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The Vermont file holds 100 instruments from the State's governor, health authorities, courts and agencies, 99 of them with the exhibit file held by The COVID Project. 142 records in the Library resolve to Vermont in all, counting its metros, the agency clusters and the standing duties.

Code VTFirst closure or stay-at-home order Mar. 1, 2020 Ex. VT-013End of general restrictions June 14, 2021Orders reaching 2021 Q3 21Primary source read 83 Confirmed from a secondary source 17
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The Vermont file

The record in brief

Vermont's regime was a single gubernatorial chain under 20 V.S.A. §§ 8, 9 and 11: Executive Order 01-20 (Declaration of State of Emergency in Response to COVID-19 and National Guard Call-Out), signed March 13, 2020 (VT-001), supplemented by seventeen numbered Addenda and six Gubernatorial Directives between March 15 and June 5, 2020, amended and restated on June 15, 2020 (VT-025) and then extended month by month by sixteen further Addenda until it expired by its own terms at midnight on June 15, 2021 (VT-043; recital in Executive Order 06-21, VT-044). The violation of any order under the chapter was punishable by a fine of not more than $1,000 for each violation, each day a separate violation (20 V.S.A. § 40 as then in force, VT-103). RUN-UP (March 13-31, 2020; proof for the second quarter of 2020): the declaration prohibited gatherings of more than 250 and barred visitors from nursing homes (VT-001); Directive 1 dismissed every public and independent school by March 18 (VT-002); Addendum 1 cut gatherings to the lesser of 50 or 50 percent of occupancy (VT-003); Addendum 2 ordered that from 2:00 p.m. on March 17 'any restaurant, bar, or establishment that offers food or drink shall not permit on-premises consumption of food or drink' (VT-004); Directive 2 closed 'all state regulated child care programs' from March 18 except for children of Essential Persons (VT-005); Directive 3 suspended all in-person DMV transactions from March 19 'for the period of the State of Emergency' (VT-006); Addendum 3 ordered 'all clinicians in Vermont to expedite postponement of all non-essential adult elective surgery and medical and surgical procedures, including all dental procedures' (VT-007); Addendum 4 closed gyms, fitness centers, hair and nail salons, spas and tattoo parlors by 8:00 p.m. March 23 and prohibited 'all non-essential gatherings of more than ten (10) people' (VT-008); Addendum 5 ordered 'all businesses and not-for-profit entities in the state to put into place, to the maximum extent possible, telecommuting or work from home procedures' from 8:00 p.m. March 23 (VT-009); Addendum 6, Stay Home/Stay Safe, directed Vermonters 'to stay at home or in their place of residence, leaving only for essential reasons' and ordered that from 5:00 p.m. March 25 'all businesses and not-for-profit entities in the state shall suspend in-person business operations' except those 'deemed critical to public health and safety, as well as economic and national security' (VT-010); Directive 5 kept schools dismissed for in-person instruction for the rest of the 2019-2020 year (VT-011); Addendum 7 imposed a 14-day self-quarantine on 'any person, resident or non-resident, travelling into Vermont for anything other than an essential purpose' and suspended all commercial lodging (VT-012). 2020 Q2: the full closure regime was in force on April 1 and was extended to May 15 (VT-014) and June 15 (VT-021); the restart came in phases, each conditioned on mandatory employer health and safety requirements, employee face coverings, screening, a designated on-site health officer and documented VOSHA training: Phase I outdoor micro-crews of two and curbside retail April 20 (VT-015); Phase II crews of five, manufacturing at five, outdoor retail of ten, mandatory training by May 4 (VT-016); Phase III crews of ten, manufacturing and construction to full operation from May 11 with enhanced training plans, transit masks (VT-017); elective outpatient care May 4 under Health Department mitigation requirements (VT-018); outdoor recreation May 7 and 'trusted household' gatherings of ten (VT-019); non-essential retail at ACCD occupancy limits from May 18 (VT-020); lodging for Vermonters and quarantined guests from May 22 (VT-021); outdoor dining May 22 and fairs and festivals cancelled (VT-022); close-contact businesses June 1 and gatherings of 25 (VT-023); indoor dining at 25 percent and the quarantine-free travel map June 8 (VT-024, VT-088); the Amended and Restated Order of June 15 that made ACCD Work Safe Guidance the condition of every operation ('shall only operate in accordance with the occupancy limits and physical distancing, health and sanitation and training requirements set forth in ACCD Work Safe Guidance'), kept the 7-day-plus-test quarantine alternative and directed every employer to 'encourage and facilitate telework' (VT-025); occupancy 50 percent or one person per 100 square feet and events of 75 indoors and 150 outdoors from June 26 (VT-097). 2020 Q3: the amended order was extended to August 15, September 15 and October 15 (VT-026, VT-029, VT-031); a statewide mask mandate took effect August 1 ('Vermonters shall wear masks or cloth facial coverings... any time they are in public spaces, indoors or outdoors, where they come in contact with others from outside their households') (VT-027); schools were ordered opened no earlier than September 8 under AOE health and safety guidance (VT-028); the travel map expanded to the mid-Atlantic July 1 (VT-089); bar seating with partitions and full lodging occupancy were allowed September 18 while quarantine and the travel map remained (VT-090). 2020 Q4 (the winter re-tightening): Addendum 7 froze ice rinks October 16-30 (VT-033); on November 10 the travel map was suspended and a 14-day (or 7-day-plus-test) quarantine reimposed on all non-essential travel (VT-080); Addendum 8, effective 10:00 p.m. November 14, suspended all multi-household social gatherings, closed bars and social clubs, closed restaurants to in-person dining at 10:00 p.m. with one household per table, suspended recreational sports, required 30-day contact logs, directed compliance with contact tracing on pain of referral to the Attorney General, and ordered every business, non-profit and municipal entity to 'reinstitute, to the maximum extent possible,... telecommuting or work from home procedures' (VT-034, VT-035); the emergency was extended to December 15 and January 15 (VT-036). 2021 Q1: extensions to February 15, March 15 and April 15 (VT-037, VT-038, VT-039) kept the mask mandate, gathering ban, capacity limits and quarantine in force; the only relaxations were for the fully vaccinated (travel without quarantine and gathering with one other household from February 23, VT-082) and two unvaccinated households and six-person restaurant tables from March 12 (VT-093); the judicial emergency was extended to May 31 (VT-055). 2021 Q2: the Vermont Forward Plan (announced April 6, VT-081) tied reopening steps to vaccination rates; Addendum 15 (April 30) ended outdoor masking, kept indoor masking, and ordered restaurants, bars, catering and social clubs to 'cease service at 10:00pm each night' (VT-042); Addendum 16 (May 14) extended the emergency to June 15, exempted the fully vaccinated from masking and distancing, and Step 3 removed the travel testing requirement and set indoor event limits of one unvaccinated person per 50 square feet up to 300 (VT-043, VT-086); on June 14, at 80.2 percent first-dose vaccination, the Governor directed the ACCD Secretary to lift all remaining State restrictions effective immediately (VT-098, VT-078) and the emergency expired at midnight June 15 (VT-079); Executive Order 06-21 of June 15 kept the National Guard in active service, kept the Commissioner of Health's oversight of isolation and quarantine, continued non-congregate housing and feeding, and continued alcohol pick-up and delivery to July 1 (VT-044). 2021 Q3: no gubernatorial business restriction was in force, but the following instruments were: EO 06-21 (VT-044); the Supreme Court's Administrative Order 49 judicial emergency, extended to September 7 and then November 1, 2021 with limited-entry courthouses (VT-057, VT-061), and Administrative Directive PG-13 requiring masks of 'all courthouse visitors at all times within the courthouse' from July 6, 2021 and as amended September 1, 2021 (VT-059, VT-060); Act 101's stay of ejectment and foreclosure actions through July 15, 2021 (30 days after termination of the emergency) (VT-046); DFR Emergency Rule H-2021-01-E on insurers (July 1, 2021 to March 31, 2022) (VT-070) and H-2020-05-E tied to the federal public health emergency (VT-067); Act 70's off-premises alcohol sales from July 1, 2021 (VT-076); the State-employee vaccination requirement for Corrections, the Veterans' Home and the State Psychiatric Hospital effective September 1, 2021 and the executive-branch-wide attest-or-test-and-mask requirement effective September 15, 2021 (VT-083, VT-085); and the Agency of Education and Health Department advisory memoranda of August 5, August 19 and September 28, 2021, under which 'every school but one' adopted a universal masking requirement by school-board policy under 16 V.S.A. § 563 (VT-072, VT-074, VT-094, VT-083, VT-085).

The six quarters

What the record shows in force in Vermont on the first day and the last day of each quarter. Every exhibit named here opens its record. The orders of March 13 to 31, 2020 belong to the second quarter of 2020, because wages paid after March 12, 2020 fall in that quarter.

