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Ex. MI-065MDHHS Emergency Order under MCL 333.2253: Gatherings and Face Mask OrderGatherings and Face Mask Order of February 4, 2021 (clarifying gathering rules; in effect through March 29, 2021)Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (Director Elizabeth Hertel)MichiganStateFeb. 4, 20212021 Q1Telework mandateCapacity limitGathering capFace-covering requirementCurfew and hoursAlcohol and barsEvents and venuesConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. MT-087Senate Bill 65 (2021): COVID-19 civil liability protections for businesses, health care providers, nonprofit organizations and places of worship that take measures to protect individuals from COVID-19 and follow public health guidanceSenate Bill No. 65 (2021), COVID-19 liability protectionsMontana Legislature (67th), Senate Bill 65, signed by Governor Gianforte Feb. 10, 2021MontanaStateFeb. 10, 20212021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Workplace rulesOtherConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. NM-076Public Health Emergency Order of February 24, 2021 (Turquoise level added) and its March 2021 reissuePublic Health Emergency Order... Amending Prior Public Health Emergency Orders to Impose County-by-County Restrictions Due to COVID-19Secretary of Health Tracie C. Collins, M.D.New MexicoStateFeb. 24, 20212021 Q12021 Q2Capacity limitGathering capFace-covering requirementSchools and child careAlcohol and barsEvents and venuesWorkplace rulesConfirmed from a secondary source
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. PA-114Amendment to the Updated Order Requiring Universal Face Coverings aligning with CDC guidance for fully vaccinated persons (effective 12:01 a.m. Mar. 17, 2021)Amendment to the Updated Order Requiring Universal Face Coverings (Mar. 2021)Acting Secretary of Health Alison V. BeamPennsylvaniaStateMar. 16, 20212021 Q12021 Q2Face-covering requirementConfirmed from a secondary source
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. MI-067MDHHS Emergency Order under MCL 333.2253: Gatherings and Face Mask Order (amendment of March 19, 2021)Gatherings and Face Mask Order of March 19, 2021 (sports testing and mask amendments)Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (Director Elizabeth Hertel)MichiganStateMar. 19, 20212021 Q12021 Q2Capacity limitGathering capFace-covering requirementEvents and venuesConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. KS-041Governor's release: 'Governor Laura Kelly Signs Emergency Response Bill, Will Re-Issue Executive Orders to Protect COVID-19 Recovery'SB 40 signed; disaster declaration extended to May 28, 2021; orders to be reissued April 1, 2021; EOs 20-37, 20-59, 20-66 allowed to expireOffice of the Governor (press release)KansasStateMar. 24, 20212021 Q1Emergency declarationConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. KS-047Governor's release: 'Governor Laura Kelly Signs Executive Orders to Maintain COVID-19 Response'April 1, 2021 reissued orders 21-09 through 21-21Office of the Governor (press release)KansasStateApr. 1, 20212021 Q2Emergency declarationFace-covering requirementConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. AGY-ST-EDUCATION-HIGHER-ED-067Reentry Guide, Version 3 (January 2021)Requirements for the phased reentry of New Mexico public schools in 2020-21 (remote, hybrid and full reentry by county gating criteria…New Mexico Public Education DepartmentNew Mexico Public Education Department; State levelStateJan. 29, 20212021 Q12021 Q2Capacity limitFace-covering requirementSchools and child careWorkplace rulesConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. IN-088Governor's release, 'Gov. Holcomb Signs COVID-19 Executive Orders' (Mar. 31, 2021)Release describing the Apr. 6, 2021 conversion of the mask mandate to an advisory, the retained requirements for State buildings, testing…Office of Governor Eric J. Holcomb (news release)IndianaStateMar. 31, 20212021 Q2Gathering capFace-covering requirementConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. MS-076Mississippi: State-by-State COVID-19 GuidanceHusch Blackwell Mississippi executive-order tracker (through April 15, 2021)Husch Blackwell LLP (secondary tracker)MississippiStateApr. 15, 2021OtherConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. NE-097Husch Blackwell, 'Nebraska: State-by-State COVID-19 Guidance'Nebraska State-by-State COVID-19 Guidance (Husch Blackwell tracker)Husch Blackwell LLP (law-firm tracker)NebraskaStateApr. 15, 2021OtherConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. MI-068MDHHS Emergency Order under MCL 333.2253: Gatherings and Face Mask OrderGatherings and Face Mask Order of April 16, 2021 (regime continued through May 24, 2021)Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (Director Elizabeth Hertel)MichiganStateApr. 