ready requirements sheet (vaccination verification 'Recommended, but not required, for large indoor and outdoor events'; physical distancing 'No requirements'). The mandatory and recommended characters are recorded exactly as the texts have them.

By character

  • 5 Statutory duty
  • 4 Guidance incorporated
  • 3 Order penalty
  • 3 Workplace duty
  • 2 Sanitary code duty
  • 1 Adjudication
  • 1 Liability shield condition
  • 1 Statutory authority

Exhibits

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On the calendar

Every dated instrument in the Washington 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.

Emergency declaration 1Stay-at-home 5Business closure 21Telework mandate 13Capacity limit 21Gathering cap 39Face-covering requirement 30Travel and quarantine 3Schools and child care 16Health care orders 17Curfew and hours 1Alcohol and bars 9Events and venues 20Courts and public offices 13Workplace rules 38Vaccination or testing 17Quarantine and isolation 7Supply chain 3Operating condition 6Other 17

All instruments

Every record in the Washington 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.

Showing 110 of 110 instrumentsEvery record that resolves to Washington in the Library (313) →
ExhibitInstrumentIssuerLevelEffectiveEndQuartersLimitationsSourceFile
Ex. WA-001Proclamation 20-05Proclamation of a State of Emergency (COVID-19), all countiesGovernor Jay InsleeStateFeb. 29, 2020Oct. 31, 20222020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Emergency declarationPrimary source readPDF 285 KB
Ex. WA-018Proclamation 20-26Washington State Liquor and Cannabis Board - Penalties (statutory waivers and enforcement prohibition)Governor Jay Inslee (directed to the Washington State Liquor and Cannabis Board)Sector regulatorFeb. 29, 2020Sept. 30, 20202020 Q22020 Q3Alcohol and barsOtherPrimary source readPDF 202 KB
Ex. WA-089Supreme Court Order No. 25700-B-602In the Matter of the Response by Washington State Courts to the Public Health Emergency in Washington StateSupreme Court of WashingtonCourtMar. 4, 2020Mar. 18, 2020Courts and public officesPrimary source readPDF 671 KB
Ex. WA-002Proclamation 20-06Amending Proclamation 20-05: restrictions on nursing homes and assisted living facilities (visitation…Governor Jay InsleeStateMar. 10, 2020Sept. 30, 20202020 Q22020 Q3Gathering capHealth care ordersPrimary source readPDF 225 KB
Ex. WA-003Proclamation 20-07Amending Proclamations 20-05 and 20-06: prohibition on gatherings of 250 or more in King, Pierce and Snohomish…Governor Jay InsleeStateMar. 11, 2020Mar. 31, 2020Gathering capEvents and venuesPrimary source readPDF 198 KB
Ex. WA-006Proclamation 20-10Amending Proclamations 20-05 through 20-09: long-term care workers and facilities (expansion of 20-06 to adult…Governor Jay InsleeStateMar. 13, 2020Sept. 30, 20202020 Q22020 Q3Health care ordersPrimary source readPDF 225 KB
Ex. WA-007Proclamation 20-11Statewide Limits on Gatherings (250 or more)Governor Jay InsleeStateMar. 13, 2020Mar. 31, 2020Gathering capEvents and venuesPrimary source readPDF 181 KB
Ex. WA-008Proclamation 20-12Higher education: prohibition on in-person classes at universities, colleges, technical schools and…Governor Jay InsleeStateMar. 13, 2020Apr. 24, 20202020 Q2Gathering capSchools and child carePrimary source readPDF 203 KB
Ex. WA-009Proclamation 20-13Statewide Limits: Food and Beverage Services, Areas of CongregationGovernor Jay InsleeStateMar. 16, 2020Mar. 31, 2020Business closureAlcohol and barsEvents and venuesWorkplace rulesPrimary source readPDF 206 KB
Ex. WA-010Proclamation 20-14Reduction of Statewide Limits on Gatherings (50 or more prohibited; smaller gatherings conditioned)Governor Jay InsleeStateMar. 16, 2020Mar. 31, 2020Gathering capEvents and venuesPrimary source readPDF 180 KB
Ex. WA-011Proclamation 20-15 (Mar. 16, 2020) and WA-025 (Proclamation 20-41, Apr. 3, 2020)Department of Licensing (waiver of in-person driver-licensing requirements; office closures)Governor Jay InsleeStateMar. 16, 2020Apr. 29, 20222020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Courts and public officesPrimary source readPDF 193 KB
Ex. WA-012Proclamation 20-16Statewide Limits on LTC - No VisitorsGovernor Jay InsleeStateMar. 16, 2020Sept. 30, 20202020 Q22020 Q3Gathering capHealth care ordersPrimary source readPDF 227 KB