QuarterFirst dayLast day
2020 Q2Second quarter of 2020The quarter nationally →April 1, 2020: EO 01-20 and every Addendum and Directive in force: Stay Home/Stay Safe (VT-010) with all non-critical in-person business suspended; work-from-home order (VT-009); bars and restaurants closed to on-premises consumption (VT-004, extended VT-013); close-contact businesses closed and gatherings over 10 prohibited (VT-008); schools dismissed for the year (VT-011); child care closed except for Essential Persons (VT-005); elective and dental procedures postponed (VT-007); DMV in-person transactions suspended (VT-006); 14-day traveler quarantine and lodging suspended (VT-012); judicial emergency with nonemergency hearings and jury trials suspended (VT-048, VT-049); DFR telehealth and audit rules (VT-064, VT-065)June 30, 2020: Amended and Restated EO 01-20 (VT-025) in force to July 15; every operation conditioned on ACCD Work Safe Guidance (occupancy 50 percent or one person per 100 square feet, events 75 indoor/150 outdoor from June 26, VT-097; dining 50 percent; lodging 50 percent or 25 guests, VT-088); employee masks (VT-015) and transit masks (VT-017) mandatory, public masks encouraged; 14-day or 7-day-plus-test quarantine except from map counties (VT-024, VT-025 § 7(i), VT-101); telework to be encouraged and facilitated (VT-025 § 9(e)); LTC visitation outdoor only from June 19 (VT-095); fairs and festivals cancelled (VT-022, VT-025 § 8); A.O. 49 extended to Sept. 1 with criminal jury trials suspended to Sept. 1 and civil to Jan. 1, 2021 (VT-051); Act 101 moratorium (VT-046)
2020 Q3Third quarter of 2020The quarter nationally →July 1, 2020: as on June 30, with the travel map expanded to counties of DE, MD, NJ, OH, PA, VA, WV and DC (VT-089)September 30, 2020: Amended and Restated EO extended to Oct. 15 (VT-031); statewide mask mandate since Aug. 1 (VT-027); occupancy 50 percent, events 75/150; bar seating with partitions and full lodging occupancy from Sept. 18 with quarantine and travel map still in force (VT-090); schools opened Sept. 8 under Directive 6 and AOE guidance (VT-028); telework encouraged and facilitated; municipalities authorized to tighten gatherings and bar hours (VT-029); A.O. 49 extended to Jan. 1, 2021 (VT-052) with courthouse masks (VT-050); DFR H-2020-05-E (VT-067) and Bulletin 217 (VT-077)
2020 Q4Fourth quarter of 2020The quarter nationally →October 1, 2020: as on September 30December 31, 2020: Amended and Restated EO extended to Jan. 15, 2021 (VT-036); Addendum 8 in force: multi-household social gatherings suspended, bars and social clubs closed, restaurants closed to in-person dining at 10:00 p.m. with one household per table, recreational sports suspended, 30-day contact logs, telework 'to the maximum extent possible' (VT-034, VT-035); universal 14-day or 7-day-plus-test quarantine for all non-essential travel since Nov. 10 (VT-080); mask mandate (VT-027); DFR H-2020-06-E (VT-068); A.O. 49 extended to Mar. 31, 2021 with a presumption of remote hearings (VT-053, VT-054)
2021 Q1First quarter of 2021The quarter nationally →March 31, 2021: Amended and Restated EO extended to Apr. 15 (VT-039); mask mandate; capacity limits; multi-household gatherings limited to two unvaccinated households plus vaccinated persons, restaurant tables of six (VT-093); fully vaccinated travelers exempt from quarantine, all others 14 days or 7 days plus test (VT-082); bars' status governed by ACCD guidance (see caveats); A.O. 49 extended to May 31 (VT-055); DFR H-2020-06-E (VT-068)
2021 Q2Second quarter of 2021The quarter nationally →April 1, 2021: as on March 31; Addendum 13 (UI relief) issued Apr. 1 (VT-040); Vermont Forward Plan announced Apr. 6 with Step 1 Apr. 9 (VT-081)June 30, 2021: State of Emergency expired midnight June 15 after the Governor's June 14 directive lifted all State restrictions (VT-098, VT-078, VT-079, VT-043); EO 06-21 in force (VT-044); Act 101 moratorium to July 15 (VT-046); A.O. 49 extended to Sept. 7 (VT-057), mandatory remote hearings ended June 14 (VT-056), courthouse mask policy continuing (VT-058); AOE Instructional Operations for Fall 2021 (VT-071); DFR H-2020-06-E to July 1 (VT-068); Act 70 signed June 8, effective July 1 (VT-076)
2021 Q3Third quarter of 2021The quarter nationally →July 1, 2021: EO 06-21 (VT-044); Act 101 moratorium through July 15 (VT-046); A.O. 49 to Sept. 7 with PG-13 masks for all courthouse visitors from July 6 (VT-057, VT-059); DFR H-2021-01-E from July 1 (VT-070) and H-2020-05-E (VT-067); Act 70 (VT-076); federal transit, health-care and border instrumentsSeptember 30, 2021: EO 06-21; A.O. 49 extended to Nov. 1, 2021 with limited-entry courthouses and remote-only hearings in them (VT-061) and PG-13 as amended Sept. 1 (VT-060); H-2021-01-E and H-2020-05-E; Act 70; State-employee vaccination requirement in 24/7 facilities (Sept. 1) and executive-branch-wide attest-or-test-and-mask requirement (Sept. 15) (VT-083, VT-085); AOE/VDH advisory memoranda and school-board universal masking requirements extended to Nov. 1 (VT-094, VT-072, VT-074); federal instruments

The end of general restrictions

The day the general business restrictions ended in Vermont, the instrument that ended them, and what the record shows still in force afterward. The end of the general orders is not the end of the record: sector rules, standing duties and the federal layer continue past it.

End of general restrictions

2021-06-14 (all State restrictions lifted, effective immediately); 2021-06-15 (State of Emergency expired at midnight)

Instrument Governor Scott's June 14, 2021 directive to the Secretary of the Agency of Commerce and Community Development lifting all remaining State COVID-19 restrictions under Step 4 of the Vermont Forward Plan upon 80 percent first-dose vaccination of the eligible population (VT-098; announced VT-078), followed by the expiration by its own terms at midnight on June 15, 2021 of the Amended and Restated Executive Order 01-20 as last extended by Addendum 16 of May 14, 2021 (VT-043), recited in Executive Order 06-21 of June 15, 2021 (VT-044) and in the Governor's June 15 release (VT-079)

What remained in force

Executive Order 06-21 (National Guard active service; VDH oversight of isolation and quarantine with local boards of health bound to the Commissioner's recommendations; non-congregate housing and emergency feeding; alcohol pick-up and delivery to July 1, 2021) (VT-044); Act 101's moratorium on ejectment and foreclosure through July 15, 2021 (VT-046); Vermont Supreme Court Administrative Order 49 (judicial emergency) to September 7, then November 1, 2021, then January 1 and March 1, 2022 (VT-057, VT-061, VT-062, VT-063) with Administrative Directive PG-13 (masks for all courthouse visitors; screening; limited-entry courthouses) (VT-059, VT-060); DFR Emergency Rules H-2021-01-E (July 1, 2021 to March 31, 2022) and H-2020-05-E (until the federal public health emergency ended) (VT-070, VT-067); Act 70 (7 V.S.A. § 230, off-premises alcohol sales from July 1, 2021) (VT-076); the State-employee vaccination and attest-or-test requirements of September 1 and September 15, 2021 (VT-083, VT-085); AOE/VDH advisory memoranda implemented by school boards as masking requirements (VT-072, VT-074, VT-094); federal masks on transit and school buses, the OSHA Healthcare ETS, CMS rules and the Canadian border restrictions (federal exhibits)

Preemption of local orders

Vermont did not preempt local orders; it invited them. Addendum 14 (May 15, 2020) provided that 'The legislative body of each municipality may enact more strict local requirements regarding mask use than those set forth herein' (VT-021 ¶ 3), a sentence carried into § 7(f) of the Amended and Restated Order (VT-025) and Addenda 15 and 16 of 2021 (VT-042, VT-043); Addendum 17 (June 5, 2020) authorized municipalities to 'enact local requirements which are more strict than the guidance issued by ACCD regarding the operation of bars, catering facilities and restaurants' (VT-024 ¶ 8); Addendum 3 to the Amended and Restated Order (Aug. 14, 2020) authorized each city and town to enact gathering-size limits 'more restrictive than those established by the State' and to prescribe shorter hours of alcohol sales by bars and clubs (VT-029 ¶ 2); Addendum 15 (May 22, 2020) suspended enforcement of municipal permit requirements for outdoor food and beverage service unless the municipality disapproved a DLL outdoor consumption permit (VT-022 ¶ 3). Vermont's fourteen counties have no health powers; town health officers and local boards of health were directed to 'consult with and abide by the recommendations of the Commissioner of Health prior to taking any action regarding isolation or quarantine' (VT-001 ¶ 14; VT-025 § 1(c); VT-044 ¶ 2). Once the emergency expired on June 15, 2021 municipalities had no authority to require face coverings; the General Assembly supplied it only on November 23, 2021 by Act 1 of the 2021 Special Session (S.1), authorizing municipal legislative bodies to adopt temporary indoor face-covering rules, renewable every 30 days and expiring April 30, 2022 (VT-047; post-period). No Burlington or other municipal order was retrieved.

Third quarter of 2021

July 1 through September 30, 2021, the last claimable quarter: the instruments the record shows in force in Vermont. An order in force on any day of the quarter is an order in force during it. The quarter nationally →

In force (17)

Sector chronology

How the orders reached each kind of business in Vermont, sector by sector, in the order the record gives. Open a sector to read its chronology; every exhibit named opens its record.

