Lewis and Clark County Commissioners; Lewis and Clark City-County Board of Health and Health Officer, County COVID-19 emergency declaration of March 13, 2020 (rescinded July 2021) and county public health rules (masks; gathering limits) tightened January 2021 and no longer enforced after HB 257 (May 2021) (Mar. 13, 2020) (Ex. MT-085)
Governor Steve Bullock, Directive Implementing Executive Orders 2-2020 and 3-2020 (school closure; nursing homes; social distancing; transportation; National Guard) (Mar. 15, 2020) (Ex. MT-003)
John Felton, Health Officer for City-County of Yellowstone (RiverStone Health), Order of Health Officer (closing bars, brew pubs, wineries and casinos; food service to takeout and delivery) (Mar. 16, 2020) (Ex. MT-043)
Matt Kelley, Health Officer, Gallatin City-County Health Department, Order of Health Officer HO-2020-001 (closure of bars, brew pubs, wineries, distilleries with tasting rooms and casinos; restaurant dining rooms closed) (Mar. 16, 2020) (Ex. MT-062)
Ellen Leahy, Health Officer, Missoula City-County Health Department, Health Officer Order closing bars and prohibiting dine-in restaurant service (drive-through, takeout and delivery permitted) (Mar. 16, 2020) (Ex. MT-078)
Gallatin City-County Board of Health, Emergency Health Rule EHR-2020-001 (closure of bars, brew pubs, casinos and restaurant dining rooms extended to Apr. 3, 2020 and expanded to gyms, fitness facilities, athletic centers, workout studios, paintball parlors, ice rinks, indoor climbing, trampoline parks, indoor sporting arenas, cinemas and theatres) (Mar. 18, 2020) (Ex. MT-075)
Governor Steve Bullock, Directive Implementing Executive Orders 2-2020 and 3-2020 (additional direction on school closures) (Mar. 19, 2020) (Ex. MT-004)
Governor Steve Bullock, Directive Implementing Executive Orders 2-2020 and 3-2020 (closure of on-premises food and beverage service, casinos, gyms, theaters) (Mar. 20, 2020) (Ex. MT-005)
Montana Department of Revenue, Alcoholic Beverage Control Division, Guidance for Governor's Directive: Businesses that can sell and deliver alcohol for off-premises consumption during state shut down (Mar. 20, 2020) (Ex. MT-040)
John Felton, Health Officer for City-County of Yellowstone, Order of Health Officer March 20, 2020, Amendment of March 16, 2020 Order (Mar. 20, 2020) (Ex. MT-044)
Governor Steve Bullock, Directive Implementing Executive Orders 2-2020 and 3-2020 (closure extensions; social distancing; retail distancing; school closure extended) (Mar. 24, 2020) (Ex. MT-007)
Gallatin City-County Board of Health, Amendments to Emergency Health Rule Relating to COVID-19, EHR-2020-001 (closures expanded and extended) (Mar. 26, 2020) (Ex. MT-063)
Governor Steve Bullock, Stay at Home Directive (Directive Implementing Executive Orders 2-2020 and 3-2020 providing measures to stay at home and designating certain essential functions) (cross-reference to Ex. MT-009) (Mar. 26, 2020) (Ex. DUT-MT-021)
Governor Steve Bullock, Stay at Home Directive (Directive Implementing Executive Orders 2-2020 and 3-2020 providing measures to stay at home and designating certain essential functions) (Mar. 26, 2020) (Ex. MT-009)
Governor Steve Bullock, Directive Implementing Executive Orders 2-2020 and 3-2020 designating childcare an Essential Business and establishing operating requirements (cross-reference to Ex. MT-025) (Apr. 1, 2020) (Ex. DUT-MT-028)
