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Ex. AGY-ST-TRANSPORT-PORTS-TRANSIT-003MDOT MTA 'Coronavirus Updates' notice, last updated June 30, 2020 12:30 p.m.: Phase 1 status through July 12 (Saturday schedules on Light Rail and Metro Subway; rear-door boarding; Express BusLink suspended); Phase 2 from July 12, 2020 (front-door boarding and cash fares resume); MARC and Commuter Bus back to published R and S schedules from June 8, 2020; face coverings requiredCoronavirus Updates - Phase 1: Current Status through July 12; Phase 2: Increase Service (front-door bus boarding resumes July 12)Maryland Department of Transportation, Maryland Transit Administration (MDOT MTA)MarylandStateJune 30, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q4Context (guidance or announcement)Face-covering requirementTravel and quarantineCourts and public officesPrimary source read
Ex. DUT-KS-010K.S.A. 65-202 (2019), Duties of local health officers; investigation of communicable disease; 'all known measures to prevent the spread'65-202. Oath and bond of local health officers; duties and compensation; inspection of school buildings, county option; employment of…Kansas Legislature (K.S.A. 2019 statute page, Kansas Legislature archive li_2020)KansasStateJune 9, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Standing dutyBusiness closureGathering capQuarantine and isolationStanding dutyPrimary source read
Ex. DUT-KS-011K.S.A. 48-939 (2019), Penalty for violation of the act or of orders or proclamations thereunder (text in force March 12 to June 8, 2020)48-939. Penalty for violation of act or rules and regulations, orders or proclamations thereunderKansas Legislature (K.S.A. 2019 statute page, Kansas Legislature archive li_2020)KansasStateApr. 11, 19752020 Q2Standing dutyStanding dutyOtherPrimary source read
Ex. DUT-MA-023COVID-19 Order No. 37 (June 6, 2020) (library exhibit MA-019; cross-reference, not re-saved)Order Authorizing the Re-Opening of Phase II EnterprisesGovernor Charles D. BakerMassachusettsStateJune 6, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2Standing dutyBusiness closureCapacity limitWorkplace rulesOperating conditionPrimary source read
Ex. KS-026Governor's release: 'Governor Laura Kelly Recommends Communities Move into Phase 3 of Ad Astra Plan'Phase 3 recommended for Monday, June 8, 2020Office of the Governor (press release)KansasStateJune 5, 20202020 Q2Gathering capOtherConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. KY-070Healthy at Work Requirements for Child Care Facilities, Version 1.0Requirements for Child Care Facilities (maximum group size of ten children; screening; masking)Cabinet for Health and Family Services (Healthy at Work requirements; child care reopened June 15, 2020 by CHFS order)KentuckyStateJune 8, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q1Capacity limitFace-covering requirementSchools and child careWorkplace rulesPrimary source read
Ex. MA-019COVID-19 Order No. 37Order Authorizing the Re-Opening of Phase II EnterprisesGovernor Charles D. BakerMassachusettsStateJune 6, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2Business closureTelework mandateCapacity limitAlcohol and barsEvents and venuesWorkplace rulesPrimary source read
Ex. MA-020COVID-19 Order No. 38Revised Order Regulating Gatherings Throughout the CommonwealthGovernor Charles D. BakerMassachusettsStateJune 6, 20202020 Q22020 Q3Business closureGathering capFace-covering requirementEvents and venuesPrimary source read
Ex. PA-116Orders directing universal baseline COVID-19 testing of residents and staff: nursing care facilities (June 8, 2020; baseline by July 24, 2020) and personal care homes, assisted living residences and intermediate care facilities (June 26, 2020; baseline by Aug. 31, 2020)Orders of the Secretary of Health Directing Testing at Long-Term Care Facilities (June 8 and June 26, 2020)Secretary of Health Rachel Levine, M.D.PennsylvaniaStateJune 8, 20202020 Q22020 Q3Health care ordersWorkplace rulesConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. VT-024Addendum 17 to Executive Order 01-20Modified Quarantine Restrictions on Travelers Arriving in Vermont; Municipal Regulation of Bars and RestaurantsGovernor Philip B. ScottVermontStateJune 5, 20202020 Q2Capacity limitTravel and quarantineAlcohol and barsQuarantine and isolationPrimary source read
Ex. VT-088Governor's release, Governor Phil Scott Announces Limited Indoor Dining Restart and Opens Some Interstate TravelIndoor dining at 25 percent of legal capacity from June 8, 2020; lodging 50 percent or 25 guests; quarantine-free travel mapOffice of Governor Phil Scott (official release); ACCD requirements under Addendum 17VermontStateJune 5, 20202020 Q2Capacity limitTravel and quarantineAlcohol and barsPrimary source read
Ex. VT-101ACCD Cross State Travel Information page (quarantine and travel-map guidance), as captured August 1, 2020County-by-county quarantine-free travel (under 400 active cases per million; personal vehicle); 14-day or 7-day-plus-test quarantine for all…Agency of Commerce and Community Development (Secretary Lindsay Kurrle) under Amended and Restated EO 01-20 §§ 7(i), 11(a)VermontStateJune 8, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q4Travel and quarantineWorkplace rulesQuarantine and isolationPrimary source read