Restaurants and bars

On-premises consumption prohibited from 2:00 p.m. Mar. 17, 2020 (VT-004), extended to May 15 and June 15 (VT-013, VT-014, VT-021); alcohol take-out and delivery authorized by Directive 4 (Mar. 19, 2020, recited VT-014, VT-025 § 10(a)); outdoor dining and outdoor consumption permits May 22, 2020 (VT-022); indoor dining 25 percent June 8 (VT-024, VT-088); 50 percent or one per 100 sq ft June 26 (VT-097); bar seating with partitions Sept. 18 (VT-090); bars and social clubs closed and restaurants closed to in-person dining at 10:00 p.m., one household per table, from 10:00 p.m. Nov. 14, 2020 (VT-034, VT-035); multi-household tables of six Mar. 12, 2021 (VT-093); 10:00 p.m. cease-service order Apr. 30, 2021 (VT-042); all limits lifted June 14, 2021 (VT-098); alcohol to-go continued by EO 06-21 to July 1 (VT-044) and by Act 70 thereafter (VT-076)

Retail

Non-critical retail suspended in-person Mar. 25, 2020; critical retail limited to curbside and delivery 'to the extent possible' (VT-010 ¶ 6); curbside for all retail Apr. 20 (VT-015); outdoor retail of ten Apr. 27 (VT-016); in-store retail at ACCD occupancy limits May 18 (VT-020); 50 percent or one per 100 sq ft June 26 (VT-097); customers masked from Aug. 1 (VT-027); limits lifted June 14, 2021 (VT-098)

Personal care

Hair and nail salons, barbers, spas and tattoo parlors ordered to cease in-person operations by 8:00 p.m. Mar. 23, 2020 (VT-008), kept closed by VT-020 ¶ 4 and VT-021 ¶ 5; hair salons and barbers by appointment with occupancy limits May 29 (VT-022 recital in release, VT-023); nail salons, spas and tattoo parlors June 1 under ACCD requirements (VT-023); masks and contact logs; limits lifted June 14, 2021

Fitness and entertainment

Gyms and fitness centers closed by 8:00 p.m. Mar. 23, 2020 (VT-008); reopened June 1 under ACCD occupancy limits (VT-023); event venues 75 indoor/150 outdoor from June 26 (VT-097); fairs and festivals cancelled for 2020 (VT-022 ¶ 4, VT-025 § 8); ice rinks frozen Oct. 16-30 (VT-033); recreational sports suspended Nov. 14, 2020 (VT-034); Step 3 event limits of one unvaccinated person per 50 sq ft up to 300 indoors May 14, 2021 (VT-086); lifted June 14, 2021

Hotels and short-term rentals

Lodging suspended except for response purposes Mar. 25-30, 2020 (VT-010 ¶ 6(l), VT-012 ¶ 6: 'On-line reservations shall be suspended'); reservations for June 15 authorized Apr. 10 (VT-014 ¶ 2); limited resumption May 22 for Vermonters and 14-day-quarantined guests (VT-021 ¶ 4); 50 percent or 25 guests June 8 (VT-088); certificates of compliance (VT-101); capacity lifted Sept. 18, 2020 with quarantine attestations continuing (VT-090); quarantine lifted for vaccinated Feb. 23, 2021 (VT-082); testing requirement removed May 14, 2021 (VT-086); all lifted June 14, 2021

Offices and telework

Addendum 5: 'all businesses and not-for-profit entities in the state to put into place, to the maximum extent possible, telecommuting or work from home procedures' from 8:00 p.m. Mar. 23, 2020 (VT-009); 'all workers shall work remotely when possible' (VT-010 ¶ 2); continued by VT-015 ¶ 3(e), VT-016 ¶ 8, VT-017 ¶ 9, VT-020 ¶ 4, VT-021 ¶ 5; Amended and Restated Order § 9(e): employers 'shall encourage and facilitate telework among those employees with the capacity to work remotely when practical without impeding productivity' (VT-025); Addendum 8: 'shall reinstitute, to the maximum extent possible, or reemphasize to the extent necessary, telecommuting or work from home procedures. In person meetings are strongly discouraged' from Nov. 14, 2020 (VT-034, VT-035), in force to June 15, 2021; State employees' non-essential travel suspended (VT-001 ¶ 5, VT-025 § 6); Judiciary employees confined to assigned buildings or remote work (VT-049 chain)

Manufacturing

Non-critical manufacturing suspended Mar. 25, 2020; 'critical manufacturing' continued (VT-010 ¶ 6(e)); manufacturing and distribution at five employees Apr. 27 (VT-016); ten May 4; full operations May 11 subject to health and safety requirements and enhanced training (VT-017); telework and Work Safe requirements to June 15, 2021 (VT-025)

Construction

Non-critical construction suspended Mar. 25, 2020 except 'construction necessary to support the COVID-19 response and maintain critical infrastructure' (VT-010 ¶ 6(d)); micro-crews of two on unoccupied sites Apr. 20 (VT-015); five Apr. 27 (VT-016); ten May 4 and full operations from May 11 with enhanced training plans, screening and health officer (VT-017); Work Safe requirements to June 15, 2021 (VT-025 § 9)

Real estate

In-person real estate transactions suspended and online listing sites required to post notices (VT-014 ¶ 3(A), Apr. 10, 2020); single-worker services including appraisers, realtors and property managers resumed with two persons present Apr. 20 (VT-015 ¶ 3(c)); municipal recording services to be made available (VT-025 § 9(d)); Act 101 stayed ejectment and foreclosure actions and writs from Mar. 13, 2020 to July 15, 2021 (VT-046); A.O. 49 §§ 21-22 CARES Act certifications for evictions and foreclosures (VT-052 chain) and § 22 CFPB certification from Aug. 31, 2021 (VT-062)

Hospitals and long-term care

EO 01-20 ¶¶ 1-4: nursing homes, assisted living, residential care and ICF/ID 'shall prohibit visitor access'; hospitals to restrict visitation under AHS minimum standards (VT-001); Amended and Restated Order § 2 continued facility visitation control under State guidance to June 15, 2021 (VT-025); outdoor visitation of two per resident per day from June 19, 2020 (VT-095); Addendum 8 (2020) non-congregate isolation housing (VT-013); Addendum 9 § 6 immunity rule (VT-014); 24/7 State facilities' staff vaccination requirement Sept. 1, 2021 (VT-083); federal CMS rules and OSHA Healthcare ETS in Q3 2021

Dental and elective health care

Addendum 3 (Mar. 20, 2020) postponed all non-essential adult elective surgery and medical and surgical procedures 'including all dental procedures' (VT-007); Amendment to Addendum 3 (May 4) authorized the Commissioner of Health to set mitigation requirements for resumed clinic visits, imaging and outpatient procedures (VT-018); inpatient surgery, outpatient services and elective dental services resumed under VDH requirements May 22 (release VT-088 chain; VT-022 announcement); aerosol-generating dental procedures under VDH guidance May 29 (VT-023 announcement); Amended and Restated Order § 4: clinicians 'shall operate only in accordance with the mitigation requirements and procedures issued by the Commissioner of VDH' to June 15, 2021 (VT-025); DFR telehealth coverage rule Mar. 16, 2020 (VT-064), H-2020-06-E and H-2021-01-E (VT-068, VT-070)

Schools

Dismissed by Mar. 18, 2020 (VT-002); for the rest of the year Mar. 26 (VT-011); resumption of in-person instruction delegated to the Secretary of Education (VT-025 § 12(b)); uniform opening no earlier than Sept. 8, 2020 under AOE health and safety guidance (VT-028); guidance lapsed June 15, 2021 (VT-075, VT-071); fall 2021 advisory memoranda of Aug. 5, Aug. 19 and Sept. 28 recommending universal masking to Oct. 4 and then Nov. 1 (VT-074, VT-094), adopted as school-board requirements by every school but one (VT-083, VT-085; authority VT-072)

Child care

Closed from Mar. 18, 2020 except for children of Essential Persons (VT-005, VT-011 ¶ 5); Amended and Restated Order § 12(c): child care providers 'shall only operate in accordance with' AHS occupancy, distancing, sanitation and training requirements (VT-025); school-age child care expanded for remote-learning days Aug. 18, 2020 (VT-030); health guidance incorporated in the mask orders (VT-027, VT-042, VT-043); lapsed June 15, 2021

Worship and gatherings

Gatherings over 250 prohibited Mar. 13 (VT-001); lesser of 50 or 50 percent Mar. 16 (VT-003, VT-004); more than ten prohibited Mar. 20 (VT-008); trusted-household gatherings of ten May 6 (VT-019); 25 June 1 with ACCD occupancy limits for 'worship and event spaces' (VT-023); 75/150 June 26 (VT-097); all multi-household social gatherings suspended Nov. 14, 2020 (VT-034); vaccinated gatherings Feb. 23, 2021 (VT-082); two unvaccinated households Mar. 12 (VT-093); Step 3 limits May 14 (VT-086); lifted June 14, 2021

Courts and public offices

A.D. 36 postponed jury trials Mar. 13, 2020 (VT-048); A.O. 49 judicial emergency Mar. 16, 2020: nonemergency hearings suspended, building access limited (VT-049); courthouse masks Apr. 21, 2020 (VT-050); criminal jury trials suspended to Sept. 1, 2020 and civil to Jan. 1, 2021 (VT-051); extended to Jan. 1, 2021, Mar. 31, May 31, July 5, Sept. 7, Nov. 1, 2021, Jan. 1 and Mar. 1, 2022 (VT-052, VT-053, VT-055, VT-056, VT-057, VT-061, VT-062, VT-063); presumption of remote hearings Dec. 22, 2020 to June 14, 2021 (VT-054, VT-056); PG-13 masks for all visitors July 6 and Sept. 1, 2021 (VT-059, VT-060); DMV in-person transactions suspended Mar. 19, 2020 (VT-006), road tests by appointment from June 8, 2020, DMV Continuity of Operations Plan (VT-031 ¶ 3); municipal services for recordings (VT-025 § 9(d))

Travel and quarantine

14-day quarantine on all non-essential arrivals Mar. 30, 2020 (VT-012); leaving Vermont over one day triggers quarantine May 6 (VT-019); quarantine-free travel from counties under 400 active cases per million (New England and New York) June 8 (VT-024, VT-101); 7-day-plus-test alternative June 15 (VT-025 § 7(i)); mid-Atlantic counties July 1 (VT-089); map suspended and universal quarantine Nov. 10, 2020 (VT-080); returning college students quarantined Nov. 14 (VT-034); vaccinated exempt Feb. 23, 2021 (VT-082); testing requirement removed May 14, 2021 (VT-086); all lifted June 14, 2021; Canadian border remained restricted (VT-096; federal exhibits)

