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Tennessee Pledge Website
Summary
"Tennessee Pledge" originally issued April 24 with subsequent additions:
Tennessee Pledge Website
Summary
"Tennessee Pledge" originally issued April 24 with subsequent additions:
- As of May 22 - Restaurants were able to open at 50% capacity with certain restrictions. Curbside carryout and alcohol carryout/ delivery with food purchase still permitted with certain restrictions.
- Beginning April 29 - Retail establishments were able to open at 50% capacity with certain restrictions.
- Ussued June 4 - Exercise Facilities were able to open with certain restrictions.
- Issued June 4 - Close Contact Services an abundance of caution should be used to mitigate or prevent exposure to COVID-19.
- Issued May 1 - Guidance for Gathering Together in Houses of Worship
- Issued May 6 - Guidelines for Recreation, Offices, Lodging and More includes guidance for non-contact, small group Recreation, Manufacturing, Construction, Office, and Lodging
- Issued June 4, Small group, non-contact recreational facilities may open.
- Issued June 4, Attractions & Large Venues the State recommends measures to protect consumers and employees.
- New guidelines for Restaurants and Retail were announced May 20 - allowing for increased capacity.
- Guidelines for Noncontact Sports issued June 3, 2020.
- Guidelines for Swimming Pools
- Guidelines for Summer Camps
- Higher Education Guidance
- Issued June 5, 2020 Guidance for Reopening Schools, Updated June 8, 2020.
- Guidelines for Long Term Care Visitation - Issued June 10, 2020.
- Guidelines for Events and Gatherings
- Guidelines for Visitors in a home where residential services are provided - Issued June 2020
- Gov. Lee extends State of Emergency - Issued June 29, 2020
- Gov. Lee grants mayors in 89 counties authority to require masks. - Issued July 3, 2020.
- Guidelines for Media Production - July 13, 2020.
- Gov. Lee's guidelines for reopening schools - July 28, 2020.
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Governor's Orders Summary
See the full list of Governor's Orders by clicking the link above. Or click on the numbers below to find each Order 61 Issued August 28, 2020 AN ORDER EXTENDING REMOTE NOTARIZATION AND WITNESSING OF DOCUMENTS 60 Issued August 28, 2020 AN ORDER EXTENDING REMOTE MEETINGS AND IMPLEMENTING BEST PRACTICES ACROSS THE STATE TO PROMOTE TRANSPARENT GOVERNMENT WHILE PROTECTING THE HEALTH AND SAFETY OF CITIZENS AND GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS 59 Issued August 28, 2020 AN ORDER TO FACILITATE THE CONTINUED RESPONSE TO COVID-19 AND EXTEND CERTAIN PROVISIONS OF EXECUTIVE ORDER NOS. 36, 38, 49, 50, 54, AND 55 58 Issued August 17, 2020 AN ORDER TERMINATING EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 53 UPON LIMITED LIABILITY LEGISLATION BECOMING LAW 55 Issued July 31, 2020 AN ORDER TO FACILITATE AND RESPOND TO CONTINUING EFFECTS OF COVID-19 BY AMENDING PRIOR EXECUTIVE ORDERS 54 Issued July 6, 2020 AN ORDER PROVIDING LOCAL GOVERNMENTS WITH AUTHORITY CONCERNING FACE COVERINGS Executive Order 54 Guidance for Local Decision-Making Concerning Mask Requirements 53 Issued July 1, 2020 AN ORDER REGARDING LIMITED LIABILITY PROTECTION FOR HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS IN RESPONSE TO COVID-19 52 Issued June 29, 2020 AN ORDER EXTENDING REMOTE NOTARIZATION AND WITNESSING OF DOCUMENTS TO FURTHER CONTAIN COVID-19 51 Issued June 29, 2020 AN ORDER EXTENDING SAFE, OPEN, AND TRANSPARENT PUBLIC MEETINGS BY ELECTRONIC MEANS WHILE DETERMINATIONS OF HOW TO RETURN TO SAFE, IN-PERSON MEETINGS REMAIN ONGOING 50 Issued June 29, 2020 AN ORDER TO FACILITATE AND RESPOND TO CONTINUING EFFECTS OF COVID-19 BY EXTENDING EXECUTIVE ORDER NOS. 36 & 38 (AS AMENDED BY EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 49) 49 Issued June 12, 2020 AN ORDER AMENDING REQUIREMENTS CONCERNING LONG-TERM CARE FACILITY VISITATION AND TAKING OTHER NECESSARY MEASURES TO FACILITATE THE TREATMENT AND CONTAINMENT OF COVID-19 38 Issued May 22, 2020 AN ORDER EXPANDING THE NUMBER OF TENNESSEANS WHO MAY RETURN TO WORK SAFELY WHILE URGING CONTINUED ADHERENCE TO HEALTH AND SOCIAL DISTANCING GUIDELINES TO LIMIT THE SPREAD OF COVID-19 37 Issued May 12, 2020 AN ORDER SUSPENDING PROVISIONS OF CERTAIN STATUTES AND RULES AND TAKING OTHER NECESSARY MEASURES IN ORDER TO FACILITATE THE TREATMENT AND CONTAINMENT OF COVID-19 36 Issued May 12, 2020 AN ORDER SUSPENDING PROVISIONS OF CERTAIN STATUTES AND RULES AND TAKING OTHER NECESSARY MEASURES IN ORDER TO FACILITATE THE TREATMENT AND CONTAINMENT OF COVID-19 35 Issued May 7, 2020 AN ORDER AMENDING EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 30 TO ALLOW REOPENING OF SMALL GROUP, NON-CONTACT ENTERTAINMENT AND RECREATIONAL VENUES PURSUANT TO NEW SAFETY GUIDELINES 34 Issued May 6, 2020 AN ORDER EXTENDING UNTIL JUNE 30, 2020, EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 16 TEMPORARILY PERMITTING SAFE, OPEN, AND TRANSPARENT PUBLIC MEETINGS BY ELECTRONIC MEANS TO PRESERVE AND INCREASE THE CONTAINMENT OF COVID-19 33 Issued May 5, 2020 AN ORDER AMENDING EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 30 TO ALLOW REOPENING OF CLOSE CONTACT PERSONAL SERVICES PURSUANT TO NEW SAFETY GUIDELINES 32 Issued May 1, 2020 AN ORDER AMENDING EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 15 AND TAKING OTHER NECESSARY MEASURES TO FACILITATE THE TREATMENT AND CONTAINMENT OF COVID-19 31 Issued April 29, 2020 AN ORDER TO REDUCE THE SPREAD OF COVID-19 BY LIMITING NON-EMERGENCY DENTAL PROCEDURES Spanish version 30 Issued April 28, 2020 AN ORDER ALLOWING TENNESSEANS TO RETURN TO WORK SAFELY WHILE ENCOURAGING CONTINUED ADHERENCE TO HEALTH GUIDELINES TO LIMIT THE SPREAD OF COVID-19 29 Issued April 24, 2020 AN ORDER AMENDING EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 17 TO REOPEN DINING IN RESTAURANTS AND RETAIL 28 Issued April 17, 2020 AN ORDER AMENDING EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 15 AND TAKING OTHER NECESSARY MEASURES TO FACILITATE THE TREATMENT AND CONTAINMENT OF COVID-19 27 Issued April 13, 2020 AN ORDER EXTENDING TEMPORARY SOCIAL DISTANCING AND STAY-AT-HOME PROVISIONS OF EXECUTIVE ORDER NOS. 17, 21, 22, AND 23 UNTIL APRIL 30, 2020, TO PRESERVE AND INCREASE THE CONTAINMENT OF COVID-19 26 Issued April 9, 2020 AN ORDER SUSPENDING PROVISIONS OF CERTAIN STATUTES AND RULES IN ORDER TO FACILITATE REMOTE NOTARIZATION AND WITNESSING OF DOCUMENTS 25 Issued April 8, 2020 AN ORDER