State and local orders and directives
The information on this page is being provided to show a timeline of important public health orders and legislation that occurred during the pandemic.
There are no state orders or directives currently in place for COVID-19 in Utah.
A list of COVID-19-related legislation from the 2021 Utah General Legislative Session can be found here.
Information on state and federal emergency declarations can be found here.
Contact your local government authority or local health department for information on orders or directives that may have affected a particular county in Utah.
- Executive Order 2021-11 Updating the COVID-19 Vaccination Plan
- Executive Order 2021-08 Expanding Return to Work and Returnship Opportunites in Utah
- State public health order 2023-01 Rescinding prior state public health order 2021-01
- COVID-19 Testing Protocol – Standing Order for Pharmacists to Administer COVID-19 Tests (Approved July 1, 2021)
- State Public Health Order 2021-12 Updating School Face Mask and Test to Play Order
- COVID-19 Testing Protocol – Standing Order for Pharmacists to Administer COVID-19 Tests (Approved June 30, 2020)
- State Public Health Order 2021-11 Updating School Face Mask and Test to Play Order
- Executive Order 2021-09 Updating the COVID-19 Vaccination Plan
- Executive Order 2021-03 Updating the COVID-19 Vaccination Plan
- Executive Order 2021-02 Establishing a COVID-19 Vaccination Plan
- State Public Health Order 2021-2 – Updated School Face Mask Order
- State Public Health Order 2021-10 Updated Statewide COVID-19 Restrictions
- State Public Health Order 2021-09 Updated Statewide COVID-19 Restrictions
- State Public Health Order 2021-08 Updated Statewide COVID-19 Restrictions
- State Public Health Order 2021-07 Updated Statewide COVID-19 Restrictions
- State Public Health Order 2021-06 Updated Statewide COVID-19 Restrictions
- State Public Health Order 2021-05 Updated Statewide COVID-19 Restrictions
- State Public Health Order 2021-04 – State Capitol COVID-19 Restrictions
- State Public Health Order 2021-03 – Updated Statewide COVID-19 Restrictions
- State Public Health Order 2020-28 Updated School Face Mask Order
- State Public Health Order 2020-27 Updated Statewide COVID-19 Restrictions
- State Public Health Order 2020-17 Declaring a Statewide Public Health Emergency
- State Public Health Order 2020-11: Masks in Schools
- State Public Health Order 2020-26 Updating Statewide COVID-19 Restrictions
- State Public Health Order 2020-25 Temporary Statewide COVID-19 Restrictions
- Executive Order 2020-75 Temporary Statewide COVID-19 Restrictions
- State Public Health Order 2020-24 Temporary Statewide COVID-19 Restrictions
- Executive Order 2020-74 Enacting Statewide COVID-19 Restrictions
- State Public Health Order 2020-23 Temporary Statewide COVID-19 Restrictions
- State Public Health Order 2020-22 Temporary Statewide COVID-19 Restrictions
- Executive Order 2020-73 Temporary Statewide COVID-19 Restrictions
- Executive Order 2020-72 Declaring a State of Emergency due to Rising COVID-19 Case Counts Creating a Shortage of Hospital Beds
- State Public Health Order 2020-21 Temporary Statewide COVID-19 Restrictions
- State Public Health Order 2020-20 Adopting the COVID-19 Transmission Index
- State Public Health Directive For Face Masks
- State Public Health Order 2020-19 Adopting the COVID-19 Transmission Index
- State Public Health Order 2020-14: Updating the Utah COVID-19 Level of Restriction (Updated 9/22)
- Outdoor recreation, youth sports, fitness center and gyms exemption
- State Public Health Order 2020-12: State Facilities Face Covering Requirement
- Executive Order 2020-69 Extending the Suspension of Enforcement of Statutes Relating to Telehealth Services
- Public Health and Economic Emergency Commission Recommendation Letter Regarding Telehealth
- Executive Order 2020-68 Reauthorizing the Suspension of Enforcement of Statutes Relating to Telehealth Services
- State Public Health Order 2020-13: Utah COVID-19 Level of Restriction
- Executive Order 2020-67 Reauthorizing the Suspension of Enforcement of Statutes Relating to Telehealth Services
- Executive Order 2020-66 Reauthorizing the Suspension of Enforcement Statute Related to Ceasing Operation of Certain Retail Licenses
- Executive Order 2020-65 Reauthorizing the Suspension of Enforcement of Provisions of the Utah Postretirement Reemployment Restrictions Act
- Executive Order 2020-64: Reauthorizing the Suspension of Certain Administrative Code Provisions Relating to Board of Pardons & Parole Hearings
- Executive Order 2020-63: Declaring a State of Emergency Due to the Ongoing COVID-19 Pandemic
- Executive Order 2020-60 Updating the Utah COVID-19 Level of Restriction
