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Do you favor or oppose...
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Temperature checks for entry | 87% |
Designating Member/staff entrances | 86% |
Requiring daily temperature checks | 84% |
Requiring face masks in public spaces | 82% |
Limiting floor access to essential staff | 79% |
Limiting public tours to specific areas | 79% |
Keeping the Members' lounge open | 75% |
Requiring face masks during the session | 74% |
Requiring testing for COVID-19 | 73% |
Limiting size of visitor groups in the gallery | 63% |
Suspending public tours | 60% |
Suspending floor recognitions | 59% |
Spacing Members out across the floor & gallery | 54% |
Limiting public access to the Capitol | 53% |
Permitting vistor groups in the gallery | 51% |
Requiring face shields | 42% |
Permitting outside groups to reserve public spaces | 39% |
Do you plan to...
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Item | Percent responding "Yes" |
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Use Zoom or any similar platform to meet with constituents and advocacy groups? | 91% |
Welcome guests or hold meetings in your office? | 68% |
Limit your staff or interns? | 61% |
Limit food and beverage in your office? | 33% |
In the event one or a combination of safety measures including face masks, face shields, and temperature checks are required, how should it be handled if a lawmaker or staff member declines to participate?
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category | column-1 |
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Restrict Access (i.e. to floor, hearings, and/or building) | 41% |
Nothing should happen / Up to the Member | 19% |
Like any other house rule | 14% |
Limit Participation | 10% |
Reminder or Encouragement | 4% |
Notify lawmakers and staff | 4% |
Unsure | 3% |
If lawmakers or staff refuse a COVID-19 test, how do you believe that should be handled?
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category | column-1 |
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Restrict Access (i.e. to floor, hearings, and/or building) | 43% |
Shouldn't be required / Up to the Member | 17% |
Allow or make them participate remotely | 12% |
Depends | 9% |
Limit participation | 8% |
Unsure | 5% |
Notify lawmakers and staff | 2% |
How should PPE and social distancing be enforced among lawmakers, staff, and visitors while in the State Capitol?
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category | column-1 |
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Individual responsibility, trust | 18% |
DPS | 18% |
"Strictly", "Mandatory", "Required" | 17% |
Encouragement, but not enforcement | 14% |
Warning, then removal | 14% |
Like any other house rule | 8% |
Deny admission | 7% |
Sergent at Arms | 5% |
Don't know/Unsure | 4% |
No enforcement | 3% |
Do you believe the House should consider amending its rules or housekeeping resolution in times of a pandemic or natural disaster, and if so, what types of amendments would you consider most important, taking into account the public access requirements ou
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category | column-1 |
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Allow remote member participation | 35% |
Allow remote testimony | 34% |
Should consider general changes to rules | 31% |
Limit public access | 10% |
No need to change the rules | 10% |
Follow expert (e.g. CDC) guidelines | 5% |
Restrict testimony | 4% |
Unsure/Don't know | 4% |
Limit bill filings | 3% |
Limit amendment filing | 2% |
Limit hearings | 2% |
Slower process | 2% |
Presubmit testimony | 1% |
Limit media access | 1% |
Limit staff access | 1% |
What safety protocols do you plan to implement in your own office — whether limiting the number of visitors or groups, requiring face masks/PPE, enforcing social distancing or other measures?
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category | column-1 |
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Masks | 65% |
Limiting visitors, appointment only | 50% |
Social distancing | 48% |
Limiting size or stay of groups in office | 27% |
Limited staff, remote work | 17% |
Hand Sanitizer | 14% |
More virtual meetings | 13% |
Regular cleaning, sanitizing | 9% |
Temperature checks | 8% |
Plexiglass | 6% |
Follow expert (e.g. CDC) guidelines | 5% |
Depends on COVID | 5% |
Closed office | 2% |
What safety protocols do you consider most important for holding and attending hearings?
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category | column-1 |
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Social distancing (e.g. spacing seats) | 55% |
Masks | 52% |
Limiting access / capacity | 29% |
Virtual / Remote participation | 21% |
Temperature checks | 12% |
Provide hand sanitizer / washing stations | 12% |
Regular cleaning / sterilization | 10% |
Plexiglass | 9% |
Follow expert (e.g. CDC) guidelines | 7% |
Testing / Rapid tests | 3% |
What practices and protocols do you believe are necessary in order to safely conduct the legislative session in a manner that both protects the health and safety of lawmakers and staff and follows federal social distancing guidelines?
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category | column-1 |
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Masks | 42% |
Social distancing | 32% |
Limit capacity / access | 18% |
Frequent testing | 16% |
Frequent sanitizing (e.g. microphone covers) | 16% |
Follow expert (e.g. CDC) guidelines | 15% |
Partial or completely virtual session | 14% |
Provide hand sanitizer / washing stations | 13% |
Temperature checks | 11% |
Remote or Proxy voting | 8% |
Limit floor / committee time | 7% |
Scheduling to limit interaction | 4% |
Other | 4% |
Plexiglass | 3% |
Too soon to tell | 2% |
No mandatory masks | 1% |
Nothing | 1% |
Do you plan to limit food and beverage in your office?
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category | column-1 |
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Yes | 33.94% |
No | 66.06% |