Illinois General Assembly - Bill Status for EO2043

Contains a preamble concerning COVID-19, the Gubernatorial Disaster Proclamations declaring all counties in the State of Illinois as a disaster area, and other matters. Pursuant to the Illinois Emergency Management Agency Act and consistent with the powers in public health laws, orders the following, effective immediately: (1) states the intent of this Executive Order; this Executive Order supersedes Executive Order 2020-38; (2) requires individuals to take specified public health steps concerning social distancing, face coverings, elderly and vulnerable people, gatherings, and outdoor activities; (3) requires businesses to take specified actions, including requirements concerning retail stores, manufacturers, office buildings, meetings and events, restaurants and bars, fitness and exercise gyms, personal services facilities, outdoor recreation, youth day camps and youth sports, places of public amusement, film production, and minimum basic operations; (4) provides for exemptions regarding the free exercise of religion, emergency functions, and governmental functions; (5) provides for the use of distancing, sanitizing products, operating hours for vulnerable populations, online and remote access, and face coverings and personal protective equipment; (6) provides for enforcement of this Executive Order; (7) provides that: nothing in this Executive Order alters or modifies existing legal authority allowing the State, a county, or a local governmental body to order specified quarantine or isolation or closure of a specific location for a limited period of time; nothing in this Executive Order shall be construed as an exercise of any authority to order any quarantine, isolation, or closure; nothing in this Executive Order alters or modifies existing legal authority allowing a county or local governmental body to enact provisions that are stricter than those in this Executive Order. Contains provisions regarding severability. Provides that this Executive Order is meant to be read consistently with any court order regarding this Executive Order.

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