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Ex. KS-029Governor's release: 'Governor Laura Kelly Announces Masks Must be Worn Statewide'Announcement of the statewide mask order effective 12:01 a.m. July 3, 2020Office of the Governor (press release)KansasStateJune 29, 20202020 Q3Face-covering requirementConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. AK-001Declaration of Public Health Disaster Emergency (COVID-19) and the Governor's COVID-19 Disaster Packet describing itDeclaration of Public Health Disaster Emergency, March 11, 2020Governor Mike DunleavyAlaskaStateMar. 11, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q4Emergency declarationConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. AK-050Governor's July 22, 2020 directive requiring facemasks in State of Alaska facilities; DHSS Health Mandates page statement that the State does not mandate masks, group size or business operationsState-facilities mask directive (July 22, 2020) and DHSS statement of statewide status (Oct.-Nov. 2020)Governor Mike Dunleavy (directive for State facilities); DHSS (statement on the Health Mandates page)AlaskaStateJuly 22, 20202020 Q32020 Q42021 Q1Face-covering requirementWorkplace rulesConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. MET-PDX-002Declaration of Emergency (COVID-19), signed March 11, 2020, as announced March 12, 2020, with the Governor's March 12, 2020 statewide ban on gatherings of more than 250Ban on large gatherings in effect; Multnomah County, Portland declare states of emergencyChair Deborah Kafoury (declaration); Governor Kate Brown (statewide gathering limits recited)Multnomah County, OregonCountyMar. 11, 20202020 Q22020 Q3Emergency declarationGathering capConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. SEC-24-009Governor's COVID-19 Update of March 21, 2020 (announcing the Director's Orders closing older adult day care services and senior centers and prohibiting adult day support and vocational habilitation services in congregate settings)COVID-19 Update: March 21, 2020Governor Mike DeWine (COVID-19 Update of March 21, 2020, announcing the Director of Health's orders)OhioStateMar. 21, 20202020 Q22020 Q3Business closureHealth care ordersConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. MET-PDX-03128-day extension of the emergency declaration to August 18, 2020, with the County's status in the Governor's reopening framework (Phase 1 since June 1, 2020; Phase 2 progress linked to Clackamas and Multnomah Counties)Emergency Declaration Extended to August 18Washington County Board of Commissioners (Chair Kathryn Harrington)Washington County, OregonCountyJuly 22, 20202020 Q3Emergency declarationCapacity limitFace-covering requirementConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. IN-087Governor's release, 'Gov. Holcomb Signs Executive Order to Require Face Coverings' (July 24, 2020)Release announcing the statewide face-covering requirement effective July 27, 2020Office of Governor Eric J. Holcomb (news release)IndianaStateJuly 24, 20202020 Q3Face-covering requirementConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. MI-014MDHHS Emergency Order under MCL 333.2253 incorporating the Governor's executive orders into the epidemic findingOrder incorporating Executive Orders into the MDHHS epidemic findingMichigan Department of Health and Human Services (Director Robert Gordon)MichiganStateApr. 2, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q4Emergency declarationStay-at-homeBusiness closureConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. SEC-14-022Order of the Governor Related to Foreclosures and Evictions (extension)Order Related to Foreclosures and EvictionsGovernor Tom WolfPennsylvaniaStateJuly 9, 20202020 Q3OtherConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. DUT-MS-005Miss. Code Ann. § 33-15-11(b)(5), (b)(6), (b)(17) and (c)(1) (legislative reprint of 2021)Emergency Management Law: Governor's powers to secure compliance with orders through law enforcement and the boards of health; proclamation…Legislature of Mississippi (Mississippi Code of 1972, Title 33, ch. 15, Mississippi Emergency Management Law); Governor as the officer empoweredMississippiStateFeb. 2, 20212020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Standing dutyEmergency declarationStanding dutyOtherConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. ME-091Amended emergency order incorporating the Governor's orders (as of May 4, 2020)COVID-19 Resources: City Aligns Emergency Order with StateCity of PortlandPortland, MaineCityMay 4, 20202020 Q22020 Q3Stay-at-homeBusiness closureOtherConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. MET-LAS-041WCSD 2020-21 reopening plan: elementary full-time in person; middle and high school hybrid; full-time distance option; masks and distancing per the Governor's directivesFor some Washoe County teachers, new school year brings more worry than excitementWashoe County School District Board of Trustees (July 2020, after a nearly ten-hour meeting)Washoe County School District (Washoe County, Nevada)CountyAug. 5, 20202020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2Face-covering requirementSchools and child careConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. MI-029MDHHS Emergency Order reinforcing the Governor's executive ordersEpidemic order reinforcing Executive Orders (May 18, 2020; re-issued May 27, 2020 and in the late-July 2020 omnibus order)Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (Director Robert Gordon)MichiganStateMay 18, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q4Emergency declarationStay-at-homeBusiness closureWorkplace rulesConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. TX-050TABC 'Coronavirus Information' page: chronology of TABC actions and Governor's waivers (March 2020 - March 2021)Coronavirus Information: Previous Actions (No Longer in Effect)Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission (TABC)TexasSector regulatorMar. 