| Ex. AR-060 | ADH Face Coverings Directive (issued July 18, 2020, effective July 20, 2020)Statewide face-covering requirement on every person in Arkansas | Secretary of Health, Arkansas Department of Health | ArkansasState | July 18, 2020 | 2020 Q32020 Q42021 Q1 | Face-covering requirementWorkplace rules | Primary source read | |
| Ex. DUT-AR-012 | Information and Resources for Employers and Employees Affected by the COVID-19 EmergencyArkansas Department of Labor and Licensing, Information and Resources for Employers and Employees Affected by the COVID-19 Emergency… | Arkansas Department of Labor and Licensing (Secretary Daryl Bassett; Director Ralph T. Hudson) | ArkansasState | Aug. 3, 2020 | 2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3 | Standing dutyWorkplace rulesOther | Primary source read | |
| Ex. AR-010 | Executive Order 20-45Executive Order to Renew the Disaster and Public Health Emergency to Mitigate the Spread and Impact of COVID-19 | Governor Asa Hutchinson | ArkansasState | Aug. 14, 2020 | 2020 Q32020 Q4 | Emergency declarationGathering capFace-covering requirementSchools and child careHealth care ordersWorkplace rulesQuarantine and isolation | Primary source read | |
| Ex. AR-061 | ADH Face Coverings Directive, modified August 26, 2020Face-covering directive as amended (valved masks barred; bandanas and single-layer gaiters discouraged) | Secretary of Health, Arkansas Department of Health | ArkansasState | Aug. 26, 2020 | 2020 Q32020 Q42021 Q1 | Face-covering requirementWorkplace rules | Primary source read | |
| Ex. AR-063 | ADH Directive on Resuming Restaurant Dine-in Operations, modified September 9, 2020 (self-service and buffets)Restaurant directive as modified to permit buffets under masking, gloving, monitoring and utensil-replacement rules | Secretary of Health, Arkansas Department of Health | ArkansasSector regulator | Sept. 9, 2020 | 2020 Q32020 Q42021 Q1 | Capacity limitFace-covering requirementWorkplace rules | Primary source read | |
| Ex. AR-062 | ADH Face Coverings Directive, modified October 5, 2020Face-covering directive as amended October 5, 2020 (the version in force through Q4 2020 and Q1 2021) | Secretary of Health, Arkansas Department of Health | ArkansasState | Oct. 5, 2020 | 2020 Q42021 Q1 | Face-covering requirementWorkplace rules | Primary source read | |
| Ex. AR-011 | Executive Order 20-48Executive Order to Renew the Disaster and Public Health Emergency to Mitigate the Spread and Impact of COVID-19 | Governor Asa Hutchinson | ArkansasState | Oct. 13, 2020 | 2020 Q4 | Emergency declarationGathering capFace-covering requirementSchools and child careHealth care ordersWorkplace rulesQuarantine and isolation | Primary source read | |
| Ex. AR-012 | Executive Order 20-51Executive Order to Renew the Disaster and Public Health Emergency to Mitigate the Spread and Impact of COVID-19 | Governor Asa Hutchinson | ArkansasState | Dec. 11, 2020 | 2020 Q4 | Emergency declarationGathering capFace-covering requirementSchools and child careHealth care ordersWorkplace rulesQuarantine and isolation | Primary source read | |
| Ex. AR-016 | Executive Order 20-54Executive Order Pursuant to the Public Health Emergency Concerning COVID-19... for the Purpose of Clarifying Arkansas Unemployment Insurance… | Governor Asa Hutchinson | ArkansasState | Dec. 29, 2020 | 2020 Q42021 Q1 | Other | Primary source read | |
| Ex. AR-013 | Executive Order 20-53Executive Order to Renew the Disaster and Public Health Emergency to Mitigate the Spread and Impact of COVID-19 | Governor Asa Hutchinson | ArkansasState | Dec. 29, 2020 | 2020 Q42021 Q1 | Emergency declarationGathering capFace-covering requirementSchools and child careHealth care ordersWorkplace rulesQuarantine and isolation | Primary source read | |
| Ex. AR-014 | Executive Order 21-03Executive Order to Renew the Disaster and Public Health Emergency to Mitigate the Spread and Impact of COVID-19 (renewal to March 31, 2021… | Governor Asa Hutchinson | ArkansasState | Feb. 26, 2021 | 2021 Q1 | Emergency declarationFace-covering requirementWorkplace rules | Primary source read | |