- Executive Order 2020-59 Updating the State Facilities Face Covering Requirement
- Executive Order 2020-57 Extending the Utah COVID-19 Level of Restriction
- Executive Order 2020-56 Updating the State Facilities Face Covering Requirement
- Executive Order 2020-55 Reauthorizing the Suspension of Enforcement of Statutes Relating to Telehealth Services
- Executive Order 2020-54 Reauthorizing the Suspension of Enforcement Statute Related to Ceasing Operation of Certain Retail Licenses
- Executive Order 2020-53 Reauthorizing the Suspension of Enforcement of Provisions of the Utah Postretirement Reemployment Restrictions Act
- Executive Order 2020-52: Reauthorizing the Suspension of Certain Administrative Code Provisions Relating to Board of Pardons & Parole Hearings
- Executive Order 2020-51: Declaring a State of Emergency Due to the Ongoing COVID-19 Pandemic
- Executive Order 2020-50 Extending the Utah COVID-19 Public Health Risk Status
- Executive Order 2020-48 Extending Face Covering Requirement in State Facilities
- Executive Order 2020-49 Extending the Utah COVID-19 Public Health Risk Status
- State Public Health Order: Masks in Schools (UPHO-2020-10)
- Executive Order 2020-46 Adopting Version 4.9 of the Phased Guidelines for the General Public and Business Maximize Public Health and Economic Reactivation
- Executive Order 2020-44 Adopting Version 4.8 of the Phased Guidelines for the General Public and Business Maximize Public Health and Economic Reactivation
- Executive Order 2020-40 Extending the Utah COVID-19 Public Health Risk Status
- Executive Order 2020-36 Updating Requirements Regarding Face Coverings in State Facilities
- Executive Order 2020-35 Updating Requirements Regarding Face Coverings in State Facilities
- Executive Order 2020-34 Requiring Face Coverings in State Buildings
- Executive Order 2020-33 Adopting Version 4.7 of the State COVID-19 Public Health Risk Status Guidelines
- Executive Order 2020-32 Updating the Utah COVID-19 Health Risk Status in Certain Counties
- Executive Order 2020-31 Updating the COVID-19 Health Risk Status in Certain Areas and Adopting Version 4.6 of the Phased Guidelines
- Executive Order 2020-30 Extending the Orange and Yellow Utah COVID-19 Health Risk Status through June 12,2020
- Executive Order 2020-27 Moving the Utah COVID-19 Health Risk Status to Yellow in Grand County, West Valley City, and Magna
- Executive Order 2020-26 Updating the Utah COVID-19 Health Risk Status Phased Guidelines to Version 4.5
- Executive Order 2020-25 Moving the Utah COVID-19 Public Health Risk Status in Bluff and Mexican Hat to Orange (Moderate Risk)
- Executive Order 2020-24 Moving the Utah COVID-19 Public Health Risk Status in Summit County and Wasatch County to Yellow
- Executive Order 2020-22 Moving State COVID-19 Public Health Risk Status From Orange to Yellow (with Exceptions)
- Orden Ejecutiva 2020-22 Cambiando el Estado de Riesgo de COVID-19 de Naranja a Amarillo (Con Ciertas Excepciones)
- Executive Order 2020-21 Suspending Enforcement of Statue Related to Establishments Serving Alcohol
- Executive Order 2020-20 Updating the COVID-19 Public Health Risk Status Phased Guidelines
- Executive Order 2020-19 Moving State COVID-19 Public Health Risk Status From Red to Orange
- Orden Ejecutiva 2020-19 Cambiando el Estado de Riesgo de COVID-19 de Rojo a Naranja
- Stay At Home Directive
- Extension of Stay Safe, Stay Home Directive
- Public Health Order on non-urgent surgeries
- Utah Hospital Roadmap for Resuming Elective Procedures
- Executive Order 2020-18 Suspending Certain Provisions Regarding Vehicle Registration
- Executive Order 2020-15 on Inbound Travel
- State Public Health Order (Dining-Revised)
- Executive Order 2020-12 Regarding Residential Eviction Moratorium
- Executive Order 2020-08 Suspending Certain Provisions of the Utah Election Code Regarding Signature Gathering
- Signature Gathering Memo
- Executive Order 2020-07 Suspending Enforcement of Statutes Relating to Telehealth Services
- State Public Health Order 2020-03 Postponing Elective Surgeries
- Executive Order 2020-05 Suspending Enforcement of Provisions Relating to Electronic Meetings
- Executive Order 2020-04 Suspending Administrative Rules Regarding Dept. of Alcoholic Beverage Returns
- Executive Order 2020-03 Suspending Administrative Code Provisions Relating to Board of Pardons & Parole Electronic Hearings
- Executive Order 2020-02 Suspending Provisions Relating to Candidate Filings
- Executive Order 2020-01: State of Emergency Declaration (COVID-19)
- State Public Health Order 2021-01 Extending the Declaration of a Statewide Public Health Emergency
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