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Ex. LAW-203Ballotpedia, Executive orders issued by governors and state agencies in response to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, 2020 (CSG data; 2,065 orders)Ballotpedia, Executive orders issued by governors and state agencies in response to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, 2020 (CSG data…BallotpediaLegal authorityJune 29, 2020Legal authorityPrimary source read
Ex. LAW-204Ballotpedia, States that issued lockdown and stay-at-home orders in response to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, 2020 (43 governors)Ballotpedia, States that issued lockdown and stay-at-home orders in response to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, 2020 (43 governors)BallotpediaLegal authorityApr. 30, 2020Legal authorityPrimary source read
Ex. LAW-234Ballotpedia, State-level mask requirements in response to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, 2020-2022 (39 States)Ballotpedia, State-level mask requirements in response to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, 2020-2022 (39 States)BallotpediaLegal authorityDec. 1, 2022Legal authorityPrimary source read
Ex. LAW-235Ballotpedia, Travel restrictions issued by states in response to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, 2020-2022 (27 States and D.C.)Ballotpedia, Travel restrictions issued by states in response to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, 2020-2022 (27 States and D.C.)BallotpediaLegal authorityDec. 1, 2022Legal authorityPrimary source read
Ex. LAW-236Ballotpedia, State emergency health orders during the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, 2021-2023Ballotpedia, State emergency health orders during the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, 2021-2023BallotpediaLegal authorityDec. 1, 2023Legal authorityPrimary source read
Ex. LAW-237Ballotpedia, School responses to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic during the 2021-2022 academic yearBallotpedia, School responses to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic during the 2021-2022 academic yearBallotpediaLegal authorityJune 1, 2022Legal authorityPrimary source read
Ex. LAW-251Ballotpedia, State employee vaccine requirements during the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, 2021-2022Ballotpedia, State employee vaccine requirements during the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, 2021-2022BallotpediaLegal authorityDec. 1, 2023Legal authorityPrimary source read
Ex. LAW-252Ballotpedia, State government policies about vaccine requirements (vaccine passports), 2021-2022Ballotpedia, State government policies about vaccine requirements (vaccine passports), 2021-2022BallotpediaLegal authorityDec. 1, 2022Legal authorityPrimary source read
Ex. ECO-B-017Executive Order N-26-20Executive Order N-26-20 (continuity of State funding and services for local educational agencies that close schools to address COVID-19)Governor Gavin NewsomCaliforniaStateMar. 13, 20202020 Q2Schools and child carePrimary source read
Ex. ECO-B-126Executive Order of November 18, 2020 (reported as EO 2020-969) requiring all public and private K-12 schools to cease in-person instructionCessation of in-person instruction at all K-12 public and private schools from November 23, 2020; elementary schools in non-red counties may…Governor Andy BeshearKentuckyStateNov. 18, 20202020 Q42021 Q1Schools and child carePrimary source read
Ex. MS-020Executive Order 1488Safer at Home extended to June 1, 2020; Holmes County added to EO 1483 measuresGovernor Tate ReevesMississippiStateMay 26, 20202020 Q2Stay-at-homeCapacity limitGathering capFace-covering requirementPrimary source read
Ex. MS-033Executive Order 1516Statewide face-covering mandateGovernor Tate ReevesMississippiStateAug. 4, 20202020 Q3Face-covering requirementPrimary source read