16, 20212021 Q2Telework mandateCapacity limitGathering capFace-covering requirementCurfew and hoursAlcohol and barsEvents and venuesConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. NV-038Declaration of Emergency Directive 044 (Transition to Local Control), Apr. 19, 2021, ss. 4, 5, 6Termination of statewide social distancing April 30, 2021; transition to county Local Plans May 1, 2021; Baseline Statewide Mitigation…Governor Steve SisolakNevadaStateApr. 19, 20212021 Q22021 Q3Capacity limitGathering capFace-covering requirementSchools and child careWorkplace rulesOtherConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. NV-039Declaration of Emergency Directive 045, May 3, 2021, s. 4, as amended by Directive 047 s. 2, July 27, 2021 (Ex. NV-041)Face coverings required 'in a manner consistent with current guidance issued by the CDC, and any subsequent guidance issued by the CDC'…Governor Steve SisolakNevadaStateMay 3, 20212021 Q22021 Q3Face-covering requirementWorkplace rulesConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. MI-070MDHHS Emergency Order: Testing requirements for residential care facilitiesResidential care facility testing order of May 5, 2021Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (Director Elizabeth Hertel)MichiganStateMay 5, 20212021 Q22021 Q3Health care ordersQuarantine and isolationConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. NH-030Executive Order 2021-08Twentieth extension of State of Emergency Declared in Executive Order 2020-04Governor Christopher T. SununuNew HampshireStateMay 7, 20212021 Q2Emergency declarationConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. IN-089Senate Enrolled Act 5 (2021), 'Local Health Departments; Public Health Emergencies' (law-firm description)Local health orders more stringent than the Governor's executive order require approval of the county or city legislative body; appeal…Indiana General Assembly (Senate Enrolled Act 5, 2021), as described in Taft Stettinius & Hollister LLP, 'The 2021 Indiana General Assembly in Review' (June 30, 2021)IndianaStateMay 10, 20212021 Q22021 Q3OtherConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. IN-095Senate Enrolled Act 5 (2021) (enrolled act text)Local Health Departments; Public Health Emergencies (adding Ind. Code § 16-20-1-21.5 and § 16-22-8-31.3)Indiana General AssemblyIndianaStateMay 10, 20212021 Q22021 Q3OtherConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. AGY-ST-LABOR-WORKPLACE-008Washington State Legislature bill summary, SB 5115 (2021-22), Establishing health emergency labor standardsESSB 5115, Health Emergency Labor Standards Act: occupational-disease presumption for frontline employees during a public health emergency…Washington State Legislature; signed by Governor Inslee May 11, 2021Washington; Legislature (Health Emergency Labor Standards Act, administered by the Department of Labor and Industries)StateMay 11, 20212021 Q22021 Q3Workplace rulesQuarantine and isolationOtherConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. MET-NYC-048Governor's press release, 'Governor Cuomo Announces New York City Subway Will Resume 24 Hour Service Beginning May 17' (May 3, 2021)Restoration of 24-hour subway service May 17, 2021, ending the overnight closure begun May 6, 2020; coincides with lifting of the State's 12…Governor Andrew M. Cuomo and the Metropolitan Transportation AuthorityNew York City (subway system)StateMay 3, 20212021 Q2Travel and quarantineCurfew and hoursConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. WY-058WDH news release of May 13, 2021 (Twenty-seventh Continuations of Orders #1 and #2)Statewide Public Health Orders to Remain in PlaceWyoming Department of HealthWyomingStateMay 13, 20212021 Q2Capacity limitFace-covering requirementSchools and child careEvents and venuesConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. ECO-B-157State laws and orders barring school districts from requiring masks (2021)State bans on school mask mandates, 2021-22, and their litigation historyState legislatures and governorsArizona, Arkansas, Florida, Iowa, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, UtahStateMay 20, 20212021 Q3Face-covering requirementSchools and child careOtherConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. PA-112Amendment to Proclamation of Disaster Emergency (fifth renewal)Amendment to Proclamation of Disaster EmergencyGovernor Tom WolfPennsylvaniaStateMay 20, 20212021 Q2Emergency declarationConfirmed from a secondary source

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