Face coverings

Employees masked in the presence of others from Apr. 20, 2020 (VT-015 ¶ 1(c)); transit and station riders from May 4 (VT-017 ¶ 4); public masks statewide Aug. 1, 2020 with businesses required to post signage and permitted to refuse service (VT-027); strenuous-activity clarification Sept. 11 (VT-031); outdoor requirement ended Apr. 30, 2021 (VT-042); vaccinated exempt May 14 (VT-043); ended June 14, 2021 (VT-098); courthouse masks continued (VT-050, VT-059, VT-060); school masking by board policy from Aug. 2021 (VT-072, VT-094); State employees unvaccinated or unattested masked at work from Sept. 15, 2021 (VT-083)

Vaccination mandates

No statewide health-care-worker mandate in the period; State employees at Corrections, the Vermont Veterans' Home and the Vermont Psychiatric Care Hospital required to be vaccinated effective Sept. 1, 2021; all executive-branch employees required from Sept. 15, 2021 to attest to vaccination or submit to at least weekly testing and mandatory masking at work (VT-083, VT-084, VT-085); vaccination-proof used in the Judiciary's PG-13 courtroom discretion (VT-060) and the February 2022 bar exam (post-period)

Standing duties

The statutes, codes and penalty provisions of Vermont that stood before March 2020 and ran through every claimable quarter. They are the reason nothing an employer did under the orders was voluntary. Read the Vermont duties →

Vermont placed every employer under three layers of standing law before Executive Order 01-20 issued on March 13, 2020, and every order in the chain was written on top of them. First, Title 18 (Health). Section 126 lets the Commissioner of Health (and, locally, the selectboard) issue a health order to 'prevent, remove, or destroy any public health hazard' or 'mitigate a significant public health risk', effective upon issuance, requiring 'any person responsible for contributing to the public health hazard or significant public health risk to take actions to protect the public health', including 'the quarantine or isolation of any area, persons, animals, or materials', 'the closing of and the prohibition of assemblage in any food or lodging establishment, church, school, or any other place of assemblage', 'the cessation of any acts, discharges, or processes contributing to a public health hazard' and 'any other affirmative acts or prohibitions necessary to mitigate a significant public health risk' (Ex. DUT-VT-001); section 127 lets any health officer issue an emergency health order without a prior hearing against 'an imminent and substantial public health hazard' (Ex. DUT-VT-002); section 2 defines 'public health hazard' as 'the potential harm to the public health by virtue of any condition or any biological, chemical, or physical agent' and 'significant public health risk' as one 'of such magnitude that the Commissioner or a local health officer has reason to believe that it must be mitigated' (Ex. DUT-VT-007); section 1004a gives the Commissioner 'the power to quarantine a person diagnosed with or suspected of having a disease dangerous to the public health' (Ex. DUT-VT-005); section 602a commands every local health officer to investigate every reported hazard, to 'enforce the provisions of this title' and to 'take the steps necessary to enforce all orders issued pursuant to chapter 3 of this title' (Ex. DUT-VT-008); section 613 lets a local board of health 'make and enforce rules... relating to the prevention, removal, or destruction of public health hazards and the mitigation of public health risks' (Ex. DUT-VT-009); section 1418 lets the Commissioner of Health 'by order require an employer to provide protective equipment... or take any other action necessary to remove or control a health hazard', and makes the employer's failure 'a violation of the VOSHA Code' (Ex. DUT-VT-010). The teeth are in sections 130 and 131: civil penalties 'not to exceed $10,000.00 for each violation', each day a separate violation, with injunctions (Ex. DUT-VT-003), and a criminal fine of up to $5,000 per day for any person 'who fails or neglects to obey or comply with an order', rising to $25,000 or six months' imprisonment for refusal or for knowingly creating a public health hazard (Ex. DUT-VT-004). Second, Title 20 (Emergency Management). Section 9 gives the Governor, upon declaring a state of emergency, the power 'to enforce all laws and rules relating to emergency management' and to 'give such directions to the State or local boards of health as may be reasonably necessary' (Ex. DUT-VT-011); section 24 makes 'any person violating any provision of this chapter or any rule or order adopted pursuant to this chapter' punishable 'upon conviction' by a fine of up to $500 or six months' imprisonment, or both (Ex. DUT-VT-012); section 40, as in force in 2020-2021, added a civil fine of up to $1,000 for each violation, 'each day a violation continues' a separate violation, and an Attorney General's action for injunctive relief (Ex. VT-103, already in the library); section 20 confers immunity only on persons 'involved in emergency management activities' for loss 'resulting from an emergency management service or response activity' and only 'except in the case of willful misconduct or gross negligence' (Ex. DUT-VT-013). Vermont enacted no general business liability shield; the only COVID-19 immunity it extended ran through section 20, and the Governor's interpretive rule confined it to health care facilities, providers and volunteers performing COVID-19 emergency response activities, the first listed of which is 'expedited postponement of non-essential adult elective surgery and medical and surgical procedures... as ordered by Addendum 3 of the Executive Order' (Ex. VT-014 paragraph 6; Ex. VT-025 section 15). Third, Title 21 (Labor). Vermont is a State-plan State. Section 223(a) commands that 'each employer shall furnish to each of the employer's employees employment and a place of employment that are free from recognized hazards that are causing or are likely to cause death or significant physical harm to the employees; and the employer shall comply with safety and health standards adopted under the VOSHA Code' (Ex. DUT-VT-014); section 224 commands the Commissioner of Labor to adopt the safety and health standards of the VOSHA Code (Ex. DUT-VT-016); section 210 fixes the penalties, up to $12,675 for each serious violation and up to $126,749 for each willful or repeated violation, 'not less than $5,000.00 for each willful violation' (Ex. DUT-VT-015). VOSHA adopted the federal COVID-19 Healthcare Emergency Temporary Standard (29 C.F.R. 1910.502, 1910.504, 1910.505, 1910.509) as a VOSHA rule posted July 13, 2021, so that in the third quarter of 2021 every Vermont employer in a setting 'where any employee provides healthcare services or healthcare support services' was bound by its COVID-19 plan, patient screening, distancing, barrier, PPE, ventilation, cleaning, vaccination-leave and training requirements (Ex. DUT-VT-017). The orders then built on all three layers. Addenda 10, 11 and 12 (April 17, April 24 and May 1, 2020) ordered that every operating business 'shall implement the following physical distancing, health and sanitation measures in accordance with Vermont Department of Health, CDC and Agency of Commerce and Community Development (ACCD) guidelines', each written as 'shall' or 'must': sick employees 'shall not report to, or be allowed to remain at, work'; employees 'must observe strict social distancing of six feet' and 'must wear face coverings'; pre-shift screening 'shall be required'; signs 'must be posted'; every operation 'shall designate a health officer on-site at every shift' with 'the authority to stop or modify activities to ensure work conforms with the mandatory health and safety requirements'; and every employee 'must complete, and employers must document, a mandatory training on health and safety requirements as provided by VOSHA' by May 4, 2020 (Exs. VT-015, VT-016, VT-017). From June 15, 2020 to June 14, 2021 the Amended and Restated Executive Order made the ACCD Work Safe Guidance the condition of every operation: 'all business, non-profit and government entity operations... shall only operate in accordance with the occupancy limits and physical distancing, health and sanitation and training requirements set forth in ACCD Work Safe Guidance', and entities 'that do not meet' them 'shall suspend in-person business operations' (Ex. VT-025 section 9(b)); clinicians 'shall operate only in accordance with the mitigation requirements and procedures issued by the Commissioner of VDH' (section 4(a)); child care providers 'shall only operate in accordance with' AHS requirements (section 12(c)); every employer 'shall encourage and facilitate telework' (section 9(e)); and VOSHA, health inspectors, agriculture inspectors and liquor enforcement officers were directed to 'ensure businesses... have the information necessary to comply with the health and safety requirements set forth in ACCD Work Safe Guidance' (section 9(f)). The Guidance itself, in the July 31, 2020 version captured August 5, 2020, opened: 'the following is required of all businesses currently operating and those re-started: MANDATORY HEALTH & SAFETY REQUIREMENTS FOR ALL BUSINESS, NON-PROFIT & GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS. All businesses must follow Vermont Department of Health and CDC guidelines' (Ex. DUT-VT-006). The August 1, 2020 mask order commanded that businesses 'shall implement measures notifying customers or clients of the requirement to wear masks', including 'denial of entry or service' (Ex. VT-027); the November 14, 2020 order commanded that restaurants and public accommodations 'shall maintain' a thirty-day contact log and that every business 'shall reinstitute, to the maximum extent possible... telecommuting', with non-compliance referable 'to the Office of the Attorney General for enforcement' (Ex. VT-034). Where an instrument only recommended, the record says so: Addendum 14 used 'should' and 'are encouraged' for the general public (Ex. VT-021), and customer mask use was 'encouraged' before August 1, 2020 (Exs. VT-015 to VT-017). The Attorney General enforced the orders in court: on May 15, 2020 the State sued Club Fitness of Vermont and its owner in Rutland Superior Court for 'operating a fitness center in violation of Executive Order 01-20, Addendum 4', asking the court 'to shut down the facility, as required under the Governor's executive orders', and obtained a temporary restraining order the same day (Ex. DUT-VT-018); Judge Robert Mello dismissed the owner's constitutional counterclaims in a nineteen-page decision of September 2020, holding that the actions of 'the State, Governor and Attorney General do not amount to governmental taking', with civil penalties of up to $1,000 for each day of violation still pending (Ex. DUT-VT-019); the case settled in January 2021 with the owner's agreement 'to comply with Gov. Phil Scott's executive order' and a $1,000 payment (Ex. DUT-VT-020).

