130th Maine Legislature (L.D. 1, S.P. 29); became law without the Governor's signature, Public Law 2021, chapter 28 (L.D. 1), An Act To Establish the COVID-19 Patient Bill of Rights and To Amend the Governor's Emergency Powers, Part C, enacting 37-B M.R.S. sec. 742(1)(E) (standing) (Ex. DUT-ME-016)
Governor Charles D. Baker, Governor's Declaration Pursuant to General Laws Chapter 17, Section 2A (May 28, 2021) (library exhibit MA-049; cross-reference, not re-saved) (Ex. DUT-MA-028)
Maryland General Assembly (Public Safety Article, Title 14, Subtitle 3A, Catastrophic Health Emergencies), Statute (standing) (Ex. DUT-MD-007)
Supreme Court of Oklahoma (Kauger, J., for the Court), Ho v. Tulsa Spine & Specialty Hospital, L.L.C., 2021 OK 68, 507 P.3d 673, Case No. 119,752 (Dec. 14, 2021) (Ex. DUT-OK-019)
General Court (codified statute administered by the Commissioner of Public Health), G.L. c. 17, s. 2A (standing) (Ex. DUT-MA-001)
Maine Legislature (22 M.R.S. chapter 250, Control of Notifiable Diseases and Conditions; administered by the Department of Health and Human Services through the Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention), 22 M.R.S. secs. 801-825: sec. 801(4-A) (extreme public health emergency) and 801(10) (public health threat); sec. 802 (authority of department; health emergency; emergency rules; Governor's declaration); sec. 803 (inspection); sec. 804 (enforcement by agents, local health officers, sheriffs and law enforcement; cease-and-desist; fines; injunction); sec. 805 (court orders); sec. 807 (control of communicable diseases; designated facilities); sec. 808 (investigations); sec. 810 (emergency temporary custody of person or property); secs. 811-812 (court-ordered public health measures); sec. 816 (compliance-conditioned immunity); sec. 820 (extreme public health emergency powers); secs. 821-822 (reporting); sec. 825 (penalties) (standing) (Ex. DUT-ME-001)
Legislature of New Mexico (Public Health Emergency Response Act), NMSA 1978, Sections 12-10A-5 (Declaring a state of public health emergency) and 12-10A-6 (Special powers during a public health emergency) (standing) (Ex. DUT-NM-004)
Oklahoma Legislature (Catastrophic Health Emergency Powers Act), 63 O.S. 6403 (standing) (Ex. DUT-OK-008)
United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit (Duncan, J., joined by Elrod, J.; Dennis, J., dissenting), In re Abbott, No. 20-50264 (5th Cir. Apr. 7, 2020) (published), 954 F.3d 772 (Ex. DUT-TX-021)
Office of the Governor and Alabama Department of Public Health (FAQ posted on governor.alabama.gov for the State Health Officer's amended order of March 27, 2020), 'Safer at Home' Statewide Public Health Order Frequently Asked Questions (undated; posted March 2020) (Mar. 28, 2020) (Ex. DUT-AL-018)
Commissioner of Public Health, with the authorization of the Public Health Council (June 9, 2021) and the approval of the Governor, COVID-19 Public Health Emergency Order No. 2021-1 (June 14, 2021) (library exhibit MA-054; cross-reference, not re-saved) (Ex. DUT-MA-030)
Alaska State Legislature (SCS CSSB 241(FIN)), signed by Governor Dunleavy, SB 241, ch. 10 SLA 2020, secs. 15 and 32 (cross-reference to Ex. AK-002; not re-saved) (Apr. 10, 2020) (Ex. DUT-AK-015)
Commissioner of Public Health Monica Bharel, with the approval of the Public Health Council and the Governor, Order of the Commissioner of Public Health Regarding Face Coverings to be Worn in Certain Settings (May 28, 2021) (library exhibit MA-050; cross-reference, not re-saved) (Ex. DUT-MA-029)
New York State Legislature (S. 8835, signed by Governor Cuomo August 3, 2020), amending Public Health Law article 30-D (Emergency or Disaster Treatment Protection Act, enacted April 3, 2020 as Part GGG of chapter 56 of 2020), Chapter 134 of the Laws of 2020 (S. 8835), amending Public Health Law §§ 3081(5) and 3082(1) (Emergency or Disaster Treatment Protection Act) (Aug. 3, 2020) (Ex. DUT-NY-016)
New York State Legislature (S. 5177, signed by Governor Cuomo April 6, 2021), Chapter 96 of the Laws of 2021 (S. 5177), repealing Public Health Law article 30-D (Emergency or Disaster Treatment Protection Act) (standing) (Ex. DUT-NY-018)
Utah Legislature, 2020 Fifth Special Session (S.B. 5011, Chief Sponsor Sen. Curtis S. Bramble, House Sponsor Rep. Mike Schultz; signed by Governor Herbert July 7, 2020), S.B. 5011, High Risk Population Protection Amendments (enrolled copy) (July 7, 2020) (Ex. DUT-UT-016)