Ex. WA-004Proclamation 20-08Amending Proclamations 20-05, 20-06 and 20-07: K-12 school closures in King, Pierce and Snohomish CountiesGovernor Jay InsleeStateMar. 17, 2020June 30, 20202020 Q2Schools and child carePrimary source readPDF 203 KB
Ex. WA-005Proclamation 20-09Statewide K-12 School ClosuresGovernor Jay InsleeStateMar. 17, 2020Apr. 24, 20202020 Q2Schools and child carePrimary source readPDF 181 KB
Ex. WA-013Proclamation 20-19Evictions (statewide moratorium on residential evictions)Governor Jay InsleeStateMar. 18, 2020June 30, 20212020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2OtherPrimary source readPDF 200 KB
Ex. WA-014Proclamation 20-23UTC - Ratepayer Assistance (later 'Ratepayer Assistance and Preservation of Essential Services')Governor Jay InsleeStateMar. 18, 2020Sept. 30, 20212020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3OtherPrimary source readPDF 207 KB
Ex. WA-090Supreme Court Amended Order No. 25700-B-607In the Matter of Statewide Response by Washington State Courts to the COVID-19 Public Health EmergencySupreme Court of WashingtonCourtMar. 18, 2020Apr. 24, 20202020 Q2Gathering capCourts and public officesPrimary source readPDF 793 KB
Ex. WA-015Proclamation 20-24Restrictions on Non Urgent Medical ProceduresGovernor Jay InsleeStateMar. 19, 2020May 18, 20202020 Q2Health care ordersPrimary source readPDF 181 KB
Ex. WA-016Proclamation 20-25, Stay Home - Stay Healthy (Mar. 23, 2020), para. 3 and 3(b)Stay Home - Stay HealthyGovernor Jay InsleeStateMar. 23, 2020Apr. 6, 20202020 Q2Stay-at-homeBusiness closureWorkplace rulesOperating conditionPrimary source readPDF 215 KB
Ex. WA-017Washington Essential Critical Infrastructure Workers list (Proclamation 20-25 Appendix)Proclamation 20-25 Appendix: Essential Critical Infrastructure WorkersGovernor Jay Inslee (Office of the Governor), appendix to Proclamation 20-25StateMar. 23, 2020May 31, 20202020 Q2Stay-at-homeBusiness closurePrimary source readPDF 209 KB
Ex. WA-020Proclamation 20-28Open Public Meetings Act and Public Records Act (prohibition on in-person public meetings and in-person…Governor Jay InsleeStateMar. 24, 2020Sept. 30, 20212020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Gathering capCourts and public officesPrimary source readPDF 213 KB
Ex. WA-096OIC Emergency Order No. 20-02Clarifying and Expanding on the Requirements of Emergency Order 20-01; Minimum 60 Day Grace Period for Payment…Mike Kreidler, Washington State Insurance Commissioner (Office of the Insurance Commissioner)Sector regulatorMar. 24, 2020May 23, 20202020 Q2Health care ordersOtherPrimary source readPDF 279 KB
Ex. WA-021Proclamation 20-29Telemedicine (waiver of ESSB 5385 effective date; prohibitions on health carriers)Governor Jay Inslee (health carriers regulated by the Office of the Insurance Commissioner)Sector regulatorMar. 25, 2020June 30, 20212020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2Health care ordersOtherPrimary source readPDF 200 KB
Ex. WA-097OIC Emergency Order No. 20-03Providing Relief to Washington Consumers from COVID-19 Outbreak by Addressing Grace Periods for Nonpayment of…Mike Kreidler, Washington State Insurance Commissioner (Office of the Insurance Commissioner)Sector regulatorMar. 25, 2020May 9, 20202020 Q2OtherPrimary source readPDF 333 KB
Ex. WA-022Proclamation 20-31Department of Children, Youth, and Families - Child Care and Background ChecksGovernor Jay InsleeStateMar. 26, 2020Sept. 30, 20212020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Schools and child careOtherPrimary source readPDF 234 KB
Ex. WA-023Proclamation 20-32Department of Health - Healthcare Worker Licensing (waivers of licensing, renewal and continuing-education…Governor Jay Inslee (Department of Health professions)Sector regulatorMar. 26, 2020Sept. 30, 20212020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Health care ordersOtherPrimary source readPDF 274 KB
Ex. WA-019Proclamation 20-27 (Mar. 24, 2020)Electronic Notary Effective Date (remote notarization made immediately available)Governor Jay InsleeStateMar. 27, 2020Oct. 1, 20202020 Q22020 Q3Courts and public officesOtherPrimary source readPDF 180 KB
