| Ex. MET-HOU-044 | Release: Mayor Sylvester Turner and Harris County Judge Lina Hidalgo Declare Public Health Emergency Due to COVID-19Mayor's proclamation of a Local State of Disaster Due to a Public Health Emergency; Rodeo closed; City events cancelled | Mayor Sylvester Turner (Office of the Mayor release) | City of Houston, TexasCity | Mar. 11, 2020 | 2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3 | Emergency declarationEvents and venues | Confirmed from a secondary source | |
| Ex. AGY-ST-TRADE-BOARDS-031 | NCEES COVID-19 exam administration updates (chronology: April 2020 pencil-and-paper exams cancelled; Pearson VUE capacity limits through 2021; masks required at Pearson VUE centers from Dec. 1, 2021)Latest Information on COVID-19 Response (NCEES) | NCEES | All States; National Council of Examiners for Engineering and Surveying (the council of the State engineering and surveying licensing boards, which administers the FE, PE, FS and PS examinations for every board)Sector regulator | Mar. 13, 2020 | 2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3 | Context (guidance or announcement)Capacity limitGathering capFace-covering requirementOther | Confirmed from a secondary source | |
| Ex. MET-SAC-053 | City release of Mar. 12, 2020 announcing the emergency measures adopted at the Mar. 13, 2020 special meeting (local emergency declaration, Resolution 2020-0075; cancellation of special-event permits over 250 persons; eviction prohibition; small business loans)Sacramento City leaders announce emergency measures to help residents and businesses affected by COVID-19 | City of Sacramento (Mayor Darrell Steinberg and City Council; Director of Emergency Services) | City of Sacramento, CaliforniaCity | Mar. 12, 2020 | 2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3 | Emergency declarationEvents and venuesOther | Confirmed from a secondary source | |
| Ex. MT-085 | County COVID-19 emergency declaration of March 13, 2020 (rescinded July 2021) and county public health rules (masks; gathering limits) tightened January 2021 and no longer enforced after HB 257 (May 2021)Lewis and Clark County COVID-19 emergency declaration and public health rules | Lewis and Clark County Commissioners; Lewis and Clark City-County Board of Health and Health Officer | Lewis and Clark County (Helena), MontanaCounty | Mar. 13, 2020 | 2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3 | Emergency declarationGathering capFace-covering requirement | Confirmed from a secondary source | |
| Ex. MET-PDX-026 | City Emergency Orders index (Declaration of Civil Emergency; Emergency Orders 2020-02 to 2020-17), as captured in 2021City Emergency Orders (City's COVID-19 response updates) | City of Vancouver (City Manager's Office), listing Emergency Orders 2020-02 through 2020-17 and the Declaration of Civil Emergency | City of Vancouver, Washington (Clark County)City | Mar. 16, 2020 | 2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3 | Emergency declarationBusiness closureTelework mandateEvents and venuesCourts and public officesWorkplace rulesOther | Confirmed from a secondary source | |
| Ex. MET-PHL-043 | Township office closed to the public (Mar. 16, 2020); public access to the Township Municipal Building by appointment only from Nov. 16, 2020 (memorandum of Nov. 20, 2020); Township rule requiring all employees to wear face masks in all Township facilities (posted 2021, captured Sept. 20, 2021)Haverford Township building-access and employee mask rules, 2020-2021 | Township of Haverford (Township Manager David R. Burman; Board of Commissioners) | Township of Haverford (Havertown), Delaware County, PennsylvaniaCity | Mar. 16, 2020 | 2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3 | Face-covering requirementCourts and public officesWorkplace rules | Confirmed from a secondary source | |
| Ex. NM-077 | K-12 public school closure (Mar. 13, 2020, effective Mar. 16 through Apr. 3; extended Mar. 27, 2020 through the end of the 2019-20 school year) and PED 'Reentry Guidance' (June 20, 2020) and 'COVID-19 Response Toolkit for New Mexico's Public Schools' (2021-22)School closure orders and PED reentry instruments | Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham; Public Education Secretary Ryan Stewart | New MexicoState | Mar. 13, 2020 | 2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3 | Face-covering requirementSchools and child care | Confirmed from a secondary source | |