Governor Ralph S. Northam, Executive Order Number Sixty (2020), Clarification of Certain Immunity From Liability for Healthcare Providers in Response to Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) (Apr. 28, 2020) (Ex. DUT-VA-011)
Vermont General Assembly (Title 20, chapter 1), 20 V.S.A. sec. 20 (Immunities and defenses) (standing) (Ex. DUT-VT-013)
Governor Mike Dunleavy; Commissioner Adam Crum, DHSS; Dr. Anne Zink, Chief Medical Officer, Health Mandate 015, Services by Health Care Providers (Apr. 15, 2020; revised May 19 and June 1, 2020) (cross-reference to Ex. AK-017; not re-saved) (Ex. DUT-AK-021)
Governor Ned Lamont, Executive Order No. 7U, § 1 (Apr. 5, 2020): Protection from Civil Liability for Actions or Omissions in Support of the State's COVID-19 Response (health care professionals and facilities); superseded and replaced by EO 7V § 6 (Apr. 7, 2020, Ex. CT-014); facility immunity expired Mar. 1, 2021 by EO 10A § 4 (Ex. CT-036) (Ex. DUT-CT-012)
Georgia Department of Public Health (Kathleen E. Toomey, M.D., M.P.H., Commissioner and State Health Officer), DPH Administrative Order, Long-Term Care Facilities Reopening Guidance (Sept. 15, 2020) (Ex. DUT-GA-015)
General Court; approved by Governor Charles D. Baker (emergency law), Chapter 64 of the Acts of 2020 (Apr. 17, 2020) (Ex. DUT-MA-017)
Maryland General Assembly (Public Safety Article, Title 14, Subtitle 3A), Statute (standing) (Ex. DUT-MD-008)
New Hampshire General Court (2021 N.H. Laws ch. 179, Part III, sec. 1); Governor's signature, RSA 21-P:42-a (standing) (Ex. DUT-NH-013)
New Jersey Legislature (219th Legislature, S2333/A3910); approved by Governor Philip D. Murphy, P.L. 2020, c. 18, An Act providing immunity from liability for certain claims alleging injury or death during public health emergency and state of emergency and facilitating issuance of temporary licenses and certifications (Apr. 14, 2020) (Ex. DUT-NJ-007)
State Board of Health (Virginia Department of Health), 12VAC5-90, Regulations for Disease Reporting and Control (full chapter), including 12VAC5-90-80 (Lists of diseases that shall be reported), 12VAC5-90-90 (Those required to report), 12VAC5-90-100 (Methods), 12VAC5-90-103 (Isolation for communicable disease of public health threat) and 12VAC5-90-107 (Quarantine) (standing) (Ex. DUT-VA-003)
General Assembly of Virginia (2020 Special Session I); approved by Governor Ralph S. Northam, 2020 Acts of Assembly, Special Session I, Chapter 6 (House Bill 5059), An Act to amend the Code of Virginia by adding a section numbered 8.01-225.03, relating to certain hospices, home care organizations, private providers, assisted living facilities, and adult day care centers; immunity from civil liability; COVID-19; emergency (standing) (Ex. DUT-VA-010)
Maryland General Assembly (Health-General Article, Title 18, Subtitle 9, Catastrophic Health Emergencies), Statute (standing) (Ex. DUT-MD-003)
Delaware General Assembly (codified statute; enacted by 73 Del. Laws, c. 355 (2002)), 20 Del. C. §§ 3131-3147 (Public Health Emergencies: definitions; isolation and quarantine; vaccination and treatment; rules and regulations; liability) (standing) (Ex. DUT-DE-003)
Iowa General Assembly, Iowa Code § 135.144 (2021), Additional duties of the department related to a public health disaster (standing) (Ex. DUT-IA-002)
Maryland General Assembly (Public Safety Article, Title 14, Subtitle 3A), Statute (standing) (Ex. DUT-MD-009)
Oklahoma Legislature (Senate Bill 300, 2d Sess., 57th Leg.), 63 O.S. 6406 (SB 300, 2020), COVID-19 Public Health Emergency Limited Liability Act (May 12, 2020) (Ex. DUT-OK-015)
General Assembly of South Carolina, S.C. Code Ann. Title 44, Chapter 4, Emergency Health Powers Act, §§ 44-4-100 to 44-4-570 (in particular §§ 44-4-130, 44-4-300, 44-4-310, 44-4-500, 44-4-510, 44-4-520, 44-4-530, 44-4-540) (standing) (Ex. DUT-SC-002)
General Assembly of Virginia (Code of Virginia, Title 8.01, Chapter 3), Va. Code section 8.01-225.03, Certain immunity for certain hospices, home care organizations, private providers, assisted living facilities, and adult day care centers during a disaster under specific circumstances (text as it stood in 2021, before the 2024 amendments) (Oct. 13, 2020) (Ex. DUT-VA-009)