Ex. WA-109Real Estate COVID-19 Requirements (Phases 1-3; archived version updated June 2, 2021; Phase 3 changes March 17, 2021)Real Estate COVID-19 RequirementsGovernor Jay Inslee (Office of the Governor), requirements incorporated by reference in Proclamation 20-25 et seq.StateMar. 27, 2020June 30, 20212020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2Business closureTelework mandateCapacity limitGathering capPrimary source readPDF 165 KB
Ex. WA-024Proclamation 20-25.1Extending Stay Home - Stay Healthy to May 4, 2020Governor Jay InsleeStateApr. 2, 2020May 4, 20202020 Q2Stay-at-homeBusiness closureTelework mandateGathering capPrimary source readPDF 176 KB
Ex. WA-025Proclamation 20-41Department of Licensing - License Renewal ExtensionGovernor Jay InsleeStateApr. 3, 2020Sept. 30, 20212020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Courts and public officesPrimary source readPDF 202 KB
Ex. WA-026Proclamation 20-09.1Statewide K-12 School Closures (extension through the 2019-20 school year)Governor Jay InsleeStateApr. 6, 2020June 19, 20202020 Q2Schools and child carePrimary source readPDF 210 KB
Ex. WA-027Proclamation 20-46High-Risk Employees - Workers' RightsGovernor Jay InsleeStateApr. 13, 2020June 30, 20212020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2Telework mandateWorkplace rulesPrimary source readPDF 234 KB
Ex. WA-091Supreme Court Order No. 25700-B-615Revised and Extended Order Regarding Court OperationsSupreme Court of WashingtonCourtApr. 13, 2020May 4, 20202020 Q2Gathering capCourts and public officesPrimary source readPDF 899 KB
Ex. WA-028Proclamation 20-49Garnishments and Accrual of InterestGovernor Jay InsleeStateApr. 14, 2020Sept. 30, 20212020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Courts and public officesOtherPrimary source readPDF 229 KB
Ex. WA-029Memorandum: Implementation of Phase 1 Construction Restart - Proclamation 20-25 (Addendum)Implementation of Phase 1 Construction Restart - Proclamation 20-25Governor Jay Inslee (memorandum addendum to Proclamation 20-25)StateApr. 24, 2020June 30, 20202020 Q2Business closureWorkplace rulesPrimary source readPDF 432 KB
Ex. WA-030Proclamation 20-25.2Adjusting Stay Home - Stay Healthy to May 4, 2020 (outdoor recreation reopening from May 5, 2020)Governor Jay InsleeStateApr. 27, 2020May 4, 20202020 Q2Stay-at-homeBusiness closureGathering capPrimary source readPDF 421 KB
Ex. WA-031Washington Proclamation 20-25.3 (May 4, 2020)Adjusting and Extending Stay Home - Stay Healthy to May 31, 2020; Safe Start Washington: Phase I - Re-Opening…Governor Jay InsleeStateMay 4, 2020May 31, 20202020 Q2Stay-at-homeBusiness closureTelework mandateGathering capEvents and venuesPrimary source readPDF 438 KB
Ex. WA-032Proclamation 20-24.1Reducing Restrictions on, and Safe Expansion of, Non-Urgent Medical and Dental ProceduresGovernor Jay InsleeStateMay 17, 2020Nov. 25, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q4Health care ordersWorkplace rulesPrimary source readPDF 273 KB
Ex. WA-034Safe Start Washington: Phased Reopening County-by-County (plan, Oct. 7, 2020 version), 'All phases - Employers are required to'Safe Start Washington - Phased Reopening County-by-CountyGovernor Jay Inslee (Office of the Governor), plan incorporated by reference in Proclamations 20-25.3 through 20-25.11StateJune 1, 2020Jan. 11, 20212020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q1Face-covering requirementWorkplace rulesOperating conditionPrimary source readPDF 1.3 MB
Ex. WA-035Proclamation 20-25.4, Safe Start Washington (May 31, 2020)Transition from 'Stay Home - Stay Healthy' to 'Safe Start - Stay Healthy' County-by-County Phased ReopeningGovernor Jay InsleeStateJune 1, 2020July 1, 20202020 Q22020 Q3Face-covering requirementWorkplace rulesOperating conditionPrimary source readPDF 184 KB
Ex. WA-033Proclamation 20-57Concerning the Health of Agricultural WorkersGovernor Jay InsleeStateJune 3, 2020July 1, 20212020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2Workplace rulesSupply chainPrimary source readPDF 160 KB
Ex. WA-108Agriculture COVID-19 Requirements - Provisions for All Worksites and Work-Related Functions (archived version, June 2021)Agriculture COVID-19 RequirementsGovernor Jay Inslee (Office of the Governor), requirements incorporated by reference in Proclamation 20-57 et seq. and 20-25 et seq.StateJune 3, 2020July 1, 20212020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2Face-covering requirementWorkplace rulesQuarantine and isolationSupply chainPrimary source readPDF 222 KB
