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COVID-19

2020 State & Local Government Report

Legislative, Executive, Regulatory, and Local Status*

Since the global outbreak of coronavirus:
► Over 85 bills have been introduced in 25 states, Puerto Rico, and the District of Columbia on paid sick leave and worker protections as well as appropriations requests.

► Over 425 executive actions have been issued in 50 states, Puerto Rico, the District of Columbia, Guam, and the
Virgin Islands. These executive actions include but are not limited to declarations of states of emergency, school closures, prohibition of mass gatherings, retail and business closures, and stay at home orders.

► 20 task forces have been established by 13 governors. ► Over 25 states and the District of Columbia have issued emergency regulations on a number of issues including but not limited to insurance carriers, labor and wage, and medical licensure.

► 62 legislative chambers have either temporarily adjourned, moved to virtual meetings, or announced an early recess or sine die.

Additionally, this report includes actions coming from the administrations of the 100 most-populated cities and

counties.

*This report will be updated as the situation develops.

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COVID-19
Local, Legislative, Executive and Regulatory Report

  • State
  • Type of Action
  • Action
  • Summary
  • Status

Executive Proclamation
Governor Kay Ivey (R) declared a state of emergency in response to COVID-19. The order makes changes to standards of care. The order prohibits price gouging.

Alabama

  • Executive Action
  • Active

Executive Proclamation Executive Proclamation Executive Proclamation
Governor Kay Ivey (R) has postponed the upcoming primary runoff election to July 14. Governor Kay Ivey (R) has temporarily authorized DOT to suspend rules surrounding motor carriers.

Alabama Alabama Alabama Alabama

Executive Action Executive Action Executive Action Executive Action
Active Active Active Active
Governor Kay Ivey (R) has extended the tax deadline to July 15. Governor Kay Ivey (R) announced that K-12 schools will be closed for the remainder of the school year.
School Closures
Governor Kay Ivey (R) and the State Health Officer have ordered entertainment venues, athletic facilities, close-contact service providers, furniture stores, clothing and shoe stores, department stores, book stores, and more to close. Refer to link.
Retail Closure; Mass Gatherings - The order ceases non-emergency medical and dental procedures. Executive

Alabama

  • Executive Action
  • Active

  • Directive
  • The order prohibits gatherings of 10 or more people.

The order closes all on-premise dining facilities. Take-out and delivery are available.

Governor Kay Ivey (R) has expanded the scope of practice for certain healthcare professionals; directed various Boards to adopt emergency rules related to practice by out-of-state healthcare practicioners; expanded capacity of healthcare facilities; required shareholder metings to be reduced; and more. Refer to order.
Executive Proclamation

Alabama Alabama

Executive Action Executive Action
Active Active
Executive Proclamation
Governor Kay Ivey (R) has temporarily suspended evictions. Governor Kay Ivey (R) has issued a Stay At Home Order. Non-essential businesses must close.

Stay Home Order; Essential businesses include healthcare operations; critical infrastructure; food Non-Essential estbalishments; media; critical manufacturing; certain professional services; all Business Closure - sectos on the U.S. Department of Homeland Security CISA list; and more. Refer to Active

Alabama

Executive Action
Executive Directive
Order. Essential businesses remaining open must limit occupancy to no more than 50%; implement social distancing protocols; and comply with the CDC's sanitation guidelines.
Legislature Temporarily Adjourns

Alabama Alabama

Legislative Action Legislative Action

  • The Legislature has adjourned until April 28.
  • N/A

Appropriates $5 million from the General Fund to the Department of Public Health to be used for Coronavirus response and preparedness activities.

  • HB 186
  • Enacted

School Closure – Governor’s Health

Mandate 002
Governor Mike Dunleavy (R) has closed state libraries, museums, archives, and residential schools.