Governor Steve Bullock, Directive Implementing Executive Orders 2-2020 and 3-2020 (childcare designated essential; operating requirements) (Apr. 1, 2020) (Ex. MT-025)
Montana Department of Public Health and Human Services, Office of Legal Affairs, DPHHS legal memorandum: Application of March 26, 2020 Directive to craft and hobby stores (cross-reference to Ex. MT-029) (Apr. 7, 2020) (Ex. DUT-MT-031)
Governor Steve Bullock, Directive Implementing Executive Orders 2-2020 and 3-2020 (extending certain Directives through April 24, 2020) (Apr. 7, 2020) (Ex. MT-012)
DPHHS Office of Legal Affairs (Nick Domitrovich, Deputy Chief Legal Counsel; Robert Lishman, Staff Attorney), DPHHS legal memorandum: Application of March 26, 2020, Directive to craft and hobby stores (Apr. 7, 2020) (Ex. MT-029)
DPHHS Office of Legal Affairs, DPHHS legal memorandum: Application of March 26, 2020, Directive to vaping and tobacco product businesses (Apr. 9, 2020) (Ex. MT-030)
State of Montana, State Emergency Operations Center, Joint Information Center (JIC) (Office of the Governor; hosted at covid19.mt.gov), State of Montana Coronavirus Frequently Asked Questions, updated April 14, 2020, 10:30 a.m. (Apr. 14, 2020) (Ex. DUT-MT-020)
Gallatin City-County Board of Health, Amended Emergency Local Health Rule Relating to COVID-19, EHR-2020-001-A, Establishment Restrictions (closures extended through April 24, 2020) (Apr. 15, 2020) (Ex. MT-065)
Governor Steve Bullock, Phase One Directive (Directive implementing Executive Orders 2-2020 and 3-2020 and providing guidance for the phased reopening of Montana and establishing conditions for Phase One), with Appendix A (Apr. 22, 2020) (Ex. MT-013)
Gallatin City-County Board of Health, Amended Emergency Local Health Rule Relating to COVID-19, EHR-2020-001-B, Establishment Restrictions (closures extended through April 30, 2020) (Apr. 23, 2020) (Ex. MT-067)
Gallatin City-County Board of Health (Becky Franks, Chair), Emergency Local Health Rule Relating to COVID-19, EHR-2020-003, Phased Reopening: Phase One (May 1, 2020) (Ex. MT-068)
Matt Kelley, Health Officer, Gallatin City-County Health Department, Order of Health Officer HO-2020-003, Phased Reopening: Phase One (May 1, 2020) (Ex. MT-069)
Governor Steve Bullock, Directive implementing Executive Orders 2-2020 and 3-2020 (expansion of openings under Phase One: gyms, pools, theaters, museums; hotel pools) (May 8, 2020) (Ex. MT-033)
Governor Steve Bullock, Phase Two Directive (Directive implementing Executive Orders 2-2020 and 3-2020 and establishing conditions for Phase Two), with Appendices (May 19, 2020) (Ex. MT-014)
Missoula City-County Board of Health; Ellen Leahy, Health Officer, Countywide face covering rule (masks in all indoor public spaces and businesses; employers to enforce) (July 9, 2020) (Ex. MT-079)
Governor Steve Bullock, Face Covering Directive (Directive implementing Executive Orders 2-2020 and 3-2020 and providing for the mandatory use of face coverings in certain settings) (cross-reference to Ex. MT-016) (July 15, 2020) (Ex. DUT-MT-024)
Governor Steve Bullock, Face Covering Directive (Directive implementing Executive Orders 2-2020 and 3-2020 and providing for the mandatory use of face coverings in certain settings) (July 15, 2020) (Ex. MT-016)
Gallatin City-County Board of Health; Matt Kelley, Health Officer, Emergency face covering rule (countywide mask mandate), adopted July 2020; extended Jan. 20, 2021 (to Apr. 20, 2021) and April 2021 (to May 27, 2021); enforcement lifted by the Health Officer May 14, 2021 (July 17, 2020) (Ex. MT-076)
