HomeMy WebLinkAboutflorida_executive_order_20-297_20201124OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR
EXECUTIVE 0 .. ER NUMBER 20-297
(Extending Executive Order 20-244: Phase 3; Right to Work; Business Certainty;
Suspension of Fines.)
'WHEREAS, on March 9, 2020, 1 issued Executive Order 20-52, declaring a state of
emergency :for the entire State of Florida as a result of COVID-19, and
WHEREAS, on September 25, 2020, I issued Executive Order 20-244, initiating Phase 3
of the Safe. Smart. Step -by -Step. Plan for Florida's Recovery; and
WHEREAS, on November 3, 2020, I issued Executive Order 20-276, extending the state
of emergency for the entire State of Honda as a result of COVID-19; and
WHEREAS, the State of Florida continues to suffer economic harm as a result ofCOV1D-
19 related closures, exacerbating the impacts of the State of Emergen -y, and Floridians should not
be prohibited by local governments from working or operating a bus:
NOW, THEREFORE, I, RON 'DESANTIS, as Governor of :Florida, byvirtue of the
authority vested in me by Article IV, Section 1(a) of the Florida Constitution and by the Florida.
Emergency. Management Act, as amended, and all other applicable laws, promulgate the .following
Executive Order:
Section 1. .Executive Order 20-244, following the issua.nce of this order will he extended
and remain in effect .for the duration of Executive Order 20-52, as extended by Executive Orders
20-114, 20-166, 20-192, 20-213 and 20-276, unless otherwise modified o 7rescinded,
Section 2. Except as amended herein. Executive Order 20-244 is ratified and reaffirmed.
IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, 1 have hereunto set
my hand and caused the Great Seal ofthe State of
Florida. to be affixed, at Tallclay
ofNoven 020.
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