Alaska

  • Executive Action
  • Active

Governor Mike Dunleavy (R) has ordered all bars, breweries, restaurants, food and beverage kiosks or trucks, and other establishments serving food or beverages to stop on-premise dining. Take-out and delivery is available.
Retail Closure -

Governor’s Health

Mandate 003

Alaska Alaska

Executive Action Executive Action
Active Active
All entertainment facilities shall be closed to the public, including theaters, gyms and fitness centers, bowling alleys, and bingo halls.

Governor’s Health Governor Mike Dunleavy (R) has ordered a travel restriction on people that have Mandate 004 traveled to areas of widespread, ongoing community spread. Refer to order.

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Governor Mike Dunleavy (R) has required all patients, providers, hospitals and
Governor’s Health surgical centers to postpone or cancel all non-urgent or elective procedures for Mandate 005 and three months to decrease the overall impact on the Alaska health care structure

Alaska

  • Executive Action
  • Active

  • 006
  • and preserve personal protective equipment. The governor has also required

elective oral health care procedures to be postponed for a period of one month.

Governor Mike Dunleavy has ordered the closure of all personal care businesses where the customers are within six feet of each other. This order includes hair salons, day spas, nail salons, and tattoo parlors.
Retail Closures; Mass Gatherings - Governor's Health Mandate 007

Alaska Alaska Alaska Alaska

Executive Action Executive Action Executive Action Executive Action
Active Active Active
This order also prohibits gathers of more than 10 people.
School Closure;

Governor’s Health

Mandate 008
Governor Mike Dunleavy (R) has ordered all public and private schools to close through May 1.

  • Retail Closure;
  • Governor Mike Dunleavy (R) has ordered salons, spas, nail salons, barber shops,

Mass Gatherings - tattoo shops, massage shops, and tanning facilities to close.

Governor’s Health

  • Mandate 009
  • The order prohibits gatherings of 10 or more people.

  • Retail Closure;
  • Governor Mike Dunleavy (R) has ordered all people arriving in Alaska, whether

Governor’s Health resident, worker or visitor, are required to self-quarantine for 14 days and monitor Active

  • Mandate 010
  • for illness.

Stay At Home Order; NonEssential
Governor Mike Dunleavy (R) has issued a Stay At Home Order. Non-essential businesses must close.

Alaska

  • Executive Action
  • Active

Active
Business Closure - Essential businesses include healthcare operations; critical infrastructure; public Governor’s Health safety; gas stations; media; transit; food stores; hardware stores; laundromats;

  • Mandate 011
  • and more. Refer to list.

Governor Mike Dunleavy (R) has prohibited all in-state travel between
Governor’s Health communities, whether resident, worker, or visitor, unless travel is to support critical Mandate 012

Alaska Alaska

Executive Action Legislative Action infrastructure, or for critical personal needs. Refer to Essential Business Link for critical infrastructure.
Enacted; Pending

Governor’s

Approval; Pending
HB 206; HB 205; HB 234
Appropriates funds for response to COVID-19.

Governor’s

Approval
Mandates that, for the duration of the state emergency and for 30 days thereafter, when determining the eligibility of an individual for medical assistance the individual is entitled to receive the same level of medical assistance as the individual would have received had there been no Alaska permanent fund dividend program and no money paid to the individual by another state or federal program because of the outbreak of novel coronavirus disease.
HB 312 SB 242

Alaska

  • Legislative Action
  • 1st Chamber

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Governor Doug Ducey (R) has ordered proactive measures to protect against COVID-19. It orders the Department of Health Services to issue emergency rules for skilled nursing facilities, intermediate care facilities, and assisted living facilities. It orders the Department of Health Services and the Department of Insurance to require all insurers regulated by the state cover COVID-19 diagnostic testing regardless if the lab is in network. It orders the Department of Health Services and the Department of Insurance to require all insurers regulated by the state to cover N/A telemedicine visits at a lower costsharing point than in-office visits. It orders the Department of Health Services and all Arizona health regulatory boards to prohibit, investigate, and take action against any licensed health professional or institution that engages in price gouging in relation to COVID-19. Price gouging is defined as the provider or institution charging a grossly higher price than that which was charged before the onset of the emergency.
Executive Order No. 2020-07

Arizona

Executive Action
Governor Doug Ducey (R) has declared a state of emergency due to COVID-19 which allows for the expenditure of emergency funds and use of the Division of Emergency Management.
Declaration of State Emergency

Arizona

  • Executive Action
  • Active

Public School Closures Executive Order No. 2020-08

Arizona Arizona

Executive Action Executive Action

  • Public K-12 schools will close for the remainder of the school year.
  • Active

Active
Governor Doug Ducey (R) has temporarily suspended requirements related to

drivers’ licenses.

