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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-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-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
Ex. ECO-B-059Executive Order No. 117Prohibiting Mass Gatherings and Directing the Statewide Closure of K-12 Public Schools to Limit the Spread of COVID-19Governor Roy CooperNorth CarolinaStateMar. 14, 20202020 Q2Gathering capSchools and child carePrimary source read
Ex. ECO-B-061Executive Order No. 224COVID-19 Measures: Cabinet agency workers to verify full vaccination or wear face coverings and be tested weekly; State Health Director…Governor Roy CooperNorth CarolinaStateJuly 29, 20212021 Q3Face-covering requirementWorkplace rulesVaccination or testingPrimary source read
Ex. ECO-B-065Executive Order No. 2020-09Closing Public Schools, Cancelling Elections, and Other Provisions Due to COVID-19Governor Henry McMasterSouth CarolinaStateMar. 15, 20202020 Q2Gathering capSchools and child carePrimary source read
Ex. ECO-B-070Executive Order 2020-12Executive Order 2020-12 (directives to every South Dakotan, all employers, enclosed retail businesses that promote public gatherings…Governor Kristi NoemSouth DakotaStateApr. 6, 20202020 Q2Gathering capHealth care ordersWorkplace rulesOtherPrimary source read
Ex. ECO-B-073Executive Order No. 2020-5Temporary prohibition on large assemblages and events, temporary school closuresGovernor Gretchen WhitmerMichiganStateMar. 13, 20202020 Q2Gathering capSchools and child carePrimary source read
Ex. ECO-B-079Executive Order 2021-18 (COVID-19 Executive Order No. 85)Face coverings required in all public and nonpublic schools serving pre-K through 12th grade, day care centers, and indoor sports for…Governor JB PritzkerIllinoisStateAug. 4, 20212021 Q3Face-covering requirementSchools and child carePrimary source read
Ex. ECO-B-094Proclamation Number 27 JBE 2020Public Health Emergency - COVID-19 (Supplement): gatherings of 250 prohibited; public schools closed to students until April 13, 2020…Governor John Bel EdwardsLouisianaStateMar. 13, 20202020 Q2Gathering capSchools and child carePrimary source read
Ex. ECO-B-145Executive Order of August 10, 2021 requiring masks indoors in public and private schools, effective August 16, 2021Delaware school mask requirement for 2021-22 (K-12 public and private; child care)Governor John CarneyDelawareStateAug. 10, 20212021 Q3Face-covering requirementSchools and child carePrimary source read
Ex. ECO-B-146Kentucky Board of Education emergency regulation requiring masks in public schools (Aug. 12, 2021), following EO 2021-585School mask requirement (Board of Education emergency regulation), suspended by state law September 9, 2021 (Special Session, SB 1)Kentucky Board of Education (emergency regulation) and Governor (EO 2021-585)KentuckyStateAug. 12, 20212021 Q3Face-covering requirementSchools and child carePrimary source read
Ex. ECO-B-147Proclamation of August 2, 2021 (reported as 137 JBE 2021) reinstating the statewide indoor mask mandate including K-12 schools and collegesStatewide indoor mask mandate including schools (Aug. 4, 2021 - Oct. 27, 2021 general; schools to Feb. 16, 2022)Governor John Bel EdwardsLouisianaStateAug. 2, 20212021 Q3Face-covering requirementSchools and child carePrimary source read
Ex. ECO-B-150Emergency Directive requiring face coverings in schools (2021-22), within the statewide indoor mask directive of July 27, 2021 (Directive 047) and school directives of August 2021Nevada school mask requirement, 2021-22 (suspended Feb. 10, 2022)Governor Steve SisolakNevadaStateJuly 27, 20212021 Q3Face-covering requirementSchools and child carePrimary source read
Ex. ECO-B-151Public Education Department order requiring masks in schools, 2021-22New Mexico school mask requirement (ended Feb. 17, 2022)New Mexico Public Education DepartmentNew MexicoStateAug. 17, 20212021 Q3Face-covering requirementSchools and child carePrimary source read

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