The question these duties answer

Whether the measures employers took 'beyond' the orders were voluntary. Vermont answer: the measures were the performance of duties imposed by statute (18 V.S.A. sections 2, 126, 127, 130, 131, 602a, 613, 1004a and 1418; 20 V.S.A. sections 9, 20, 24 and 40; 21 V.S.A. sections 210, 223 and 224), by the Governor's orders themselves, which made every operation conditional on the ACCD Work Safe requirements ('shall only operate in accordance with', Amended and Restated Executive Order 01-20 section 9(b), Ex. VT-025) and on the mandatory employer measures written into Addenda 10 to 12 ('must', 'shall'), by the ACCD Work Safe Guidance those orders incorporated ('the following is required of all businesses'; 'MANDATORY HEALTH & SAFETY REQUIREMENTS FOR ALL BUSINESS, NON-PROFIT & GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS', Ex. DUT-VT-006), and by the VOSHA COVID-19 Healthcare Emergency Temporary Standard in the third quarter of 2021 (Ex. DUT-VT-017); every violation of an order was a crime (20 V.S.A. section 24) and a civil violation at $1,000 per day (20 V.S.A. section 40, Ex. VT-103), and the Attorney General enforced it in court (State v. Club Fitness of Vermont, Rutland Superior Court, May 2020 to January 2021, Exs. DUT-VT-018 to DUT-VT-020).

By character

  • 4 Statutory authority
  • 4 Workplace duty
  • 3 Adjudication
  • 3 Order penalty
  • 2 Sanitary code duty
  • 1 Covid workplace rule
  • 1 Guidance incorporated
  • 1 Liability shield condition
  • 1 Statutory framework

Exhibits

Ex. DUT-VT-001 Ex. DUT-VT-002 Ex. DUT-VT-003 Ex. DUT-VT-004 Ex. DUT-VT-005 Ex. DUT-VT-006 Ex. DUT-VT-007 Ex. DUT-VT-008 Ex. DUT-VT-009 Ex. DUT-VT-010 Ex. DUT-VT-011 Ex. DUT-VT-012 Ex. DUT-VT-013 Ex. DUT-VT-014 Ex. DUT-VT-015 Ex. DUT-VT-016 Ex. DUT-VT-017 Ex. DUT-VT-018 Ex. DUT-VT-019 Ex. DUT-VT-020

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On the calendar

Every dated instrument in the Vermont file across the nineteen months from March 2020 through September 2021, in the order it took effect. A bar takes the color of the instrument's first limitation type and runs from its effective month through its end month; a fading edge marks an instrument whose end the record does not date. Point at a bar for its dates; open the bar for the record.

Emergency declaration 18Stay-at-home 3Business closure 20Telework mandate 17Capacity limit 18Gathering cap 24Face-covering requirement 30Travel and quarantine 19Schools and child care 15Health care orders 13Curfew and hours 4Alcohol and bars 14Events and venues 7Courts and public offices 24Workplace rules 25Vaccination or testing 5Quarantine and isolation 17Other 16

All instruments

Every record in the Vermont file, in the order it took effect. Filter by quarter and by limitation type; sort by any column; open the exhibit ID for the record and the operative words, or the file where The COVID Project holds it.

