Executive Order No. 30

The record

Jurisdiction

Tennessee

Level

State

Authority

Tenn. Code Ann. § 58-2-107

Issued

2020-04-28 Apr. 28, 2020

Effective

12:01 a.m. CDT Apr. 29, 2020 (read as 2020-04-29)

End

11:59 p.m. May 29, 2020 (¶ 18); amended by EO 33 (May 6) and EO 35 (May 8); superseded and repealed by EO 38 effective May 22, 2020 (read as 2020-05-29)

In force

Apr. 29, 2020 to May 29, 2020

Quarters

2020 Q2

2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3

Limitation types

Business closureTelework mandateCapacity limitGathering capFace-covering requirementHealth care ordersAlcohol and barsWorkplace rulesQuarantine and isolation

Addressees

• all persons
• all employers and businesses
• close-contact personal service businesses (closed)
• bars, nightclubs, live performance venues, bowling alleys, arcades, concert and sporting venues, theaters, racetracks, children's play areas, adult entertainment, amusement parks, senior centers, skating rinks (closed)
• nursing homes and similar facilities
• local officials

Functions reached

• SL salons and barbers closed until May 6 (EO 33)
• BA/PE/AM bars, live venues, theaters, bowling, arcades, amusement closed until May 8 (EO 35, small-group venues) and May 22 (EO 38)
• GATH 10-person cap on social and recreational gatherings; youth sports and camps barred
• OP/TELE employers 'strongly urged' to equip, allow or require telework
• VS nursing homes closed to visitors
• MK festivals, fairs, parades prohibited
• CB persons 'strongly encouraged to continue to stay at home'
• EMP ERG guidelines (50 percent restaurant and retail capacity, Ex. TN-054, TN-055) made the expected operating standard

Collection

Tennessee TN

Operative words

1. Return to work. Persons are encouraged and permitted to return to work consistent with the provisions of this Order...; provided, that 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. Social gathering of ten (10) or more remain prohibited. Persons in the State of Tennessee shall not participate in social or recreational gatherings of ten (10) or more people. Social and recreational gatherings include... festivals, fairs, parades, youth and adult sporting events, overnight summer youth camps... 6. Nursing homes and similar facilities closed to visitors. Persons shall not visit nursing homes, retirement homes, long-term care facilities, or assisted-living facilities... 8.b. ERG Guidelines. All employers and businesses are expected to operate in accordance with, and to fulfill the spirit of, applicable operational guidance and measures adopted and/or issued by the Governor's Economic Recovery Group... 10. Employers shall not require or allow employees with COVID-19 to work... 11. Continued closure of certain businesses, organizations, or venues. a. Businesses or organizations that perform close-contact personal services shall, for the time being, continue to be closed... b. Entertainment, recreational, and certain other gathering venues shall, for the time being, continue to be closed...: i. Bars, night clubs, and live performance venues...; ii. Bowling alleys; iii. Arcades; iv. Concert venues; v. Sporting event venues; vi. Theaters, auditoriums, performing arts centers...; vii. Racetracks; viii. Indoor children's play areas; ix. Adult entertainment venues; x. Amusement parks; xi. Senior centers...; xii. Roller or ice skating rinks. 13.a. No local orders permitted regarding dental or medical procedures... 13.b.... The provisions of this Order shall exclusively govern on the subjects they concern in the 89 counties that do not have a locally run county health department, and this Order shall supersede and preempt any emergency order, health order, or other order issued by a local official or local governmental entity that contravenes or would limit the application of the provisions of this Order. 13.c.... The six locally run county health departments in Davidson, Hamilton, Knox, Madison, Shelby, and Sullivan counties shall have authority to issue additional orders or measures... which may permit to a greater degree, or restrict to a greater degree, the opening, closure, or operation of businesses... except no local official or local governmental entity shall issue an order or measure regarding places of worship.

Enforcement

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