Ex. WA-037Order of the Secretary of Health 20-03, Statewide Face Coverings (June 24, 2020; effective June 26, 2020)Face Coverings - StatewideJohn Wiesman, Washington State Secretary of Health (Department of Health)StateJune 26, 2020July 24, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Face-covering requirementOperating conditionPrimary source readPDF 247 KB
Ex. WA-039Proclamation 20-25.5Safe Start - Stay Healthy: County-by-County Phased Reopening (extension; phase advancement freeze)Governor Jay InsleeStateJuly 1, 2020July 9, 20202020 Q3Business closureCapacity limitGathering capFace-covering requirementWorkplace rulesPrimary source readPDF 211 KB
Ex. WA-092Supreme Court Order No. 25700-B-631Order re: Modification of Jury Trial ProceedingsSupreme Court of WashingtonCourtJuly 6, 2020Sept. 30, 20212020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Gathering capCourts and public officesPrimary source readPDF 696 KB
Ex. WA-040Proclamation 20-25.6Safe Start - Stay Healthy: County-by-County Phased Reopening (business face-covering and cooperation duties)Governor Jay InsleeStateJuly 7, 2020Aug. 6, 20202020 Q3Business closureCapacity limitGathering capFace-covering requirementWorkplace rulesPrimary source readPDF 216 KB
Ex. WA-041Proclamation 20-25.7Safe Start - Stay Healthy: County-by-County Phased Reopening (open-ended extension; incorporation of Order…Governor Jay InsleeStateJuly 24, 2020Nov. 15, 20202020 Q32020 Q4Business closureCapacity limitGathering capFace-covering requirementAlcohol and barsEvents and venuesWorkplace rulesPrimary source readPDF 217 KB
Ex. WA-042RCS Management Bulletin R20-094 (Aug. 6, 2020; amended Sept. 10, 2020), describing Order of the Secretary of Health 20-03.1 (issued July 24, 2020; effective July 25, 2020)Order of the Secretary of Health 20-03.1 Face Coverings - Statewide (as described in DSHS RCS Management…Department of Social and Health Services, Aging and Long-Term Support Administration, Residential Care Services (bulletin describing Order of the Secretary of Health 20-03.1)StateJuly 24, 2020May 15, 20212020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2Face-covering requirementConfirmed from a secondary sourceDOC 126 KB
Ex. WA-038Proclamation 20-12.1Higher Education - Fall 2020Governor Jay InsleeStateAug. 1, 2020Oct. 20, 20202020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Gathering capSchools and child careWorkplace rulesPrimary source readPDF 171 KB
Ex. WA-043Proclamation 20-66Long-Term Care - Operations and Visitation (Safe Start for Long-Term Care)Governor Jay InsleeStateAug. 7, 2020Sept. 30, 20212020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Gathering capHealth care ordersPrimary source readPDF 220 KB
Ex. WA-044Proclamation 20-67Food Production Workers Paid LeaveGovernor Jay InsleeStateAug. 18, 2020Nov. 13, 20202020 Q32020 Q4Workplace rulesSupply chainPrimary source readPDF 214 KB
Ex. WA-045Proclamation 20-70Transportation and Remote Learning for K-12 Student EducationGovernor Jay InsleeStateAug. 26, 2020June 30, 20212020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2Schools and child carePrimary source readPDF 172 KB
Ex. WA-093Supreme Court Order No. 25700-B-646Fourth Revised and Extended Order Regarding Court OperationsSupreme Court of WashingtonCourtOct. 13, 2020Feb. 19, 20212020 Q42021 Q1Gathering capCourts and public officesPrimary source readPDF 177 KB
Ex. WA-046Proclamation 20-12.2Higher EducationGovernor Jay InsleeStateOct. 20, 2020June 30, 20212020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2Gathering capSchools and child careWorkplace rulesPrimary source readPDF 263 KB
Ex. WA-047Proclamation 20-25.8Stay Safe - Stay Healthy: Rollback of County-by-County Phased Reopening Responding to a COVID-19 Outbreak…Governor Jay InsleeStateNov. 17, 2020Mar. 31, 20212020 Q42021 Q1Business closureTelework mandateCapacity limitGathering capHealth care ordersAlcohol and barsEvents and venuesQuarantine and isolationPrimary source readPDF 234 KB
