| Ex. AGY-ST-GAMING-RACING-033 | Minimum Requirements for the Reintroduction of Roulette at the Category 1 Gaming Establishments (order of October 8, 2020)Roulette permitted again at Encore and MGM Springfield under conditions: three players per table, seated only, no standing or congregating… | Massachusetts Gaming Commission | Massachusetts Gaming Commission (State gaming regulator)Sector regulator | Oct. 8, 2020 | 2020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2 | Capacity limitGathering capWorkplace rules | Primary source read | |
| Ex. AGY-ST-ALCOHOL-084 | ABCC Advisory Regarding Indoor Table and Bar ServiceAdvisory Regarding Indoor Table and Bar Service (issued October 13, 2020) | Massachusetts Alcoholic Beverages Control Commission | Massachusetts (State alcoholic-beverage regulator)Sector regulator | Oct. 13, 2020 | 2020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2 | Context (guidance or announcement)Capacity limitFace-covering requirementAlcohol and barsWorkplace rules | Primary source read | |
| Ex. AGY-ST-ALCOHOL-086 | ABCC Updated Advisory Regarding Mandatory Closing Period for Retail Alcohol Licensees and Easing of Certain Annual Renewal RequirementsUpdated Advisory Regarding Mandatory Closing Period for Retail Alcohol Licensees and Easing of Certain Annual Renewal Requirements (issued… | Massachusetts Alcoholic Beverages Control Commission | Massachusetts (State alcoholic-beverage regulator)Sector regulator | Nov. 6, 2020 | 2020 Q42021 Q1 | Context (guidance or announcement)Curfew and hoursAlcohol and barsOther | Primary source read | |
| Ex. AGY-ST-GAMING-RACING-034 | Commission votes of November 5, 2020: supplement to the Gaming Guidelines, racing protocols and simulcasting plans to ensure compliance with COVID-19 Order No. 53Gaming licensees to re-comply with requirements implementing Order No. 53 (early closing and limited hours of gaming establishments); racing… | Massachusetts Gaming Commission | Massachusetts Gaming Commission (State gaming and racing regulator)Sector regulator | Nov. 5, 2020 | 2020 Q42021 Q1 | Capacity limitCurfew and hoursWorkplace rules | Primary source read | |
| Ex. MET-BOS-093 | MBTA notice: face covering enforcement takes effect November 6, 2020Face Covering Enforcement Takes Effect November 6 (posted November 6, 2020) | MBTA | Massachusetts Bay Transportation AuthoritySector regulator | Nov. 6, 2020 | 2020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3 | Face-covering requirementTravel and quarantine | Confirmed from a secondary source | |
| Ex. AGY-ST-ALCOHOL-087 | ABCC Advisory Regarding the Rollback of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts to Phase 3, Step 1, of the Reopening PlanAdvisory Regarding the Rollback to Phase 3, Step 1 (effective December 13, 2020) | Massachusetts Alcoholic Beverages Control Commission | Massachusetts (State alcoholic-beverage regulator)Sector regulator | Dec. 11, 2020 | 2020 Q42021 Q1 | Context (guidance or announcement)Capacity limitGathering capFace-covering requirementEvents and venues | Primary source read | |
| Ex. AGY-ST-GAMING-RACING-035 | Requirements to Ensure Compliance with COVID-19 Order No. 59, Order Temporarily Applying Further Capacity Restrictions to Statewide COVID-19 Safety RulesSupplemental requirements: total occupancy of each gaming establishment capped at 25 percent (workers included); amenities at the Order No.… | Massachusetts Gaming Commission | Massachusetts Gaming Commission (State gaming regulator)Sector regulator | Dec. 22, 2020 | 2020 Q42021 Q1 | Capacity limitCurfew and hoursWorkplace rules | Primary source read | |
| Ex. AGY-ST-INSURANCE-BANKING-082 | Bulletin 2020-30Continued Flexibility in the Issuance and Administration of Insurance during the COVID-19 (Coronavirus) Public Health Crisis | Gary D. Anderson, Commissioner of Insurance | Massachusetts; Division of Insurance, Office of Consumer Affairs and Business Regulation (State insurance regulator)Sector regulator | Dec. 29, 2020 | 2020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2 | Context (guidance or announcement)Other | Primary source read | |
| Ex. AGY-ST-INSURANCE-BANKING-103 | Bulletin 2020-33Flexibility in the Issuance and Administration of Liquor Liability and Workers' Compensation Coverage for Liquor Licensees Closed to the… | Gary D. Anderson, Commissioner of Insurance | Massachusetts; Division of InsuranceSector regulator | Dec. 29, 2020 | 2020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2 | Context (guidance or announcement)Business closureOther | Primary source read | |
