2020-2021 State Executive Orders - COVID-19 Resources for State Leaders HWr}W#FFJJNt Q MRwzZ"YzzNw>s2=8:4b>:nb~S.hZG''jf'GmsccTG/bQn{S\/YSu`T6Gi^8!8c%jzw0Rm'uwLs.f:MJu Earlier this month, the Legal Aid Justice Center and Virginia Poverty Law Center sent a letter to Governor Ralph Northam urging him to extend the rent relief and eviction protections. endstream "It does not impact our access to federal funds," Hogan said in his press conference. On December 10, 2020, Virginia Governor Ralph Northam and State Health Commissioner Norman Oliver issued Executive Order 72 and Order of Public Health Emergency 9, a new 19-page Order imposing modified stay at home requirements, tightened business restrictions, and enhanced face covering requirements. Some items in the public domain. Virginia governor issues updated COVID-19 - Employment Law Watch *ucUZvW_?.jQ;` The following are former Virginia Governor Ralph S. Northam's Executive Orders (EO) as they pertained to the COVID-19 pandemic and Virginia schools dating from the most recent to the first. . 4 0 obj % Both jurisdictions are seeing success in getting residents vaccinated, surpassing the Biden administration goal to have over 70% of adults at least partially vaccinated before the Fourth of July. An Executive Order is a law executed by the the Governor of Virginia. A new Maryland law also expands telehealth services by requiring insurance providers to reimburse telehealth expenses and by requiring a report on the impact of providing telehealth services by December 2022. Dee Dwyer/WAMU/DCist 4 0 obj While COVID-19 emergency orders are ending in Virginia and Maryland, some laws will stay in effect. April 17, 2023 Forty to 100 people age out of foster care each year in DC. This new Order replaces Governor Northam's previous Covid-19 Order, Executive Order No. April 21, 2023 New renderings of Metro's 8000-series train cars show the transit agency is switching up the trains' seating configuration, moving forward with the open gangway concept. 31 0 obj <> endobj Tyrone Turner/WAMU/DCist For instance, Virginia changed its stance on masks from everyone "must" wear a mask (executive orders up to and including the sixth amended Executive Order 72) to individuals "should" wear a mask "in accordance with CDC guidance." (Executive Order 72, seventh amended, in force through May 27 and Executive Order 79 taking effect May 28, 2021). Resources <>/ExtGState<>/Font<>/ProcSet[/PDF/Text/ImageB/ImageC/ImageI] >>/Annots[ 17 0 R 27 0 R 28 0 R] /MediaBox[ 0 0 720 540] /Contents 4 0 R/Group<>/Tabs/S/StructParents 0>> Commonwealth has administered nearly 7 million vaccines, 63 percent of Virginia adults have received at least one dose. hide caption. %PDF-1.5 3 0 obj On December 10, 2020, Virginia Governor Ralph Northam and State Health Commissioner Norman Oliver issued Executive Order 72 and Order of Public Health Emergency 9, a new 19-page Order imposing modified stay at home requirements, tightened business restrictions, and enhanced face covering requirements. Contact VDEM for EO41 related questions at EO41contacts@vdem.virginia.gov. Employers should be mindful that the Order expressly prohibits requiring documentation from a person who declines to wear a face covering due to a medical condition and also prohibits requiring such person to identify the precise underlying medical condition. People who are not fully vaccinated should continue to wear a mask and remain physically distanced in most settings. What does this mean for the public health response? hb```f``c`a`P\ @1V p=_0~n`hHhpb {k|(T+-f4,MGQm[n <>>>/MediaBox[ 0 0 612 792]/Contents 5 0 R /Parent 214 0 R /Type/Page/CropBox[ 0 0 612 792]/Rotate 0/Tabs/S>> Therefore, by virtue of the authority vested in me by Article V of the Constitution of Virginia, by 44-146.17 of the Code of Virginia, by any other applicable law, and in furtherance of Amended Executive Order 51 (2020), and by virtue of the authority vested in the State Health Commissioner pursuant to 32.1-13, 32.1-20, and 35.1-10 of the Code of Virginia, the following is ordered: EO-23 Executive Review of COVID-19 Penalties ~ December 6, 2022. As of July 1, 2021, the State of Emergency declared in response to COVID-19 has expired and all Executive Orders imposing COVID-19 restrictions are either expired or terminated. Executive Branch - Virginia Resources - Guides at Georgetown Law Library Ralph Northam's Executive Order 79 went into effect, which relaxes most restrictions that had been in place due to COVID-19. 2 0 obj 2 The General Assembly afforded immunity from certain liability in circumstances such as those presented by the COVID-19 health crisis. Executive Orders by Governor Ralph Northam, 2018-2022 Executive orders in effect issued by former Governors are available through the Library of Virginia website. On May 28, 2021, the governor lifted social distancing and capacity restrictions through Executive Order 79. "All the infrastructure we've built up with pharmacies, with local health departments, hospitals and others will absolutely serve not only for boosters but also for our flu vaccine program we've planned for the fall," added Maryland Secretary of Health Jinlene Chan.