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Ex. MA-042COVID-19 Order No. 62Order Further Extending Application of Additional Capacity Restrictions to Statewide COVID-19 Safety Rules and Rescinding Early Closing…Governor Charles D. BakerMassachusettsStateJan. 21, 20212021 Q1Capacity limitGathering capCurfew and hoursAlcohol and barsPrimary source read
Ex. AGY-AVIATION-SURFACE-069MBTA 'Forging Ahead' Commuter Rail service reductions approved Dec. 14, 2020, effective Jan. 23, 2021 (weekend service eliminated on most lines; reduced weekday schedules)Commuter Rail Schedule Changes Approved in December Take Effect January 23 (2021)MBTA Fiscal and Management Control Board (approval Dec. 14, 2020); MBTAMassachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (Commuter Rail)StateJan. 7, 20212021 Q12021 Q2Travel and quarantineOtherPrimary source read
Ex. MET-BOS-094FMCB 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 regulatorDec. 14, 20202021 Q12021 Q2Travel and quarantineOtherPrimary source read
Ex. MET-BOS-170Executive Order - Public Health Curfew Rescission (withdrawing the citywide 11:00 p.m. to 5:00 a.m. curfew)Citywide Curfew Repealed Effective January 25th at 5:00 AM (brockton.ma.us news)Mayor Robert F. SullivanCity of Brockton (Plymouth County), MassachusettsCityJan. 22, 20212021 Q1Curfew and hoursOtherConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. MET-BOS-031Order Extending Temporary Emergency Order Requiring a Modified Rollback to Phase II, Step 2... (January 29, 2021), then Phase III Step 1Order Extending Temporary Emergency Order Requiring a Modified Rollback to Phase II, Step 2 of Governor Baker's Reopening Plan in the City…Cambridge Commissioner of Public Health and City ManagerCity of Cambridge, MassachusettsCityJan. 29, 20212021 Q1Business closureCapacity limitGathering capPrimary source read
Ex. MET-BOS-060Emergency Order Adjusting Operational Limits in the City of Somerville (limited Phase 3 Step 1; Appendix A)City of Somerville Mayor and Board of Health Emergency Order Adjusting Operational Limits in the City of SomervilleMayor Joseph A. Curtatone and the Board of Health (agent Douglas Kress)City of Somerville, MassachusettsCityFeb. 1, 20212021 Q12021 Q2Business closureCapacity limitWorkplace rulesPrimary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-ALCOHOL-088ABCC 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 CommissionMassachusetts (State alcoholic-beverage regulator)Sector regulatorFeb. 5, 20212021 Q1Context (guidance or announcement)Capacity limitGathering capAlcohol and barsPrimary source read
Ex. MA-043COVID-19 Order No. 63 (with the March 18, 2021 Appendix effective March 22, 2021)Further Revised Order Regulating Gatherings in the Commonwealth (Superseding and Rescinding Order No. 57)Governor Charles D. BakerMassachusettsStateFeb. 4, 20212021 Q12021 Q2Capacity limitGathering capFace-covering requirementAlcohol and barsEvents and venuesPrimary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-ALCOHOL-089ABCC 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 CommissionMassachusetts (State alcoholic-beverage regulator)Sector regulatorFeb. 26, 20212021 Q12021 Q2Context (guidance or announcement)Capacity limitGathering capAlcohol and barsEvents and venuesPrimary source read
Ex. MA-044COVID-19 Order No. 65Order Advancing All Communities to Phase III, Step 2 of the Commonwealth's Reopening Plan (Superseding and Rescinding Order No. 58)Governor Charles D. BakerMassachusettsStateFeb. 25, 20212021 Q12021 Q2Business closureCapacity limitWorkplace rulesPrimary source read
Ex. MA-066Rescission of Order of the Commissioner of Public Health (elective invasive procedures)Rescission of the December 7, 2020 elective-procedures orderCommissioner of Public Health Monica BharelMassachusettsStateMar. 1, 20212021 Q1Health care ordersPrimary source read
Ex. MET-BOS-012Licensing Board Advisory Regarding Changes to Restaurant Capacity RestrictionsThe Licensing Board for the City of Boston's Advisory Regarding Changes to Restaurant Capacity RestrictionsLicensing Board for the City of BostonCity of Boston, MassachusettsCityMar. 1, 20212021 Q12021 Q2Capacity limitFace-covering requirementCurfew and hoursAlcohol and barsEvents and venuesPrimary source read
Ex. MET-BOS-017City of Boston announcement: Boston enters a modified Phase 3, Step 2 on March 1, 2021 with exceptionsBoston will enter modified version of Phase 3, Step 2 of the State's reopening plan on Monday (boston.gov, February 26, 2021)Mayor Martin J. Walsh; Chief of Health and Human Services Marty MartinezCity of Boston, MassachusettsCityFeb. 26, 20212021 Q1Business closureCapacity limitEvents and venuesConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. MET-BOS-032Temporary Emergency Order Advancing to Phase III, Step 2 of the Commonwealth's Reopening Plan with Certain ExceptionsTemporary Emergency Order Advancing to Phase III, Step 2 of the Commonwealth's Reopening Plan with Certain Exceptions, Issued on February…Cambridge Commissioner of Public Health and City ManagerCity of Cambridge, MassachusettsCityFeb. 26, 20212021 Q12021 Q2Business closureCapacity limitEvents and venuesPrimary source read