Showing 100 of 100 instrumentsEvery record that resolves to Vermont in the Library (142) →
ExhibitInstrumentIssuerLevelEffectiveEndQuartersLimitationsSourceFile
Ex. VT-013Addendum 8 to Executive Order 01-20Non-Congregate Sheltering in Vermont; Extension of Certain Deadlines Relating to Closures of DMV and Bars and…Governor Philip B. ScottStateMar. 1, 2020Apr. 15, 20202020 Q2Business closureCourts and public officesQuarantine and isolationOtherPrimary source readPDF 180 KB
Ex. VT-001Executive Order No. 01-20Declaration of State of Emergency in Response to COVID-19 and National Guard Call-OutGovernor Philip B. ScottStateMar. 13, 2020June 30, 20212020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2Emergency declarationTelework mandateGathering capHealth care ordersCourts and public officesPrimary source readPDF 152 KB
Ex. VT-048Supreme Court Administrative Directive No. 36Temporary Postponement of Jury TrialsVermont Supreme Court (memo to the bar by State Court Administrator Patricia Gabel)CourtMar. 13, 2020Mar. 16, 20202020 Q2Gathering capCourts and public officesConfirmed from a secondary sourcePDF 92 KB
Ex. VT-066Insurance Bulletin No. 210 (revised May 13, 2020)COVID-19 Prescription Drug Refills (30-day supply directed)Department of Financial RegulationSector regulatorMar. 15, 2020Sept. 30, 20202020 Q22020 Q3Health care ordersOtherPrimary source readPDF 606 KB
Ex. VT-003Addendum 1 to Executive Order 01-20Mass gatherings limited to the lesser of 50 people or 50 percent of occupancyGovernor Philip B. ScottStateMar. 16, 2020Mar. 16, 2020Gathering capEvents and venuesPrimary source readPDF 155 KB
Ex. VT-049Administrative Order No. 49Declaration of Judicial Emergency and Changes to Court ProceduresVermont Supreme Court (memo to the bar by the State Court Administrator)CourtMar. 16, 2020Sept. 30, 20212020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Telework mandateGathering capCourts and public officesWorkplace rulesConfirmed from a secondary sourcePDF 211 KB
Ex. VT-064Emergency Rule H-2020-02-ECoverage of Health Care Services Delivered Through Telehealth, Telephone, or Store and Forward MeansDepartment of Financial Regulation, Commissioner Michael S. PieciakSector regulatorMar. 16, 2020Oct. 23, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q4Health care ordersOtherPrimary source readPDF 687 KB
Ex. VT-004Addendum 2 to Executive Order 01-20Order Prohibiting Gatherings of 50 People or 50% of Permitted Occupancy, Whichever Is Less, and On-Premises…Governor Philip B. ScottStateMar. 17, 2020Apr. 6, 20202020 Q2Business closureGathering capAlcohol and barsPrimary source readPDF 140 KB
Ex. VT-002Gubernatorial Directive 1 to All School Boards and SuperintendentsContinuity of Education Planning (school dismissal)Governor Philip B. ScottStateMar. 18, 2020Apr. 6, 20202020 Q2Gathering capSchools and child carePrimary source readPDF 141 KB
Ex. VT-005Gubernatorial Directive 2 to All School Boards, Superintendents, and Child Care ProgramsProvision of Services to Children of Essential Persons During Closure Period (child care closure)Governor Philip B. ScottStateMar. 18, 2020Apr. 6, 20202020 Q2Business closureSchools and child carePrimary source readPDF 152 KB
Ex. VT-065Insurance Bulletin No. 211COVID-19 Suspension of Routine Provider Audits by InsurersDepartment of Financial Regulation, Commissioner PieciakSector regulatorMar. 18, 2020May 13, 20202020 Q22020 Q3Health care ordersOtherPrimary source readPDF 662 KB
Ex. VT-006Gubernatorial Directive 3 to the Department of Motor Vehicles (Mar. 18, 2020)Suspension of In-Person Transactions; 90-day extension of license and registration renewalsGovernor Philip B. ScottStateMar. 19, 2020June 30, 20212020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2Courts and public officesPrimary source readPDF 142 KB
Ex. VT-007Addendum 3 to Executive Order 01-20Suspension of all Non-Essential Adult Elective Surgery and Medical and Surgical Procedures (including all…Governor Philip B. ScottStateMar. 20, 2020Apr. 15, 20202020 Q2Business closureHealth care ordersPrimary source readPDF 174 KB
Ex. VT-008Addendum 4 to Executive Order 01-20Closure of Close-Contact Businesses and Further Restrictions of the Size of Mass GatheringsGovernor Philip B. ScottStateMar. 23, 2020Apr. 15, 20202020 Q2Business closureGathering capWorkplace rulesPrimary source readPDF 182 KB
Ex. VT-009Addendum 5 to Executive Order 01-20Order to Work From Home for all Businesses and Non-ProfitsGovernor Philip B. ScottStateMar. 23, 2020Apr. 15, 20202020 Q2Telework mandateWorkplace rulesPrimary source readPDF 158 KB
Ex. VT-010Addendum 6 to Executive Order 01-20Stay Home/Stay SafeGovernor Philip B. ScottStateMar. 25, 2020Apr. 15, 20202020 Q2Stay-at-homeBusiness closureTelework mandateTravel and quarantineWorkplace rulesPrimary source readPDF 162 KB
Ex. VT-011Gubernatorial Directive 5 to All School Boards and Superintendents and Child Care ProvidersContinuity of Learning Planning; schools dismissed for in-person instruction for the remainder of the…Governor Philip B. ScottStateMar. 26, 2020June 15, 20202020 Q2Schools and child carePrimary source readPDF 146 KB
Ex. VT-012Addendum 7 to Executive Order 01-20Quarantine Restrictions on Travelers Arriving in Vermont; suspension of lodging operationsGovernor Philip B. ScottStateMar. 30, 2020Apr. 15, 20202020 Q2Business closureTravel and quarantineQuarantine and isolationPrimary source readPDF 150 KB
Ex. VT-0452020 Acts and Resolves No. 91An act relating to Vermont's response to COVID-19Vermont General Assembly (H.742), signed by Governor ScottStateMar. 30, 2020Mar. 31, 20212020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q1Health care ordersOtherPrimary source readPDF 232 KB
Ex. VT-014Addendum 9 to Executive Order 01-20Extension of State of Emergency Declared March 13, 2020; Other COVID-19 Related Directives and ClarificationsGovernor Philip B. ScottStateApr. 10, 2020May 15, 20202020 Q2Emergency declarationBusiness closureTravel and quarantineHealth care ordersCourts and public officesPrimary source readPDF 177 KB
Ex. VT-015Addendum 10 to Executive Order 01-20Work Smart & Stay Safe - Restart VT: Phase IGovernor Philip B. ScottStateApr. 20, 2020May 15, 20202020 Q2Business closureTelework mandateFace-covering requirementWorkplace rulesPrimary source readPDF 156 KB
Ex. VT-050Eighth Amendment to Administrative Order No. 49 (promulgated April 21, 2020)Masks required in Judiciary buildings; remote hearings expanded; parent-child contact emergenciesVermont Supreme Court (memo to the bar)CourtApr. 21, 2020Sept. 30, 20212020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Telework mandateFace-covering requirementCourts and public officesConfirmed from a secondary sourcePDF 225 KB
Ex. VT-016Addendum 11 to Executive Order 01-20Work Smart & Stay Safe - Restart VT: Phase IIGovernor Philip B. ScottStateApr. 27, 2020May 15, 20202020 Q2Business closureTelework mandateFace-covering requirementWorkplace rulesQuarantine and isolationPrimary source readPDF 160 KB
Ex. VT-017Addendum 12 to Executive Order 01-20Work Smart & Stay Safe - Restart VT: Phase IIIGovernor Philip B. ScottStateMay 4, 2020May 15, 20202020 Q2Business closureTelework mandateFace-covering requirementWorkplace rulesPrimary source readPDF 197 KB
Ex. VT-018Amendment to Addendum 3 to Executive Order 01-20Phased resumption of clinic visits, diagnostic imaging and outpatient procedures under Health Department…Governor Philip B. ScottStateMay 4, 2020May 15, 20202020 Q2Health care ordersPrimary source readPDF 138 KB
Ex. VT-019Addendum 13 to Executive Order 01-20Play Smart and Play Safe: Restart Phase V (outdoor recreation; gatherings of ten; quarantine after…Governor Philip B. ScottStateMay 7, 2020May 15, 20202020 Q2Business closureGathering capTravel and quarantineWorkplace rulesQuarantine and isolationPrimary source readPDF 222 KB
Ex. VT-0462020 Acts and Resolves No. 101An act relating to establishing a moratorium on ejectment and foreclosure actions during the COVID-19…Vermont General Assembly (S.333), signed by Governor Scott May 14, 2020StateMay 14, 2020June 15, 20212020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Courts and public officesOtherPrimary source readPDF 80 KB
Ex. VT-021Addendum 14 to Executive Order 01-20Extension of State of Emergency Declared March 13, 2020; Be Smart/Stay Safe; lodging resumptionGovernor Philip B. ScottStateMay 15, 2020June 15, 20202020 Q2Emergency declarationStay-at-homeBusiness closureFace-covering requirementTravel and quarantineWorkplace rulesPrimary source readPDF 174 KB
Ex. VT-020Amendment to Addendum 6 to Executive Order 01-20Stay Home/Stay Safe: Restart Phase VI (phased resumption of non-critical operations beginning with…Governor Philip B. ScottStateMay 18, 2020not dated2020 Q2Business closureCapacity limitWorkplace rulesPrimary source readPDF 144 KB
Ex. VT-022Addendum 15 to Executive Order 01-20Outdoor Restaurants, Bars and Other Establishments that Offer Food and Drink; fairs and festivals cancelledGovernor Philip B. ScottStateMay 22, 2020June 15, 20202020 Q2Business closureCapacity limitAlcohol and barsEvents and venuesPrimary source readPDF 155 KB
Ex. VT-023Addendum 16 to Executive Order 01-20Close Contact Businesses; Large Social GatheringsGovernor Philip B. ScottStateJune 1, 2020June 15, 20202020 Q2Business closureCapacity limitGathering capWorkplace rulesPrimary source readPDF 144 KB
Ex. VT-051Tenth Amendment to Administrative Order No. 49 (promulgated May 13, 2020)Judicial emergency extended to September 1, 2020; nonemergency hearings resume June 1; jury trials suspended…Vermont Supreme Court (memo to the bar)CourtJune 1, 2020Dec. 31, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q4Gathering capCourts and public officesConfirmed from a secondary sourcePDF 216 KB
Ex. VT-024Addendum 17 to Executive Order 01-20Modified Quarantine Restrictions on Travelers Arriving in Vermont; Municipal Regulation of Bars and…Governor Philip B. ScottStateJune 8, 2020June 15, 20202020 Q2Capacity limitTravel and quarantineAlcohol and barsQuarantine and isolationPrimary source readPDF 150 KB
Ex. VT-088Governor's release, Governor Phil Scott Announces Limited Indoor Dining Restart and Opens Some Interstate TravelIndoor dining at 25 percent of legal capacity from June 8, 2020; lodging 50 percent or 25 guests…Office of Governor Phil Scott (official release); ACCD requirements under Addendum 17StateJune 8, 2020June 26, 20202020 Q2Capacity limitTravel and quarantineAlcohol and barsPrimary source readPDF 170 KB
Ex. VT-101ACCD Cross State Travel Information page (quarantine and travel-map guidance), as captured August 1, 2020County-by-county quarantine-free travel (under 400 active cases per million; personal vehicle); 14-day or…Agency of Commerce and Community Development (Secretary Lindsay Kurrle) under Amended and Restated EO 01-20 §§ 7(i), 11(a)StateJune 8, 2020Nov. 10, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q4Travel and quarantineWorkplace rulesQuarantine and isolationPrimary source readPDF 505 KB
Ex. VT-025Amended and Restated Executive Order No. 01-20Declaration of State of Emergency in Response to COVID-19 and National Guard Call-Out (amended and restated…Governor Philip B. ScottStateJune 15, 2020June 30, 20212020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2Emergency declarationTelework mandateCapacity limitGathering capFace-covering requirementTravel and quarantineSchools and child careHealth care ordersAlcohol and barsEvents and venuesCourts and public officesWorkplace rulesQuarantine and isolationPrimary source readPDF 220 KB