| Ex. MET-BOS-094 | FMCB approval of Forging Ahead short-term service reductions for FY21 (commuter rail and ferry from January 2021; bus and rapid transit from March 2021)MBTA Control Board Approves Short-Term Service Changes to Match Current Low Ridership Patterns (posted December 14, 2020) | MBTA Fiscal and Management Control Board (FMCB) | Massachusetts Bay Transportation AuthoritySector regulator | Dec. 14, 2020 | 2021 Q12021 Q2 | Travel and quarantineOther | Primary source read | |
| Ex. AGY-ST-ALCOHOL-088 | ABCC Advisory Regarding Increasing Retailers' Capacity Limit to Forty PercentAdvisory Regarding Increasing Retailers' Capacity Limit to Forty Percent (issued February 5, 2021; effective February 8, 2021) | Massachusetts Alcoholic Beverages Control Commission | Massachusetts (State alcoholic-beverage regulator)Sector regulator | Feb. 5, 2021 | 2021 Q1 | Context (guidance or announcement)Capacity limitGathering capAlcohol and bars | Primary source read | |
| Ex. AGY-ST-ALCOHOL-089 | ABCC Advisory Regarding the Lifting of the 40% Cap on Seating CapacityAdvisory Regarding the Lifting of the 40% Cap on Seating Capacity (issued February 26, 2021; effective March 1, 2021) | Massachusetts Alcoholic Beverages Control Commission | Massachusetts (State alcoholic-beverage regulator)Sector regulator | Feb. 26, 2021 | 2021 Q12021 Q2 | Context (guidance or announcement)Capacity limitGathering capAlcohol and barsEvents and venues | Primary source read | |
| Ex. AGY-ST-GAMING-RACING-036 | Minimum Requirements for (1) Expanding Blackjack-Style Tables to Include a 4th Player Position and (2) the Reintroduction of Craps at the Category 1 Gaming Establishments (order of March 11, 2021)Fourth blackjack position permitted with dividers and three-foot spacing; craps reintroduced under conditions; overall capacity remains… | Massachusetts Gaming Commission | Massachusetts Gaming Commission (State gaming regulator)Sector regulator | Mar. 11, 2021 | 2021 Q12021 Q2 | Capacity limitGathering capWorkplace rules | Primary source read | |
| Ex. MET-BOS-095 | MBTA reminder: face coverings required on all MBTA vehicles, stations and platforms regardless of vaccination status; refusal grounds for denial of boarding or removalReminder: Face Coverings Are Required on MBTA Vehicles, Stations, Platforms (posted May 14, 2021) | MBTA (applying the CDC conveyance mask order, 86 Fed. Reg. 8025, and TSA security directives) | Massachusetts Bay Transportation AuthoritySector regulator | May 14, 2021 | 2021 Q22021 Q3 | Face-covering requirementTravel and quarantine | Primary source read | |
| Ex. AGY-ST-ALCOHOL-090 | ABCC Advisory Regarding the End of COVID-Related RestrictionsAdvisory Regarding the End of COVID-Related Restrictions (issued May 20, 2021) | Massachusetts Alcoholic Beverages Control Commission | Massachusetts (State alcoholic-beverage regulator)Sector regulator | May 28, 2021 | 2021 Q22021 Q3 | Context (guidance or announcement)Capacity limitAlcohol and barsOther | Primary source read | |
| Ex. AGY-ST-GAMING-RACING-037 | Commission vote of May 26, 2021: MGC Votes to Rescind COVID-19-Related Orders for Gaming Establishments, Horse Racing and Simulcasting FacilitiesRescission, effective 12:01 a.m. May 29, 2021, of the June 23, 2020, October 8, 2020 and March 11, 2021 orders, on conditions (compliance… | Massachusetts Gaming Commission | Massachusetts Gaming Commission (State gaming and racing regulator)Sector regulator | May 26, 2021 | 2021 Q22021 Q3 | Workplace rulesOther | Primary source read | |
| Ex. SEC-15-081 | DESE mask requirement for all public K-12 students, staff and visitors for 2021-22 (issued Aug. 25, 2021; extended Sept. 27, Oct. 26, 2021 and Jan. 10, 2022)DESE universal mask requirement (Aug. 25, 2021) | Commissioner of Elementary and Secondary Education Jeffrey C. Riley, under authority voted by the Board of Elementary and Secondary Education Aug. 24, 2021 | MassachusettsSector regulator | Aug. 25, 2021 | 2021 Q3 | Face-covering requirementSchools and child care | Confirmed from a secondary source | |
| Ex. AGY-ST-INSURANCE-BANKING-104 | Bulletin 2021-08Responding to COVID-19 Risks Following End of State of Emergency | Gary D. Anderson, Commissioner of Insurance | Massachusetts; Division of InsuranceSector regulator | Aug. 31, 2021 | 2021 Q3 | Context (guidance or announcement)Health care orders | Primary source read | |
| Ex. AGY-ST-INSURANCE-BANKING-105 | Bulletin 2021-10Continued Access to Telehealth Services in 2021 | Gary D. Anderson, Commissioner of Insurance | Massachusetts; Division of InsuranceSector regulator | Sept. 7, 2021 | 2021 Q3 | Context (guidance or announcement)Health care orders | Primary source read | |