Ex. WA-103Miscellaneous Venues COVID-19 Requirements (convention and conference centers, hotel meeting spaces, event centers, fairgrounds, arenas)Miscellaneous Venues COVID-19 RequirementsGovernor Jay Inslee (Office of the Governor), requirements incorporated by reference in Proclamation 20-25 et seq.StateNov. 17, 2020June 30, 20212020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2Telework mandateCapacity limitGathering capEvents and venuesConfirmed from a secondary sourceSource
Ex. WA-048Proclamation 20-76Food Delivery FeesGovernor Jay InsleeStateNov. 25, 2020Mar. 31, 20212020 Q42021 Q1OtherPrimary source readPDF 159 KB
Ex. WA-049Proclamation 20-24.2Requirements for Non-Urgent Medical and Dental ProceduresGovernor Jay InsleeStateDec. 3, 2020Jan. 13, 20222020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Health care ordersWorkplace rulesPrimary source readPDF 271 KB
Ex. WA-050Proclamation 20-25.9Stay Safe - Stay Healthy: Rollback of County-by-County Phased Reopening (extension to January 4, 2021)Governor Jay InsleeStateDec. 10, 2020Jan. 4, 20212020 Q42021 Q1Business closureTelework mandateCapacity limitGathering capHealth care ordersEvents and venuesPrimary source readPDF 236 KB
Ex. WA-051Proclamation 20-78Safeguarding Public Trust and Stability in Local Health JurisdictionsGovernor Jay InsleeStateDec. 14, 2020Sept. 30, 20212020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3OtherPrimary source readPDF 67 KB
Ex. WA-052Proclamation 20-09.3Phased Reopening of K-12 SchoolsGovernor Jay InsleeStateDec. 16, 2020July 30, 20212020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Face-covering requirementSchools and child careWorkplace rulesPrimary source readPDF 121 KB
Ex. WA-099Emergency rule WAC 296-800-14035 (WSR 21-01-141; re-adoption of the rule first adopted in 2020 and re-adopted by WSR 20-16-054 (July 28, 2020) and WSR 20-23-076 (Nov. 16, 2020))2019 Novel coronavirus prohibited business activities and compliance with conditions for operations (Safe…Washington State Department of Labor and IndustriesSector regulatorDec. 16, 2020May 14, 20212020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2Business closureCapacity limitWorkplace rulesPrimary source readPDF 183 KB
Ex. WA-053Proclamation 20-25.10Stay Safe - Stay Healthy: Rollback of County-by-County Phased Reopening (extension)Governor Jay InsleeStateDec. 21, 2020Jan. 4, 20212020 Q42021 Q1Business closureTelework mandateCapacity limitGathering capEvents and venuesPrimary source readPDF 91 KB
Ex. WA-054Proclamation 20-83Restrictions on Travelers from Countries where the SARS-CoV-2 Variant 501Y.V is CirculatingGovernor Jay InsleeStateDec. 21, 2020Mar. 1, 20212020 Q42021 Q1Travel and quarantineQuarantine and isolationPrimary source readPDF 127 KB
Ex. WA-055Proclamation 20-25.11Stay Safe - Stay Healthy: Rollback of County-by-County Phased Reopening (extension to January 11, 2021)Governor Jay InsleeStateDec. 30, 2020Jan. 11, 20212020 Q42021 Q1Business closureTelework mandateCapacity limitGathering capEvents and venuesPrimary source readPDF 255 KB
Ex. WA-056Proclamation 20-25.12Healthy Washington - Roadmap to RecoveryGovernor Jay InsleeStateJan. 11, 2021May 21, 20212021 Q12021 Q2Business closureTelework mandateCapacity limitGathering capFace-covering requirementAlcohol and barsEvents and venuesWorkplace rulesPrimary source readPDF 227 KB
Ex. WA-104Eating and Drinking Establishments COVID-19 Requirements (Phases 1-3; archived version updated June 2, 2021)Eating and Drinking Establishments COVID-19 RequirementsGovernor Jay Inslee (Office of the Governor), requirements incorporated by reference in Proclamation 20-25 et seq.StateJan. 11, 2021June 30, 20212020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2Business closureCapacity limitGathering capCurfew and hoursAlcohol and barsPrimary source readPDF 156 KB
Ex. WA-107Indoor Entertainment COVID-19 Requirements (Phases 1-3; archived version updated June 2, 2021; changes February 18 and March 24, 2021)Indoor Entertainment COVID-19 Requirements (aquariums, indoor theaters, arenas, concert halls, gardens…Governor Jay Inslee (Office of the Governor), requirements incorporated by reference in Proclamation 20-25 et seq.StateJan. 11, 2021June 30, 20212021 Q12021 Q2Business closureCapacity limitGathering capEvents and venuesPrimary source readPDF 154 KB
