Governor Andy Beshear, Executive Order 2020-969 (all public and private K-12 schools to cease in-person instruction Nov. 23, 2020; elementary schools may reopen Dec. 7 in non-red counties; middle and high schools remote through Jan. 4, 2021) (Nov. 18, 2020) (Ex. SEC-15-079)
Governor Tim Walz, Emergency Executive Order 20-99 (Four Week Dial Back), as extended by EO 20-103 (Dec. 16, 2020) (Nov. 18, 2020) (Ex. SEC-15-022)
Governor Greg Abbott, Executive Order GA-36 (May 18, 2021) (Ex. SEC-15-029)
Utah Legislature, 2021 First Special Session; Governor Spencer Cox (signed), H.B. 1007, Face Covering Requirements (2021 First Special Session) (May 19, 2021) (Ex. SEC-15-031)
Iowa General Assembly (89th G.A.); Governor Kim Reynolds (signed), House File 847 (2021), Division on facial covering policies (counties, cities and schools), new Iowa Code section 280.31 (May 20, 2021) (Ex. SEC-15-030)
Oklahoma Legislature (58th Leg.); Governor Kevin Stitt (signed), Senate Bill 658 (2021), enrolled (May 28, 2021) (Ex. SEC-15-046)
South Carolina General Assembly (2021-22 Appropriations Act, H. 4100, Proviso 1.108); U.S. District Court for the District of South Carolina (Lewis, J.), Proviso 1.108 (no school district may use appropriated funds to require students or staff to wear face masks); upheld by the South Carolina Supreme Court Sept. 2, 2021 (City of Columbia); enforcement enjoined Sept. 28, 2021 (Disability Rights South Carolina v. McMaster) (June 22, 2021) (Ex. SEC-15-089)
Governor John Bel Edwards, Proclamation Number 131 JBE 2021 (July 21, 2021) (Ex. SEC-15-038)
Arkansas General Assembly (93rd G.A.); Governor Asa Hutchinson (signed), Act 1002 of 2021 (SB 590) (Apr. 28, 2021) (Ex. SEC-15-045)
Governor Greg Abbott, Executive Order GA-38 (July 29, 2021) (Ex. SEC-15-047)
Governor Ron DeSantis, Executive Order 21-175 (July 30, 2021) (Ex. SEC-15-040)
Governor Jay Inslee, Proclamation 20-9.4 (July 30, 2021): K-12 schools prohibited from operating outside the Department of Health's K-12 requirements (universal indoor masking, distancing, ventilation, testing and reporting) for 2021-22 (Ex. SEC-15-085)
Governor JB Pritzker, Executive Order 2021-18 (masks in all public and nonpublic P-12 schools), followed by EO 2021-20 (Aug. 26, 2021; statewide indoor masks; school and higher-education vaccination-or-testing) (Aug. 4, 2021) (Ex. SEC-15-026)
Governor John Bel Edwards, Proclamation Number 137 JBE 2021 (Aug. 2, 2021) (Ex. SEC-15-074)
Governor Steve Sisolak, Emergency Directive 048 (Aug. 4, 2021; face coverings for staff and students in public, private and charter schools in counties over 100,000 population) as amended the same day (Ex. SEC-15-083)
Governor Ned Lamont, Executive Order No. 13A (Aug. 5, 2021) (Ex. SEC-15-033)
Governor Philip D. Murphy, Executive Order No. 251 (2021) (Aug. 6, 2021) (Ex. SEC-15-015)
Governor Andy Beshear, Executive Order 2021-585 (Aug. 10, 2021) (Ex. SEC-15-080)
Governor Bill Lee, Executive Order No. 84 (Aug. 16, 2021) (Ex. SEC-15-050)
Governor Jay Inslee, Proclamation 21-14.1 (COVID-19 Vaccination Requirement, amending 21-14) (Aug. 20, 2021) (Ex. SEC-15-043)
Governor Daniel J. McKee, Executive Order 21-87 (Aug. 19, 2021) (Ex. SEC-15-035)
Governor JB Pritzker, Executive Order 2021-22 (COVID-19 Executive Order No. 87) (Sept. 3, 2021) (Ex. SEC-15-027)
Governor John Bel Edwards, Proclamation Number 167 JBE 2021 (Sept. 1, 2021) (Ex. SEC-15-075)
Governor Philip D. Murphy, Executive Order No. 264 (2021) (Sept. 20, 2021) (Ex. SEC-15-017)
Governor Ned Lamont, Executive Order No. 13D (Aug. 19, 2021) (Ex. SEC-15-034)
Arizona Legislature (HB 2898, budget reconciliation, signed June 30, 2021); Maricopa County Superior Court (Cooper, J.), A.R.S. 15-342.05 (prohibiting school districts and charter schools from requiring face coverings), effective Sept. 29, 2021; held unconstitutional Sept. 27, 2021 (Arizona School Boards Ass'n v. State, Maricopa County Superior Court), affirmed Nov. 2, 2021 (Ariz.) (June 30, 2021) (Ex. SEC-15-088)
Governor Philip D. Murphy, Executive Order No. 253 (2021) (Aug. 23, 2021) (Ex. SEC-15-016)