Ex. MET-BOS-082Joint Emergency Rule and Order Imposing Certain Measures to Prevent the Spread of COVID-19 Within the Town (revised March 4, 2021)Town of Provincetown Select Board and Board of Health Joint Emergency Rule and Order Imposing Certain Measures to Prevent the Spread of…Provincetown Select Board and Board of HealthTown of Provincetown, MassachusettsCityMar. 4, 20212021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Capacity limitGathering capWorkplace rulesOtherPrimary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-EDUCATION-HIGHER-ED-047Memorandum on proposed amendments to 603 CMR 27.08 (Board meeting of March 5, 2021, item 1b, with strikethrough text)Board's March 5, 2021 emergency amendment authorizing the Commissioner to determine when hybrid and remote learning models no longer count…Commissioner Jeffrey C. Riley (memorandum to the Board)Massachusetts Board of Elementary and Secondary Education; State levelStateMar. 5, 20212021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Schools and child careOtherConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. AGY-ST-GAMING-RACING-036Minimum 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 CommissionMassachusetts Gaming Commission (State gaming regulator)Sector regulatorMar. 11, 20212021 Q12021 Q2Capacity limitGathering capWorkplace rulesPrimary source read
Ex. ECO-C-013COVID-19 Order No. 66Order advancing to Phase IV Step 1 and rescinding the travel order (Order No. 45)Governor Charles D. BakerMassachusettsStateMar. 22, 20212021 Q12021 Q2Capacity limitGathering capTravel and quarantineConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. MA-045COVID-19 Order No. 66Order Advancing All Communities to Phase IV, Step 1 of the Commonwealth's Re-Opening Plan and Transitioning to a Travel Advisory Policy…Governor Charles D. BakerMassachusettsStateMar. 18, 20212021 Q12021 Q2Business closureCapacity limitTravel and quarantineEvents and venuesWorkplace rulesPrimary source read
Ex. MET-BOS-018City of Boston announcement: modified Phase 4, Step 1 effective March 22, 2021Mayor Walsh announces Boston to move into modified Phase 4, Step 1 of the Massachusetts Reopening Plan (boston.gov, March 19, 2021)Mayor Martin J. WalshCity of Boston, MassachusettsCityMar. 19, 20212021 Q12021 Q2Business closureCapacity limitGathering capAlcohol and barsEvents and venuesConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. MET-BOS-033Temporary Emergency Order Delaying Phase IV, Step 1 of the Commonwealth's Reopening Plan and Concerning Gatherings in the City of CambridgeTemporary Emergency Order Delaying Phase IV, Step 1 of the Commonwealth's Reopening Plan and Concerning Gatherings in the City of Cambridge…Cambridge Commissioner of Public Health and City ManagerCity of Cambridge, MassachusettsCityMar. 22, 20212021 Q12021 Q2Business closureCapacity limitGathering capEvents and venuesPrimary source read
Ex. DUT-MA-001G.L. c. 17, s. 2AEmergency powers of the Commissioner of Public Health upon the Governor's declaration of an emergency detrimental to the public healthGeneral Court (codified statute administered by the Commissioner of Public Health)MassachusettsStateSept. 28, 20262020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Standing dutyEmergency declarationHealth care ordersQuarantine and isolationStanding dutyPrimary source read
Ex. DUT-MA-002G.L. c. 111, s. 6Power to define diseases deemed dangerous to public health; control and preventionGeneral Court (codified statute administered by the Department of Public Health)MassachusettsStateSept. 28, 20262020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Standing dutyQuarantine and isolationStanding dutyPrimary source read
Ex. DUT-MA-004G.L. c. 111, s. 31Health regulations of boards of health; publication as notice to all persons; penaltyGeneral Court (codified statute; powers exercised by municipal boards of health)MassachusettsStateSept. 28, 20262020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Standing dutyBusiness closureGathering capFace-covering requirementWorkplace rulesStanding dutyPrimary source read
Ex. DUT-MA-005G.L. c. 111, s. 95Powers and duties of boards in cases of infectious diseasesGeneral Court (codified statute; powers exercised by municipal boards of health)MassachusettsStateSept. 28, 20262020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Standing dutyBusiness closureQuarantine and isolationStanding dutyPrimary source read

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