Ex. VT-095Governor's release, Governor Phil Scott Announces Easing of Restrictions for Older and Vulnerable VermontersLong-term care outdoor visitation of two visitors per resident per day from June 19, 2020; hospital visitation…Office of Governor Phil Scott (official release); VDH and DAIL guidance under Amended and Restated EO 01-20 § 2StateJune 19, 2020June 15, 20212020 Q22020 Q3Stay-at-homeHealth care ordersPrimary source readPDF 88 KB
Ex. VT-097Governor's release, Governor Phil Scott Announces Next Restart Steps for Hospitality SectorOccupancy raised to 50 percent or one person per 100 square feet; indoor events up to 75 and outdoor organized…Office of Governor Phil Scott (official release); ACCD Work Safe GuidanceStateJune 26, 2020Nov. 14, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q4Capacity limitGathering capEvents and venuesPrimary source readPDF 167 KB
Ex. VT-089Governor's release, Governor Phil Scott Expands Trusted Travel PolicyQuarantine-free travel map expanded July 1, 2020 to counties in DE, MD, NJ, OH, PA, VA, WV and DC under 400…Office of Governor Phil Scott (official release); ACCD under Amended and Restated EO 01-20 § 11 and Addendum 1 ¶ 3StateJuly 1, 2020Nov. 10, 20202020 Q32020 Q4Capacity limitTravel and quarantineQuarantine and isolationPrimary source readPDF 85 KB
Ex. VT-026Addendum 1 to Amended and Restated Executive Order 01-20Extension of State of Emergency (to August 15, 2020); emergency feeding; ACCD authority to expand…Governor Philip B. ScottStateJuly 15, 2020Aug. 15, 20202020 Q3Emergency declarationTravel and quarantinePrimary source readPDF 147 KB
Ex. VT-028Gubernatorial Directive No. 6 to All School Boards and SuperintendentsUniform School Reopening (no opening before September 8, 2020)Governor Philip B. ScottStateJuly 29, 2020June 15, 20212020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2Schools and child carePrimary source readPDF 137 KB
Ex. VT-027Addendum 2 to Amended and Restated Executive Order No. 01-20Strengthening the Use of Facial Coverings (statewide mask mandate)Governor Philip B. ScottStateAug. 1, 2020June 30, 20212020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2Face-covering requirementWorkplace rulesPrimary source readPDF 162 KB
Ex. VT-029Addendum 3 to Amended and Restated Executive Order 01-20Extension of State of Emergency (to September 15, 2020); municipal authority over gathering size and alcohol…Governor Philip B. ScottStateAug. 14, 2020Sept. 15, 20202020 Q3Emergency declarationGathering capAlcohol and barsCourts and public officesPrimary source readPDF 167 KB
Ex. VT-030Addendum 4 to Amended and Restated Executive Order 01-20Expansion of Child Care to School-Age Children in Family Child Care Homes (remote-learning days)Governor Philip B. ScottStateAug. 18, 2020June 30, 20212020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2Schools and child careOtherPrimary source readPDF 167 KB
Ex. VT-052Fourteenth Amendment to Administrative Order No. 49 (promulgated August 20, 2020)Judicial emergency extended to January 1, 2021; CARES Act eviction certification (Appendix A)Vermont Supreme Court (memo to the bar)CourtAug. 20, 2020Dec. 31, 20202020 Q32020 Q4Courts and public officesConfirmed from a secondary sourcePDF 186 KB
Ex. VT-031Addendum 5 to Amended and Restated Executive Order 01-20Extension of State of Emergency (to October 15, 2020); mask clarification for strenuous activity; State agency…Governor Philip B. ScottStateSept. 11, 2020Oct. 15, 20202020 Q32020 Q4Emergency declarationTelework mandateFace-covering requirementPrimary source readPDF 390 KB
Ex. VT-067Emergency Rule H-2020-05-ERelaxation of Credentialing Verification PracticesDepartment of Financial RegulationSector regulatorSept. 16, 2020Sept. 30, 20212020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Health care ordersOtherPrimary source readPDF 146 KB
Ex. VT-090Governor's release, Governor Phil Scott Updates Bar Seating Guidance, Lifts Lodging Capacity Restrictions with Travel and Health ProtocolsBar seating with six-foot spacing and partitions; lodging capacity limits lifted; quarantine and travel map…Office of Governor Phil Scott (official release); ACCD guidanceStateSept. 18, 2020Nov. 14, 20202020 Q32020 Q4Capacity limitTravel and quarantineAlcohol and barsPrimary source readPDF 131 KB
Ex. VT-077Insurance Bulletin No. 217Small Employer Coverage; Residence of EmployeesDepartment of Financial RegulationSector regulatorSept. 22, 2020Dec. 31, 20202020 Q32020 Q4OtherConfirmed from a secondary sourcePDF 71 KB
Ex. VT-032Addendum 6 to Amended and Restated Executive Order 01-20Extension of State of Emergency (to November 15, 2020)Governor Philip B. ScottStateOct. 15, 2020Nov. 15, 20202020 Q4Emergency declarationPrimary source readPDF 127 KB
Ex. VT-033Addendum 7 to Amended and Restated Executive Order 01-20Limiting Skating Facility AvailabilityGovernor Philip B. ScottStateOct. 16, 2020Oct. 30, 20202020 Q4Business closureEvents and venuesPrimary source readPDF 44 KB
Ex. VT-068Emergency Rule H-2020-06-EAccess to Health Care Services During the COVID-19 Pandemic (testing, treatment and prevention without…Department of Financial RegulationSector regulatorOct. 23, 2020July 1, 20212020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2Health care ordersOtherPrimary source readPDF 685 KB
Ex. VT-069Insurance Bulletin No. 218Workers' Compensation Premium Calculation; Hazard Pay GrantsDepartment of Financial RegulationSector regulatorNov. 9, 2020Dec. 31, 20202020 Q4OtherPrimary source readPDF 611 KB
Ex. VT-080Governor's release, Governor Phil Scott Announces Pause to the State's Safe Travel Policy, Compliance Checks and Expanded Testing (cross-state travel map suspended; universal quarantine)14-day (or 7-day-plus-test) quarantine required after all non-essential travel; compliance checks at lodging…Office of Governor Phil Scott (official release); Secretary of ACCD under Amended and Restated EO 01-20 § 11(a)StateNov. 10, 2020Feb. 23, 20212020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2Travel and quarantineWorkplace rulesQuarantine and isolationPrimary source readPDF 98 KB
Ex. VT-035Addendum 8 to Amended and Restated Executive Order 01-20 [UPDATED]Extension of State of Emergency; Stay Safe/Stay Working/Stay in School (updated text on gatherings and liquor…Governor Philip B. ScottStateNov. 13, 2020June 30, 20212020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2Business closureTelework mandateGathering capCurfew and hoursAlcohol and barsWorkplace rulesQuarantine and isolationPrimary source readPDF 230 KB
Ex. VT-034Addendum 8 to Amended and Restated Executive Order 01-20Extension of State of Emergency (to December 15, 2020); Stay Safe/Stay Working/Stay in School (winter…Governor Philip B. ScottStateNov. 14, 2020June 30, 20212020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2Business closureTelework mandateGathering capCurfew and hoursAlcohol and barsEvents and venuesWorkplace rulesQuarantine and isolationPrimary source readPDF 124 KB
Ex. VT-091Governor's release, As COVID-19 Cases Rise, Governor Phil Scott Announces New Mitigation MeasuresOfficial summary of the November 14, 2020 restrictions (gatherings, restaurants, bars, sports, telework…Office of Governor Phil Scott (official release)StateNov. 14, 2020Dec. 31, 20202020 Q4Business closureTelework mandateGathering capCurfew and hoursAlcohol and barsWorkplace rulesPrimary source readPDF 135 KB
Ex. VT-053Eighteenth Amendment to Administrative Order No. 49 (promulgated December 4, 2020)Judicial emergency extended to March 31, 2021; jury trials only with approval of the Chief Superior Judge and…Vermont Supreme Court (memo to the bar)CourtDec. 4, 2020Mar. 31, 20212020 Q42021 Q1Telework mandateCourts and public officesConfirmed from a secondary sourcePDF 184 KB
Ex. VT-036Addendum 9 to Amended and Restated Executive Order 01-20Extension of State of Emergency (to January 15, 2021)Governor Philip B. ScottStateDec. 15, 2020Jan. 15, 20212020 Q42021 Q1Emergency declarationPrimary source readPDF 134 KB
Ex. VT-054Nineteenth Amendment to Administrative Order No. 49 (promulgated December 22, 2020)Presumption that Superior Court hearings are scheduled for remote participationVermont Supreme Court (memo to the bar)CourtDec. 22, 2020June 14, 20212020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2Telework mandateCourts and public officesConfirmed from a secondary sourcePDF 96 KB
Ex. VT-092Governor's release, Small Modification Made to COVID-19 Gathering Restrictions for Upcoming HolidaysRestrictions on outdoor recreation and youth sports reduced (December 22, 2020)Office of Governor Phil Scott (official release)StateDec. 22, 2020Mar. 31, 20212020 Q42021 Q1Gathering capEvents and venuesConfirmed from a secondary sourceSource
Ex. VT-037Addendum 10 to Amended and Restated Executive Order 01-20Extension of State of Emergency (to February 15, 2021)Governor Philip B. ScottStateJan. 15, 2021Feb. 15, 20212021 Q1Emergency declarationPrimary source readPDF 142 KB
Ex. VT-038Addendum 11 to Amended and Restated Executive Order 01-20Extension of State of Emergency (to March 15, 2021)Governor Philip B. ScottStateFeb. 15, 2021Mar. 15, 20212021 Q1Emergency declarationPrimary source readPDF 213 KB
Ex. VT-082Governor's release, Governor Phil Scott Announces New COVID-19 Travel and Gathering GuidanceFully vaccinated persons exempt from travel quarantine and may gather with one other household; all other…Office of Governor Phil Scott (official release); ACCD guidance under Amended and Restated EO 01-20 § 11StateFeb. 23, 2021Mar. 12, 20212021 Q1Capacity limitGathering capFace-covering requirementTravel and quarantineQuarantine and isolationPrimary source readPDF 149 KB
Ex. VT-10320 V.S.A. § 40 (Enforcement), as in force in 2020-2021 (repealed by 2023, No. 143 (Adj. Sess.), § 35, eff. July 1, 2024)Penalty for violating the emergency management chapter or any rule adopted under itVermont General Assembly (statute as in force 2020-2021)StateMar. 1, 2021July 1, 20242020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3OtherPrimary source readPDF 35 KB
Ex. VT-093Governor's release, Governor Phil Scott Updates Gathering and Restaurant Table Seating GuidanceTwo unvaccinated households may gather; restaurants may seat multiple households up to six per table; masking…Office of Governor Phil Scott (official release); ACCD guidanceStateMar. 12, 2021May 14, 20212021 Q12021 Q2Capacity limitGathering capFace-covering requirementPrimary source readPDF 157 KB
Ex. VT-039Addendum 12 to Amended and Restated Executive Order 01-20Extension of State of Emergency (to April 15, 2021); junior operators' licensesGovernor Philip B. ScottStateMar. 15, 2021Apr. 15, 20212021 Q12021 Q2Emergency declarationCourts and public officesPrimary source readPDF 219 KB
Ex. VT-055Amendment to Administrative Order No. 49 (promulgated March 8, 2021)Judicial emergency extended to May 31, 2021; court-by-court authorization of jury trials; remote July 2021 bar…Vermont Supreme Court (memo to the bar)CourtMar. 15, 2021June 30, 20212021 Q12021 Q2Courts and public officesConfirmed from a secondary sourcePDF 195 KB
Ex. VT-040Addendum 13 to Amended and Restated Executive Order 01-20Extended Expansion of Unemployment Benefits and Employer Contribution ReliefGovernor Philip B. ScottStateMar. 31, 2021Apr. 15, 20212021 Q2OtherPrimary source readPDF 211 KB