Ex. WA-057Proclamation 20-66.5Long-Term Care - Operations and Visitation (extension to termination of the state of emergency)Governor Jay InsleeStateJan. 19, 2021Oct. 27, 20222021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Gathering capHealth care ordersPrimary source readPDF 57 KB
Ex. WA-058Proclamation 20-28.15Open Public Meetings Act and Public Records Act Proclamations (extension to termination of the state of…Governor Jay InsleeStateJan. 19, 2021Apr. 29, 20222021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Gathering capCourts and public officesPrimary source readPDF 54 KB
Ex. WA-094Supreme Court Order No. 25700-B-658Fifth Revised and Extended Order Regarding Court OperationsSupreme Court of WashingtonCourtFeb. 19, 2021Sept. 30, 20212021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Gathering capCourts and public officesPrimary source readPDF 334 KB
Ex. WA-059Proclamation 20-83.1Restrictions on TravelersGovernor Jay InsleeStateMar. 1, 2021Apr. 6, 20212021 Q12021 Q2Travel and quarantinePrimary source readPDF 138 KB
Ex. WA-060Proclamation 20-19.6Evictions and Related Housing PracticesGovernor Jay InsleeStateMar. 18, 2021June 30, 20212021 Q12021 Q2OtherPrimary source readPDF 212 KB
Ex. WA-061Proclamation 20-83.2Restrictions on TravelersGovernor Jay InsleeStateApr. 6, 2021Oct. 31, 20222021 Q22021 Q3Travel and quarantinePrimary source readPDF 183 KB
Ex. WA-062Proclamation 20-46.3High-Risk Employees - Workers' RightsGovernor Jay InsleeStateApr. 8, 2021June 28, 20212021 Q2Telework mandateWorkplace rulesPrimary source readPDF 211 KB
Ex. WA-063Order of the Secretary of Health 20-03.2Face Coverings - Statewide (amending Order 20-03)Umair A. Shah, MD, MPH, Washington State Secretary of HealthStateMay 15, 2021June 29, 20212021 Q2Face-covering requirementVaccination or testingPrimary source readPDF 234 KB
Ex. WA-064Healthy Washington - Roadmap to Recovery (plan; version issued May 18, 2021, including the Washington Ready transition terms)Healthy Washington - Roadmap to RecoveryGovernor Jay Inslee (Office of the Governor), plan incorporated by reference in Proclamation 20-25.12 and 20-25.13StateMay 18, 2021Sept. 30, 20212021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Telework mandateCapacity limitGathering capAlcohol and barsEvents and venuesVaccination or testingPrimary source readPDF 284 KB
Ex. WA-065Proclamation 20-25.13Healthy Washington - Roadmap to Recovery (all counties to Phase 3; vaccination-verification rules for…Governor Jay InsleeStateMay 21, 2021July 1, 20212021 Q2Capacity limitGathering capFace-covering requirementAlcohol and barsEvents and venuesWorkplace rulesVaccination or testingPrimary source readPDF 235 KB
Ex. WA-066Proclamation 21-08Safe WorkersGovernor Jay InsleeStateMay 21, 2021Feb. 17, 20222021 Q22021 Q3Workplace rulesVaccination or testingQuarantine and isolationPrimary source readPDF 133 KB
Ex. WA-067Emergency rule WAC 296-800-14035 (CR-103E, Adoption Order AO21-16; WSR 21-12-027)2019 Novel coronavirus prohibited business activities and compliance with conditions for operationsWashington State Department of Labor and Industries (Division of Occupational Safety and Health)Sector regulatorMay 24, 2021not dated2021 Q22021 Q3Business closureCapacity limitWorkplace rulesPrimary source readPDF 61 KB
Ex. WA-068Proclamation 20-46.4High-Risk Employees - Workers' Rights (rescission)Governor Jay InsleeStateJune 28, 2021June 30, 20212021 Q2Workplace rulesPrimary source readPDF 180 KB
Ex. WA-036Professional Services COVID-19 Requirements (Phases 1-3; archived version updated June 2, 2021)Professional Services COVID-19 RequirementsGovernor Jay Inslee (Office of the Governor), requirements document incorporated by reference in Proclamation 20-25 et seq.StateJune 30, 2021June 30, 20212020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2Telework mandateCapacity limitWorkplace rulesPrimary source readPDF 175 KB
Ex. WA-070Order of the Secretary of Health 20-03.3Face Coverings - Statewide (amending Orders 20-03, 20-03.1 and 20-03.2)Umair A. Shah, MD, MPH, Washington State Secretary of HealthStateJune 30, 2021Aug. 19, 20212021 Q22021 Q3Face-covering requirementVaccination or testingPrimary source readPDF 237 KB