10, 20212020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q1Business closureCapacity limitAlcohol and barsConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. AGY-ST-AGRICULTURE-PARKS-WILDLIFE-077Missouri State Fair 2020 (Aug. 13-23, 2020) schedule of cancellations: gate admission, carnival, grandstand, State Fair Arena, free entertainment, Budweiser Stage, special contests, exhibitor admission and the Governor's Ham Breakfast cancelled; youth-in-agriculture livestock competitions retained, as captured Aug. 7, 2020Missouri State Fair, Aug 13-23 2020: Canceled (all public events; youth livestock shows only)Missouri State Fair CommissionMissouri State Fair Commission, Missouri Department of Agriculture (State agency)StateAug. 7, 20202020 Q3Gathering capEvents and venuesConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. AGY-ST-ALCOHOL-072DLLC, Governor's Executive Order 2020-34 Guidance (Requirements for Restaurants and Bars providing dine-in services)Executive Order 2020-34 Guidance: requirements for restaurants and bars providing dine-in servicesArizona Department of Liquor Licenses and ControlArizona (State alcoholic-beverage regulator)Sector regulatorMay 8, 20202020 Q22020 Q3Capacity limitAlcohol and barsWorkplace rulesConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. AGY-TERRITORIES-149Release: Temporary Restrictions Lifted; CNMI Returns to Community Vulnerability Level BLUETemporary Restrictions Lifted; CNMI Returns to Community Vulnerability Level BLUE (September 6, 2020)Governor Ralph DLG. TorresCommonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands - GovernorTerritorialSept. 6, 20202020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2Context (guidance or announcement)Gathering capCurfew and hoursConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. HI-057Press reproduction of the Eleventh Proclamation Related to the COVID-19 Emergency Interisland Travel QuarantineMaui Now: Governor's 11th Supplementary Proclamation takes effect Aug. 11 (full text reproduced; Aug. 8, 2020)Maui Now (reproducing the Governor's Eleventh Proclamation)HawaiiStateAug. 8, 20202020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2Travel and quarantineQuarantine and isolationConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. PA-090Opinion, County of Butler v. Wolf, No. 2:20-cv-00677-WSS, Doc. 79 (W.D. Pa. Sept. 14, 2020) (declaring the gathering limits, stay-at-home and business-closure components of the Governor's orders unconstitutional)County of Butler v. Wolf - Opinion (Document 79, 66 pages)United States District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania (Stickman, J.)Pennsylvania (federal district court, W.D. Pa.)CourtSept. 14, 20202020 Q32020 Q4OtherConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. SEC-05-014Waiver of TABC provisions permitting restaurants to deliver alcoholic beverages with food (Mar. 18, 2020)Governor Abbott Waives Certain Regulations To Allow Restaurants To Deliver Alcoholic Beverages To ConsumersGovernor Greg AbbottTexasStateMar. 18, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2Alcohol and barsConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. AK-047ABC Board emergency regulations permitting curbside pickup and home delivery of alcoholic beverages (adopted Apr. 8, 2020; filed and effective Apr. 16, 2020), as summarized by Stoel Rives LLPCurbside Pickup and Home Delivery for Alaska Licensees (emergency regulations)Alcoholic Beverage Control Board (Alcohol and Marijuana Control Office); Lieutenant Governor (filing); Governor (suspension of statutes)AlaskaSector regulatorApr. 16, 20202020 Q22020 Q3Alcohol and barsOtherConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. IA-001Proclamation of Disaster Emergency (COVID-19)Proclamation of Disaster Emergency activating the Iowa Emergency Response Plan for the COVID-19 outbreakGovernor Kim ReynoldsIowaStateMar. 9, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Emergency declarationConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. IA-072Guidelines for the Safe Transition Back to Practice (adopted May 5, 2020; revised November 13, 2020) and the Board's COVID-19 general information pageBoard guidelines made mandatory for every Iowa dental office from May 8, 2020 by the Governor's proclamation: patient screening, PPE…Iowa Dental BoardIowaSector regulatorMay 5, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2Health care ordersWorkplace rulesConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. MET-MSY-074Mayor-President Sharon Weston Broome's Statement on the Coronavirus Mitigation Order (July 13, 2020)Statement on the Coronavirus Mitigation Order: the parish mask order instituted 'last week' will be enforced; support for the Governor's…Mayor-President Sharon Weston Broome (official City-Parish news release)City of Baton Rouge - Parish of East Baton Rouge, LouisianaCountyJuly 13, 20202020 Q3Face-covering requirementWorkplace rulesConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. NH-024Emergency Orders #61 (July 31, 2020) and #66 (Aug. 31, 2020)Extensions of Emergency Order #52Governor Christopher T. SununuNew HampshireStateJuly 31, 20202020 Q3Capacity limitFace-covering requirementTravel and quarantineWorkplace rulesConfirmed from a secondary source

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