{"id":"TN-027","kind":"order","level":"state","jurisdiction":"Tennessee","state":"TN","metro":"","industry":"","agency":"","eco":"","issuer":"Governor Bill Lee","authority":"Tenn. Code Ann. § 58-2-107","instrument":"Executive Order No. 70","title":"An Order to Reduce the Spread of COVID-19 and Preserve Health Care Capacity by Limiting Gatherings and Spectator Events and Urging Working from Home","dateIssued":"2020-12-20","effective":"11:59 p.m. CST Dec. 20, 2020","end":"11:59 p.m. CST Jan. 19, 2021 (¶ 6); ¶¶ 1-3 carried forward as amended by EO 74 to Feb. 27, 2021, cut to Jan. 31, 2021 by EO 75","startDate":"2020-12-20","endDate":"2021-01-19","quarters":["2020Q4","2021Q1"],"types":["GATH","TELE","EVT","SCH","CAP"],"addressees":["all persons","all employers and businesses","schools, organizers and athletic facilities","places of worship (exempt but urged)"],"clause":"1. Tennesseans should work from home where possible.... persons are encouraged to work remotely or via telework from home, where possible, and all employers and businesses are strongly urged to take steps to the greatest extent practicable to equip, encourage, allow, or require employees to work remotely or via telework from home. 2.b. Social gathering limitations.... persons in the State of Tennessee... shall not in any event be in a group of ten (10) or more persons in an indoor public place for the purposes of social gatherings, activities, or events... 2.c.... Worship services, weddings, funerals, and events related thereto are not social gatherings under Paragraph 2.b.... 3.... With respect to school-sponsored and other youth athletics, schools, organizers, and facilities shall not permit spectators to attend practices, games, or competition [limited exceptions for household members, officials, media]... 6. Term and effective date. This Order shall be effective and enforceable as of 11:59 p.m., Central Standard Time, on December 20, 2020, and shall remain in effect until 11:59 p.m., Central Standard Time, on January 19, 2021.","enforcement":"\u0027effective and enforceable\u0027 (¶ 6); ¶ 4 suspends any law limiting enforceability; Tenn. Code Ann. § 58-2-120","functions":["GATH indoor public gatherings capped at 10 persons statewide (Dec. 20, 2020-Jan. 19, 2021)","BQ/MK banquets, holiday parties, indoor events prohibited above 10","SP youth and school sports closed to spectators","OP/TELE employers strongly urged to require telework","CN concessions and venue revenue at youth sports"],"notes":"The winter 2020-21 re-tightening; the Tennessee Supreme Court\u0027s Dec. 22, 2020 order (Ex. TN-047) issued two days later","sourceUrl":"https://publications.tnsosfiles.com/pub/execorders/exec-orders-lee70.pdf","snapshot":"","fileExists":true,"fileBytes":1817195,"grade":"primary","character":"","description":"","collection":"TN","url":"/library/TN-027","exhibitUrl":"/exhibit/TN-027","citation":"Governor Bill Lee, Executive Order No. 70 (Dec. 20, 2020) (Ex. TN-027)","stateName":"Tennessee","related":["TN-047","DUT-TN-006","SEC-20-GM-010","SEC-20-GM-039","TN-028","TN-026","TN-029","TN-030","TN-025","TN-031","TN-024"]}