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Ex. MA-001Executive Order No. 591Declaration of a State of Emergency to Respond to COVID-19Governor Charles D. BakerMassachusettsStateMar. 10, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2Emergency declarationPrimary source read
Ex. MA-002COVID-19 Order No. 1Order Suspending Certain Provisions of the Open Meeting Law, G.L. c. 30A, s. 20Governor Charles D. BakerMassachusettsStateMar. 12, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Gathering capCourts and public officesPrimary source read
Ex. MA-056Order of the Commissioner of Public Health Implementing Policies and Procedures for Restricting Visitor Access to Nursing Homes and Rest HomesOrder restricting visitors at nursing and rest homesCommissioner of Public HealthMassachusettsStateMar. 12, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2Health care ordersConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. AGY-ST-COURTS-076Supreme Judicial Court Order in re COVID-19 (coronavirus) pandemic regarding access to state courthouses and court facilities (OE-144)Persons diagnosed with, exposed to or symptomatic of coronavirus, persons asked to self-quarantine, and persons who had travelled to China…Supreme Judicial Court of MassachusettsSupreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts (statewide)CourtMar. 13, 20202020 Q2Travel and quarantineCourts and public officesQuarantine and isolationPrimary source read
Ex. MA-003COVID-19 Order No. 2Order Prohibiting Gatherings of More Than 250 PeopleGovernor Charles D. BakerMassachusettsStateMar. 13, 20202020 Q2Gathering capEvents and venuesPrimary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-GAMING-RACING-029Commission vote and release: MGC Temporarily Suspends Operations at Encore, MGM Springfield and Plainridge ParkUnanimous vote to temporarily suspend operation at the Commonwealth's three casino properties; gaming floors close to patrons at 5:59 a.m.…Massachusetts Gaming Commission (Chair Cathy Judd-Stein)Massachusetts Gaming Commission (State gaming and racing regulator)Sector regulatorMar. 14, 20202020 Q22020 Q3Business closureEvents and venuesPrimary source read
Ex. MET-BOS-001Declaration of a Public Health Emergency Relative to COVID-19 in the City of BostonDeclaration of a Public Health Emergency Relative to COVID-19 in the City of BostonBoston Public Health Commission, acting through Interim Executive Director Rita NievesCity of Boston (Suffolk County), MassachusettsCityMar. 15, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Emergency declarationHealth care ordersPrimary source read
Ex. MET-BOS-007City of Boston announcement of Mar. 15, 2020: public health emergency declared; Boston Public Schools closure from Mar. 17; Licensing Board restrictions on restaurants, bars and clubsPublic health emergency declared, details for BPS, restrictions for restaurants, bars, clubs (boston.gov, March 15, 2020)Mayor Martin J. Walsh; Licensing Board for the City of Boston; Boston Public SchoolsCity of Boston, MassachusettsCityMar. 15, 20202020 Q2Emergency declarationCapacity limitSchools and child careCurfew and hoursAlcohol and barsConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. MET-BOS-049Declaration of Emergency (local State of Emergency)City of Somerville, Massachusetts, Mayor, Declaration of EmergencyMayor Joseph A. CurtatoneCity of Somerville (Middlesex County), MassachusettsCityMar. 15, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Emergency declarationPrimary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-INSURANCE-BANKING-100Bulletin 2020-04Emergency Measures to Address and to Stop the Spread of COVID-19 (Coronavirus): implementation of the Governor's telehealth orderGary D. Anderson, Commissioner of InsuranceMassachusetts; Division of InsuranceSector regulatorMar. 16, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2Health care ordersPrimary source read
Ex. MA-004COVID-19 Order No. 3Order Temporarily Closing All Public and Private Elementary and Secondary SchoolsGovernor Charles D. BakerMassachusettsStateMar. 15, 20202020 Q2Schools and child carePrimary source read
Ex. ECO-B-098MBTA notice, 'MBTA Announces Schedule Revisions to Take Effect Tuesday, March 17' (Mar. 16, 2020)MBTA reduced service schedule effective March 17, 2020 ('Reductions in service support slowing spread of COVID-19, protect MBTA workforce…Massachusetts Bay Transportation AuthorityMassachusetts (Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority)StateMar. 16, 20202020 Q2Travel and quarantineOtherPrimary source read