Ex. VT-081Governor's release, Governor Phil Scott and State Officials Announce the Vermont Forward PlanVermont Forward Roadmap to Reopening: stepped easing tied to vaccination rates through July 4, 2021Office of Governor Phil Scott with ACCD and VDH (official release)StateApr. 9, 2021June 14, 20212021 Q2Capacity limitGathering capFace-covering requirementTravel and quarantineWorkplace rulesPrimary source readPDF 196 KB
Ex. VT-041Addendum 14 to Amended and Restated Executive Order 01-20Extension of State of Emergency (to May 15, 2021)Governor Philip B. ScottStateApr. 15, 2021May 15, 20212021 Q2Emergency declarationPrimary source readPDF 134 KB
Ex. VT-042Addendum 15 to Amended and Restated Executive Order No. 01-20Use of Facial Coverings and Temporary Restrictions on Hours of Operation (outdoor masking ended; 10:00 p.m.…Governor Philip B. ScottStateApr. 30, 2021May 15, 20212021 Q2Face-covering requirementCurfew and hoursAlcohol and barsWorkplace rulesPrimary source readPDF 211 KB
Ex. VT-056Amendment to Administrative Order No. 49 (promulgated May 12, 2021)Judicial emergency extended to July 5, 2021; mandatory remote hearings end June 14, 2021Vermont Supreme Court (memo to the bar)CourtMay 12, 2021June 30, 20212021 Q2Telework mandateCourts and public officesConfirmed from a secondary sourcePDF 234 KB
Ex. VT-043Addendum 16 to Amended and Restated Executive Order No. 01-20Extension of State of Emergency (to June 15, 2021); Use of Facial Coverings (fully vaccinated exempt)Governor Philip B. ScottStateMay 14, 2021June 15, 20212021 Q2Emergency declarationFace-covering requirementWorkplace rulesPrimary source readPDF 212 KB
Ex. VT-086Governor's release, Governor Phil Scott Lifts Mask Mandate for Vaccinated Individuals, Accelerates Vermont Forward Plan (Step 3)Step 3 effective May 14, 2021: travel testing requirement removed; indoor events one unvaccinated person per…Office of Governor Phil Scott (official release); ACCD Vermont Forward Step 3StateMay 14, 2021June 14, 20212021 Q2Capacity limitGathering capFace-covering requirementTravel and quarantinePrimary source readPDF 89 KB
Ex. VT-087Governor's release, Governor Phil Scott Announces Threshold to Remove All Covid-19 RestrictionsStep 4 (removal of all restrictions) to occur at 80 percent first-dose vaccination of the eligible population…Office of Governor Phil Scott (official release)StateMay 21, 2021June 14, 20212021 Q2Capacity limitGathering capFace-covering requirementPrimary source readPDF 148 KB
Ex. VT-071Agency of Education guidance, Instructional Operations for Fall 2021 (rev. May 28, 2021)Return to the normal regulatory framework; end of hybrid learning flexibilityAgency of EducationStateMay 28, 2021Sept. 30, 20212021 Q22021 Q3Schools and child carePrimary source readPDF 186 KB
Ex. VT-075Memorandum, COVID-19 Prevention Recommendations for End of the School YearSchool guidance loses force when the emergency ends; schools urged to follow 'A Strong and Healthy Year' to…Secretary of Education French and Commissioner of Health LevineStateMay 28, 2021June 30, 20212021 Q2Schools and child carePrimary source readPDF 129 KB
Ex. VT-078Governor's release, Governor Phil Scott Announces State Has Reached Its 80% Vaccination Goal; Lifts All State Covid-19 RestrictionsAll State COVID-19 restrictions rescinded effective immediately; State of Emergency not renewedOffice of Governor Phil Scott (official release)StateJune 14, 2021June 30, 20212021 Q2Emergency declarationCapacity limitGathering capFace-covering requirementTravel and quarantinePrimary source readPDF 149 KB
Ex. VT-098Governor's directive of June 14, 2021 to the Secretary of the Agency of Commerce and Community Development (image posted by the Governor's office as 'CovidRestrictionsLiftedDirective.PNG')All remaining State COVID-19 restrictions lifted (Vermont Forward Step 4)Governor Philip B. ScottStateJune 14, 2021June 30, 20212021 Q2Emergency declarationCapacity limitGathering capFace-covering requirementTravel and quarantineConfirmed from a secondary sourcePDF 387 KB
Ex. VT-044Executive Order No. 06-21COVID-19 Post-Emergency Recovery ActivitiesGovernor Philip B. ScottStateJune 15, 2021Sept. 30, 20212021 Q22021 Q3Emergency declarationAlcohol and barsQuarantine and isolationOtherPrimary source readPDF 149 KB
Ex. VT-079Governor's release, As State of Emergency Ends, Governor Phil Scott Acts to Ensure Continuity in Select Critical ServicesState of Emergency expires at midnight June 15, 2021; EO 06-21 signed; June 14 directive to ACCD SecretaryOffice of Governor Phil Scott (official release)StateJune 15, 2021June 30, 20212021 Q2Emergency declarationAlcohol and barsQuarantine and isolationPrimary source readPDF 78 KB
Ex. VT-058Memorandum to the Vermont Bar, Update on COVID-19 Pandemic MeasuresJudicial emergency continues after the Governor's order expired; mask policy; clerk windows; non-HVAC…State Court Administrator Patricia GabelCourtJune 18, 2021Sept. 1, 20212021 Q22021 Q3Face-covering requirementCourts and public officesPrimary source readPDF 112 KB
Ex. VT-057Amendment to Administrative Order No. 49 (promulgated June 25, 2021)Judicial emergency extended to September 7, 2021; Court Administrator authority over screening, masks and…Vermont Supreme Court (memo to the bar)CourtJune 25, 2021Nov. 1, 20212021 Q22021 Q3Face-covering requirementCourts and public officesWorkplace rulesConfirmed from a secondary sourcePDF 237 KB
Ex. VT-070Emergency Rule H-2021-01-EAccess to Health Care Services Related to COVID-19Department of Financial RegulationSector regulatorJuly 1, 2021Mar. 31, 20222021 Q3Health care ordersOtherPrimary source readPDF 146 KB
Ex. VT-0762021 Acts and Resolves No. 70An act relating to miscellaneous amendments to alcoholic beverage laws (7 V.S.A. § 230: sale of alcoholic…Vermont General Assembly (H.313), signed by Governor Scott June 8, 2021StateJuly 1, 2021Sept. 30, 20212021 Q3Alcohol and barsPrimary source readPDF 88 KB
Ex. VT-059Memorandum to the bar, Changes to Administrative Directive Regarding Court Operations (PG-13 amended July 6, 2021)Masks required of all courthouse visitors at all times; six-foot distancing; unvaccinated-only rules rejectedState Court Administrator (Administrative Directive No. PG-13 as amended July 6, 2021)CourtJuly 6, 2021Sept. 1, 20212021 Q3Capacity limitFace-covering requirementCourts and public officesWorkplace rulesPrimary source readPDF 99 KB
Ex. VT-096Statement from Governor Phil Scott on the Canadian Border Travel AnnouncementCanadian border reopening announcement (July 19, 2021): context for Vermont's border commerce in the third…Governor Phil Scott (official statement)StateJuly 19, 2021Sept. 30, 20212021 Q3Travel and quarantineConfirmed from a secondary sourcePDF 119 KB
Ex. VT-072Agency of Education memorandum to superintendents, UPDATED: School District Authority to Require MasksSchool boards may require masks as a condition of attendance and exclude non-compliant studentsSecretary of Education Daniel M. FrenchStateAug. 18, 2021Sept. 30, 20212021 Q3Face-covering requirementSchools and child carePrimary source readPDF 499 KB
Ex. VT-074COVID-19 Advisory Memorandum, COVID-19 Contact Tracing for Fall 2021Schools to conduct internal contact tracing and issue Health Department quarantine letters to close contactsSecretary of Education French and Commissioner of Health LevineStateAug. 19, 2021Sept. 23, 20212021 Q3Schools and child careQuarantine and isolationPrimary source readPDF 179 KB
Ex. VT-060Administrative Directive No. PG-13, Health Screening and Safety Protocols for All Vermont Courthouses and Judiciary Facilities During the Judicial Emergency (amended March 8, July 1, July 6 and September 1, 2021)Courthouse health screening, universal visitor masking, distancing, denial of entry, employee protocolsState Court AdministratorCourtSept. 1, 2021Jan. 5, 20222021 Q3Face-covering requirementCourts and public officesWorkplace rulesVaccination or testingPrimary source readPDF 168 KB
Ex. VT-061Amendment to Administrative Order No. 49 (promulgated September 1, 2021)Judicial emergency extended to November 1, 2021; limited-entry courthouses with remote-only hearingsVermont Supreme Court (memo to the bar)CourtSept. 1, 2021Jan. 1, 20222021 Q3Telework mandateCapacity limitFace-covering requirementCourts and public officesConfirmed from a secondary sourcePDF 190 KB
Ex. VT-083Transcript, Governor Phil Scott and Dr. Mark Levine Discuss Delta, Vaccine Effectiveness and Pandemic Divisiveness at Weekly COVID-19 BriefingState-employee vaccination requirement (24/7 facilities from Sept. 1, 2021; all executive-branch employees…Governor Phil Scott (official transcript of the September 8, 2021 press conference)StateSept. 1, 2021Sept. 30, 20212021 Q3Face-covering requirementSchools and child careWorkplace rulesVaccination or testingPrimary source readPDF 132 KB
Ex. VT-084Transcript, Governor Phil Scott Discusses Start of the School Year, Vaccines and Vermont Data at Weekly COVID-19 BriefingVaccine requirement for State employees in Corrections, the Veterans' Home and the State Psychiatric Hospital…Governor Phil Scott (official transcript of the August 31, 2021 press conference)StateSept. 1, 2021Sept. 30, 20212021 Q3Face-covering requirementSchools and child careVaccination or testingPrimary source readPDF 107 KB
Ex. VT-085Transcript, Governor Phil Scott Discusses Latest COVID-19 Trends at Weekly Press ConferenceAll State employees must be vaccinated or wear a mask and test, effective the week of September 15, 2021…Governor Phil Scott (official transcript of the September 21, 2021 press conference)StateSept. 15, 2021Sept. 30, 20212021 Q3Face-covering requirementSchools and child careVaccination or testingPrimary source readPDF 149 KB
Ex. VT-094COVID-19 Advisory Memorandum, UPDATED: COVID-19 Prevention Measures for Fall 2021 (September 28, 2021 version)Universal indoor masking in schools should be required until November 1, 2021; masks for students under 12…Secretary of Education French and Commissioner of Health LevineStateSept. 28, 2021Oct. 26, 20212021 Q3Face-covering requirementSchools and child careQuarantine and isolationPrimary source readPDF 170 KB
Ex. VT-062Amendment to Administrative Order No. 49 (promulgated October 14, 2021)Judicial emergency extended to January 1, 2022; CFPB Regulation X foreclosure certification (Appendix C)Vermont Supreme Court (memo to the bar)CourtOct. 14, 2021not datedCourts and public officesConfirmed from a secondary sourcePDF 192 KB
Ex. VT-073COVID-19 Advisory Memorandum, UPDATED: COVID-19 Prevention Measures for Fall 2021 (October 26, 2021 version)Fall 2021 prevention measures (post-period update of the August 5, 2021 memo)Secretary of Education French and Commissioner of Health Mark A. Levine, M.D.StateOct. 26, 2021not datedFace-covering requirementSchools and child careQuarantine and isolationPrimary source readPDF 176 KB
Ex. VT-063Amendment to Administrative Order No. 49 (promulgated November 4, 2021)Judicial emergency extended to March 1, 2022; bar exam health protocols including vaccination proofVermont Supreme Court (memo to the bar)CourtNov. 4, 2021Mar. 1, 2022Face-covering requirementCourts and public officesVaccination or testingConfirmed from a secondary sourcePDF 129 KB
Ex. VT-0472021 Acts and Resolves No. 1 (Special Session)An act relating to temporary municipal rules in response to COVID-19 (municipal face-covering authority)Vermont General Assembly (S.1, Special Session), signed by Governor Scott November 23, 2021StateNov. 23, 2021Apr. 30, 2022Face-covering requirementOtherPrimary source readPDF 68 KB

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