| Ex. AGY-ST-TRADE-BOARDS-070 | Coronavirus Update - ARE 5.0 (chronology from March 2020: Prometric test centers closed; ARE appointments cancelled; seat credits; masks required at test centers; online proctoring launched Nov. 16, 2020; continued closures and short-notice cancellations into 2021)Coronavirus Update--ARE 5.0 (updated Feb. 3-4, 2021) | NCARB | All States; National Council of Architectural Registration Boards (council of the 55 architectural licensing boards; administers the Architect Registration Examination)Sector regulator | Mar. 20, 2020 | 2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3 | Context (guidance or announcement)Business closureCapacity limitFace-covering requirementOther | Confirmed from a secondary source | |
| Ex. MET-HOU-045 | Release: City Extends Emergency Disaster Declaration; Mayor Turner Cancels City Events Through AprilCity Council indefinitely extends the proclamation of local disaster (15-1); City events cancelled through April | Houston City Council and Mayor (Office of the Mayor release) | City of Houston, TexasCity | Mar. 17, 2020 | 2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3 | Emergency declarationEvents and venues | Confirmed from a secondary source | |
| Ex. AGY-FED-HEALTH-OTHER-044 | Guidance: Enforcement Policy for Face Masks and Respirators During the Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) Public Health Emergency (Mar. 25, 2020; revised Apr. 2020, May 2020, Sept. 2021; superseded Sept. 5, 2023)Enforcement Policy for Face Masks and Respirators During the Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) Public Health Emergency | Food and Drug Administration, CDRH | United States (federal); Food and Drug Administration, Center for Devices and Radiological HealthFederal | Mar. 25, 2020 | 2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3 | Context (guidance or announcement)Face-covering requirementSupply chainOther | Confirmed from a secondary source | |
| Ex. MET-RIV-051 | Press release: SunLine Transit Agency Enforces Riverside County Order to Cover Your FaceAll passengers must have face covered to ride and await service at bus stops | SunLine Transit Agency | Coachella Valley, Riverside County (SunLine Transit Agency)County | Apr. 5, 2020 | 2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3 | Face-covering requirementTravel and quarantine | Confirmed from a secondary source | |
| Ex. MET-RIV-054 | Riverside Transit Agency notice: Face Masks Required on All Buses (rear-door boarding; 10 passengers per bus)Face Masks Required on All Buses | Riverside Transit Agency | Western Riverside County (Riverside Transit Agency joint powers authority)County | Apr. 20, 2020 | 2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3 | Capacity limitFace-covering requirementTravel and quarantine | Confirmed from a secondary source | |
| Ex. VT-050 | Eighth Amendment to Administrative Order No. 49 (promulgated April 21, 2020)Masks required in Judiciary buildings; remote hearings expanded; parent-child contact emergencies | Vermont Supreme Court (memo to the bar) | VermontCourt | Apr. 21, 2020 | 2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3 | Telework mandateFace-covering requirementCourts and public offices | Confirmed from a secondary source | |
| Ex. MET-SAT-016 | VIA release: customers required to wear face coverings beginning Wednesday, April 22, 2020VIA Customers Required to Wear Face Covering Beginning Wednesday | VIA Metropolitan Transit | VIA Metropolitan TransitSector regulator | Apr. 20, 2020 | 2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3 | Face-covering requirementTravel and quarantine | Confirmed from a secondary source | |
| Ex. MET-LA-070 | Metro face-covering requirement for all riders on Metro buses and trains, effective Monday, May 11, 2020 (announcement of May 7, 2020)Metro to require use of face coverings by riders on Metro buses and trains beginning Monday, May 11 | Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (Metro), announced by The Source (Metro's official news site) May 7, 2020 | Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (LA Metro) system (buses and rail across Los Angeles County)Sector regulator | May 7, 2020 | 2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3 | Face-covering requirementOther | Confirmed from a secondary source | |
| Ex. DUT-DE-010 | Division of Small Business, COVID-19 posters for businesses (required signage pack: face covering, social distancing, hand hygiene)DSB COVID-19 Posters (business signage required by the Phase 1 and Phase 2 Responsibilities of all Businesses) | Delaware Division of Small Business | DelawareState | May 31, 2020 | 2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3 | Standing dutyFace-covering requirementWorkplace rulesOperating condition | Confirmed from a secondary source | |
| Ex. NV-019 | Declaration of Emergency Directive 024 (Face Coverings), June 24, 2020, ss. 5, 6, 8, 10Face coverings required in all public spaces; business duty to require face coverings and refuse entry | Governor Steve Sisolak | NevadaState | June 24, 2020 | 2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3 | Face-covering requirementWorkplace rules | Confirmed from a secondary source | |
