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Ex. MT-036Directive implementing Executive Orders 2-2020 and 3-2020 (offsite learning residency requirements)Directive implementing Executive Orders 2-2020 and 3-2020 and temporarily suspending school district residency requirements for offsite…Governor Steve BullockMontanaStateJuly 31, 20202020 Q32020 Q42021 Q1Schools and child carePrimary source read
Ex. MT-017Directive implementing Executive Orders 2-2020 and 3-2020 (mandatory face coverings in all K-12 schools)Directive implementing Executive Orders 2-2020 and 3-2020 and providing for the mandatory use of face coverings in all K-12 schoolsGovernor Steve BullockMontanaStateAug. 12, 20202020 Q32020 Q42021 Q1Face-covering requirementSchools and child carePrimary source read
Ex. MT-046Order of Health Officer August 18, 2020 (school-sanctioned sports and activities)Order of Health Officer August 18, 2020John Felton, Health Officer for City-County of YellowstoneYellowstone County, MontanaCountyAug. 18, 20202020 Q3Gathering capFace-covering requirementSchools and child careEvents and venuesPrimary source read
Ex. MT-037Directive implementing Executive Orders 2-2020 and 3-2020 (licensure late fees; pharmacist vaccination; classroom face coverings)Directive implementing Executive Orders 2-2020 and 3-2020, waiving licensure renewal late fees for certain establishments, authorizing…Governor Steve BullockMontanaStateAug. 27, 20202020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2Face-covering requirementSchools and child careHealth care ordersOtherPrimary source read
Ex. MT-047Order of Health Officer September 3, 2020 (rescinding the Aug. 18 order; each County school to maintain a COVID-19 Plan)Order of Health Officer September 3, 2020John Felton, Health Officer for City-County of YellowstoneYellowstone County, MontanaCountySept. 3, 20202020 Q32020 Q4Schools and child careEvents and venuesWorkplace rulesPrimary source read
Ex. MT-038Governor's letter to the Association of Montana Public Health Officials (AMPHO) clarifying the Phase Two 50-person gathering limitationLetter to AMPHO, September 4, 2020 (Phase Two gathering limitation does not apply to school-related or youth activities)Governor Steve BullockMontanaStateSept. 4, 20202020 Q32020 Q4Gathering capEvents and venuesPrimary source read
Ex. MT-048Order of Health Officer October 12, 2020 (12:30 a.m. close for bars and restaurants; 25-person gathering cap; masks and distancing required)Order of Health Officer, October 12, 2020John Felton, Local Public Health Officer, City-County of YellowstoneYellowstone County, MontanaCountyOct. 12, 20202020 Q4Capacity limitGathering capFace-covering requirementCurfew and hoursAlcohol and barsEvents and venuesPrimary source read
Ex. MT-049Order of Health Officer October 14, 2020 (amended order)Order of Health Officer, October 14, 2020John Felton, Local Public Health Officer, City-County of YellowstoneYellowstone County, MontanaCountyOct. 14, 20202020 Q4Capacity limitGathering capFace-covering requirementCurfew and hoursPrimary source read
Ex. MT-050Order of Health Officer November 6, 2020 (extending the Oct. 12 and Oct. 14 orders through Dec. 9, 2020)Order of Health Officer, November 6, 2020 (State's file: Health-Officer-Order-11-6-2020-signed; RiverStone FAQ of Nov. 9 describes the…John Felton, Local Public Health Officer, City-County of YellowstoneYellowstone County, MontanaCountyNov. 6, 20202020 Q4Capacity limitGathering capFace-covering requirementCurfew and hoursPrimary source read
Ex. DUT-MT-025Directive 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)November 17, 2020 Directive, Parts I-III and EnforcementGovernor Steve BullockMontanaStateNov. 17, 20202020 Q42021 Q1Standing dutyCapacity limitGathering capFace-covering requirementCurfew and hoursAlcohol and barsOperating conditionPrimary source read
Ex. MT-018Directive implementing Executive Orders 2-2020 and 3-2020 (group size; bar and restaurant capacity and hours; statewide face coverings)Directive implementing Executive Orders 2-2020 and 3-2020 and limiting size for public gatherings and events and limiting bar and restaurant…Governor Steve BullockMontanaStateNov. 17, 20202020 Q42021 Q1Capacity limitGathering capFace-covering requirementCurfew and hoursAlcohol and barsPrimary source read
Ex. MT-052Order 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)Order of Health Officer, November 19, 2020John Felton, Local Public Health Officer, City-County of YellowstoneYellowstone County, MontanaCountyNov. 19, 20202020 Q42021 Q1Capacity limitGathering capFace-covering requirementHealth care ordersCurfew and hoursAlcohol and barsEvents and venuesPrimary source read