Ex. MS-040Executive Order 1527Hospitals must reserve 10 percent of capacity to perform elective procedures; face coverings and 10/50 gathering caps in nine countiesGovernor Tate ReevesMississippi (statewide hospital rule; Chickasaw, Claiborne, DeSoto, Forrest, Itawamba, Jackson, Lamar, Lee, Neshoba Counties)StateOct. 19, 20202020 Q4Gathering capFace-covering requirementHealth care ordersPrimary source read
Ex. MS-048Executive Order 1539Seventeen counties added to the EO 1536 face-covering mandate (78 of 82 counties)Governor Tate ReevesMississippi (Benton, George, Greene, Hancock, Humphreys, Jasper, Leake, Newton, Pike, Quitman, Smith, Sunflower, Tallahatchie, Walthall, Warren, Wayne, Wilkinson Counties)StateDec. 22, 20202020 Q42021 Q1Face-covering requirementPrimary source read
Ex. MS-052Executive Order 1550EO 1549 extended to April 30, 2021; indoor arenas 75 percent; K-12 indoor extracurricular events 50 percentGovernor Tate ReevesMississippiStateMar. 31, 20212021 Q12021 Q2Capacity limitFace-covering requirementSchools and child careEvents and venuesPrimary source read
Ex. AR-031Act 1002 of 2021 (SB 590)An Act to End Mandatory Face Covering Requirements in the State of Arkansas; to Declare an Emergency; and for Other PurposesArkansas General Assembly (93rd, Regular Session); approved by the GovernorArkansasStateApr. 28, 20212021 Q22021 Q3Face-covering requirementPrimary source read
Ex. AR-0802021-2022 COVID-19 Guidance for Schools (revised July 27, 2021)Statewide guidance for the 2021-22 school year: masks cannot be mandated under Act 1002; quarantine of unvaccinated, unmasked close…Division of Elementary and Secondary Education, Arkansas Department of Education, with the Arkansas Department of HealthArkansasStateJuly 27, 20212021 Q3Face-covering requirementSchools and child careQuarantine and isolationPrimary source read
Ex. AR-081Hickey v. McClane, No. CV-21-421, Formal Order (Ark. Sept. 30, 2021)Order denying the legislative leaders' motion for immediate stay of the preliminary injunction against Act 1002Supreme Court of ArkansasArkansasCourtSept. 30, 20212021 Q3Face-covering requirementCourts and public officesPrimary source read
Ex. ECO-B-016Executive Order No. 20-07Temporarily closing K-12 schools to slow the spread of COVID-19Governor Laura KellyKansasStateMar. 17, 20202020 Q2Gathering capSchools and child carePrimary source read
Ex. ECO-B-018Executive Order GA-08Relating to COVID-19 preparedness and mitigationGovernor Greg AbbottTexasStateMar. 19, 20202020 Q2Business closureGathering capSchools and child carePrimary source read
Ex. ECO-B-025Executive Order No. 104Aggressive social distancing measures: gatherings limited to 50; closure of all schools, colleges, casinos, racetracks, gyms, theaters…Governor Philip D. MurphyNew JerseyStateMar. 16, 20202020 Q2Business closureGathering capSchools and child careCurfew and hoursPrimary source read
Ex. ECO-B-032Executive Order 03.16.20.01School Closures to Stop Spread of COVID-19Governor Brian P. KempGeorgiaStateMar. 16, 20202020 Q2Schools and child carePrimary source read
Ex. ECO-B-034Executive Order Number Fifty-Three (2020)Temporary Restrictions on Restaurants, Recreational, Entertainment, Gatherings, Non-Essential Retail Businesses, and Closure of K-12 Schools…Governor Ralph S. NorthamVirginiaStateMar. 23, 20202020 Q2Business closureGathering capSchools and child carePrimary source read
Ex. ECO-B-049Executive Order No. 20-29Ready Schools, Safe Learners: K-12 Instructional Activities and the Provision of School-Based Services During 2020-2021 Academic Year in the…Governor Kate BrownOregonStateJune 24, 20202020 Q32020 Q42021 Q1Schools and child carePrimary source read
Ex. ECO-B-054Emergency regulation, 10 NYCRR 2.60, Face Coverings for COVID-19 Prevention (repealing Subpart 66-3)Face Coverings for COVID-19 Prevention (Commissioner's determination of settings, including schools and public transit, where face coverings…Public Health and Health Planning Council and Commissioner of Health (Howard A. Zucker, M.D.)New YorkStateAug. 27, 20212021 Q3Face-covering requirementSchools and child careWorkplace rulesPrimary source read