Governor Steve Bullock, Directive implementing Executive Orders 2-2020 and 3-2020 (offsite learning residency requirements) (July 31, 2020) (Ex. MT-036)
Governor Steve Bullock, Directive implementing Executive Orders 2-2020 and 3-2020 (mandatory face coverings in all K-12 schools) (Aug. 12, 2020) (Ex. MT-017)
John Felton, Health Officer for City-County of Yellowstone, Order of Health Officer August 18, 2020 (school-sanctioned sports and activities) (Aug. 18, 2020) (Ex. MT-046)
Governor Steve Bullock, Directive implementing Executive Orders 2-2020 and 3-2020 (licensure late fees; pharmacist vaccination; classroom face coverings) (Aug. 27, 2020) (Ex. MT-037)
John Felton, Health Officer for City-County of Yellowstone, Order of Health Officer September 3, 2020 (rescinding the Aug. 18 order; each County school to maintain a COVID-19 Plan) (Sept. 3, 2020) (Ex. MT-047)
John Felton, Local Public Health Officer, City-County of Yellowstone, Order of Health Officer October 12, 2020 (12:30 a.m. close for bars and restaurants; 25-person gathering cap; masks and distancing required) (Oct. 12, 2020) (Ex. MT-048)
John Felton, Local Public Health Officer, City-County of Yellowstone, Order of Health Officer October 14, 2020 (amended order) (Oct. 14, 2020) (Ex. MT-049)
John Felton, Local Public Health Officer, City-County of Yellowstone, Order of Local Public Health Officer, October 26, 2020 (Congregate Care) (Oct. 26, 2020) (Ex. MT-074)
John Felton, Local Public Health Officer, City-County of Yellowstone, Order of Health Officer November 6, 2020 (extending the Oct. 12 and Oct. 14 orders through Dec. 9, 2020) (Nov. 6, 2020) (Ex. MT-050)
Governor Steve Bullock, Directive implementing Executive Orders 2-2020 and 3-2020 and limiting group size, bar and restaurant capacity and hours, and requiring face coverings statewide (cross-reference to Ex. MT-018) (Nov. 17, 2020) (Ex. DUT-MT-025)
Governor Steve Bullock, Directive implementing Executive Orders 2-2020 and 3-2020 (group size; bar and restaurant capacity and hours; statewide face coverings) (Nov. 17, 2020) (Ex. MT-018)
John Felton, Local Public Health Officer, City-County of Yellowstone, Order of Health Officer November 19, 2020 (25-person cap; 10 p.m. to 4 a.m. closure of all places of assembly; 50 percent capacity; congregate care order continued) (Nov. 19, 2020) (Ex. MT-052)
Trisha Gardner, Public Health Officer, Cascade City-County Health Department; Board of Health (Jan. 20, 2021 amendments), Order of Health Officer of Nov. 20, 2020 (mirroring the Governor's Nov. 17 Directive: gatherings 25 without distancing / 50 with distancing; 50 percent capacity; 10 p.m. closing; masks and distancing required of all businesses), continued Jan. 6, 2021 and loosened effective 5:00 a.m. Jan. 22, 2021 (75 percent capacity; 12:30 a.m. to 4 a.m. closure; events of 250 indoor / 500 outdoor with approved plans; gathering caps and masks retained) until the case rate is at or below 25 per 100,000 for four consecutive weeks (Ex. MT-084)
John Felton, Local Public Health Officer, City-County of Yellowstone, Amended Order of Local Public Health Officer December 10, 2020 (Dec. 10, 2020) (Ex. MT-053)
Chief Justice Mike McGrath, Supreme Court of Montana, Memorandum of the Chief Justice, December 21, 2020: Updated Judicial Branch Covid-19 Protocols (Dec. 21, 2020) (Ex. MT-060)