Ex. MT-053Amended Order of Local Public Health Officer December 10, 2020Amended Order of Local Public Health Officer, December 10, 2020John Felton, Local Public Health Officer, City-County of YellowstoneYellowstone County, MontanaCountyDec. 10, 20202020 Q42021 Q1Capacity limitGathering capFace-covering requirementCurfew and hoursPrimary source read
Ex. MT-060Memorandum of the Chief Justice, December 21, 2020: Updated Judicial Branch Covid-19 ProtocolsUpdated Judicial Branch Covid-19 Protocols, December 21, 2020Chief Justice Mike McGrath, Supreme Court of MontanaMontana (statewide judiciary)CourtDec. 21, 20202020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2Gathering capFace-covering requirementCourts and public officesWorkplace rulesPrimary source read
Ex. MT-070Board of Health Meeting Minutes, January 6, 2021 (continuing the Board's Oct. 28, 2020 Order and the Health Officer's Nov. 20, 2020 Order)Cascade City-County Board of Health Meeting Minutes, Wednesday, January 6, 2021Cascade City-County Board of Health (record of Board action; Trisha Gardner, Public Health Officer)Cascade County (Great Falls), MontanaCountyJan. 6, 20212021 Q1Capacity limitGathering capFace-covering requirementCurfew and hoursPrimary source read
Ex. MT-054Order of Health Officer January 7, 2021 (rescinding all prior local public health officer orders)Order of Health Officer, January 7, 2021John Felton, Local Public Health Officer, City-County of YellowstoneYellowstone County, MontanaCountyJan. 7, 20212021 Q1OtherPrimary source read
Ex. MT-019Executive Order No. 2-2021Executive Order Establishing a State of EmergencyGovernor Greg GianforteMontanaStateJan. 13, 20212021 Q12021 Q2Emergency declarationPrimary source read
Ex. DUT-MT-018Press 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)AG Knudsen Orders Dismissal of COVID Curfew Case Against Rocking R Bar in Gallatin CountyAttorney General Austin Knudsen, Montana Department of Justice (press release with the full text of the supervisory letter to Gallatin County Attorney Marty Lambert)MontanaStateJan. 14, 20212020 Q42021 Q1Standing dutyBusiness closureCurfew and hoursStanding dutyPrimary source read
Ex. MT-039Directive Implementing Executive Order 2-2021 by modifying state laws to address the consequences of COVID (Jan. 14, 2021)Directive Implementing Executive Order 2-2021 by modifying state laws to address the consequences of COVIDGovernor Greg GianforteMontanaStateJan. 14, 20212021 Q1Emergency declarationHealth care ordersCourts and public officesSupply chainOtherPrimary source read
Ex. DUT-MT-026Directive Implementing Executive Order 2-2021 (Jan. 13, 2021) (cross-reference to Ex. MT-020)Directive of January 13, 2021: Public Gatherings; Businesses; Schools; General Masking RequirementsGovernor Greg GianforteMontanaStateJan. 13, 20212021 Q1Standing dutyFace-covering requirementWorkplace rulesOperating conditionPrimary source read
Ex. MT-020Directive Implementing Executive Order 2-2021 (Jan. 13, 2021)Directive Implementing Executive Order 2-2021Governor Greg GianforteMontanaStateJan. 13, 20212021 Q1Telework mandateGathering capFace-covering requirementWorkplace rulesPrimary source read
Ex. DUT-MT-013Mont. Code Ann. 27-1-1602 (SB 65 sec. 2)Liability (COVID-19 civil liability protection)Montana Legislature (67th), Senate Bill 65, Ch. 2, L. 2021, approved by Governor Gianforte Feb. 10, 2021MontanaStateFeb. 10, 20212021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Standing dutyWorkplace rulesStanding dutyOtherPrimary source read
Ex. DUT-MT-014Mont. Code Ann. 27-1-1606 (SB 65 sec. 6)Affirmative defense -- reasonable measures consistent with regulations, orders, and public health guidanceMontana Legislature (67th), Senate Bill 65, Ch. 2, L. 2021MontanaStateFeb. 10, 20212021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Standing dutyWorkplace rulesStanding dutyOperating conditionPrimary source read
Ex. DUT-MT-015Mont. Code Ann. 27-1-1601 (SB 65 sec. 1)Definitions ('public health guidance'; 'person'; 'premises'; 'personal protective equipment')Montana Legislature (67th), Senate Bill 65, Ch. 2, L. 2021MontanaStateFeb. 10, 20212021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Standing dutyWorkplace rulesStanding dutyPrimary source read
Ex. DUT-MT-016Mont. Code Ann. 27-1-1608 (SB 65 sec. 8)Limitation on requirementsMontana Legislature (67th), Senate Bill 65, Ch. 2, L. 2021MontanaStateFeb. 10, 20212021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Standing dutyFace-covering requirementVaccination or testingOtherPrimary source read

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