Retail ClosureExecutive Order No. 2020-09
Governor Doug Ducey (R) has ordered restaurants in Arizona counties with confirmed COVID-19 cases to provide dine-out options only, and that all bars in those counties close. This also applies to movie theaters and gyms.

Arizona

  • Executive Action
  • Active

Governor Doug Ducey (R) has halted all elective surgeries in the state of Arizona to free up medical resources and maintain the capacity for hospitals and providers Active to continue offering vital services.
Executive Order No. 2020-10

Arizona Arizona

Executive Action Executive Action
Executive Order No. 2020-11
Governor Doug Ducey (R) has issued an order related to unemployment benefits. Active Governor Doug Ducey (R) has prohibited the closure of essential businesses and services. Essential businesses includes: healthcare operations; human services; essential infrastructure; stores that sell groceries and medicines; shipping and logistics; transportation; hotels; and more. Refer to order.
Essential Business

Arizona

  • Executive Action
  • Definitions -

Executive Order No. 2020-12
Active
Additional guidance on 4/3/20 called for the closure of barber shops, tanning

salons, spas and massage parlors. In addition, outdoor spaces that do not allow for social distancing such as basketball courts or communal pools. However daycare centers, personal hygine services, hotels & motels are all still considered tro be essential.

Governor Doug Ducey (R) has issued an order implementing an Enhanced Surveillance Advisory requiring hospitals and testing laboratories to report key metrics. The Arizona Department of Health Services and local health authorities will be empowered to access confidential patient information, including medical records, to identify, diagnose, treat and track persons who may have been exposed. To protect the privacy of patients, any identifying information received from the advisory is confidential.
Executive Order No. 2020-13

Arizona

  • Executive Action
  • Active

Executive Order No. 2020-14 Executive Order No. 2020-15

Arizona Arizona

Executive Action Executive Action
Governor Doug Ducey (R) has issued an order temporarily suspending evictions. Active Governor Doug Ducey (R) has issued an order related to the expansion of
Active telemedicine.

Governor Doug Ducey (R) has issued an order requiring hospitals to increase the amount of hospital bed capacity in the state, take steps to optimize staffing levels, Active and maximize critical resources.
Executive Order No. 2020-16

Arizona Arizona

Executive Action Executive Action
Governor Doug Ducey (R) has ordered state agencies and boards will defer
Executive Order No. 2020-17 requirements to renew licenses that have an expiration date between March 1, 2020 and September 1, 2020 by six months from the expiration date, unless those
Active requirements can be completed online.

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  • Type of Action
  • Action
  • Summary
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Governor Doug Ducey (R) has ordered Arizona residents to limit their time away from their place of residence or property except to conduct or participate in essential activities, for employment or participate in essential functions, to utilize any services or products provided by essential businesses.
Stay at Home Order- Executive Order No. 2020-18

Arizona

  • Executive Action
  • Active

Essential businesses are still defined by EO 2020-12. Governor Doug Ducey (R) has ordered that pets and animals in Arizona can now be examined by their veterinarians through telemedicine, and veterinary providers Active cannot charge more for a telemedicine visit than they would for an in-person visit.
Executive Order No. 2020-19

Arizona

Executive Action
Governor Doug Ducey (R) has allowed pharmacists to dispense emergency refills of maintenance medications for a 90-day supply and an additional 90-day supply if Active needed.
Executive Order No. 2020-20

Arizona Arizona

Executive Action

  • Legislative Action
  • SB 1051
  • Appropriates funds for response to COVID-19.
  • Enacted

Appropriates $50 million for Arizona’s COVID-19 response— funding to assist

Arizona residents needing eviction assistance, small businesses, food banks and Enacted the homeless population through its various appropriations.

