H594 Summary

• Authorizes exercise and fitness facilities, gyms, health clubs, and fitness centers to resume operations with 50% indoor capacity limit, daily employee health screenings, mandatory face masks for staff, and frequent equipment disinfection.

• Requires 6-foot social distancing maintained throughout facilities, with marked floor designations in check-in and class areas, EPA-approved disinfectants available, and deep cleaning after each business day.

• Permits food and beverage establishments to operate outdoor dining with seating limited to 50% of indoor capacity or 100 customers (whichever is less) on same parcel or contiguous property, with delineated alcohol consumption boundaries.

• Allows private clubs, bars, wineries, and distilleries to serve alcohol outdoors only under same capacity and social distancing restrictions, with outdoor seating permitted on public sidewalks or streets if local government approves.

• Expires 30 days after COVID-19 emergency declarations terminate, with Governor requiring Council of State majority approval to impose additional restrictions on these establishments.