Ex. WA-101Washington Ready: requirements after June 30, 2021 (Governor's office sheet)Washington Ready: Restrictions Applying to Indoor and Outdoor Settings After June 30Governor Jay Inslee (Office of the Governor), plan incorporated by reference in Proclamation 20-25.14 ('renamed Washington Ready pursuant to this order, found here')StateJune 30, 2021Nov. 15, 20212021 Q3Capacity limitFace-covering requirementVaccination or testingPrimary source readPDF 181 KB
Ex. WA-105Personal Services COVID-19 Requirements (Phases 1-3; archived version updated June 4, 2021)Personal Services COVID-19 Requirements (cosmetologists, hairstylists, barbers, estheticians, manicurists…Governor Jay Inslee (Office of the Governor), requirements incorporated by reference in Proclamation 20-25 et seq.StateJune 30, 2021June 30, 20212020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2Capacity limitFace-covering requirementWorkplace rulesPrimary source readPDF 194 KB
Ex. WA-106Fitness and Training COVID-19 Requirements (Phases 1-3; archived version updated June 2, 2021; Phase 3 changes March 26, 2021)Fitness and Training COVID-19 RequirementsGovernor Jay Inslee (Office of the Governor), requirements incorporated by reference in Proclamation 20-25 et seq.StateJune 30, 2021June 30, 20212020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2Business closureCapacity limitFace-covering requirementPrimary source readPDF 222 KB
Ex. WA-069Emergency Proclamation 21-09Tenancy Preservation - A Bridge to E2SSB 5160Governor Jay InsleeStateJuly 1, 2021Sept. 30, 20212021 Q3OtherPrimary source readPDF 210 KB
Ex. WA-071Proclamation 20-12.3Higher EducationGovernor Jay InsleeStateJuly 1, 2021July 12, 20212021 Q3Face-covering requirementSchools and child careWorkplace rulesVaccination or testingPrimary source readPDF 233 KB
Ex. WA-072Proclamation 20-25.14, Washington Ready (July 1, 2021), 'Additionally' paras. 3-4 and 'Furthermore' paras. 8-10Washington ReadyGovernor Jay InsleeStateJuly 1, 2021Aug. 20, 20212021 Q3Face-covering requirementWorkplace rulesVaccination or testingOperating conditionPrimary source readPDF 235 KB
Ex. WA-073Proclamation 20-57.2Concerning the Health of Agricultural Workers (rescission)Governor Jay InsleeStateJuly 1, 2021Sept. 30, 20212021 Q3Workplace rulesPrimary source readPDF 182 KB
Ex. WA-074Proclamation 20-12.4Higher EducationGovernor Jay InsleeStateJuly 12, 2021Aug. 27, 20212021 Q3Face-covering requirementSchools and child careWorkplace rulesVaccination or testingPrimary source readPDF 232 KB
Ex. WA-076DOH 820-105, K-12 COVID-19 Requirements for Summer 2021 and the 2021-2022 School Year (later retitled Requirements and Guidance to Mitigate COVID-19 Transmission in K-12 Schools)K-12 COVID-19 Requirements for Summer 2021 and the 2021-2022 School YearWashington State Department of Health (incorporated by Proclamation 20-09.4)Sector regulatorJuly 28, 2021Mar. 12, 20222021 Q3Face-covering requirementSchools and child careQuarantine and isolationConfirmed from a secondary sourcePDF 261 KB
Ex. WA-075Proclamation 20-09.4K-12 Schools (2021-22 school year: in-person learning only under DOH, OSPI and L&I requirements)Governor Jay InsleeStateJuly 30, 2021Oct. 31, 20222021 Q3Face-covering requirementSchools and child careWorkplace rulesQuarantine and isolationPrimary source readPDF 187 KB
Ex. WA-100LCB COVID-19 Guidance - Alcohol Licensees (temporary allowances for licensees with alcohol privileges, March 2020 - July 31, 2021)COVID-19 Guidance - Alcohol Licensees: Guidance for Licensees with Alcohol PrivilegesWashington State Liquor and Cannabis BoardSector regulatorJuly 31, 2021July 31, 20212020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Alcohol and barsOtherPrimary source readPDF 69 KB
Ex. WA-077Proclamation 21-14COVID-19 Vaccination Requirement (State agency workers and health care providers)Governor Jay InsleeStateAug. 9, 2021Aug. 20, 20212021 Q3Health care ordersWorkplace rulesVaccination or testingPrimary source readPDF 206 KB
Ex. WA-095Supreme Court Order No. 25700-B-669In the Matter of COVID-19 Vaccinations (judicial branch employees)Supreme Court of WashingtonCourtAug. 18, 2021Sept. 30, 20212021 Q3Courts and public officesVaccination or testingPrimary source readPDF 174 KB