TO REDUCE THE SPREAD OF COVID-19 BY LIMITING NONEMERGENCY HEALTHCARE PROCEDURES 24 Issued April 4, 2020 AN ORDER AMENDING EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 15 SUSPENDING PROVISIONS OF CERTAIN STATUTES AND RULES AND TAKING OTHER NECESSARY MEASURES IN ORDER TO FACILITATE THE TREATMENT AND CONTAINMENT OF COVID-19 23 Issued April 2, 2020 AN ORDER AMENDING EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 22, REQUIRING TENNESSEANS TO STAY HOME UNLESS ENGAGING IN ESSENTIAL ACTIVITY OR ESSENTIAL SERVICES 22 Issued March 30, 2020 AN ORDER DIRECTING TENNESSEANS TO STAY HOME UNLESS ENGAGING IN ESSENTIAL ACTIVITIES TO LIMIT THEIR EXPOSURE TO AND SPREAD OF COVID-19 21 Issued March 30, 2020 AN ORDER AMENDING EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 17 TO FURTHER MITIGATE THE SPREAD OF COVID-19 BY LIMITING NON-ESSENTIAL SERVICES AND GATHERINGS 20 Issued March 26, 2020 AN ORDER AMENDING EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 15 SUSPENDING PROVISIONS OF CERTAIN STATUTES AND RULES AND TAKING OTHER NECESSARY MEASURES IN ORDER TO FACILITATE THE TREATMENT AND CONTAINMENT OF COVID-19 19 Issued March 24, 2020 AN ORDER AMENDING EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 15 SUSPENDING PROVISIONS OF CERTAIN STATUTES AND RULES AND TAKING OTHER NECESSARY MEASURES IN ORDER TO FACILITATE THE TREATMENT AND CONTAINMENT OF COVID-19 18 Issued March 23, 2020 AN ORDER TO REDUCE THE SPREAD OF COVID-19 BY LIMITING NON-EMERGENCY HEALTHCARE PROCEDURES 17 Issued March 22, 2020 AN ORDER TO MITIGATE THE SPREAD OF COVID-19 BY LIMITING SOCIAL GATHERINGS, DINE-IN SERVICE, AND GYM USE, AND EXPOSURE AT NURSING AND RETIREMENT HOMES, AND PROVIDING FLEXIBILITY FOR RESTAURANTS REGARDING THE SALE OF ALCOHOL 16 Issued March 20, 2020 AN ORDER ENSURING GOVERNMENT CONTINUES TO FUNCTION OPENLY AND TRANSPARENTLY DURING THE COVID-19 EMERGENCY WHILE TAKING APPROPRIATE MEASURES TO PROTECT THE HEALTH AND SAFETY OF CITIZENS AND GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS 15 Issued March 19, 2020 AN ORDER SUSPENDING PROVISIONS OF CERTAIN STATUTES AND RULES AND TAKING OTHER NECESSARY MEASURES IN ORDER TO FACILITATE THE TREATMENT AND CONTAINMENT OF COVID-19 14 Issued March 12, 2020 AN ORDER SUSPENDING PROVISIONS OF CERTAIN STATUTES AND RULES IN ORDER TO FACILITATE THE TREATMENT AND CONTAINMENT OF COVID-19 |
Blount County Community Information
Attorney General Opinion on Governor's Emergency Management Executive Orders (and that of political subdivisions) - Issued April 27May 1, 2020 Water Utilities Advisory Regarding Stagnant Water ProceduresMarch 27, 2020 Cities of Alcoa and Maryville Utilities Cutoff Policy ChangeParks and Rec Update - October 2, 2020Blount Intergovernmental Advisory - July 8, 2020Blount Intergovernmental Advisory - April 29, 2020Tennessee Supreme Court Order modifying in-person court proceedings through May 31Blount Intergovernmental Advisory - April 24, 2020Blount Intergovernmental Advisory - April 14, 2020Blount Intergovernmental Public Advisory - April 3, 2020Blount County Law Enforcement Leaders Release April 3Intergovernmental Public Advisory - March 31, 2020Intergovernmental Public Advisory - March 22, 2020March 13, 2020 Intergovernmental Community Update |