Arizona Arizona

Legislative Action Legislative Action
SB 1692 Legislature Temporarily Suspended

  • The Arizona Legislature has suspended session until at least April 13.
  • Enacted

The Board of Supervisors passed a resolution declaring a state of emergency. All restaurants and bars in the unincorporated areas of the County are prohibited from dine-in operations, and encouraged to operate through take-out and delivery. The Active Board ordered theaters, gyms and fitness centers, museums, bowling alleys, bingo halls and indoor recreational and entertainment facilities.
Pima County, AZ - Retail Closures

Arizona Arizona

Local Action
Department of

  • Health Services
  • The Department published an emergency rule related to health care institutions

licensing.

  • Regulatory Action
  • Effective

Emergency Rule
Governor Asa Hutchinson (R) has ordered all K-12 public schools to close through April 17. This was an announced at a press conference. No textual document is available.
Public School Closures

Arkansas Arkansas

Executive Action Executive Action
Active Active
Declaration of Emergency
Governor Asa Hutchinson (R) has declared a state of emergency due to COVID- 19.

Governor Asa Hutchinson (R) has ordered all restaurants and bars to halt onpremise dining. Take-out and delivery is available.

Retail Closure – Governor’s

Directive

Arkansas

  • Executive Action
  • The governor also ordered gyms and indoor venues closed to non-essential

functions.
Active
This was an announced at a press conference. No textual document is available.
Executive Order No. 20-06 Executive Order No. 20-05
Governor Asa Hutchinson (R) has ordered all agencies to suspend requirements if it helps with the spread of COVID-19.

Governor Asa Hutchinson (R) has temporarily suspended the state’s telemedicine

act.

Arkansas Arkansas

Executive Action Executive Action
Active Active
Governor Asa Hutchinson (R) has ordered all state agencies to identify statutes

and rules that delay an agency’s ability to render maximum assistance to citizens Active

adhering to guidelines to prohibit the spread of COVID-19.
Executive Order No. 20-06

Arkansas

Executive Action
Executive Order No. 20-08 Executive Order No. 20-09
Governor Asa Hutchinson (R) has ordered funds to be released to defray program and administrative costs associated with COVID-19. Governor Asa Hutchinson (R) has ordered an extension of the state tax deadline to July 15.

Arkansas Arkansas

Executive Action Executive Action
Active Active
Mass Gatherings - Executive Order No. 20-10

Arkansas Arkansas

Executive Action Executive Action

  • Governor Asa Hutchinson (R) has prohibited gatherings of 10 or more people.
  • Active

Active
Executive Order No. 20-11
Governor Asa Hutchinson (R) has ordered the creation of the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act Steering Committee.

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  • Action
  • Summary
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Executive Order No. 20-12
Governor Asa Hutchinson (R) has suspended provisions requiring in-person witnessing and notarization of legal documents.

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    Honorable JB Pritzker Honorable Eric Holcomb Honorable Andy Beshear Governor Governor Governor State of Illinois State of Indiana State of Kentucky 207 State House Statehouse, Room 206 700 Capitol Avenue, Suite 100 Springfield IL 62706 Indianapolis IN 46204 Frankfort KY 40601 Honorable Gretchen Whitmer Honorable Tim Walz Honorable Mike DeWine Governor Governor Governor State of Michigan State of Minnesota State of Ohio P.O. Box 30013 130 State Capitol 30th Floor Lansing MI 48909 75 Dr. Martin Luther King Blvd. 77 South High Street St. Paul MN 55155 Columbus OH 43215 Honorable Tony Evers Governor State of Wisconsin 115 East State Capitol Madison WI 53707 Dear Governors: America is facing extraordinary times that rival some of the greatest challenges in our nation’s history. Every single time that our nation has called, American manufacturers have answered, rising to the challenge, and leading the way forward. Today, our innovative and resourceful manufacturers are again on the front lines in this pandemic battle. American manufacturing is the key part of the solution and no region is more important than the industrial Midwest. Collectively, we represent nearly 3.5 million women and men employed on factory floors or 27 percent of all manufacturing jobs in the United States. 1 The impact of our industry is enormous with a direct economic output of $580 billion2 while the jobs multiplier and direct economic multiplier are the largest of any sector in the nation. Manufacturing is a cornerstone of the nation and nowhere is this more evident than in the Midwest where we drive the economy.
  • Medicaid Expansion Decisions by State