Ex. WV-037Executive Order 43-20Low-contact sports and school athletics: practices from June 8, competitions with spectators from June 22, 2020Governor Jim JusticeWest VirginiaStateJune 5, 20202020 Q22020 Q3Gathering capSchools and child careEvents and venuesPrimary source read
Ex. DUT-KS-014K.S.A. 60-5502, Definitions, including (j) 'public health directives'60-5502. DefinitionsKansas Legislature (K.S.A., Revisor of Statutes)KansasStateJune 9, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Standing dutyWorkplace rulesStanding dutyOperating conditionPrimary source read
Ex. DUT-KS-015K.S.A. 2021 Supp. 60-5504, Immunity for persons conducting business in this state; COVID-19 claims; expiration60-5504. Immunity for persons or agents thereof conducting business in this state; COVID-19 claims; expiration of sectionKansas Legislature (K.S.A. 2021 Supp. statute page, Kansas Legislature archive li_2022)KansasStateJune 9, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Standing dutyWorkplace rulesStanding dutyOperating conditionPrimary source read
Ex. KS-027House Bill 2016 (2020 Special Session)An act concerning governmental response to the 2020 COVID-19 pandemic in Kansas... relating to the state of disaster emergency; powers of…Kansas Legislature (2020 Special Session)KansasStateJune 8, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q1Emergency declarationBusiness closureSchools and child careOtherPrimary source read
Ex. ME-026Executive Order 57 FY 19/20An Order Regarding Travelers into Maine (Keep Maine Healthy)Governor Janet T. MillsMaineStateJune 9, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2Travel and quarantineWorkplace rulesQuarantine and isolationPrimary source read
Ex. MET-KC-079House Bill No. 2016 (2020 Special Session) (enrolled)An Act concerning governmental response to the 2020 COVID-19 pandemic in Kansas... relating to the state of disaster emergency; powers of…Kansas Legislature, 2020 Special Session; approved by Governor Kelly June 8, 2020Kansas (governing county and local health officer orders)StateJune 8, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q1OtherPrimary source read
Ex. MN-025Emergency Executive Order 20-74, Continuing to Safely Reopen Minnesota's Economy and Ensuring Safe Non-Work Activities during the COVID-19 Peacetime Emergency (June 5, 2020)Continuing to Safely Reopen Minnesota's Economy and Ensuring Safe Non-Work ActivitiesGovernor Tim WalzMinnesotaStateJune 5, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q4Telework mandateCapacity limitGathering capAlcohol and barsEvents and venuesWorkplace rulesOperating conditionPrimary source read
Ex. NJ-021Executive Order No. 152 (2020)Indoor gatherings limited to 25 percent of room capacity, never more than 50 (religious services included); outdoor gatherings limited to…Governor Philip D. MurphyNew JerseyStateJune 9, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2Gathering capFace-covering requirementEvents and venuesPrimary source read
Ex. NJ-022Executive Order No. 153 (2020)Rescission of the stay-at-home directive; outdoor pools from June 22, 2020; outdoor areas of recreational and entertainment businesses…Governor Philip D. MurphyNew JerseyStateJune 9, 20202020 Q22020 Q3Stay-at-homeBusiness closureCapacity limitEvents and venuesWorkplace rulesPrimary source read
Ex. SEC-04-069All Facilities Letter 20-53 (June 9, 2020), as revised through AFL 20-53.6 (Dec. 27, 2021)COVID-19 Mitigation Plan Implementation and Testing Requirements for Skilled Nursing FacilitiesCalifornia Department of Public Health, Licensing and Certification ProgramCaliforniaStateJune 9, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Health care ordersWorkplace rulesVaccination or testingQuarantine and isolationPrimary source read
Ex. SEC-16-021Executive Order No. 152Increasing limits on indoor and outdoor gatheringsGovernor Philip D. MurphyNew JerseyStateJune 9, 20202020 Q2Capacity limitGathering capEvents and venuesPrimary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-AGRICULTURE-PARKS-WILDLIFE-075Iowa State Fair announcement and FAQ, 'The 2020 Iowa State Fair has been postponed until 2021' (fair dates Aug. 13-23, 2020)The 2020 Iowa State Fair has been postponed until 2021 (Fair Updates FAQ)Iowa State Fair BoardIowa State Fair Board (State authority, Iowa Code ch. 173)StateJune 21, 20202020 Q22020 Q3Context (guidance or announcement)Gathering capEvents and venuesConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. AGY-ST-HEALTH-SUBORDERS-001Director's Order to Laboratories in Ohio to Report Results of COVID-19 TestsDirector's Order to Laboratories in Ohio to Report Results of COVID19 TestsAmy Acton, MD, MPH, Director of Health, Ohio Department of HealthOhio - Ohio Department of Health (State health department)StateJune 10, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2Health care ordersWorkplace rulesOtherPrimary source read