| Ex. AR-069 | ADH Business Guidance During COVID-19 Pandemic (directive of May 8, 2020; 'Changed from Directive to Guidance February 26, 2021')The business directive in its guidance form | Arkansas Department of Health | ArkansasState | Feb. 26, 2021 | 2021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3 | Workplace rules | Primary source read | |
| Ex. AR-027 | In re Response to the COVID-19 Pandemic / Vaccine Eligibility (per curiam, Mar. 4, 2021)Per curiam designating justice-system workers as Phase 1-B essential workers eligible for vaccination | Supreme Court of Arkansas | ArkansasCourt | Mar. 4, 2021 | 2021 Q1 | Health care ordersOther | Primary source read | |
| Ex. DUT-AR-003 | Ark. Code Ann. 20-7-101, Violations -- PenaltiesArk. Code Ann. 20-7-101. Violations -- Penalties (misdemeanor for violating the act or any order or rule under it; each day a separate… | General Assembly of Arkansas (Acts 1913, No. 96, sec. 28) | ArkansasState | Mar. 18, 2021 | 2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3 | Standing dutyStanding dutyOther | Primary source read | |
| Ex. DUT-AR-006 | Act 401 of 2021 (SB 254)An Act to Ensure that Businesses Are Not Penalized by the Department of Health for the Behavior of Patrons or Customers During the… | General Assembly of Arkansas, 93rd General Assembly (SB 254, Sen. K. Hammer) | ArkansasState | Mar. 18, 2021 | 2021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3 | Standing dutyStanding dutyOther | Primary source read | |
| Ex. AR-015 | Executive Order 21-07 (Mar. 31, 2021)Executive Order to Renew the Disaster and Public Health Emergency to Mitigate the Spread and Impact of COVID-19 | Governor Asa Hutchinson | ArkansasState | Mar. 31, 2021 | 2021 Q12021 Q2 | Emergency declarationHealth care ordersOther | Primary source read | |
| Ex. DUT-AR-013 | Act 559 of 2021 (HB 1487), Coronavirus 2019 (COVID-19) Tort ImmunityAn Act Concerning Business Liability for a Person Exposed to Coronavirus 2019 (COVID-19); to Declare an Emergency; and for Other Purposes… | General Assembly of Arkansas, 93rd General Assembly (HB 1487, Rep. Gonzales; Sen. Gilmore); approved by Governor Asa Hutchinson | ArkansasState | Apr. 5, 2021 | 2021 Q22021 Q3 | Standing dutyWorkplace rulesOperating condition | Primary source read | |
| Ex. SEC-15-045 | Act 1002 of 2021 (SB 590)An Act to Prohibit the Mandatory Use of Face Masks, Face Shields, or Other Face Coverings | Arkansas General Assembly (93rd G.A.); Governor Asa Hutchinson (signed) | ArkansasState | Apr. 28, 2021 | 2021 Q3 | Face-covering requirementSchools and child careOther | Primary source read | |
| Ex. DUT-AR-004 | Ark. Code Ann. 20-7-113, NuisancesArk. Code Ann. 20-7-113. Nuisances (Governor may require the Board to examine nuisances affecting life and health, declare public nuisances… | General Assembly of Arkansas (Acts 1881, No. 85, secs. 8-9) | ArkansasState | Mar. 28, 2024 | 2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3 | Standing dutyBusiness closureStanding dutyOther | Primary source read | |
| Ex. DUT-AR-009 | Ark. Code Ann. 11-2-102, Definitions ('employer'; 'safe' or 'safety')Ark. Code Ann. 11-2-102. Definitions (employer includes every person having control or custody of any employment, place of employment or… | General Assembly of Arkansas (Acts 1937, No. 161, secs. 1, 9) | ArkansasState | Mar. 28, 2024 | 2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3 | Standing dutyWorkplace rulesStanding duty | Primary source read | |
| Ex. DUT-AR-010 | Ark. Code Ann. 11-2-104, PenaltiesArk. Code Ann. 11-2-104. Penalties (misdemeanor for an employer or owner violating the subchapter or any lawful order of the Director of the… | General Assembly of Arkansas (Acts 1937, No. 161, sec. 21) | ArkansasState | Mar. 28, 2024 | 2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3 | Standing dutyWorkplace rulesStanding duty | Primary source read | |
| Ex. DUT-AR-017 | Sullivan v. Romero, order of dismissal (Pulaski Cnty. Cir. Ct., Oct. 2020); appeal No. CV-20-721 dismissed on appellants' motion (Ark. Apr. 2021)Sullivan v. Romero: eighteen legislators' challenge to forty-three Department of Health COVID-19 directives (Mar. 13-Aug. 21, 2020) as rules… | Circuit Court of Pulaski County, Arkansas (Judge Wendell Griffen); Supreme Court of Arkansas (No. CV-20-721) | ArkansasCourt | | 2020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2 | Standing dutyOther | Confirmed from a secondary source | |