    Medicaid Expansion Decisions by State

    Medicaid Expansion Decisions by State (Last updated October 2020) State Adopted Governor Governor’s party Legislative majority’s expansion party Alabama No Kay Ivey Republican Republican Alaska Yes Mike Dunleavy Republican Republican Arizona Yes* Doug Ducey Republican Republican Arkansas Yes* Asa Hutchinson Republican Republican California Yes Gavin Newsom Democratic Democratic Colorado Yes Jared Polis Democratic Democratic Connecticut Yes Ned Lamont Democratic Democratic Delaware Yes John Carney Democratic Democratic District of Columbia Yes Muriel Bowser (Mayor) Democratic Democratic Florida No Ron DeSantis Republican Republican Georgia No Brian Kemp Republican Republican Hawaii Yes David Ige Democratic Democratic Idaho Yes Brad Little Republican Republican Illinois Yes JB Pritzker Democratic Democratic Indiana Yes* Eric Holcomb Republican Republican Iowa Yes* Kim Reynolds Republican Republican Kansas No Laura Kelly Democratic Republican Kentucky Yes Andy Beshear Democratic Republican Louisiana Yes John Bel Edwards Democratic Republican Maine Yes Janet Mills Democratic Democratic Maryland Yes Larry Hogan Republican Democratic Massachusetts Yes Charlie Baker Republican Democratic Michigan Yes* Gretchen Whitmer Democratic Republican Minnesota Yes Tim Walz Democratic Split Mississippi No Tate Reeves Republican Republican Missouri No1 Mike Parson Republican Republican Montana Yes* Steve Bullock Democratic Republican Nebraska Yes Pete Ricketts Republican Non-partisan Nevada Yes Steve Sisolak Democratic Democratic New Hampshire Yes* Chris
  • Midwest Governors Announce Partnership to Reopen Regional Economy

    Midwest Governors Announce Partnership to Reopen Regional Economy

    Office of the Governor JB Pritzker FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Thursday, Apr. 16, 2020 CONTACT [email protected] Midwest Governors Announce Partnership to Reopen Regional Economy Chicago — Today, Governors JB Pritzker (IL), Gretchen Whitmer (MI), Mike DeWine (OH), Tony Evers (WI), Tim Walz (MN), Eric Holcomb (IN) and Andy Beshear (KY) announced that they will work in close coordination to reopen the economy in the Midwest region. The governors said, “We are doing everything we can to protect the people of our states and slow the spread of COVID-19, and we are eager to work together to mitigate the economic crisis this virus has caused in our region. Here in the Midwest, we are bound by our commitment to our people and the community. We recognize that our economies are all reliant on each other, and we must work together to safely reopen them so hardworking people can get back to work and businesses can get back on their feet. “Today, we are announcing that Illinois, Michigan, Ohio, Wisconsin, Minnesota, Indiana, and Kentucky will work in close coordination to reopen our economies in a way that prioritizes our workers’ health. We look forward to working with experts and taking a fact-based, data-driven approach to reopening our economy in a way that protect families from the spread of COVID-19. “Our number one priority when analyzing when best to reopen our economy is the health and safety of our citizens. We will make decisions based on facts, science, and recommendations from experts in health care, business, labor, and education.