Ex. WA-079Proclamation 21-14.1COVID-19 Vaccination Requirement (adding Educational Settings: K-12, child care and early learning, higher…Governor Jay InsleeStateAug. 20, 2021Sept. 27, 20212021 Q3Schools and child careHealth care ordersWorkplace rulesVaccination or testingPrimary source readPDF 268 KB
Ex. WA-078Order of the Secretary of Health 20-03.4Face Coverings - Statewide (indoor face coverings reinstated for every person regardless of vaccination…Umair A. Shah, MD, MPH, Washington State Secretary of HealthStateAug. 23, 2021Sept. 13, 20212021 Q3Face-covering requirementPrimary source readPDF 238 KB
Ex. WA-080Proclamation 20-25.15, Washington Ready (Aug. 20, 2021; effective Aug. 23, 2021), paras. 2-3 and 'Customers' and 'Employers' clausesWashington Ready (indoor face-covering prohibition on businesses and all entities; employer duties)Governor Jay InsleeStateAug. 23, 2021Sept. 3, 20212021 Q3Face-covering requirementWorkplace rulesQuarantine and isolationOperating conditionPrimary source readPDF 196 KB
Ex. WA-081Proclamation 20-12.5Higher Education (vaccination verification and face coverings at institutions without fully vaccinated…Governor Jay InsleeStateAug. 27, 2021Oct. 31, 20222021 Q3Face-covering requirementSchools and child careWorkplace rulesVaccination or testingPrimary source readPDF 238 KB
Ex. WA-082Proclamation 20-25.16Washington Ready (amendment protecting businesses that require masks or proof of vaccination from local…Governor Jay InsleeStateSept. 3, 2021Sept. 13, 20212021 Q3Face-covering requirementWorkplace rulesVaccination or testingOtherPrimary source readPDF 204 KB
Ex. WA-083Proclamation 21-15Transfer or Discharge of Nursing Home Residents - COVID-19 Delta VariantGovernor Jay InsleeStateSept. 3, 2021Oct. 2, 20212021 Q3Health care ordersPrimary source readPDF 159 KB
Ex. WA-084Order of the Secretary of Health 20-03.5Face Coverings - Statewide (face coverings required at outdoor events or gatherings of 500 or more)Umair A. Shah, MD, MPH, Washington State Secretary of HealthStateSept. 13, 2021Sept. 24, 20212021 Q3Gathering capFace-covering requirementEvents and venuesPrimary source readPDF 240 KB
Ex. WA-085Proclamation 20-25.17Washington Ready (face coverings at outdoor events of 500 or more; organizer prohibition)Governor Jay InsleeStateSept. 13, 2021Oct. 31, 20222021 Q3Gathering capFace-covering requirementEvents and venuesWorkplace rulesPrimary source readPDF 204 KB
Ex. WA-086Emergency Proclamation 21-09.1 (numbered 21-09.01 in the text)Tenancy Preservation - A Bridge to E2SSB 5160 (extension to October 31, 2021)Governor Jay InsleeStateSept. 24, 2021Oct. 31, 20212021 Q3OtherPrimary source readPDF 209 KB
Ex. WA-111Order of the Secretary of Health 20-03.6Face Coverings - Statewide (non-spectators at outdoor sports exempted; otherwise continuing 20-03.4 and…Umair A. Shah, MD, MPH, Washington State Secretary of HealthStateSept. 24, 2021Feb. 16, 20222021 Q3Gathering capFace-covering requirementEvents and venuesPrimary source readPDF 240 KB
Ex. WA-087Proclamation 21-14.2COVID-19 Vaccination Requirement (amendment: accommodations and verification procedures)Governor Jay InsleeStateSept. 27, 2021Nov. 24, 20212021 Q3Schools and child careHealth care ordersWorkplace rulesVaccination or testingPrimary source readPDF 269 KB
Ex. WA-102Spectator Events COVID-19 Requirements (version updated September 28, 2021)Spectator Events COVID-19 RequirementsGovernor Jay Inslee (Office of the Governor), requirements incorporated by reference in Proclamation 20-25 et seq.StateSept. 28, 2021Nov. 15, 20212021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Capacity limitGathering capFace-covering requirementEvents and venuesVaccination or testingPrimary source readPDF 121 KB
Ex. WA-088Proclamation 21-16Large Event COVID-19 Vaccine VerificationGovernor Jay InsleeStateNov. 15, 2021not datedGathering capEvents and venuesVaccination or testingPrimary source readPDF 189 KB
Ex. WA-110Order of the Secretary of Health 20-03.7 (post-period; recites the dates and content of Orders 20-03 through 20-03.6)Face Coverings - Statewide (amending Order 20-03; removes the outdoor 500-person requirement)Umair A. Shah, MD, MPH, Washington State Secretary of HealthStateFeb. 18, 2022Mar. 12, 2022Face-covering requirementPrimary source readPDF 241 KB

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