| Ex. SEC-15-090 | TEA Public Health Planning Guidance for the 2020-21 school year (July 7, 2020; on-campus instruction with masks required; parental choice of remote; attendance-funding flexibility of July 14-17, 2020 for up to eight weeks of remote instruction), and the Aug. 5 and Aug. 19, 2021 public health guidance (mask provision not enforced during the GA-38 litigation)TEA SY 2020-21 Public Health Planning Guidance and 2021-22 updates | Texas Education Agency (Commissioner Mike Morath) | TexasSector regulator | July 7, 2020 | 2020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3 | Face-covering requirementSchools and child care | Confirmed from a secondary source | |
| Ex. MET-CLE-040 | GCRTA alert of July 21, 2020: Masks are required when riding or while waiting for services (site-wide alert on the agency's pages, including the June 22, 2020 'Need a Mask, Take a Mask' post)Alert: 07/21/2020 - 8:49am, Masks are required when riding or while waiting for services | Greater Cleveland Regional Transit Authority | Cuyahoga County, Ohio (GCRTA service area)Sector regulator | July 21, 2020 | 2020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3 | Face-covering requirementTravel and quarantine | Confirmed from a secondary source | |
| Ex. MET-CMH-023 | COTA 'Moving Forward' release (July 2020): mask-wearing policy aboard vehicles (#MaskUpCBUS)Moving Forward (July 2020): COTA safety measures and mask policy | Central Ohio Transit Authority (regional transit authority under R.C. ch. 306; Joanna M. Pinkerton, President/CEO) | Central Ohio Transit Authority (COTA) service area (Franklin County and portions of adjoining counties)Sector regulator | July 23, 2020 | 2020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3 | Face-covering requirementTravel and quarantine | Confirmed from a secondary source | |
| Ex. MET-PDX-047 | Public-service campaign release confirming that TriMet has required riders, operators and other employees to wear face coverings on board since mid-May 2020 at OHA direction; passenger limits and 3-foot seat spacing continuing (Aug. 21, 2020)'Always wear your mask on transit and in the community.' Local celebs join TriMet to encourage people to cover up for safety | TriMet, at the direction of the Oregon Health Authority | Tri-County Metropolitan Transportation District of Oregon (TriMet)Sector regulator | Aug. 21, 2020 | 2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3 | Capacity limitFace-covering requirement | Confirmed from a secondary source | |
| Ex. MET-NYC-046 | MTA press release, 'MTA Announces Increased Mask Enforcement Throughout the System' (Sept. 22, 2021), describing the $50 mask fine in force since Sept. 14, 2020 and the federal mask requirementMask requirement and $50 fine on subways, buses, commuter railroads and paratransit; enforcement stepped up Sept. 23, 2021 | Metropolitan Transportation Authority (State public authority; transit agency) | New York City metropolitan area (MTA New York City Transit, MTA Bus, Long Island Rail Road, Metro-North, paratransit)Sector regulator | Sept. 22, 2021 | 2020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3 | Face-covering requirementTravel and quarantine | Confirmed from a secondary source | |
| Ex. MET-BOS-093 | MBTA notice: face covering enforcement takes effect November 6, 2020Face Covering Enforcement Takes Effect November 6 (posted November 6, 2020) | MBTA | Massachusetts Bay Transportation AuthoritySector regulator | Nov. 6, 2020 | 2020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3 | Face-covering requirementTravel and quarantine | Confirmed from a secondary source | |
| Ex. MET-LAS-015 | Clark County requirement that employees wear face coverings at all times (November 2020)Clark County employee face-covering policy (as recited in EJDC AO 20-24, 21-03, 21-04 and 21-05) | Clark County (policy recited by the Eighth Judicial District Court) | Clark County, Nevada (county workforce and facilities)County | Nov. 24, 2020 | 2020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3 | Face-covering requirementWorkplace rules | Confirmed from a secondary source | |
| Ex. SEC-12-061 | COVID-19 Prevention Emergency Temporary Standards, 8 CCR §§ 3205-3205.4 (adopted Nov. 19, 2020; effective Nov. 30, 2020; readopted with amendments June 17, 2021)Cal/OSHA COVID-19 Prevention Emergency Temporary Standards | Occupational Safety and Health Standards Board; Division of Occupational Safety and Health (Cal/OSHA) | CaliforniaSector regulator | Nov. 30, 2020 | 2020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3 | Face-covering requirementWorkplace rulesQuarantine and isolation | Confirmed from a secondary source | |