NEW YORK STATE EXECUTIVE ORDERS

(Current as of April 13, 2020)

EXECUTIVE ORDER

DIRECTIVE(S)

(Not inclusive of every directive issued under corresponding EO)

No. 202

(March 7, 2020)

Declaring a disaster emergency in the State until September 7, 2020

No. 202.1

(March 12, 2020)

• Suspending laws and regulations relating to childcare to allow flexibility for providers while continuing to protect the health and safety of children
• Permitting public bodies to meet and take actions remotely by conference call or similar service, provided that the public has the ability to view or listen to such proceeding
• Cancelling or postponing any gathering over 500 individuals*
• Reducing any gathering of less than 500 individuals by 50%*
• Suspending the waiting period for unemployment insurance claims relating to COVID-19
• Suspending laws relating to emergency procurement of necessary materials, equipment, supplies and services
• Restricting nursing home visitations
• Waiving requirements necessary for apportionment of school aid

*Not applicable to schools, hospitals, nursing homes, certain medical facilities, mass transit and certain retail establishments including grocery stores.

No. 202.2

(March 14, 2020)

• Modifying Election Laws to allow for electronic application for an absentee ballot and extending deadlines to apply for such ballot
• Modifying Election Laws to reduce the required number of signatures on petitions to the lesser of (i) 1.5% of the enrolled voters or (ii) 30% of the stated threshold
• Suspending the in-person candidate petitioning process for electoral primaries

No. 202.3

(March 16, 2020)

• Cancelling or postponing any gathering of fifty (50) or more individual
• Closing of specifically enumerated businesses, including restaurants (able to provide takeout and delivery food service), movie theaters, bars, gyms and casinos

No. 202.4

(March 16, 2020)

• Allowing non-essential local government personnel to work from home or take leave without charging accruals
• Closing all schools in the State from March 18, 2020 to April 1, 2020
• Postponing March 17, 2020 village elections

No. 202.5

(March 18, 2020)

• Modifying certain Education Laws to allow physicians, nurses, and physician assistants to practice medicine despite lack of licensure or registration, as applicable
• Postponing March 18, 2020 village elections
• Closing indoor shopping malls and indoor places of public amusement from March 19, 2020 to April 17, 2020

No. 202.6

(March 18, 2020)

• Mandating remote working procedures, where possible, and reducing onsite workforce by 50% for nonessential businesses
• Creating exceptions to the in-person work restrictions for essential businesses

No. 202.7

(March 19, 2020)

• Requiring non-essential employers to reduce the in-person workforce by 75% no later than March 21, 2020
• Mandating closure of barbershops, hair salons, tattoo or piercing parlors and related personal care services no later than March 21, 2020
• Authorizing notarial acts through audio-video technology, subject to certain conditions

No. 202.8

(March 20, 2020)

• Mandating the reduction of onsite workforce for non-essential businesses by 100% no later than March 22, 2020
• Placing a 90-day moratorium on any residential or commercial evictions
• Authorizes the abatement of late filing and payment penalties for a period of sixty (60) days for taxpayers who are required to file returns and remit sales and use taxes by March 20, 2020

No. 202.9

(March 21, 2020)

• Allowing customers of New York-chartered banks a 90-day mortgage payment forbearance if they are experiencing COVID-19 related hardships
• Restricting or modifying fees for the use of automated teller machines (ATMs), overdraft fees, and credit card late fees

No. 202.10

(March 23, 2020)

A number of actions related to healthcare professionals, hospitals, healthcare facilities, emergency medical services, and public health law, including:

• Directing insurers to give the State a list of their employees who are licensed health professionals
• Prohibiting any pharmacist in the State from dispensing hydroxychloroquine or chloroquine, except when written as prescribed for an FDA-approved condition
• Canceling or postponing all non-essential gatherings of any size for any reason

No. 202.11

(March 27, 2020)

• Modifying the Public Authorities Law to allow the director of the Authorities Budget Office to disregard reporting deadlines
• Extending school closures until April 15, 2020, initially authorized under EO No. 202.4
• Establishing that the operation of any facility or the occupancy of any space that violates the permissible number of gathered individuals is a violation of law

No. 202.12

(March 28, 2020)

• Postponing the presidential primary and special elections to June 23, 2020
• Delaying the State’s tax filing day to July 15 to match the Federal filing date
• Directing hospitals to allow one (1) person, who does not evidence a fever, to be present as a support person for a patient giving birth

No. 202.13

(March 30, 2020)

• Directing non-essential construction businesses to comply with in-person workforce reduction
• Modifying EO No. 202.12, which allows one support person for a patient giving birth, to cover labor, delivery and the immediate postpartum period
• Postponing the collection of petitions, as well as certain elections
• Aligning the expiration dates of previous EOs to expire on April 15, 2020

No. 202.14

(April 7, 2020)

• Extending the cancellation dates of all non-essential gatherings, school closures, in-person business restrictions and workplace restrictions to April 29, 2020
• Authorizing the DOH to move medical equipment and supplies to areas of immediate need across the State
• Increasing fine for social distancing violations

No. 202.15

(April 9, 2020)

• Postponing public hearings scheduled in April or May 2020 to June 1, 2020; however, public hearings may proceed via tele- or video-conferencing if the public body is so capable
• Suspending the public hearing requirement under SEQRA, provided public comment is still accepted
• Suspending 365-day expiration of rulemaking notices and extending such notices for 90-days from date of EO 202.15
• Allowing State voter absentee ballots for any election prior to June 23, 2020.