The COVID Project
The record
- Jurisdiction
- Connecticut
- Level
- State
- Authority
- Conn. Gen. Stat. sections 19a-131a and 28-9; section 28-8(a) displaced
- Issued
- 2020-04-02 Apr. 2, 2020
- Effective
- 2020-04-02
- End
- Section 1 repealed June 17, 2020 by EO 7ZZ s.1 (hotels under Sector Rules); s.2 (alcohol) superseded Apr. 19, 2021 by EO 11B (read as 2020-06-17)
- In force
- Apr. 2, 2020 to June 17, 2020
- Quarters
- 2020 Q2
2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3
- Limitation types
- Business closureTravel and quarantine
- Addressees
- hotels, motels, inns, bed and breakfasts, resorts, timeshares
- short-term rentals including Airbnb and VRBO hosts
- professionally managed rentals of 31 days or fewer
- Functions reached
- LG lodging and occupancy (all leisure and business lodging prohibited)
- MC meetings and banquets
- TV travel demand
- GS group sales
- Collection
- Connecticut CT
Operative words
the following restrictions shall apply to all hotels, motels, inns, bed and breakfasts, and short-term residential rentals including those arranged through on-line hosting platforms such as Airbnb or VRBO (collectively, as defined below, 'lodgings').... this order shall supersede and preempt any local order, rule, or emergency order.... The provision of lodging shall be permitted only when offered and employed for the following uses: i. Housing and accommodation for health care workers, first responders, and other workers who work for an Essential Business... iii. Housing and accommodation for members of vulnerable populations... iv. Housing and accommodation for Connecticut residents (i) who are self-isolating or are subject to a quarantine order... v. Housing and accommodation for individuals receiving long-term, specialized medical care
Enforcement
Conn. Gen. Stat. section 28-22
Notes
Section 4 gave child-care flexibility; section 2 clarified alcohol takeout for hotel and other permittees.