Cascade City-County Board of Health (record of Board action; Trisha Gardner, Public Health Officer), Board of Health Meeting Minutes, January 6, 2021 (continuing the Board's Oct. 28, 2020 Order and the Health Officer's Nov. 20, 2020 Order) (Jan. 6, 2021) (Ex. MT-070)
Attorney General Austin Knudsen, Montana Department of Justice (press release with the full text of the supervisory letter to Gallatin County Attorney Marty Lambert), Press release and letter, 'AG Knudsen Orders Dismissal of COVID Curfew Case Against Rocking R Bar in Gallatin County' (Gallatin City-County Board of Health and Health Officer Matt Kelley v. Rocking R Bar, Gallatin County Cause No. DV-20-1278B) (Jan. 14, 2021) (Ex. DUT-MT-018)
Governor Greg Gianforte, Directive Implementing Executive Order 2-2021 (Jan. 13, 2021) (cross-reference to Ex. MT-020) (Ex. DUT-MT-026)
Governor Greg Gianforte, Directive Implementing Executive Order 2-2021 (Jan. 13, 2021) (Ex. MT-020)
Missoula City-County Board of Health; Ellen Leahy, Health Officer, Missoula County bar and restaurant restrictions: 50 percent capacity and eight per table (October 2020); 10 p.m. closing (December 2020); Board revision of Jan. 21, 2021 (effective Jan. 22, 2021: capacity cap removed, 2 a.m. closing, eight per table, table service only, six-foot spacing, gaming machines spaced, masks except while eating or drinking) (Ex. MT-080)
Montana Legislature (67th), Senate Bill 65, Ch. 2, L. 2021, Mont. Code Ann. 27-1-1608 (SB 65 sec. 8) (Feb. 10, 2021) (Ex. DUT-MT-016)
Missoula City-County Board of Health; Ellen Leahy, Health Officer, Board of Health revision of COVID-19 mitigation requirements (Feb. 18, 2021): mask mandate retained; event capacities raised from 25 to 50 indoor and 100 outdoor; general business capacity limits removed except where needed for distancing; fitness facilities, pools, worship, personal care, restaurants and bars permitted with modifications (Ex. MT-081)
Montana Legislature (Montana Code Annotated, Title 50, ch. 2), Mont. Code Ann. 50-2-118 (standing) (Ex. DUT-MT-005)
Montana Legislature (Mont. Code Ann. 50-2-116, as amended by Ch. 324 and Ch. 408, L. 2021 (HB 121, approved Apr. 16, 2021; HB 257, approved May 7, 2021)), Mont. Code Ann. 50-2-116 (Powers and duties of local boards of health) (cross-reference to Ex. MT-073) (standing) (Ex. DUT-MT-029)
Ellen Leahy, Health Officer, Missoula City-County Health Department (under the Board's April 2021 direction), Rescission of the Missoula County mask mandate (masks recommended in five settings) (May 10, 2021) (Ex. MT-082)
Chief Justice Mike McGrath, Supreme Court of Montana, Memorandum of the Chief Justice, May 17, 2021: Updated Judicial Branch Covid-19 Protocols (Ex. MT-061)
Montana Department of Public Health and Human Services, Temporary Emergency Rule I, MAR Notice No. 37-960 (Notice of Adoption of Temporary Emergency Rule) (Aug. 31, 2021) (Ex. MT-042)
Boards of Trustees of the named school districts, School district mask requirements for the 2021-22 school year (Missoula, Bozeman, Helena, Billings, Whitefish) (Aug. 31, 2021) (Ex. MT-088)
Supreme Court of Montana (Gustafson, J.), Stand Up Montana v. Missoula County Public Schools, 2023 MT 240, No. DA 23-0046 (Mont. Dec. 12, 2023) (Ex. DUT-MT-019)
Montana Legislature (Montana Code Annotated, Title 50, ch. 1), Mont. Code Ann. 50-1-202 (standing) (Ex. DUT-MT-001)
Montana Legislature (Montana Code Annotated, Title 50, ch. 1), Mont. Code Ann. 50-1-203 (standing) (Ex. DUT-MT-002)
Montana Legislature (Montana Code Annotated, Title 10, ch. 3), Mont. Code Ann. 10-3-104 (standing) (Ex. DUT-MT-008)