Ex. ECO-B-127COVID-19 Order No. 6 (Mar. 15, 2020), Order Temporarily Closing All Public and Private Elementary and Secondary SchoolsTemporary closure of all public and private elementary and secondary schools, March 17 - April 6, 2020Governor Charles D. BakerMassachusettsStateMar. 15, 20202020 Q2Schools and child careConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. MA-005COVID-19 Order No. 5Order Prohibiting Gatherings of More Than 25 People and On-Premises Consumption of Food or DrinkGovernor Charles D. BakerMassachusettsStateMar. 15, 20202020 Q2Business closureGathering capAlcohol and barsEvents and venuesPrimary source read
Ex. MA-057Order of the Commissioner of Public Health (hospital visitor restrictions)Order requiring hospitals to screen visitors and restrict visitationCommissioner of Public Health Monica BharelMassachusettsStateMar. 15, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2Health care ordersPrimary source read
Ex. MET-BOS-004Temporary Guidance for Construction in the City of Boston (the Boston construction moratorium)Temporary Guidance for Construction in the City of Boston, March 16, 2020City of Boston (Mayor Martin J. Walsh; Inspectional Services Department; Public Works Department)City of Boston, MassachusettsCityMar. 16, 20202020 Q2Business closureWorkplace rulesPrimary source read
Ex. MET-BOS-090MBTA schedule revisions: all services on a reduced schedule effective March 17, 2020 until further noticeMBTA Announces Schedule Revisions to Take Effect Tuesday, March 17 (posted March 16, 2020)MBTA (General Manager Steve Poftak)Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (Boston metropolitan transit)Sector regulatorMar. 16, 20202020 Q2Travel and quarantineOtherPrimary source read
Ex. SEC-09-024Temporary Guidance for Construction in the City of Boston (construction moratorium)Boston non-essential construction pauseMayor Martin J. Walsh; Inspectional Services Department; Public Works DepartmentCity of BostonCityMar. 16, 20202020 Q2Business closurePrimary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-COURTS-077Supreme Judicial Court Order in re: COVID-19 (coronavirus) pandemic (March 17, 2020) (OE-144)Statewide order closing Massachusetts courthouses to the public except for emergency matters that cannot be resolved remotely, continuing…Supreme Judicial Court of MassachusettsSupreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts (statewide)CourtMar. 17, 20202020 Q2Business closureCourts and public officesConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. MA-058Order of the Commissioner of Public Health regarding non-essential elective invasive procedures (hospitals and ambulatory surgery centers)Order postponing non-essential elective invasive proceduresCommissioner of Public HealthMassachusettsStateMar. 15, 20202020 Q2Health care ordersConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. SEC-01-071Order of the Commissioner of Public Health (March 15, 2020) (elective procedures)Order of the Commissioner of Public Health: Nonessential, Elective Invasive ProceduresCommissioner of Public Health (Department of Public Health), with the approval of the Public Health Council and the GovernorMassachusettsStateMar. 15, 20202020 Q2Health care ordersPrimary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-UTILITIES-HOUSING-AG-038940 CMR 3.18, Price Gouging (as amended by emergency regulation effective March 20, 2020)Price Gouging: unfair or deceptive act for any business at any point in the chain of distribution or manufacture to sell goods or services…Attorney General Maura Healey (Office of the Attorney General)Massachusetts (Attorney General, consumer-protection regulation)Sector regulatorMar. 20, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3OtherConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. MA-007COVID-19 Order No. 11 (Mar. 20, 2020) with Orders No. 6, 39, 47, 64Order Authorizing Actions to Limit In-Person Transactions at the Registry of Motor Vehicles (first order); Order No. 6 (Mar. 15, 2020) RMV…Governor Charles D. BakerMassachusettsStateMar. 20, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2Courts and public officesPrimary source read
Ex. MA-006COVID-19 Order No. 10Order Temporarily Closing All Child Care Programs and Authorizing the Temporary Creation and Operation of Emergency Child Care ProgramsGovernor Charles D. BakerMassachusettsStateMar. 18, 20202020 Q22020 Q3Business closureSchools and child carePrimary source read
Ex. MET-BOS-050Emergency Order Regarding Retail and Personal Care Services (and construction)City of Somerville Mayor and Board of Health Emergency Order Regarding Retail and Personal Care ServicesMayor Joseph A. Curtatone and the Board of Health, acting through its agent Douglas Kress, Director of Health and Human ServicesCity of Somerville, MassachusettsCityMar. 20, 20202020 Q22020 Q3Business closurePrimary source read