S.F. No. 4488 Summary

• Allows businesses affected by COVID-19 executive orders to submit safety operation plans to the Commissioner of Employment and Economic Development for approval to reopen during a peacetime emergency.

• Commissioner must develop an accessible application requiring businesses to include proposals for minimizing physical interactions, health and safety measures, rationale for activity levels, and other relevant information.

• Commissioner must issue or deny approval within three business days of receiving a complete application, providing written notice of any missing information and specifying reasons for any denial.

• Approved businesses must post the commissioner's approval in a conspicuous public location or on their website; approval is conditional on adherence to the submitted safety plan.

• Commissioner may revoke approval if a business breaches its approved safety plan; the peacetime emergency period expires no later than January 31, 2021, and the law is effective the day following enactment.